Field Monitoring and Quality Assurance Consultant; H​/F

The primary objective of this consultancy is to provide independent, field-based monitoring and quality assurance of partner project implementation in Gaza. The consultant will verify the accuracy of reported activities and results, assess implementation quality and alignment with approved workplans, and produce timely, evidence-based field monitoring reports that support informed project management and decision-making.

The consultant is not responsible for submitting partners' reports to Expertise France or to donors. Their role is limited to field observation, verification, quality review, and documentation of findings.

• Conduct regular field monitoring visits to partner project sites across Gaza, in line with an agreed visit schedule and programme priorities.
• Observe activities directly and assess their quality, relevance, and alignment with approved workplans and logframes.
• Verify reported activities, outputs, and results against supporting documentation, beneficiary data, and physical evidence observed on the ground.
• Verify beneficiary figures and cross-check data provided in partners' progress reports against field observations.
• Monitor partner progress against agreed indicators, targets, and implementation timelines.

• Review partners' draft narrative reports and provide concrete recommendations to improve their quality, accuracy, completeness, and consistency with field observations — without assuming responsibility for their submission.
• Identify implementation delays, risks, and compliance issues, and recommend corrective actions to the relevant project lead and programme management team.
• Provide on-the-spot guidance to partner staff where appropriate, to support alignment with reporting standards and programme requirements.

• Document findings from each field visit in a structured field monitoring report, including photographic or other evidence where feasible and appropriate.
• Field monitoring reports should capture key observations, verified data, identified risks or quality gaps, and agreed follow-up actions.
• Submit field monitoring reports to the relevant Expertise France project lead within five (5) working days of each visit.
• Flag urgent concerns (security incidents, serious compliance issues, significant implementation risks) immediately to the relevant project lead and programme management.

• Coordinate the field monitoring schedule in advance with Expertise France project leads, taking into account programme priorities, security conditions, and partner availability.
• Liaise closely with the relevant Expertise France project lead for each programme covered under this consultancy.
• Participate in programme coordination meetings as required and feasible.

The consultant will operate independently and will not fall under Expertise France’s security management or security arrangements. Expertise France will therefore not be responsible for the consultant’s movement tracking, transportation, relocation, evacuation, medical assistance, or insurance.

The consultant will remain responsible for assessing the security and access conditions associated with each field visit, determining whether travel can be undertaken safely, making the necessary logistical and security arrangements, and maintaining appropriate insurance coverage throughout the assignment.

• 1 Field Monitoring Visit Reports – Structured report per field visit documenting observations, verified data, evidence, identified risks/gaps, and agreed follow-up actions. Submitted to the relevant EF project lead. Within 5 working days of each visit; monthly (based on ~4 visit days/month)
• 2 Monthly Summary Note – Brief summary of monitoring activities conducted, partners visited, key findings, flags, and follow-up actions for the month. Submitted to the Project Manager. By the 5th working day of the following month
• 3 Mid-Assignment Review Note – Concise mid-term note summarizing overall monitoring findings, emerging patterns, risks, and recommendations for programme management. End of Month 3
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