Supporting DFID’s Deepening Democracy Programme in Kenya through management and implementation of its monitoring, evaluation and learning function.

To establish and manage the delivery of activities for the Research and Innovation Unit, which supports the Aitebaar programme in Pakistan.

Providing an evidence base to support the UK FCO Conflict Pool with decisions on future project interventions pertaining to Syria

Working to undertake some research and develop policy recommendations related to the DFID-funded national School Ranking Policy (SRP)

Finalising the design and operational arrangements for the South Sudan Civil Society Fund on behalf of the Joint Donor Team.

Evaluating DFID’s Somalia Stability Fund (SSF), a multi-donor fund designed to support peace and stability in Somalia.

Assessing the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and value for money of JPLG II, a UN joint programme to support local governance reforms in Somalia.

Contributing to increased protection of civil and political rights through strengthening civil society in Tanzania.

Conducting a responsible business assessment in Kenya to understand the client’s impacts, both positive and negative.

Carriying out a study for Trademark East Africa to help develop a more equitable remuneration schedule for the various stakeholders in the coffee value chain.

Assessing how the Action Aid’s Access to Justice for Women programme activities had contributed to change, and developing recommendations on how the programme could be adjusted and scaled up in future.

Conducting a Political Economy Analysis (PEA) of the health sector in South Kivu, taking into account local, provincial and national-level dynamics and actors.

Conducting education-sector Political Economy Analysis (PEA) studies with a focus on improved governance and accountability.

Challenging and improving DFID DRC’s understanding of the political economy context in DRC.

Designing and implementing a feasible M&E strategy for the International Security and Stabilisation Support Strategy (ISSSS) in DRC

Providing deeper understanding of the stakeholder context and attitudes of key stakeholders in Thilawa state, Myanmar.

A strategic conflict analysis to understand the nature and drivers of conflict in two of Myanmar’s ethnic states.

Identifying the political and economic dynamics and incentives of key bamboo-sector in Mon, Kachin, Rakhine States and Yangon Region.

Informing the design of an anti-trafficking program within informal settlements in Kenya.

A pilot study in Somalia and Kenya on roles and perceptions of international actors in the context of preventing violent extremism, as well as understanding perceptions of security and insecurity providers.

Developing an anti-fraud and corruption strategy, including policies and procedures, reporting mechanisms and protocols.

Helping stakeholders identify recommendations for changing the way that political violence can be represented in the Pakistani media.

Conducting an independent assessment of community perceptions of INGOs/UN agencies and methods of communication in Rakhine.

Providing the basis for an evaluation of DFID’s Sub-National Governance (SNG) Programme in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).

Monitoring and evaluating the JST’s Middle East and Gulf programme, which includes fellows from Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Bahrain and Oman.

A multi-country evaluation of local governance support to improve standards in service delivery in conflict-affected communities.

Consulting Somali media actors in the UK diaspora on the Somali government’s draft media law.

Evaluating access to healthcare and the capacity of healthcare actors to manage social tensions within healthcare structures across Lebanon.

Designing field data collection methods for measuring the impact of local government capacity building programmes in Helmand Province.

Supporting the development of an improved engagement strategy to build long-term relationships with the Sri Lankan tea sector.

Reviewing an NGO’s private sector engagement strategy.

Mapping the public policy research sector in Egypt for an international NGO.

Investigating whether increasing livelihoods programming would support peace-building objectives.

Supporting the development of a 5-year strategic plan for the Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS).

Supporting the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) to improve the ability of local journalists to respond to crucial issues.

Supporting the National Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (NDDRC) to learn lessons from a pilot ex-combatant reintegration project.

Providing a feasibility assessment for the development of a research-training programme in South Sudan.

Designing a framework allowing the organisation to assess how its volunteers contributed to capacity building in the government bodies they worked with.

Designing a pilot programme for English-language training and mentoring to the South Sudan Police Service.

Strengthening approaches to administering programmes in highly insecure geographies

Evaluation and support of home-based skills development programme supporting Syrian refugee women and their host communities.

Increasing the demand for better public health services and nutrition for women and girls.

Informing the design of a Public Financial Management (PFM) Demand Side Accountability programme in Libya.

Aiding the design and implementation of the South Sudan Business Plan Competition.

Providing information to government decision makers and partners to improve advanced learning programmes in South Sudan.

Understanding youth employment, business start-up opportunities and barriers in South Sudan.

Qualitative final evaluation of efforts undertaken as part of a wider transition initiative.

Baseline study on the nature of state-citizen relations in the aftermath of the Arab Spring.

Community policing and its public perception in South Sudan has been the focus of a number of studies in the last few years.