The Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action (JISRA) is a partnership of 50+ civil society organisations based in Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria and Uganda, the United Kingdom, Belgium and The Netherlands. The mission is to build bridges between divided communities through collaboration with faith-based actors, women’s and youth organisations, and high-level decision-makers. Established in 2021 under the Dutch MFA’s Power of Voices policy, the consortium—led by Mensen met een Missie—focuses on amplifying inclusive voices, strengthening inter-religious relations, and enhancing women and youth participation. Baseline and midline studies have shaped JISRA’s strategy, and an endline evaluation between January 2025 and March 2026 will assess its effectiveness, coherence, and sustainability.The endline evaluation aims to assess the program’s effectiveness, coherence, and sustainability in fostering peaceful and just societies where all enjoy Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB) across the seven implementing countries and globally, focusing on sustainability of the project after 2025.
Requirements of the Consultant
The JISRA programme is seeking an experienced consultant or team of consultants to undertake this assignment, who have extensive experience in leading multi-country evaluations, have demonstrable knowledge of FoRB, women- and youth participation, and lobby and advocacy in the relevant policy landscape. Furthermore, applicants should be proficient in at least English and French, and have the ability to collaborate with other in-country consultants and enumerators.
Please see p. 17 for a complete overview of the required qualifications. Please see the program annexes here for full details .
Qualified parties can submit:
1. A letter of interest for the proposal
2. CVs of each proposed team member along with sample(s) of previous similar wor,
3. A detailed financial proposal with a breakdown of costs in Euros
4. A detailed technical proposal demonstrating an understanding of this ToR and the contact details for two reference checks. The technical proposal should include 1 or 2 samples of similar studies that you led.
Please see p. 18 of the program annexes here for more detailed information on the application items and proposal requirements.
The complete Terms of Reference (TOR) can be accessed via this link.
How to apply
Applications must be sent to info@mensenmeteenmissie.nl by January 3rd, 2025 . Interviews will be held in the second half of January 2025. For any further questions or information about the assignment, please contact Annebob Westerhof annebobwesterhof@mensenmeteenmissie.nl
As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.