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Call For Experts

Final Evaluation Expert

Type of Contract Service: Consultancy (service contract)

Organization: European Movement in Albania (EMA)

Date of publishing of open call: 1 June 2026

Deadline for submitting the application: 1 July 2026

Duty station: Albania

Language required: Albanian/English (all reports must be written in English)

The project “Building Partnership on Fundamentals: Empowered CSOs in the EU Accession Process” (IPA III/2022/441-223) is being implemented for a period (2023 - 2026) by European Movement Albania (EMA) in cooperation with Academy of European Integration and Negotiations (AIEN), Centre for Transparency and Freedom of Information (CTFI) and Research Center of Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA), and is funded by the European Union through the European Union Delegation to Albania under IPA funds – Civil Society Facility and Media Programme 2021.

The project activities will be completed by 30 June 2026, an independent final evaluation is required to assess the project’s overall performance, results and contribution to strengthening the role of civil society organizations in Albania’s EU accession process. In this framework, this call is opened to identify 1 (one) experienced local expert to conduct the final evaluation of the project, in the following capacity:

Final Evaluation Expert

Objective: To conduct an independent final evaluation of the project “Building Partnership on Fundamentals: Empowered CSOs in the EU Accession Process”, assessing its relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability in line with the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria.

The purpose of the final evaluation is to:

• Review and assess the relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of the project;
• Identify and document good practices in the provision of inclusive civil society engagement in Albania’s EU accession process;
• Generate lessons learned and actionable recommendations to inform future programming supporting civil society engagement in Albania’s EU accession process.

Tasks:

a) conduct a comprehensive desk review of all relevant project documentation;

b) develop a work plan including the evaluation methodology, sampling strategy and data collection tools, and adjust the indicative list of evaluation questions before the start-up meeting with EMA;

c) conduct consultations with project staff, project partners, beneficiaries, public institutions, CSOs and other relevant stakeholders;

d) collect both qualitative and quantitative evidence using appropriate evaluation methods (mixed-methods approach combining document review, semi-structured interviews, review of monitoring data and triangulation of evidence);

e) assess project performance against the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria;

f) identify good practices, innovative approaches, lessons learned and implementation challenges;

g) formulate evidence-based conclusions and practical recommendations for future programming;

h) prepare and present the draft and final evaluation reports.

All reports must be written in English and submitted to the project manager, who is responsible for approving them.

The intended start date is mid July 2026 until 30 September 2026. The Contractor must provide their own facilities and equipment. Backstopping and support staff costs must be included in the fee rates.

Please find below the detailed information and forms for the participation in this tender.

The deadline for submitting the application is 01.07.2026, 16.00 Hrs.

Call For Experts- Final Evaluation Expert