Women Protection & Empowerment Consultant

Job posted by: International Rescue Committee (IRC)-USA - Tue, 21 Jul 2015

Job Details:

Organisation: International Rescue Committee (IRC)-USA

Deadline Sat, 19 Sep 2015

Job type: Permanent

Location: Haiti

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Addressing Vulnerability of and Violence against Women & Girls in

Carrefour-Feuilles, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

 

Type of evaluation

End of Project Evaluation

Expected evaluation methodologies

The consultant will make use of different methodological categories: quantitative research methods (based on secondary data such as data and databases generated by the program), qualitative research methods (such observation, in-depth interviews, focus group discussion and desk review of project documents and reports.

Number of evaluators

1 individual consultant

Expected start/end dates,  number of work days

Expected starting date: August 10, 2015

Expected ending date: September 18, 2015

Expected work days: (30 days, excluding weekends)

Budget

Overall budget includes travel, accommodation, visa costs

Deadline for receiving applications

July 31, 2015, 11:59 PM EST

 

  1. Description of Project/Program to be Evaluated

The project, “Addressing Vulnerability of and Violence against Women & Girls in Carrefour-Feuilles, Port-au-Prince,” funded by the American Red Cross (ARC), was implemented during two distinct phases; Phase I from October 2012 through May 2014, and evaluated in May 2014, and Phase II, from May 2014 through August 2015, which this evaluation will cover.

 

The overall goal of the project was to promote gender equality and women’s/girls’ protection and participation in local communities in Carrefour-Feuilles, Port-au-Prince in collaboration with the LAMIKA program. The goal of Phase II, specifically, was to mainstream protection and basic concepts of GBV awareness and prevention within the LAKIMA program and the target geographic area. The intention was to reach this goal in partnership with LAMIKA staff through structured capacity building, formal training sessions, joint activities, and on-the-job training. Within this capacity building framework, the IRC’s and ARC’s pre-appointed personnel were to contribute to achieving the following objectives:

 

  1. Protection and gender issue awareness activities increased within the LAMIKA program and staff knowledge increased through trainings;
  2. Adolescent girls’ personal and social assets are developed to effectively protect them from sexual exploitation and abuse;
  3. Community members, particularly women and girls, are engaged in promoting a safer environment.

 

  1. End of Project Evaluation Overview

 

  1. Purpose of End of Project Evaluation

To assess the effectiveness of the project in achieving its objectives and to provide insights for and future projects and lessons learnt to ARC for continuing their work in the target area. In particular the evaluation will:

  1. Provide inputs for new strategic directions or implementation design for future programming on protection and social cohesion in the area;
  2. inform decisions of donors or potential donors on whether to expand financial support, and;
  3. assess and evaluate compliance with donor rules and regulations or requirements.

 

  1. Objectives of End of Project Evaluation
  • Assess and describe the results and impact of the project – intended and unintended, positive and negative, as well as the major factors that influenced the achieved results; and,
  • Draw lessons learned and provide recommendations to improve the design for potential expansion of project activities.

 

  1. Main audience of evaluation

The main audience of the end of the project evaluation includes IRC and ARC staff (management, project managers, coordinators), as well as members of the local associations, parents, community leaders and community members in general.

 

  1. Coverage of evaluation

The evaluation is intended to cover all completed activities in all targeted areas.

 

  1. Evaluation Criteria and Questions

 

Criteria

Main Evaluation Questions

Sub-questions

Outcomes

1.       Did the project achieve its intended outcomes?

  1. Were there any important unintended outcomes, either positive or negative?
  2. What were the main reasons that determined whether intended outcomes were or were not achieved, and whether there were positive or negative unintended outcomes? Which were under IRC control and which were not?

Relevance of a protection program

2.       How appropriate was project design?

  1. Were the proposed activities the most appropriate to achieve intended outcomes?  Were there other, more appropriate ways in which similar outcomes could have been achieved?
  2. Has the design of the project been modified during implementation according to needs?
  3. Are objectives and design still relevant for potential future phases of the program?

Effectiveness of project results/activities

  1. How well were project activities planned and implemented?
  1. Were activities implemented as planned? What were the main factors that contributed to whether activities resulted in intended outputs and outcomes?
  2. Were quality standards and protocols defined, and did activities achieve high levels of quality in implementation?
  3. Were the implementation mechanisms appropriate and efficient to reach out the adolescent girls and implement activities?
  4. Were the target groups the right target to implement the GBV program activities? Were any certain potential target groups left?

Coordination with ARC and ARC partners

4.       How well did IRC coordinate with project stakeholders?

  1. Has the project contributed to strengthening the coordination between IRC and ARC? If so, how, and if not, why?
  2. Has the project collaborated with other partners in the area, such as ARC, international organizations and local associations? And how?

Beneficiaries’ Inclusion and Satisfaction

5.       How satisfied were project beneficiaries with the project?

 

  1. Have beneficiaries and community groups collaborated in the different phases of the project?
  2. What were the main issues raised by beneficiaries (can disaggregate if necessary) concerning their level of satisfaction with the project?

Sustainability and replicability

6.       How sustainable and replicable were project outcomes? 

  1. What are the main factors that affect, either positively or negatively, the sustainability of program outcomes?
  2. What exit strategies were incorporated into program design? Were such strategies implemented and to what extent did they contribute to sustainability?

Lessons

7.       What lessons can be learned that would help inform future projects in the same sector?

  1. What are the lessons learned in terms of project implementation, coordination, and beneficiary satisfaction?
  2. What are the key challenges hence recommendations to successful program implementation?
  3.  What are the best practices in terms of gender equity that can be incorporated into Integrated Neighborhood Approach programming?  

 

  1. Scope of Work and Evaluation Design

 

  1. Scope of Work

The evaluator will be responsible for preparing and carrying out the end of project evaluation as well as for the submission of a final report.

 

  1. Methodologies

The evaluator is encouraged to use a mix of qualitative and quantitative methodologies and techniques, including, for example, desk review of key project documents including secondary data and program-generated databases; interviews with key IRC and ARC staff; interviews with representatives and members of the communities in the project areas; focus group discussions with the beneficiary population; attendance at beneficiary meetings workshops, trainings, if any, and; observation/site visis. This list of methodologies may be considered applicable but should not be considered definitive, and the evaluator is free to propose other methodologies.

 

  1. Discussion of Inception Report

Prior to conducting the evaluation, the Evaluator will prepare and submit to IRC a brief inception report detailing the methodologies, evaluation tools and work plan of the evaluation. The inception report will be discussed with the IRC Haiti WPE Manager, and will be subject to approval prior to the start of field activities.

 

  1. Logistic and Administrative Support

The lead evaluator will be responsible for the following:

  1. To procure necessary visa in the country of origin (IRC will reimburse those expenses against evidence of payments) and medical insurance (IRC does not pay for insurance and will require a copy from the evaluator);
  2. A working laptop;
  3. Pay for food consumed during work days, no further per diem will be given aside from the consultancy fee.

 

IRC will be responsible for the following:

  1. To provide accommodation while in Haiti;
  2. To pay travel costs according to IRC policies;
  3. To hire translators and field staff to help in carrying out the evaluation;
  4. To provide the evaluator with a mobile phone and a SIM card;  
  5. To arrange transportation for the field visits, to and from the hotel – airport, and upon previous request and according IRC Haiti Security and Transport policies after working hours and weekend.

 

  1. Reporting Relationship

The evaluator will report to Evelyne Sylvain, Women’s Protection & Empowerment Manager (the designated evaluation manager) and Pamela Hershey, Program & Partnership Coordinator, both of whom are based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

 

  1. International Standards & Presentation of Evidence

Standard evaluation and survey methodologies and good practices utilized in the international humanitarian community should be applied. Such resources should include but are not limited to those promulgated by the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

 

  1. Ethical Guidelines

It is expected that the evaluation will adhere to ethical guidelines as outlined in the American Evaluation Association’s Guiding Principles for Evaluators. A detailed description can be found at www.eval.org/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesPrintable.asp .

 

Moreover, dealing with a program related to the prevention and response of gender based violence, ethical principles during evaluation should be applied such as those defined by the handbook published by the World Health Organization “Ethical and safety recommendations for researching, documenting and monitoring sexual violence in emergencies.”

 

  1. Future use of data

All collected data will be the sole property of the International Rescue Committee. The evaluator may not use the data for their own research purposes, nor license the data to be used by others, without the written consent of the International Rescue Committee.

 

  1. Expected Activities and Deliverables

 

5.1 Expected Activities

TENTATIVE ACTIVITES SCHEDULE

Number of days

Remarks

  1. Desk review, literature search and discussions with key program staff

2

Evaluator should spend two weeks with the IRC Haiti program in Port-au-Prince, including all of Steps 2 and 3 and beginning the week of August 10, 2015.

  1. Develop and submit Inception report for approval, including workplan and evaluation tools

2

  1. Field visit and evaluation in the field

6

  1. Preparation of draft report and ppt presentation

10

  1. Presentation of first key findings to IRC and to ARC

5

  1. Finalization of final report and approval IRC/ARC

5

Total expected work days:

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.2  Deliverables

 

Deliverables

Expected Deadline

  1. Inception report (including workplan and evaluation tools in French)

August 14, 2015

  1. Draft report (in English) and ppt presentation (both in French and English)

September 4, 2015

  1. Final report

September 18, 2015

 

 

  1. Obligations of Key Participants in the Evaluation

 

  1. Obligations of the Contractor(s)
  2. Inform the evaluation manager in a timely fashion of progress made and of any problems encountered.
  3. Implement the activities as expected, and if modifications are necessary, bring to the attention of the Evaluation Manager before enacting any changes.
  4. Report on a timely basis any possible conflicts of interest.

 

  1. Obligations of the Evaluation Manager
  2. Make sure that the evaluator is provided with the specified human resources and logistical support, and answer any day-to-day enquiries.
  3. Facilitate the work of the evaluator with beneficiaries and other local stakeholders.
  4. Monitor the daily work of the evaluator and flag any concerns.
  5. Receive and signoff on deliverables and authorize payment

 

  1. Required Qualifications

 

  1. Demonstrated experience in leading evaluations of gender-based violence projects/programs;
  2. Demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis;
  3. Demonstrated experience in leading focus group discussions and conducting interviews of a wide range of stakeholders;
  4. Experience of evaluating similar programs strongly preferred
  5. Fluency in both French and English languages (written and spoken) required
  6.  Demonstrated professional experience in post-disaster environments and/or in Haiti preferred;

 

  1. Application and Selection Details

 

  1. Application materials

The proposal should include the following five items. Please note that any proposal which does not contain all five items will be rejected.

 

  1. One-page Summary of Experience covering all the required qualifications
  2. Detailed CV of the evaluator.
  3. Professional references: please provide two or three references from your previous clients.
  4. A sample of a document written by the consultant (English and French)
  5. Daily rate : please mention the proposed daily rate in USD which shall include all costs as outlined above.

 

  1. Application procedures

Interested candidates should apply via the information provided in the announcement. Please put the following in the subject line: “Application for IRC Haiti GBV End of Project Evaluation.”

 

A complete application will be one with all materials listed above in one single file in either Word or pdf format. The title of this file should be the last name of the Evaluator (e.g. if the Evaluator is named Mary Smith, the title of the application document should be “ Smith ”). Application received after the deadline and incomplete applications will not be accepted.

 

  1. Deadline for applications

July 31, 2015, 11:59 PM EST


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