External Consultant – Endline Evaluation for Displaced Afghans Regional Programme

About the role

The International Organization for Migration seeks an experienced external consultant to lead the end‑line evaluation of its four‑country regional programme supporting displaced Afghans in Pakistan, Iran, Central Asia and Afghanistan.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and finalise the evaluation matrix, methodology and country‑specific data collection tools for all four programme countries.
• Design and apply appropriate sampling methods and supervise locally engaged field data collectors.
• Coordinate and technically oversee the two‑phase field data collection across the four countries, ensuring methodological consistency, ethical standards and data quality.
• Assure data quality through supervision and database review, and produce the Inception, Draft and Final reports using IOM templates.
• Present findings to the Evaluation Reference Group and other key stakeholders.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in evaluation, public policy, migration studies, humanitarian assistance or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive professional experience in designing and implementing complex multi‑country evaluations for UN agencies, EU‑funded programmes or comparable organisations.
• Demonstrated expertise in mixed‑methods evaluation, including quantitative and qualitative research design, sampling, instrument development, analysis and evidence synthesis.
• Experience integrating gender equality, protection, disability inclusion and accountability considerations into evaluation design and reporting.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Required skills

• Mixed‑methods evaluation design
• Quantitative and qualitative research techniques
• Sampling methodology
• Data collection tool development
• Data quality assurance and analysis