A IJAABO ASSOCIATE EXPERT ROSTER – SOMALIA position is currently open at IJAABO CONSULTANCY with the duty station in Somalia. The position falls under the Consultancies sector and is open to qualified professionals. The application deadline is Aug, 15 — early applications are encouraged.
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: IJAABO ASSOCIATE EXPERT ROSTER – SOMALIA
Type of Engagement:
Consultancy / Project-based / Expert Roster
Location:
Somalia
Organisation:
IJAABO Consultancy
Deadline:
15 August 2026
Background
IJAABO Consultancy invites qualified sectoral technical experts, trainers, facilitators, researchers, and consultants in Somalia to join its Associate Expert Roster for upcoming humanitarian, development, research, assessment, capacity-building, monitoring, evaluation, and third-party monitoring assignments across Somalia.
This call is open to experienced professionals from diverse technical backgrounds who are interested in supporting future consultancy assignments with UN agencies, international and national NGOs, donors, development partners, local organisations, community-based organisations, and private sector actors.
Please note that inclusion in the IJAABO Expert Roster does not constitute employment and does not guarantee future assignments. Experts will be contacted based on their technical expertise, availability, and suitability for specific consultancy opportunities.
About IJAABO Consultancy
IJAABO is an independent advisory firm providing evidence-driven research, training, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL), governance, and resilience solutions to public, private, and development sectors across Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa.
Through rigorous analysis, locally grounded expertise, and innovative approaches, IJAABO supports organisations to enhance performance, improve accountability, strengthen institutional systems, and design effective responses to complex development and humanitarian challenges.
Through its network of national and international experts, IJAABO delivers assignments in areas including needs assessments, baseline and endline studies, final evaluations, outcome monitoring, technical training, capacity building, qualitative and quantitative research, community consultations, and field monitoring.
Profile of Experts Sought
IJAABO is expanding its Somalia Expert Roster and welcomes applications from qualified experts, trainers, and consultants with expertise across a broad range of humanitarian, development, research, and capacity-building sectors. Relevant areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), health, nutrition, protection, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), child protection, education, food security and livelihoods, climate resilience, disaster risk reduction (DRR), technical and vocational education and training (TVET), economic empowerment, social protection, gender equality, disability inclusion, localisation, peacebuilding, conflict sensitivity, and Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL).
IJAABO also welcomes applications from professionals with specialised experience in research design and implementation, qualitative and quantitative data collection, training facilitation, curriculum development, institutional capacity building, community engagement, market assessments, youth employment programming, safeguarding, accountability to affected populations (AAP), and humanitarian and development programme quality improvement.
Main Areas of Work
Selected experts may be contacted for future consultancy assignments involving technical training and facilitation, capacity-building activities, sectoral assessments, programme evaluations, field research, development of assessment and monitoring tools, data collection supervision, contextual analysis, technical reviews, report writing, quality assurance, and technical advisory support.
Depending on specific assignment requirements, experts may contribute to activities such as Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), household surveys, community consultations, stakeholder workshops, technical reviews, training delivery, data analysis, and the preparation of practical recommendations tailored to the Somalia context.
Somalia Context and Relevant Experience
Candidates with strong knowledge and practical experience of Somalia’s humanitarian and development context are particularly encouraged to apply. IJAABO is especially interested in experts with experience related to displacement and durable solutions, protection risks and vulnerabilities, access constraints and operational challenges, food security and livelihoods, health and nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), education, climate change and disaster risks, community resilience, gender equality, disability inclusion, and local civil society strengthening.
Experience working with communities in diverse operational contexts, including urban, rural, remote, border, conflict-affected, displacement-affected, and climate-affected areas, is highly valued.
IJAABO particularly welcomes experts with demonstrated experience engaging respectfully and inclusively with women, youth, children, persons with disabilities, minority communities, internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, host communities, and other vulnerable or marginalised groups.
About Somalia
Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa and has a growing job market, particularly in the humanitarian, development, and private sectors. Major employment hubs include Mogadishu, Hargeisa, Garowe, Baidoa, and Kismayo, with opportunities from international NGOs, UN agencies, government institutions, and an expanding private sector.
Ereyada Soomaaliga (Somali Keywords): Shaqo Cusub • La-talinta • La-talin • Shaqo Soomaaliya