The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Norwegian Refugee Council are seeking two Participatory Action Research facilitators to support a project working in Honduras and Ethiopia.
Background to the project
Norwegian Refugee Council’s Pathways for Better Education and Livelihoods programme is strengthening education systems, youth participation, and livelihood opportunities, while piloting an innovative Grassroots Youth Education and Livelihoods Funding Mechanism. This mechanism supports community-based organisations, youth entrepreneurs, and outreach actors through flexible funding and mentoring to implement locally led initiatives.
The role of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in this project is to work alongside the Honduras and Ethiopia Country Offices to carry out PAR and a formative and learning-orientated evaluation of the Grassroots Youth Education and Livelihoods Funding Mechanism. Both of these activities are designed to ensure the mechanism is not only evidence-informed but also grounded in the lived realities and aspirations of the young people and communities it aims to serve. The PAR process and evaluation will be centred on principles of co-creation reflexivity, and equity. IDS will work closely with the NRC country team, PAR facilitator, youth-led groups to co-design and implement action research cycles.
Key details
Locations:
- Ethiopia, Tsore and Sherkole Refugee camps, Assosa zone of Benishangul Gumuz region
- Honduras, Valle de Sula (Cortés) y Tegucigalpa (Francisco Morazán)
For more details, including timelines, purpose, deliverables and person profile, please see the full Terms of Reference below:
- CV and cover letter with at least two samples of previous work undertaken and led by the service provider.
- A proposed budget detailing service provision fees. All budgets and final quotations should be made in PDF files.
- We expect budgets to include travel costs (only within-country travel costs will be considered), subsistence costs, wage costs plus any additional material costs anticipated.
- We expect budgets to include travel costs (only within-country travel costs will be considered), subsistence costs, wage costs plus any additional material costs anticipated.
Submission by 19 June to Tina Nelis at t.nelis@ids.ac.uk
Read more here: https://www.participatorymethods.org/2026/06/09/par-facilitators-needed-in-honduras-and-ethiopia/