Call For Candidates- Team Leader For The Ifrc Response To The Morocco Earthquake At International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is now preparing to carry out a Real Time Evaluation (RTE) for the Response to the Morocco Earthquake 2023.

Purpose: The purpose of this RTE is to help to identify the effectiveness and efficiency of the response to date, to ensure that immediate course-correction is undertaken where possible, and document lessons learned to adapt systems for future responses in complex settings.

We now have an agreed TOR for this evaluation (attached) and are seeking to identify an experienced team of three to four evaluators to carry out this task (1 external team leader/company and 2 to 3 team members).

Morocco EQ ToRs RTEFINAL_6February2024.pdf

The team leader should have the following skills and experience:

• Proven extensive experience in being the lead in conducting emergency response evaluations (7 to 10 years).
• Master’s degree in international development, social sciences, humanitarian assistance, or other related fields.
• Good knowledge of strategic and operational management of humanitarian operations and an ability to provide strategic recommendations to key stakeholders.
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English (reference and production of sample work required).
• Familiarity with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement and its disaster management system.
• Knowledge of cross-cutting issues, including protection, gender, and inclusion (PGI) and community engagement and accountability (CEA) would be of interest.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw practical conclusions, and prepare well‐written reports in a timely manner.
• Advantageous to have good knowledge of the MENA region or a similar response in the region.
• Selection of candidate may also need to abide by current operational guidance on recruitment.