Consultant (Project Evaluation)

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Contract length: December 2014

The role:

The consultant will be requested to undertake an end project evaluation. The evaluation will focus on assessing the overall impact of the programme as well as outcomes under each of the project objectives during the intervention. Particular attention will be paid to the impact of the project on conflict sensitive programming, the capacity of the two local partners’ staff and other key stakeholders, provision of Non Formal Education (NFE) for children, children’s capacity and participation in local level peace initiative, and effectiveness of child rights monitoring and advocacy in the two townships of Kayah State.

In addition to assessing project impact, the evaluation will assess the effectiveness and efficiency of project delivery including: project management and project monitoring review. The objectives of the evaluation are as follows:

• Assess the output and outcomes of the project focusing on the objectives
• Assess overall impact of the programme and identify and explain what changed for whom and why (causal analysis: enablers and constraints and how these affect the project implementation).
• Assess the degree to which the project achieved the objectives and results described in the project design documents (proposal and log frame)
• Assess the effectiveness and efficiency of project management and delivery

The evaluation will also explore the sustainability of the project results and outcomes with a focus on institutional sustainability.

Deliverables:

1. Inception report:
   • Preliminary findings of the desk study of existing material and literature related to the project.
   • Issues on the evaluations questions including preliminary hypothesis.
   • Data collection instruments and proposed methodology.
   • Sampling strategy
   • Limitations of the evaluation
2. Draft evaluation report including:

• Executive summary
• Description of the methodology adopted during the evaluation
• Presentation of key project data and a detailed analysis of the evaluation findings
• Presentation of key project management data and a detailed analysis of the evaluation findings
• Summary of Strengths and weaknesses of the programme design and management /implementation modalities
• Conclusions and recommendations including: specific actions that might be taken into consideration in designing future projects on demonstrating a sustainability community based model that can be taken to greater scale
• Two detailed case studies

3. Final Evaluation report (maximum 40 pages excluding Annex)

• Based on comments and inputs from SCI Myanmar present a revised evaluation report.
• PowerPoint presentation with key findings, conclusions and recommendations.

4. 2 page evaluation overview, highlighting key successes, challenges and impacts of the project

Qualifications and experience

The evaluation team will include a lead and a support consultant. The lead consultant will have demonstrated international experience of conducting project evaluations for complex, multi sectoral projects including civil society strengthening, Child Rights, Governance, and conflict sensitive programming preferably in SE Asia. The lead consultant will also have a sound understanding of Save the Children expectations and requirements as well as nature of Child Rights Governance. The lead consultant will be responsible for ensuring that the evaluation deliverables are met.

The support consultant will be a fluent speaker of Burmese and English with previous experience of conducting evaluations for community based programmes in Myanmar. Ideally, the support consultant will have education, civil society or child focused programming experience, including work with Child Rights and Child Protection Programmes.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

A detailed Terms of Reference is available at the address below.

Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.

Website: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2bs0UcnZuAWRlBDX0FSQWk1Zjg/view?usp=sharing

For further clarifications, please contact Ni Ni Hla, Child Rights Governance Head of Programme, Save the Children in Myanmar Email:

Application Deadline: November 24th, 2014. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. The position may be filled before the application due date.

Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: karora.17330.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com