JLS Approach
JLS Consulting brings together Senior Evaluators – Team Leaders, Thematic Specialists, Implementation Specialists, National Experts, and a Coordination and Quality Team capable of delivering robust, mixed-method evaluations across Africa and globally. Our approach is grounded in sectoral depth, methodological rigor, opertaional know how, institutional experience, and multilingual delivery (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese).
JLS Evaluation Practice
JLS conducts impact, mid-term, final, thematic Learning and developmental evaluations using:
- Stakeholder mapping
- Mixed-methods design (qualitative/quantitative)
- Theory-of-Change reconstruction and evaluability analysis
- Sampling strategies adapted to complex environments
- Data triangulation across institutional, community and system levels
- Human-rights, gender and disability inclusion lenses
- Climate-sensitive and conflict-sensitive methodologies
- Operational analysis and scale up strategies
- Multilingual evaluation (EN–FR–PT)
- Strong national engagement for contextual accuracy
JLS Evaluators
João Mesquita – Senior International Evaluator
Thirteen years of international evaluation leadership across UN agencies, EU delegations and governments. Specialist in mixed methods, ToC design, M&E systems, and complex multi-country evaluations in Lusophone and African contexts.
Prof. Vincent Kanyamuna – Governance & Higher-Education Evaluator
Associate Professor at the University of Zambia. Expert in public-sector governance, institutional analysis, higher-education systems, and qualitative methodologies, Experienced Team Lead Evaluator.
Joanne Philpott – Humanitarian Evaluator
Specialized evaluator with over 70 humanitarian and development reports for ECHO, DFID/FCDO, USAID, WFP, FAO, UNHCR and INGOs. Specialist in climate-resilient livelihoods, shock-responsive social protection, food systems, HDP-Nexus and market-based responses.
Thematic Specialists Supporting Evaluations
Stefan Urban – Labour Markets, Social Protection, Economics
Economist with experience in ILO, social protection financing, employment and labour market governance.
Jean-Louis Lambeau – Social Protection, Climate Resilience, HDP-Nexus
Evaluator and specialist in social protection systems, climate change adaptation, humanitarian–development approaches, and UN programme design.
Walusiku Luputa – Climate Finance, Public Finance, Community Resilience
Public finance and climate specialist with strong experience in budget analysis, governance and CSO–government engagement.
Dr. Jewette H. Masinja – Engineering, Environmental Management, Mining Governance
Expert in infrastructure, environmental risk, mining governance and sustainable development.
Faides TembaTemba – Gender Specialist
Expert in gender analysis, gender-responsive programming and women’s economic empowerment.
Carla Serrão – Gender, Governance & Formalization
Angolan–Portuguese evaluator with deep experience in gender, social protection, DRR, governance and MSME formalization. Extensive fieldwork leadership and institutional engagement.
Institutional Experience
Our evaluators have worked with:
- ILO, UNICEF, UNDP, WFP, FAO, UNHCR
- European Union, ECHO, USAID, DFID/FCDO
- Oxfam, ActionAid, Plan International, Save the Children
- Government ministries and academic institutions (UNZA, UCL)
This ensures alignment with donor standards and robust understanding of operational realities.
How We Work with Clients
- Rapid inception and ToC reconstruction
- Co-developed evaluation matrix
- In-depth Desk Review
- Structured data-collection tools
- National data collectors and thematic experts
- Real-time triangulation
- High-quality reporting in EN–FR–PT
- Validation workshops and briefing sessions
- Full logistical integration when required