Consultancy for External Mid-term Evaluation and Partner Strategy Workshop (m/f/d)

Malteser International is the humanitarian assistance department of the Sovereign Order of Malta. With more than 100 projects annually in some 25 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas, we provide emergency assistance after disasters and support recovery efforts with a focus on sustainable development.

Within the framework of the project “Mental Health and Psycho-Social support to people affected by the conflict in Eastern Ukraine” funded by the federal Foreign Office, Malteser International (MI) has been active through three local partners since 2015. The current project phase started in April 2021 with the key objective of “improvement of the psychological condition of those affected by the Ukraine conflict – measurable according to standard psychological procedures “.

In order to evaluate the relevance/appropriateness, effectiveness/impact, efficiency, and connectivity/sustainability of the mental health project in Kiev, Ukraine, Malteser International is are looking for a

Consultant for external mid-term evaluation and partner strategy workshop (m/f/d)

The evaluation and workshop consultant should adopt a participatory approach with consultative methods.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct the project evaluation following the DAC criteria of relevance/appropriateness, effectiveness/impact, efficiency, and connectivity/sustainability of the mental health project and gain valuable lessons learnt
• Deliver a strategy workshop including for the partner organizations and develop scenario planning (exit strategies) as well as defining possib-le areas of future cooperation between the partner organizations and possible MI involvement

Qualifications:

• Experience in conducting evaluations specifically of MHPSS projects
• Prior knowledge of participatory approaches and workshop facilitation
• Extensive experience in cooperation with humanitarian organizations
• Empirical research skills
• Experience working in Ukraine
• Fluency in English and /or German
• Fluency in Ukrainian of advantage
• Existing COVID-19 immunization beneficial

Conditions:

• Duty Station: Kiev, Ukraine
• Timeframe: September 2021 – November 2021 with a total nr of 18 working days
  For more information, please see the Terms of References.

Interested consultants should submit a statement of interest including the following:

All applications should include CVs of the entire team, references from previous similar work and a full proposal (max. 3 pages). Please send those to Malteser International by 15 August 2021 to: Mrs. Lisa Schönmeier: lisa.schoenmeier@malteser-international.org

Please note that the offer must include airport transfer and flight to Kiev including visa and COVID-19 testing costs. Transfer to and from Kiev airport as well as accommodation, transportation, and translation in Ukraine will be provided.

The application of the assessment depends on the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country of origin and destination, as well as the respective travel regulations.