Consultancy - Evaluation Expert

IDLO is conducting a final evaluation to assess the progress and outcomes of the “Promoting an Enabling Environment for Good Governance in The Bahamas” project. In particular, the evaluation will:

• Provide an independent assessment of the project and measure the extent to which the expected results were achieved.
• Make recommendations, identify relevant lessons learned and provide feedback with a view to informing the design and, implementation and results monitoring of future programs in and outside The Bahamas.

The Evaluation Expert will be responsible for undertaking this evaluation and carry out the following key duties in line with the evaluation’s Terms of Reference (link). Inter alia, the incumbent will:

• 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 project’s ToC 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 activities.
• Set up and conduct both in-person and remote 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.

1. An Inception Note
2. A draft Evaluation Report
3. Finalized Evaluation Report

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in law, public policy or international development, with strong knowledge/qualification of Common Law jurisdictions.
• Substantial experience in leading evaluations of institutional development and capacity-building programmes in the field of development assistance with focus on access to justice/rule of law/governance/legal empowerment/international development policies and frameworks.
• Minimum of 10 years of substantial professional experience with project cycle management, OECD DAC evaluation framework, ToC/logical framework approaches, and quality assurance within international development evaluations.

Languages

• Outstanding written and verbal skills in English is required.

Specific knowledge, skills, and competencies

• Knowledge/experience in criminal justice reform in a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) and from a Common Law legal system.
• Knowledge and working experience in the Bahamas or in one of the SIDSs are considered an asset.

The consultancy is expected to start in mid-December 2025. The estimated number of workdays for the assignment is 40. This includes 5 working days for the field work in Nassau, The Bahamas. The completion of data collection is expected tentatively at the end of January 2026. The inception note is expected by the beginning of January 2026, the draft evaluation report is expected approximately by mid-March 2026, and the final evaluation report is expected by mid-May 2026.

This is a result-based assignment where payments are made upon satisfactory production of evaluation deliverables. The IDLO Evaluation Unit will decide on the final approach towards the Field Phase data collection after consulting with the Evaluation Reference Group (ERG) which includes the Programme Team. The total value of the consultancy contract is USD 16,500.-

IDLO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from qualified candidates of all backgrounds. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for IDLO vacancies.

IDLO does not tolerate sexual exploitation or abuse, any kind of harassment, including harassment of a sexual nature; or discrimination. As such, IDLO will conduct careful reference and background checks of all selected candidates as part of its selection process.

Application deadline: 10 December 2025 (23:59hrs Rome time).