Feasibility Study Consultant - Rasad, Abyan, Yemen

About the role

Sign of Hope (SoH), a German Christian organisation for human rights, humanitarian assistance and development cooperation, is running an open tender for a feasibility study consultant for a project in Rasad District, Abyan Governorate, Yemen. The study is commissioned before project implementation under the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) budget, with SoH as the executing agency and the Relief and Development Peer Foundation (RDP) as the local implementing partner. The consultant works home-based, with field missions to Aden and Abyan, and the assignment lasts up to 20 working days between December 2026 and January 2027.

Key responsibilities

• Develop a work plan covering methodology, geographical coverage and schedule, then carry out a site visit to collect data and meet stakeholders.
• Review policies, government strategies, existing studies and the capacities of the implementing partner, and identify stakeholders at local, district and national levels.
• Evaluate the proposed activities, timing and financial resources, and critically review the project against OECD/DAC criteria of relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability.
• Conduct desk reviews, a household survey, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, direct observations and market-based costing, and map and photograph selected sites.
• Prepare a security and operational risk assessment and propose risk mitigation or alternative locations if needed.
• Produce an inception report, a summary, a report of up to 30 pages with recommendations, a problem and stakeholder analysis, a revised target group, a risk analysis, a project schedule, a financial plan, a logframe with SMART indicators, a do-no-harm analysis and a gender mainstreaming analysis.

Required profile

• At least 5 years of project evaluation and/or implementation experience in a result-based management framework.
• Proven experience of feasibility studies, evaluations and research projects, and experience with NGOs.
• Advanced university degree (master's or equivalent) in social sciences, public administration, international development studies, law or a related field; a first-level degree plus qualifying experience may be accepted.
• Legal registration in Aden.
• Fluent written and spoken English and Arabic.

Required skills

• Technical and methodological knowledge to assess projects for relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability.
• Desirable: experience with BMZ-funded projects and familiarity with the country.

Applications are submitted as PDFs (CV, cover letter with methodology and cost breakdown, two referees, writing sample) by 27 November 2026; bids after the deadline are not considered.