IOM Opens External Evaluator Roster for Consultancy Opportunities Worldwide|Deadline 30 Sept 2026
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is inviting experienced evaluation professionals to join its Deployment Roster for Evaluators, creating a pool of qualified consultants who may be considered for future evaluation assignments.
The opportunity is designed for professionals with substantial experience in monitoring, evaluation, research, international development, humanitarian programming and migration-related work. Successful roster members may be deployed to support decentralized evaluations and other assignments across different locations.
The current opportunity has a 30 September 2026 application deadline, with an expected deployment start date of 1 November 2026 and an indicative deployment duration of 29 days.
Opportunity Overview
Position: Evaluator – IOM Deployment Roster
Organization: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Contract Type: Consultancy
Duty Station: To be announced
Expected Deployment: 1 November 2026
Deployment Duration: 29 days
Closing Date: 30 September 2026
Career Area: Monitoring and Evaluation
Unlike a conventional single-position vacancy, this opportunity establishes a vetted pool of evaluation consultants. Roster members may subsequently be considered for relevant evaluation assignments based on their expertise, experience and the needs of specific projects.
About IOM’s Evaluation Work
IOM is a leading intergovernmental organization working on migration and related humanitarian and development issues. With operations across numerous countries and field locations, the organization uses evaluation to strengthen accountability, evidence-based decision-making and organizational learning.
IOM conducts evaluations at both centralized and decentralized levels. Centralized evaluations address corporate, strategic and thematic issues, while decentralized evaluations generally examine specific programmes and interventions.
The evaluator roster is intended to provide IOM with timely access to qualified professionals who can conduct independent, credible and high-quality evaluations.
Roster members will primarily support decentralized evaluations under the supervision of an assigned IOM Evaluation Manager.
Key Responsibilities
Evaluators selected for assignments will be expected to undertake a broad range of evaluation activities.
Responsibilities may include conducting stakeholder mapping and engagement planning, identifying key informants, beneficiaries, partners and other relevant stakeholders.
The evaluator may also develop or reconstruct a programme’s Theory of Change, establish results chains and identify underlying assumptions.
Other responsibilities include:
- Preparing evaluation inception reports.
- Developing evaluation matrices and sampling strategies.
- Designing data collection instruments.
- Conducting key informant interviews and focus group discussions.
- Carrying out site visits, surveys and document reviews.
- Applying participatory approaches throughout the evaluation process.
- Ensuring informed consent, confidentiality and do-no-harm principles.
- Transcribing qualitative interviews and focus groups.
- Designing and coding quantitative data collection instruments.
- Supporting enumerator training and supervision where required.
- Managing and protecting evaluation data.
- Conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis.
- Triangulating evidence from multiple sources.
- Developing evidence-based conclusions.
- Formulating practical and prioritized recommendations.
- Preparing high-quality evaluation reports.
- Presenting findings through debriefings and validation workshops.
Evaluators will also be expected to integrate cross-cutting priorities such as human rights, gender equality, social inclusion and disability inclusion throughout the evaluation process.
Education Requirements
Applicants should hold a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline such as:
- Evaluation
- Social Sciences
- International Development
- Economics
- Public Policy
- Public Administration
- Statistics
- A related field
Candidates are expected to have five years of relevant professional experience in evaluation.
Professional certification or additional training in evaluation methodologies would be an advantage.
Professional Experience
IOM is seeking experienced evaluators who can demonstrate a strong track record of conducting evaluations.
Applicants should have conducted at least three evaluations as a sole evaluator or team leader and have experience conducting evaluations in at least two different countries.
Experience in theory-based evaluation and mixed-methods approaches is also important.
Candidates should ideally have experience with remote evaluations, virtual data collection and programmes operating in developing countries or humanitarian settings.
Experience related to migration, displacement, humanitarian response or international development would be particularly valuable.
Technical Skills
Strong technical knowledge is an important part of the selection process.
Candidates should understand UN Evaluation Group (UNEG) Norms and Standards and evaluation criteria such as OECD-DAC or ALNAP.
Knowledge of theory-based approaches—including contribution analysis, outcome harvesting, process tracing and realist evaluation—is desirable.
Applicants should also have knowledge of qualitative evaluation techniques such as thematic and content analysis and experience with software including NVivo, MAXQDA, Atlas.ti or Dedoose.
Quantitative analysis skills and familiarity with SPSS, STATA or R would be an additional advantage.
IOM also highlights the importance of understanding the ethical application of Artificial Intelligence in evaluation.
Language Requirements
Full professional proficiency in at least one of IOM’s official languages—English, French or Spanish—is required.
Additional languages may be required depending on the specific deployment assignment. Fluency in Arabic or Portuguese is particularly desirable.
How to Apply
Candidates must first register through the IOM Deployment Roster platform, complete their professional profile and submit the required information.
Applicants must then apply for this specific evaluator opportunity through the roster platform.
Importantly, candidates are required to complete and upload the Mandatory Application Form under the Supporting Documents section of their Deployment Roster profile.
Application Deadline: 30 September 2026 at 23:59 UTC.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Final Takeaway
The IOM External Evaluators Deployment Roster is a valuable opportunity for experienced evaluation consultants seeking potential assignments with an international organization.
It is particularly suited to professionals with a strong background in evaluation, MEL, research, humanitarian programming, migration and international development.
Because this is a roster rather than a standard permanent position, applicants should understand that joining the roster does not automatically guarantee deployment. Future assignments will depend on organizational needs, funding, suitability and the consultant’s expertise.
Qualified professionals should complete their roster profile carefully and submit all required documentation before the 30 September 2026 deadline.
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