Evaluation Specialist

International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over 100 countries and implemented over 300 projects. IBTCI serves governments, private sector organizations, and global donor agencies. IBTCI specializes in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) and institutional support across many areas and sectors including, but not limited to, conflict and crisis, democracy and governance, agriculture, economic growth, food security, education, environment, and global health.

Job Title: Evaluation Specialist, Unitaid End-of-Project Evaluation

Department/Location: MERL/Remote and in Cambodia, Indonesia, and Zimbabwe

Reports To: Vice President, MERL

Type: Consultancy

Classification: Approximately 80-90 days between November 2025 and March 2026

Clearance Required: N/A

This position is contingent upon contract award.

Overview:

IBTCI is seeking an experienced Evaluation Specialist to contribute to a three- or four-person end-of-project evaluation team for Unitaid’s investments in enabling preventative tuberculosis (TB) treatment in high-risk populations. The objective of this learning-focused evaluation is to assess 1) the extent to which Unitaid’s investments contributed to accelerating access to quality-assured, affordable TB preventative treatment for high-risk groups and key lessons learned (see next section for priority themes) and 2) Unitaid’s role as pathfinder- analyzing complex access problems and designing a pathway to resolve them, influencer- enabling impact by partnering with a wide range of stakeholders and leveraging its unique position, and investor- driving change and accelerating equitable access through investments and direct interventions. Unitaid’s evaluation framework criteria are aligned with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) standard evaluation criteria.

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Support the evaluation, including the quality of the process and the products.
• Contribute to the evaluation design, research instruments, implementation, reporting and dissemination of preliminary findings in and across all countries included in the final evaluation scope.
• Ensure methodological rigor and alignment with WHO and OECD-DAC evaluation standards.
• Contribute to the mixed-methods design, data collection, and triangulation across the three target countries.
• Manage collaboration with in-country experts and global partners.
• Support the synthesis and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Support the development of inception, interim, and final reports with actionable recommendations.
• Ensure adherence to evaluation data security, ethics, equity, and gender inclusion principles.

Minimum Requirements:

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in public health, epidemiology, social science, economics, or evaluation.
• Minimum five (five) years of professional experience contributing to evaluations in global health.
• Evaluation experience in Cambodia, Indonesia, or Zimbabwe.
• Demonstrated understanding and expertise in TB prevention and treatment, especially in LMICs.
• Understanding of market shaping, market access, and supply chain interventions for global health products.
• Experience contributing to mixed-method evaluations (qualitative, quantitative, and theory-based approaches such as outcome harvesting or contribution analysis).
• Experience evaluating advocacy, community engagement, partnerships, and demand creation interventions, applying a gender and equity lens.
• Familiarity with WHO, UN, or donor evaluation standards and the OECD-DAC criteria.
• Strong analytical and writing skills, with proven ability to synthesize complex findings into concise recommendations.
• Written and spoken fluency in the English language is required

Education:

• An advanced university degree, preferably in evaluation, social studies, or a related field with a demonstrated background in research methodology.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Expertise in clinical trials and implementation research.

Working Environment: Work is typically performed remotely with significant travel to Cambodia, Indonesia, and Zimbabwe. Unitaid may add a fourth country to the evaluation scope.

Physical Requirements: This is largely a sedentary position that requires the ability to speak, hear, see, and lift small objects up to 20 lbs.

Supervisory Responsibility: This position will guide two or three evaluators on the team.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

About IBTCI:
IBTCI is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. This means that IBTCI is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex (gender and gender identity), sexual orientation, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disabled status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable anti-discrimination laws. We prohibit discrimination and harassment in all employment practices and decisions, and we comply with all applicable federal, state, and local nondiscrimination laws. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

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