Evaluation Expert

International Development Law Organization

IDLO is conducting a final evaluation to assess the Strengthening the Social Contract through Access to Justice in Somaliland against their stated outcomes and outputs as it nears completion. The incumbent will report to IDLO s Evaluation Unit and Director, The Hague Office, and under a day-to-day supervision of the Evaluation Specialist. In particular, the evaluation will:

• Provide an independent and rigorous assessment of the project s results under Phase I, examining its relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, sustainability, and any unintended effects against the logical framework and theory of change.
• Measure the extent to which the expected results were achieved, with particular emphasis on their impact on intended beneficiaries and the sustainability of results,
• Assess the programme s overall contribution to strengthening the social contract and enhancing the legitimacy of justice institutions in Somaliland, by applying a lens on how support for a hybrid justice service delivery model has influenced public perceptions of the legitimacy of the state as a justice provider, and of the state more broadly and;
• Identify actionable insights and lessons learned to inform the design and implementation of Phase II and similar future interventions aimed at increasing justice institutions legitimacy in comparable contexts. More specifically, the evaluation will identify enabling and hindering factors and provide prioritized, time-bound recommendations for adaptive management, risk mitigation, resourcing, and implementation arrangements in the next phase, including refinements to the theory of change, performance framework, and thematic areas for scale-up.

The Evaluation Expert will be responsible for undertaking this evaluation in line with the Terms of Reference. The incumbent will be expected to carry out the following key duties in line with the detailed evaluation Terms of Reference. Inter alia, the incumbent will:

• Using a GESI lens, conduct an in-depth desk review of project documents and reports, administrative records related to the various activities, project progress reports, and M&E data and reports.
• Reconstruct the ToCs of the programme for evaluation and develop the EQs and Indicators.
• Identify methodological approaches and tools to capture data, in-line with the expected evaluation results.
• Organize and manage data collection with the national legal experts.
• In coordination with the national legal experts, set up, and conduct key informant interviews and focus group discussions.

The incumbent will undertake in-depth analytical work to produce the following deliverables in all draft and final versions.

• An Inception Note
• A draft Evaluation Report
• Finalized Evaluation Report