National Legal Expert

International Development Law Organization

IDLO is conducting a final evaluation to assess the Strengthening the Social Contract through Access to Justice in Somaliland against their stated outcomes and outputs as it nears completion. In particular, the evaluation will:

• Provide an independent and rigorous assessment of the project s results under Phase I, examining its relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, sustainability, and any unintended effects against the logical framework and theory of change.
• Measure the extent to which the expected results were achieved, with particular emphasis on their impact on intended beneficiaries and the sustainability of results,
• Assess the programme s overall contribution to strengthening the social contract and enhancing the legitimacy of justice institutions in Somaliland, by applying a lens on how support for a hybrid justice service delivery model has influenced public perceptions of the legitimacy of the state as a justice provider, and of the state more broadly and;
• Identify actionable insights and lessons learned to inform the design and implementation of Phase II and similar future interventions aimed at increasing justice institutions legitimacy in comparable contexts. More specifically, the evaluation will identify enabling and hindering factors and provide prioritized, time-bound recommendations for adaptive management, risk mitigation, resourcing, and implementation arrangements in the next phase, including refinements to the theory of change, performance framework, and thematic areas for scale-up.

The National Legal Expert will be responsible for supporting the Evaluation Expert and carry out duties in line with the Terms of Reference. The incumbent will be expected to carry out the following key duties in line with the detailed evaluation Terms of Reference. Inter alia, the incumbent will:

• Provide contextual expertise on customary and informal justice/legal and judicial reform/gender justice/rule of law and human rights in Somaliland.
• Contribute to desk review, stakeholder mapping, and lead on in-country data collection (possibly at all levels as required), including interviews and focus group discussions.
• Facilitate engagement with national institutions and civil society actors during fieldwork.
• Support the preparation of the Inception Note and Evaluation Report, including analysis of findings and drafting of relevant sections; and
• Ensure that national perspectives and contextual nuances are adequately reflected throughout the evaluation process.

The incumbent will support the in-depth analytical work to produce the following deliverables in all draft and final versions.

• An Inception Note
• A draft Evaluation Report
• Finalized Evaluation Report