**Expert Consultant – Governance, Localization & Partnership** *On-Call, Assignment-Based | Remote / Field-Based | Short to Medium-Term*

**About Ektimisi** Ektimisi is a MENA-based research and development consulting firm delivering evaluations, TPM, research, capacity building, and governance services across Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, and Lebanon. We are expanding our pool of experts with a specialized profile in governance, localization, and partnership.

**The Role** Experts in this pool may be engaged as Assignment Leads, Technical Experts, or Trainers depending on the assignment. This is not a full-time position. Engagements are short-term, project-based consultancies remunerated per deliverable. Inclusion in the pool of experts does not guarantee immediate engagement.

**Primary Areas of Expertise**

**Governance & Public Sector Engagement:** institutional diagnostics, accountability frameworks, decentralization, civic participation, and local governance strengthening in fragile settings.

**Localization & Capacity Strengthening:** organizational capacity assessments (OCA), local partner transition support, capacity-strengthening plans, and Grand Bargain/CHS-aligned localization strategies.

**Partnership Development & Donor Engagement:** partnership frameworks, consortium building, donor landscape analysis, resource mobilization, and fundraising strategy in MENA and Eastern European contexts.

**Key Tasks**

- Conduct desk reviews and synthesize relevant sectoral and contextual literature
- Develop data collection tools tailored to governance, localization, and partnership assessments
- Conduct organizational capacity assessments and institutional reviews
- Develop technical inputs, analysis frameworks, and sector-specific recommendations
- Present findings to clients and incorporate feedback into revised deliverables
- Draft technical reports, policy briefs, and relevant annexes
- When the assignment is training-based: develop training materials, conduct online training sessions, and produce a training report covering attendance, outcomes, and observations
- Uphold Ektimisi's ethical, quality, and data protection standards throughout all engagements

**Minimum Qualifications**

- 5+ years of relevant experience in governance, localization, or partnership in humanitarian/development contexts
- Demonstrated track record with INGOs, donors, or UN agencies on governance and localization processes
- Advanced English — near-native writing, analysis, and reporting skills
- BA or Master's or PhD in political science, international development, public administration, or related field
- Prior experience as an external consultant with consultancy firms (highly desirable)
- MENA experience essential; Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, or Ukraine strongly preferred

**Preferred**

- Familiarity with ECHO, FCDO, EU, Gulf donors, or UN pooled fund requirements
- Knowledge of Grand Bargain localization commitments and Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS)
- Arabic, or Ukrainian language proficiency

**Compensation** Paid per completed deliverables. Applicants must submit a realistic daily rate in USD. Selection is based on technical fit, demonstrated experience, availability, and rate competitiveness.