STOOS Consulting is creating a Sudan-based roster of sectoral/technical experts to support upcoming evaluations, third-party monitoring (TPM), needs assessments, market studies, and research assignments for UN agencies, INGOs, and donors operating in Sudan and cross-border response hubs. STOOS is an international MEAL, research, and advisory firm experienced in conflict-affected, access-constrained and rapidly evolving humanitarian contexts, delivering evidence-based, gender- and conflict-sensitive analysis.
Purpose of the Roster
- Build an on-call pool of Sudan experts who can be mobilized quickly.
- Ensure contextualized, area-specific inputs (Darfur, Kordofan, Blue Nile, Gezira/peri-urban Khartoum, East).
- Strengthen STOOS’ capacity to deliver donor-compliant evaluations and TPM despite access, security, and connectivity constraints.
Key Duties and Tasks
- Inception & Design
- Review ToR, partner project documents, cluster guidance.
- Advise on feasible methodology under movement restrictions / insecurity / remote data collection.
- Map stakeholders (line ministries, HAC, locality-level authorities, community leaders, women/youth groups).
- Technical Inputs to Tools
- Refine and localize questionnaires, KII/FGD guides, observation checklists.
- Integrate gender, GBV risk mitigation, AAP, conflict sensitivity, disability inclusion.
- Align with Sudan clusters (WASH, Health, Nutrition, FSL, Protection, EiE, ES/NFI, MPCA).
- High-Level Technical Data Collection
- Conduct KIIs with UN/INGO leads, line ministries, locality/humanitarian committees, camp leaders, private service providers.
- Where access is limited, guide remote/phone-based KIIs and validate partner-collected data.
- Analysis & Interpretation
- Interpret findings in light of active conflict, displacement, market disruptions, access denials, taxation, movement permits.
- Identify operational and protection risks.
- Reporting & Recommendations
- Draft sector chapters and technical annexes.
- Refine recommendations to make them realistic for Sudan’s current operating model (remote ops, partner-led delivery, cross-border, limited banking).
Priority Sectors / Fields (Sudan)
- WASH (emergency & protracted): water trucking, emergency water systems, rehabilitation of hafirs/handpumps, sanitation in IDP sites, cholera/ AWD preparedness, hygiene promotion.
- Health & Nutrition: PHC support, mobile/outreach, RH/SRH, EPI in insecure areas, supply chain disruptions, CMAM/OTP/TSFP, IYCF, nutrition in displacement and host communities.
- Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL): emergency food assistance, MPCA, value chains disrupted by conflict, farmers and pastoralists, livestock/veterinary support, market monitoring.
- MPCA / Cash & Markets: feasibility in volatile markets, financial service providers, protection risks in cash, remote markets.
- Protection / GBV / Child Protection: safe identification and referrals, GBV risk in displacement, HLP in protracted camps, PSEA, child-friendly spaces, case management through local partners.
- Education in Emergencies (EiE): temporary learning spaces, rehabilitation of schools affected by conflict/floods, retention of girls, teacher incentives/stipends.
- Shelter / ES-NFI: emergency shelter, NFI kits, repairs for partially damaged shelters, settlement planning in spontaneous sites.
- Durable Solutions / Returns / Local Integration (Darfur, Kordofan, Blue Nile): area-based approaches, community leadership structures, land/conflict dynamics.
- Gender, AAP & Localization: working through local NGOs/CBOs, community feedback mechanisms, women-led initiatives.
- Cross-border / Remote Management: experts with experience in Port Sudan, Chad/Darfur border, South Sudan-Sudan corridor, Ethiopia-Gedaref/Kassala context are highly encouraged.
Requirements / Profile
- Education (sector-specific):
- WASH/Shelter: Civil/Water/Environmental Engineering, Construction.
- Health/Nutrition: Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Nutrition.
- FSL/Livelihoods/Cash: Agriculture, Rural Development, Economics, Business.
- Protection/GBV/CP: Social Work, Gender Studies, Psychology, Law.
- EiE: Education, Pedagogy, Social Sciences.
- Experience:
- At least 4–5 years of humanitarian or early recovery work in Sudan (preferably in more than one state).
- Experience with UN, INGOs, Sudanese national NGOs, or cluster/sector working groups.
- Previous engagement in assessments, baselines/endlines, TPM or evaluations is a strong asset.
- Skills:
- Ability to work with mixed methods (KIIs/FGDs + quantitative data).
- Comfortable conducting KIIs with authorities, UN/INGOs, and community leaders.
- Strong understanding of access constraints, bureaucratic impediments, social norms, and protection risks (especially for women and girls).
- Languages:
- Arabic (Sudan) – required.
- English – for reporting.
Local languages (Fur, Masalit, Nuba languages, Beja, etc.) – strong asset.
How to apply
Application Method
Please fill in the STOOS Sudan Expert Roster Form at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNWRf9innpPwNOb3xOREFodNomMz2s8ge7c-W37dI6qviIpw/viewform
Note
- This is a roster / pre-qualification announcement, not a full-time vacancy.
- Engagements will be assignment-based, depending on sector, location (Darfur states, Kordofan, Blue Nile, Kassala/Gedaref/Red Sea, Khartoum/peri-urban, White Nile/refugees), access and donor requirements.
