SENIOR EXPERT IN EVALUATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS (TEAM LEADER) 

The main purpose of the evaluation is to find out if, how and why/why not the support to civil society actors in developing countries via Swedish CSOs7 has contributed to the overall objectives of the support by creating conditions to enable poor and discriminated people to improve their living conditions and quality of life. The focus of the evaluation should be on learning aspects.

The expected results of the evaluation include:

1. To learn if, how and why/why not the support given has contributed to creating conditions which poor and discriminated people/the target groups perceive enable them to improve their living conditions and quality of life;
2. To gain knowledge on what changes poor and discriminated people/the target groups recognise as a result in the context of the support given through the projects/programs of partner organisations;
3. To find out if there are other results in the context of given support – expected and non-expected results, positive and negative – which are not being recognised by poor and discriminated people/the target groups;
4. To find out what a rights-perspective means to poor and discriminated people and how they would suggest changing their living conditions and quality of life in the context of given support;
5. Based on the findings in 1) to 4), to find out to what extent the projects/programs are perceived as relevant by poor and discriminated people/the target groups; To find out to what extent (if, how and why) partner organizations supported by Swedish CSOs have contributed to the results in 1) to 4);
6. As there might be other factors affecting the results, such as other organisations working on and supporting similar outcomes, the question of attribution should be dealt with in a wider perspective in the analysis of the results;
7. To find out in what way the partner organisations of Swedish CSOs have applied poor people’s perspectives on development and the rights-perspective in their projects/programs of given support (through the principles of participation, non-discrimination, transparency and accountability) and to what extent this might have contributed to the results in 1) to 3);
8. To find out in what way support to capacity building of local civil society organisations/the partner organizations of Swedish CSOs in the projects/programs of given support, might have contributed to the results in 1) to 3), and what role the Swedish CSOs might have played in the context.

HTSPE is seeking applications from highly experienced Civil Society Experts to nominate for the Team Leader role in the HTSPE bid.

The TL is responsible for the implementation of the assignment and must have the following qualifications:

• Education: Preferably a higher academic degree; at least Bachelor’s Degree;
• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in development cooperation;
• Extensive experience of conducting large, complex and participatory evaluations;
• Language skills: Fluent in written and spoken English and SWEDISH (at least level 2 of Sida language definition - Full professional proficiency)

In addition the team leader must have the experience below:

• Minimum of two examples of extensive experience conducting evaluations of CSO activities in developing countries whilst using mixed methods: both qualitative methodologies (including participatory methods and approaches) and quantitative data collection and proven application of converting qualitative methodologies into quantitative studies;
• Experience of leading and coordinating different multi-cultural teams in at least two different developing countries.