United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: EU Aid Volunteer Evaluation Consultant

Organization: Voluntary Service Overseas
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 17 Nov 2014

About VSO

VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.

Role overview

The primary aim of this commission is to assess the outcomes of the VSO EU Aid Volunteer pilot project, covering the implemented period August 2013 to December 2014. Full terms or Reference are available by emailingAndrew.harrington@vsoint.org

Skills, qualifications and experience required

For this work we require consultants with:
• Experience of undertaking evaluation in a development context
• Track record of applying findings from evaluation within an organisational context
• Previous experience of evaluating EC funded projects is desirable
• Experience of undertaking project evaluations in Asia or South East Asia
• Experience of developing and using on-line survey methods and tools (e.g., SurveyMonkey)
• Strong facilitation and communication skills, with experience of working collaboratively with local teams of development professionals.

How to apply:

Submissions should be no longer than 5 pages (excluding annexes). All proposals should be submitted electronically to Andrew Harrington (andrew.harrington@vsoint.org) in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format by 17th November 2014. Late proposals will not be accepted. Interviews will be held by Skype week commencing 24th November 2014