Country: Somalia
Closing date: 03 Mar 2014
Country: Somalia Project title: WaSH and Food security support for drought and conflict affected populations in South and Central regions of Somalia Purpose: to draw lessons from the experiences and challenges, including evaluating each and every activity as per the proposal and former projects’ evaluations of similar activities in the intervention areas. In particular, evaluating lessons learned is critical. Location : Bardera, Luuq and Elwak Districts of Gedo region, Adaado, Abudwak and Balanbale Districts in Galgaduud region and Afmadow and Badhade districts of Lower Juba region Starting date: March 3rd 2014 (indicative and subject to the prevailing security/access context) Duration of the field mission: 27 days Time dedicated to the desk review: 2 days Time dedicated to report writing: 5 days Under responsibility of: Head of Mission
Presentation of SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL
SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international non-governmental organization which provides humanitarian assistance to population affected by natural disaster or man-made crisis.
Scope and focus
The project should be evaluated through the following criteria: relevance, coverage, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, impact, and coherence. Recommendations for the strategic orientation of the next project are made. Relevance, effectiveness and sustainability criteria will be particularly focused during this evaluation. The evaluation should answer the following:
Did expected results fulfill the needs? (relevance) Did the activities implemented allowed to reach the expected results and specific objective of the project? (impact) Does the program cover the initially targeted population? (coverage) To what extent has targeting been appropriate, taking into consideration both exclusion and inclusion errors? Are the project activities timely implemented as planned? ( effectiveness of work plan implementation) Are the monitoring tools adapted to the context and do they allow information to be delivered on time? Are beneficiary feedback mechanisms in place, functional and adequate? What are the main recommendations that can be made to improve local accountability towards beneficiaries? How are the resources being utilized in the course of project implementation so far? (efficiency) Are results of activities sustainable and to what extend? What negative or positive midterm influence of the project is already foreseen? (impact) Has the project been adapted appropriately to changing needs or context (flexibility) Can the project be seen as complementary to other actions on the ground (either by SI or other stakeholders)? (coherence) The following specific activities should be evaluated according to the following considerations: Water filters; Performance and sustainability of water users committees; Cash for work; Hygiene promotion; Food vouchers
DELIVERABLES
Detailed Report (max 40 pages): Executive summary, including an executive summary (2 pages); A separate table summarizing the main findings and the lessons learned; A separate table showing the different recommendations and tips for their implementation; Detailed plan of visits and interviews conducted in the field; a Power point presentation of the main findings and recommendations.
Qualifications/Experience Required
Minimum of 5 years of proven experience on humanitarian programming and evaluation, including previous experience working in Somalia; University degree in Project management, Water and Sanitation, Food Security or related field; Strong methodology and writing capacity, fluent in English , understanding of the Somali language is an advantage.
Note: The access and capacity of the field consultants will be one of the primary selection criteria for this consultancy.
How to apply:
You are advised to please visit the Somalia NGO Consortium website http://somaliangoconsortium.org/careers for details of this consultancy before applying. Proposals, including all relevant supporting information (CV, technical and financial proposal, work plan and 3 contact references), should be sent to info@solidarites-kenya-som.org by C.O.B Wednesday, 3rd March 2014.
Please indicate the consultancy you are applying for in the title of your email. Only short-listed applications will be contacted. ink to the terms of reference: http://flox.solidarites.org:50092/data/public/ec57a5.php
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