Application Guide

How to Apply for SOUTH SUDAN COUNTRY PROGRAMME EVALUATION 2026

at Finn Church Aid

🏢 About Finn Church Aid

Finn Church Aid is Finland's largest development cooperation organization with a distinctive dual mandate combining humanitarian assistance and long-term development work. What makes FCA unique is its rights-based approach focused specifically on education, livelihoods, and peacebuilding in fragile contexts, operating through both faith-based and secular partnerships. Working here offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful change in some of the world's most challenging environments while being part of a respected Finnish organization with strong ethical foundations.

About This Role

This contract role involves conducting a comprehensive evaluation of FCA's South Sudan country programme from 2022-2025, analyzing successes and challenges across strategic themes (livelihoods, education, peace), modalities, and cross-cutting issues. You'll provide actionable recommendations for future programming, including potential synergies with FCA's Uganda operations, making this role impactful by directly shaping how FCA supports vulnerable communities in one of the world's most fragile states. Your evaluation will cover 10 specific geographic locations across South Sudan, requiring remote coordination with field teams and stakeholders.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve virtual meetings with FCA South Sudan team members across different locations to understand programme implementation, analyzing programme documents and data against CHS standards, and drafting evaluation findings. You'll spend significant time synthesizing information across the three strategic themes while ensuring conflict-sensitive and GESI-informed analysis, with regular coordination with FCA's evaluation manager to align methodologies and timelines.

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🎯 Who Finn Church Aid Is Looking For

  • Has conducted at least 2-3 country programme evaluations for international development/humanitarian organizations, preferably with experience in fragile states
  • Demonstrates practical expertise in rights-based approaches and results-based management within both humanitarian and development contexts
  • Can articulate specific experience applying Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) evaluation methodologies in previous assignments
  • Has direct working experience in South Sudan's operational context, including understanding of government structures and local dynamics

📝 Tips for Applying to Finn Church Aid

1

Quantify your country programme evaluation experience - specify how many evaluations you've conducted, for which organizations, and in what contexts

2

Explicitly mention your familiarity with CHS evaluation frameworks and provide a brief example of how you've applied them

3

Highlight any specific South Sudan experience, even if brief, including knowledge of the listed locations (Juba, Malakal, Fangak, etc.)

4

Demonstrate understanding of FCA's three strategic themes by referencing how you've evaluated similar rights-based programmes

5

Include a short methodology note (1-2 paragraphs) in your application outlining how you would approach this specific evaluation

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your specific experience evaluating multi-year country programmes in fragile states, with concrete examples', "How you've previously applied rights-based approaches and CHS standards in evaluation work", "Your understanding of South Sudan's operational challenges and how they affect programme implementation", 'Initial thoughts on potential synergies between South Sudan and Uganda programmes based on regional knowledge']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → FCA's 2021-2025 strategy document focusing on their three rights-based themes
  • → Recent FCA South Sudan programme reports or updates available on their website
  • → The specific Core Humanitarian Standard evaluation criteria and indicators
  • → Current humanitarian and development context in South Sudan, particularly in the 10 listed locations
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through how you would design the evaluation methodology for this specific South Sudan programme
2 How would you ensure conflict-sensitivity and GESI integration in your evaluation approach?
3 What challenges do you anticipate in remotely evaluating programmes across 10 locations in South Sudan?
4 How would you approach analyzing synergies between South Sudan and Uganda programmes?
5 Describe a time you had to deliver difficult evaluation findings to a programme team and how you managed that process
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying generic evaluation experience without specifying country programme or fragile state context
  • Failing to demonstrate understanding of CHS standards or rights-based approaches
  • Overlooking the remote nature of the role and not addressing how you would manage distance evaluation challenges

📅 Application Timeline

⏰ Deadline: March 4, 2026

We recommend applying at least a few days early to avoid last-minute technical issues.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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