Act Church of Sweden works with around 100 partner organisations through its Voices of Faith – Empowering Civil Society for Democratic Development programme. The evaluation examines how the programme contributes to local ownership and shifts in power, resources and decision-making towards local partners and rights holders. It aims to identify the conditions that enable stronger local ownership and provide recommendations for strengthening locally led development. Jonas leads the evaluation, which combines document review with interviews and consultations with Act Church of Sweden and selected partner organisations.

ReAct – Action on Antibiotic Resistance is a global network working to ensure sustainable and equitable access to effective antibiotics, with regional nodes in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Latin America. The assignment supports ReAct in reviewing and strengthening its organisational structure and governance, including assessing alternative organisational models, developing governance arrangements for the preferred model, and preparing a practical roadmap for organisational reform. Jonas is carrying out the assignment together with consultants from Rights Hand.

For more than two decades, Sweden has supported regional development cooperation in Asia and the Pacific through partnerships with multilateral organisations, regional networks, civil society organisations and other strategic actors.  As Sweden’s regional strategy was phased out in June 2026, the assignment took stock of key results and lessons from this long-term engagement, including outcomes, emerging impacts and factors contributing to results. The work was jointly conducted by experts from three Sida thematic help desks, with Jonas representing the Help Desk on Democracy and Human Rights.

The baseline study was conducted within the framework of the project “Strengthening Human Resource Management in the Moldovan Prison and Probation Services”, which aims to build a skilled, motivated and adaptable workforce across the prison and probation services. The study forms a key part of the project’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) system, establishing a baseline for tracking progress and assessing changes over the course of the project. Jonas led the assignment in close cooperation with the project team at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.

Jonas is conducting capacity assessments of two Ukrainian civil society organisations as part of Sida’s call for proposals aimed at strengthening partnerships with Ukrainian civil society. The assessments analyse organisational strengths, gaps, and risks across core capacity areas, including governance, management, internal systems, and the effective use of human, financial, and operational resources. The assessments serve a dual purpose: to support organisational learning and continuous improvement, and to inform Sida’s consideration of potential capacity-strengthening support.

Jonas is designing and delivering two training courses for Sida grantees, one on budgeting and financial reporting and the other on anti-corruption. The first training aimed to equip the CSOs with a better understanding of the fundamentals of budgeting and financial monitoring, including Sida’s requirements, and practical skills and tools for producing clear and traceable financial reports. The second training focused on enhancing understanding of corruption risks specific to CSOs, supporting the grantees in developing or improving their own anti-corruption policies, and implementing related anti-corruption measures.