• Position: Review of Theology of Disaster Resilience in a Changing Climate (TDRCC)
• Employment Type: Evaluation Team or Individual
• Location: Pacific and Timo Leste
• Remuneration: The maximum budget for this work is AUD 55,000.

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About Alinea International Ltd.

Alinea is an international development consultancy providing technical and management expertise that helps people improve their lives. We work with governments, investors, companies and communities to create lasting change. Over 35 years, Alinea has successfully delivered more than 515 projects worldwide. 

About the Project:

The Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP) is a partnership between Australian Government and six AHP partners (Australian non-government organisations) with a focus on disaster response, as well as disaster risk reduction and resilience. In disaster risk reduction and resilience, the AHP delivers the Disaster READY program across the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

The Australian Humanitarian Partnership Support Unit (AHPSU), through Alinea International, is seeking an individual or team to lead an independent evaluation for an innovative Pacific disaster risk reduction initiative, the Theology of Disaster Resilience in a Changing Climate (TDRCC) project, being implemented by the Church Agency Network Disaster Operations (CAN DO) consortium under the Disaster READY program. CAN DO is a key member of the AHP, with a consortium of eight faith-based organisations that operate under the administrative leadership of Caritas Australia.

The evaluation will assess the TDRCC project progress in changing attitudes and behaviours on disaster preparedness in the different contexts, highlighting success stories and challenges.

The evaluation is scheduled to take place between February to June 2024. It will require both desk-based work and in-country component with travel to one-two countries in the Pacific. It is estimated to require up to 30 days input.

Key responsibilities/deliverables

• Detailed evaluation plan
• Desk review
• Data collection with participants and stakeholders
• Draft evaluation report
• Presentation on preliminary findings/validation workshop
• Final evaluation report

Qualifications and Experience

Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Lead evaluators are expected to possess the following skills and experience:

• A postgraduate qualification in evaluation, international development, humanitarianism or a related field;
• Significant demonstrated experience conducting evaluations, including outcome and process evaluation;
• A demonstrable understanding and appreciation of Pacific Island culture and the importance of religion;
• Highly developed communication skills, including advanced English speaking and writing skills, and proven record communicating with project participants and partners, including through interpreters;
• Experience working in the Pacific;
• Relevant subject matter knowledge and experience (i.e. disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation and/or faith-based approaches to development and humanitarian issues);
• Experience working with a large number of diverse stakeholders in an effective and culturally sensitive manner;
• Experience designing, capturing, analysing and presenting qualitative and quantitative data;
• A demonstratable understanding of data privacy, consent and ethics – including the ability to comply with Child Protection and Safeguarding requirements; and
• The ability to produce high quality evaluation reports and presentations that comply with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Monitoring and Evaluation Standards.

Desirable skills, qualifications and experience

It is desirable that lead evaluators or other members of the evaluation team possess the following skills and experience:

• Proficiency in one (or more) of the official languages used in Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.

Team Members are expected to possess the following skills, qualifications and experience:

• Academic degree in International Development, Humanitarian Action, GEDSI or a related field;
• Thorough understanding of data collection methods;
• Demonstrated experience of working in the Pacific;
• Proven record of communicating with beneficiaries, including through interpreters, and with children using child friendly methods;
• Fluency in English; and
• Strong interpersonal and communication skill

next steps

Please click on this link to download the Terms of Reference: Review of Theology of Disaster Resilience in a Changing Climate (TDRCC) | Alinea International.

Please send any queries related to the ToR to:

• India Lynn, Disaster READY Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator
• [email protected], using the subject line: Review of Theology of Disaster Resilience in a Changing Climate (TDRCC) - Pacific / Timo Leste enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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Alinea is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Given the nature of our work, candidates will be subjected to due diligence checks and to enhanced background checks as appropriate.

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A position description is attached.