External End-of-Project Evaluation Consultant

About the role

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Libya is seeking an external evaluator for the end-of-project evaluation of ACCESS 2.0, a three-year project supporting Libya's primary health care system in Benghazi, Sabha, Souq Al Jumaa and Al Kufra. The evaluation covers January 2024 to 30 November 2026 and runs from 8 December 2026 to 17 January 2027, with a maximum budget of USD 20,000. It can be done by an individual consultant with short-term local field assistance or by a small team.

Key responsibilities

• Assess the project's achievements, implementation quality, contribution to improved access to essential health services, efficiency, sustainability and lessons learned against the OECD-DAC criteria.
• Review project documents, monitoring data and HMIS/DHIS2 information, then carry out rapid verification visits to the 18 supported health facilities and focused interviews with health workers, facility managers, district health offices, PHCI/MoH and community actors.
• Produce an inception report by 13 December 2026, collect field data between 14 and 30 December, validate preliminary findings, and submit a draft report by 6 January 2027, followed by a final report and handover by 17 January 2027.
• Report to the IRC Libya focal point, follow security guidance, and ensure ethical data handling and safeguarding.

Required profile

• Lead evaluator: advanced degree with at least 5 years of evaluation/research experience, or bachelor's degree with at least 7 years, including leading health or health-system evaluations.
• Mixed-methods evaluation experience in primary health care or health-system strengthening in humanitarian or fragile settings.
• Good understanding of the Libyan context; experience across East, South and West Libya is an advantage.
• Arabic and English within the team, and ability to handle sensitive health and vulnerability data securely.
• Availability for the fieldwork period 8 December 2026 to 17 January 2027.

Required skills

• Qualitative methods, routine health and monitoring data analysis, contribution analysis and triangulation.
• Knowledge of quality of care, referral systems, workforce development, community health, inclusion and safeguarding.

Proposals are submitted by 24 November 2026 and include a technical approach, a financial proposal under USD 20,000, CVs, two comparable evaluations, and conflict-of-interest and legal work/travel confirmations.