External Evaluation Consultant - Project OPPORTUNITY ESF+

**International Rescue Committee Poland (IRC Poland)** is seeking an External Evaluation Consultant to conduct the final independent evaluation of the project:

**"OPPORTUNITY: Fostering Economic and Social Wellbeing of Ukrainian Refugees in Poland and Germany through Opportunity Self-Employment Social Innovation Model" (ESF-SI-2024-UA-01-0071).**

The project is funded by the **European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) Social Innovation+ Initiative** and implemented by IRC Poland together with partners from Poland, Germany and Lithuania.

**Scope of the assignment**

The selected consultant will be responsible for:

- conducting a desk review of project documentation;
- developing the evaluation methodology;
- carrying out remote interviews and/or focus group discussions with consortium partners and key stakeholders;
- analysing qualitative and quantitative data;
- preparing the final External Evaluator Report based on the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria.

The assignment will be **fully remote** and implemented between **July and September 2026**.

**Required qualifications**

Applicants should demonstrate:

- an advanced university degree in social sciences, economics, development studies, evaluation or a related field;
- at least three years of experience in evaluating EU-funded and/or humanitarian and development projects;
- proven experience in applying the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria;
- expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methods;
- excellent command of English;
- experience in refugee, migration, entrepreneurship or economic recovery programmes will be considered a strong asset.