For the final external evaluation of the project “Promoting Rights, Inclusiveness, Dignity and Equality for LGBTQI+ in Albania and Kosovo (PRIDE++) IREX Europe (doing business as and hereinafter referred to as ERIM) is currently recruiting an experienced monitoring and evaluation expert with experience in assessing human rights projects, including projects supporting and promoting LGBTQI+ rights.
CONTEXT
About ERIM: ERIM is a French NGO based in Lyon whose action contributes to the implementation or maintenance of peaceful, democratic, just, and sustainable societies in which individuals have equal rights, access to plural and independent information and take part in the construction of the future in which they wish to live. ERIM works to promote and defend human rights, independent media, and civil society, as well as the development of critical thinking to allow everyone to make informed decisions and claim their rights.
Project: This mission is part of the PRIDE ++ project (Promoting Rights, Inclusiveness, Dignity and Equality for LGBTQI+ in Albania and Kosovo co-funded by the Agence Française de Développement and the European Union.
Project duration:
- The project started on:
- 01/03/2023 – 30/06/2026 for the Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
- 01/01/2024 – 30/06/2026 for the European Union (EU)
Location: Albania and Kosovo
Donors: The European Union and the Agence Française de Développement
Partners: ERIM (the applicant) in partnership with Alliance Against LGBT Discrimination (Aleanca LGBT), Streha and CEL Kosova.
General objective: To strengthen the role of grassroots civil society organisations (CSOs) in promoting the acceptance, inclusion, and protection of the LGBTQI+ minority in Albania, with a particular focus on providing anti-burnout support to activists, protecting at-risk LGBTQI+ youth, and promoting respect for the fundamental rights of the LGBTQI+ community.
Specific Objectives:
SO.1 – “Strengthening LGBTQI+ Organizations” – Activists and partner LGBTQI+ CSOs in Albania gain professional skills and benefit from personalised mental health support which enables them to work more efficiently and deal more effectively with the challenges linked to their mission.
SO.2 – “Protection and Integration” – Members of the LGBTQI+ community have improved access to basic psychosocial services and job opportunities enabling them to be more autonomous.
SO.3 – “Awareness and Advocacy” – The rights of, and a more positive image of the LGBTQI+ community are promoted through broad online and offline awareness and advocacy campaigns.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The capitalisation and evaluation are two distinct processes and while interrelated to each other, they should not be mixed. One report will be submitted highlighting both processes. The capitalisation will focus on specific experience(s) that the consultant and project team will deem interesting to capitalise on. It will directly involve project staffs and those having lived the experience, it will aim to explain in detail what steps were taken during an
intervention, how they were taken and why the intervention did or did not achieve the planned results and objectives. It will seek to underline the lessons learned, best practices and recommendations of a particular experience(s). The capitalization process will look to give recommendations that are more focused and less numerous than those found in an evaluation. The evaluation, on the other hand will look to analyse if the project’s results and objectives
have been achieved and assess strategy and practice based on the above cited criteria.
Objectives of the external evaluation and capitalisation
The external evaluation process aims to analyse the project’s implementation, results, and effects while drawing practical lessons to inform future actions through the capitalization on previous experiences. It will reflect critically on what has been achieved, how and why certain outcomes occurred, and what can be improved or replicated in similar contexts – potentially future phases. The capitalisation will be a critical reflection on what has been done with the intervention, experience learning, identification and production of lessons learned, best practices, and recommendations based on a particular experience. All in all, it will contribute to the overall learning process of ERIM, its partners and for other stakeholders considering a possible project extension or replication in another context.
The capitalisation process will aim to answer the following questions regarding specific or multiple experiences within the project:
What happened? In other words, it will focus on describing the final positive and negative outputs or results of our experience.
How did these things happen? This question implies to reconstruct in detail the steps that were taken that determined the outcome of the experience?
Why did these things happen? Focus on describing how the internal and external factors influenced the course of events. it will need to go beyond this explanation and try to highlight the components of the experience that had a negative impact on the outputs or results, the elements that were most successful, and any kinds of recommendations that are needed for future interventions.
In order to assure that these elements are taken into consideration the questions below must also be answered:
What kind of lessons are learnt from the experience? Highlights mistakes that were made or incorrect choices that had a negative influence on the outcome.
What are the best practices from this experience? Need to assess and decide what methods, techniques etc. had a positive influence of the outcome of the experience.
What kind of recommendations do we have for future interventions? Here, it should consider the advices that can be offer to those participating in future experiences.
How the project interacted with cross-cutting issues (gender, environment, and youth)?
Here, it should be looked at how the AFD Toolbox on intersectional issues on gender, environment and youth was considered for the implementation of the activities.
For the evaluation part it will analyse the relevance, outputs, outcomes, and impact of the project in response to the projects’ objectives and targets as well as its sustainability. The evaluation report should include an assessment of the project impact, potential sustainability, as well as propose operational and strategic recommendations to ERIM and its partners for them to improve implementation and impact of current and future projects with similar objectives in Albania and Kosovo. The evaluation of the project should consider the following criteria: Relevance, Efficiency, Effectiveness, Impact, Coherence and Viability / Sustainability.
Findings will be shared with ERIM and its partners through a concise report and a restitution session to discuss lessons, practices, and recommendations for future initiatives.
Approximate duration of the mission
Between 25 to 30 days. From January 20th 2026 until April 15th 2026. The exact schedule will be defined with ERIM project team Budget.
The candidate will be selected based the quality and best value for money of the application submitted. The application will have to include travel costs and field related costs to the country(ies) if relevant.
You can apply individually or as a team of evaluators as long as the budget does not exceed a total of € 7 000.
Expertise required:
Formal education in a relevant field of study (human rights, gender studies, social sciences or related fields) and/or the equivalent combination of education and work experience
At least five years’ experience in the field of external evaluation;
Experience in evaluating human rights projects and projects supporting LGBTQI+ community;
Experience in Albania and/or neighboring countries would be considered a strong asset;
Fluency in written and spoken English, fluency in Albanian would be a very strong asset;
Ability to work independently and on a flexible schedule;
Excellent computer skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
Tender procedure:
Please send your application and financial offer by January 9th, 2026, to mltifi@erim.ngo and pzanetti@erim.ngo with the email subject: PRIDE ++ Evaluation (and your name).
The application should consist of the following:
A technical proposal detailing your understanding of the main issues of the assessment and the context, a methodology proposal, as well as an indicative
timetable (maximum 10 pages).
A letter describing your experience and its adequacy with the mission (2 pages maximum, including the contact details of 2 references).
An updated CV (per person), including links to similar work done and skills to speak, write, and read in English and in Albanian
A detailed financial proposal.
Links to similar work conducted
Click the link below to read the full ToR.
