Job
End-of-Program Evaluation of the Multi-Annual Programmatic Partnership for the Prevention and Response to Gender-based Violence in South Sudan
- Organization: United Nations Population Fund
- Location: South Sudan
- Deadline: Thu Aug 06 2026
- Category: Monitoring and Evaluation
About this opportunity
## Introduction
UNFPA South Sudan Country Office seeks to commission an independent end-of-program evaluation of the Multi-Annual Programmatic Partnership for the Prevention and Response to Gender-based Violence (GBV) in South Sudan implemented from July 2023 to September 2026.
The evaluation will provide an independent and evidence-based assessment of the performance, achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and overall contribution of the project toward improving access to integrated GBV prevention, risk mitigation, response, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services among crisis-affected populations in South Sudan.
The evaluation forms part of UNFPA commitment to accountability, transparency, organizational learning, evidence-informed decision-making, and continuous improvement of humanitarian programming. The findings and recommendations will support future resource mobilization, program design, partnership development, and policy engagement at national and international levels.
The evaluation is expected to generate actionable recommendations to strengthen future humanitarian and nexus programming while contributing to broader learning on GBV prevention and response in complex humanitarian settings.
## Background and Context
South Sudan remains one of the most complex and protracted humanitarian crises globally. Years of conflict, recurrent displacement, climate-induced disasters, disease outbreaks, economic decline, and food insecurity continue to generate widespread humanitarian needs across the country.
Women and girls remain disproportionately affected by protection risks, including GBV, harmful practices, sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), and limited access to quality protection and health services. Displacement, loss of livelihoods, weakened social structures, and reduced access to essential services further exacerbate vulnerabilities and increase exposure to violence and exploitation.
In response to these challenges, UNFPA, with DG-ECHO support, implemented a multi-annual programmatic partnership focused on strengthening integrated GBV prevention and response services in humanitarian settings.
The program was designed to address both immediate humanitarian needs and underlying structural barriers that perpetuate violence against women and girls. It combined community-based prevention approaches, survivor-centered response services, capacity strengthening interventions, systems development, and institutional support to improve the quality, accessibility, and sustainability of GBV services.
The program was guided by a multi-year strategic framework built around four interconnected pillars:
- **Pillar I:** Engaging men and boys in GBV prevention and response.
- **Pillar II:** Strengthening capacities of service providers, institutions, and community structures.
- **Pillar III:** Expanding integrated and multi-sectoral GBV prevention and response services.
- **Pillar IV:** Addressing GBV underreporting, strengthening evidence generation, and improving access to services for underserved survivor groups.
The program was implemented through a combination of static service delivery points, mobile outreach teams, Women and Girls’ Friendly Spaces (WGFS), community outreach structures, referral systems, capacity building initiatives, dignity kit distributions, and integrated SRH and Clinical Management of Rape (CMR) services. Implementation took place through partnerships with local and international implementing partners, community structures, humanitarian coordination mechanisms, and affected populations.
As the program reaches completion, UNFPA would like to assess the extent to which the program achieved its intended objectives and contributed to strengthening GBV prevention and response systems in South Sudan.
## Evaluation Purpose, Objectives and Scope
### 3.1. Purpose
The overall goal of the evaluation is to assess the performance, effectiveness, strategic contribution, and sustainability of the multi-annual programmatic partnership and determine the extent to which the program achieved its intended objectives and outcomes. The evaluation will serve both accountability and learning purposes.
From an accountability perspective, the evaluation will provide independent evidence on program performance, use of resources, achievement of results, and contribution to humanitarian outcomes.
From a learning perspective, the evaluation will identify lessons learned, innovations, successful approaches, and challenges that can inform future humanitarian programming, strategic partnerships, and institutional strengthening.
The evaluation will generate evidence-based recommendations to guide future investments in GBV prevention and response programming in South Sudan and comparable humanitarian contexts.
### 3.2. Objectives
The evaluation will pursue six primary objectives.
1. To assess the relevance of program interventions and their responsiveness to the evolving humanitarian context and protection needs of affected populations.
2. To determine the extent to which the program achieved its intended outputs, outcomes, and strategic objectives.
3. To assess the effectiveness and efficiency of implementation approaches, partnership arrangements, coordination mechanisms, and adaptive management processes.
4. To examine the contribution of the program to strengthening institutional capacities, community structures, systems, and service delivery mechanisms.
5. To evaluate the integration and effectiveness of cross-cutting commitments and humanitarian principles throughout program implementation.
6. To identify lessons learned, good practices, innovations, and strategic recommendations to inform future programming and policy development.
### 3.3. Scope
The evaluation will cover the entire program implementation period from July 2023 through September 2026. The evaluation will assess interventions implemented across all program locations and target populations. The scope of the evaluation includes all program components, including GBV prevention and risk mitigation activities; GBV case management services; psychosocial support interventions; WGFS; community engagement and social norms interventions; dignity kit distribution; cash assistance for GBV survivors; CMR, integrated SRH services; referral systems and coordination mechanisms; capacity building and localization.
The evaluation will examine intended and unintended outcomes, positive and negative effects, and factors influencing program performance.
**3.4 Geographic Scope**
The evaluation will cover the following where UNFPA implemented interventions:
**S/N**
**State**
**County/Area**
Central Equatoria State: Juba, Maridi and Marobo
Unity State: Bentiu, Leer and Mayom
Jonglei State: Bor, Fangak and Canal/Pigi
Upper Nile State: Malakal, Renk, Nasir, Ulang and Panyikang
Pibor Administrative Area: Pibor
Highlighted areas include interventions funded by the HRSRH/GBV Project and other CP interventions
## Evaluation Criteria and Preliminary Evaluation Questions
### 4.1. Evaluation Criteria
The evaluation will apply the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria, adapted to the humanitarian context.
**Criterion**
**Definition**
**Relevance**
The evaluation will assess the extent to which program objectives and interventions responded to the priorities, needs, and vulnerabilities of affected populations. Attention will be given to the appropriateness of intervention strategies, targeting approaches, service delivery modalities, and responsiveness to changes in the operating environment.
**Coherence**
The evaluation will assess internal and external coherence of program interventions. This includes examining alignment with national priorities, humanitarian response plans, UNFPA strategies, cluster priorities, and complementary interventions implemented by other actors.
**Effectiveness**
The evaluation will assess the extent to which planned outputs and outcomes were ach
UNFPA South Sudan Country Office seeks to commission an independent end-of-program evaluation of the Multi-Annual Programmatic Partnership for the Prevention and Response to Gender-based Violence (GBV) in South Sudan implemented from July 2023 to September 2026.
The evaluation will provide an independent and evidence-based assessment of the performance, achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and overall contribution of the project toward improving access to integrated GBV prevention, risk mitigation, response, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services among crisis-affected populations in South Sudan.
The evaluation forms part of UNFPA commitment to accountability, transparency, organizational learning, evidence-informed decision-making, and continuous improvement of humanitarian programming. The findings and recommendations will support future resource mobilization, program design, partnership development, and policy engagement at national and international levels.
The evaluation is expected to generate actionable recommendations to strengthen future humanitarian and nexus programming while contributing to broader learning on GBV prevention and response in complex humanitarian settings.
## Background and Context
South Sudan remains one of the most complex and protracted humanitarian crises globally. Years of conflict, recurrent displacement, climate-induced disasters, disease outbreaks, economic decline, and food insecurity continue to generate widespread humanitarian needs across the country.
Women and girls remain disproportionately affected by protection risks, including GBV, harmful practices, sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), and limited access to quality protection and health services. Displacement, loss of livelihoods, weakened social structures, and reduced access to essential services further exacerbate vulnerabilities and increase exposure to violence and exploitation.
In response to these challenges, UNFPA, with DG-ECHO support, implemented a multi-annual programmatic partnership focused on strengthening integrated GBV prevention and response services in humanitarian settings.
The program was designed to address both immediate humanitarian needs and underlying structural barriers that perpetuate violence against women and girls. It combined community-based prevention approaches, survivor-centered response services, capacity strengthening interventions, systems development, and institutional support to improve the quality, accessibility, and sustainability of GBV services.
The program was guided by a multi-year strategic framework built around four interconnected pillars:
- **Pillar I:** Engaging men and boys in GBV prevention and response.
- **Pillar II:** Strengthening capacities of service providers, institutions, and community structures.
- **Pillar III:** Expanding integrated and multi-sectoral GBV prevention and response services.
- **Pillar IV:** Addressing GBV underreporting, strengthening evidence generation, and improving access to services for underserved survivor groups.
The program was implemented through a combination of static service delivery points, mobile outreach teams, Women and Girls’ Friendly Spaces (WGFS), community outreach structures, referral systems, capacity building initiatives, dignity kit distributions, and integrated SRH and Clinical Management of Rape (CMR) services. Implementation took place through partnerships with local and international implementing partners, community structures, humanitarian coordination mechanisms, and affected populations.
As the program reaches completion, UNFPA would like to assess the extent to which the program achieved its intended objectives and contributed to strengthening GBV prevention and response systems in South Sudan.
## Evaluation Purpose, Objectives and Scope
### 3.1. Purpose
The overall goal of the evaluation is to assess the performance, effectiveness, strategic contribution, and sustainability of the multi-annual programmatic partnership and determine the extent to which the program achieved its intended objectives and outcomes. The evaluation will serve both accountability and learning purposes.
From an accountability perspective, the evaluation will provide independent evidence on program performance, use of resources, achievement of results, and contribution to humanitarian outcomes.
From a learning perspective, the evaluation will identify lessons learned, innovations, successful approaches, and challenges that can inform future humanitarian programming, strategic partnerships, and institutional strengthening.
The evaluation will generate evidence-based recommendations to guide future investments in GBV prevention and response programming in South Sudan and comparable humanitarian contexts.
### 3.2. Objectives
The evaluation will pursue six primary objectives.
1. To assess the relevance of program interventions and their responsiveness to the evolving humanitarian context and protection needs of affected populations.
2. To determine the extent to which the program achieved its intended outputs, outcomes, and strategic objectives.
3. To assess the effectiveness and efficiency of implementation approaches, partnership arrangements, coordination mechanisms, and adaptive management processes.
4. To examine the contribution of the program to strengthening institutional capacities, community structures, systems, and service delivery mechanisms.
5. To evaluate the integration and effectiveness of cross-cutting commitments and humanitarian principles throughout program implementation.
6. To identify lessons learned, good practices, innovations, and strategic recommendations to inform future programming and policy development.
### 3.3. Scope
The evaluation will cover the entire program implementation period from July 2023 through September 2026. The evaluation will assess interventions implemented across all program locations and target populations. The scope of the evaluation includes all program components, including GBV prevention and risk mitigation activities; GBV case management services; psychosocial support interventions; WGFS; community engagement and social norms interventions; dignity kit distribution; cash assistance for GBV survivors; CMR, integrated SRH services; referral systems and coordination mechanisms; capacity building and localization.
The evaluation will examine intended and unintended outcomes, positive and negative effects, and factors influencing program performance.
**3.4 Geographic Scope**
The evaluation will cover the following where UNFPA implemented interventions:
**S/N**
**State**
**County/Area**
Central Equatoria State: Juba, Maridi and Marobo
Unity State: Bentiu, Leer and Mayom
Jonglei State: Bor, Fangak and Canal/Pigi
Upper Nile State: Malakal, Renk, Nasir, Ulang and Panyikang
Pibor Administrative Area: Pibor
Highlighted areas include interventions funded by the HRSRH/GBV Project and other CP interventions
## Evaluation Criteria and Preliminary Evaluation Questions
### 4.1. Evaluation Criteria
The evaluation will apply the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria, adapted to the humanitarian context.
**Criterion**
**Definition**
**Relevance**
The evaluation will assess the extent to which program objectives and interventions responded to the priorities, needs, and vulnerabilities of affected populations. Attention will be given to the appropriateness of intervention strategies, targeting approaches, service delivery modalities, and responsiveness to changes in the operating environment.
**Coherence**
The evaluation will assess internal and external coherence of program interventions. This includes examining alignment with national priorities, humanitarian response plans, UNFPA strategies, cluster priorities, and complementary interventions implemented by other actors.
**Effectiveness**
The evaluation will assess the extent to which planned outputs and outcomes were ach
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