Announcement: Roster of Sectoral Experts – Sudan

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 (es