Senior Evaluation Consultant – Contract

Senior Evaluation Consultant - Contract - 19357

About the Opportunity

Our Public Sector client is seeking one Senior Evaluation Consultant to support a personnel management modernization initiative through the development of updated doctrine, evaluation frameworks, performance measurement approaches, and supporting materials.

The successful candidate will provide senior-level evaluation, research, analysis, doctrine development, technical writing, stakeholder engagement, performance measurement, and advisory services. The work will support the development and implementation of strategies, policies, programs, evaluation approaches, and documentation related to personnel management modernization.

• Conduct comprehensive analysis of organizational and allied publications, strategies, and frameworks and provide recommendations for content to be included in refreshed doctrine and associated publications
• Validate, modify, and compile publications and frameworks in accordance with established publication guidelines, standards, and governance requirements
• Conduct targeted research, stakeholder engagement, interviews, consultations, and feedback sessions with subject matter experts and stakeholders
• Translate doctrine, policy, and personnel management content into accessible and concise formats for decision-makers and practitioners
• Validate documents, drawings, and associated data for accuracy and alignment with established standards
• Develop structured and intuitive manuals, specifications, guides, and supporting materials
• Develop performance measures, indicators, and metrics to assess the effectiveness of doctrine
• Develop comprehensive evaluation plans outlining objectives, methodologies, timelines, roles, data collection, analysis, and dissemination approaches
• Develop terms of reference for evaluators, including roles, responsibilities, evaluation standards, and governance requirements
• Develop logic models, program theories, and assessment tools linking objectives to measurable outcomes
• Develop structured evaluation frameworks and work plans, including methodologies supporting consistent and repeatable assessments
• Develop, test, and implement evaluation methods and data collection tools, including surveys, interview guides, focus groups, and case studies
• Collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data, including comparative analysis of allied doctrine
• Validate evaluation approaches, findings, and recommendations through expert panels, peer reviews, and stakeholder consultations
• Prepare evaluation reports, briefing notes, presentation decks, technical reports, findings, conclusions, and recommendations
• Compile and disseminate lessons learned and best practices to support continuous improvement and knowledge transfer
• Provide strategic briefings to management on evaluation plans and findings
• Support the development of related materials, tools, and instruments that enhance evaluation processes and doctrine implementation

About You

• Hold one academic or professional Master’s degree or doctoral degree (PhD) in one of the following fields:
  • Military Science
  • International Relations or International Affairs
  • Management – Human Resources
  • Public Administration
• Have a minimum of 10 years of experience within the last 15 years providing doctrine development, technical writing, evaluation, performance measurement, or related advisory services
• Experience must include:
  • Drafting, revising, validating, standardizing, or maintaining doctrine, policies, manuals, frameworks, guidance, or equivalent institutional documentation in accordance with established standards, governance requirements, or publication frameworks
  • Developing or conducting program, policy, doctrine, framework, or initiative evaluations
  • Developing performance measurement frameworks, logic models, indicators, assessment tools, or results-based management approaches
  • Conducting qualitative and/or quantitative analysis in support of organizational accountability, decision-making, modernization initiatives, or continuous improvement activities
• Have experience leading and completing a minimum of three mixed-method qualitative and quantitative evaluation projects within the last 10 years…