RE-ADVERT: TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR EVALUATIONS – Galmudug State of Somalia

RE-ADVERTISEMENT:REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR EVALUATIONS

INTRODUCTION

Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (hereafter DKH) is the humanitarian assistance agency with regional offices in Asia, Africa and Latin America, as well as country offices in our priority countries, which are responsible for the coordination of aid programmes. Centre for Peace and Democracy (CPD) was founded in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2003 by a group of intellectuals, in response to humanitarian and governance crisis generated by protracted civil war with a humanitarian and development mandate. CPD has presence in Banadir and Mudug states with physical offices in Mogadishu, Adado and Hobyo. Since 2016, DKH and CPD have partnered in undertaking humanitarian and transitional development projects in Galmudug State of Central Somalia.

With financial support from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (hereafter BMZ), DKH in partnership with CPD implements the project “Recovery and improvement of livelihood of pastoralist communities in Hobyo District, Galmudug“. This two-year project started 01 August 2018 and will end 31 July 2020. The overall goal is to sustain and regain livelihoods of pastoralists and dropout pastoralist communities in Hobyo District of Galmudug state.

Nature of Task:End of Project Evaluation

Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) and Center for Peace and Development (CPD) would like to commissiona multi-fold end-of-project evaluation for the above proejct. Firstly, to follow up on findings, recommendations and lessons learned from the mid-term evaluation. Secondly, to learn from this transitional aid response funded by BMZ for similar programs following major natural disasters, such as drought and floods due to climate change and in order to increase the level of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and impact for its beneficiaries. Thirdly, to identify possible gaps in DKH and CPDs operational set-up and to get recommendations on closing these gaps. Therefore, program staff from DKH at both, country program and head office level, staff from CPD and personnel from BMZ are the main audience of the end-of-project evaluation.The evaluation will also ensure accountability to all stakeholders of the project.

Key qualifications of the evaluators

The Consultancy team will be composed of experts with the below essential and desirable profiles and qualifications. The team of experts should be gender balanced to enable complete coverage of the different aspects of the consultancy as set out in these terms of reference, including cross-cutting issues.

Essential

• A proven experience in working with humanitarian sectoral programs relating to livelihood programs.
• Demonstrated experience in the evaluation of transitional aid projects funded by BMZ is desirable.
• Extensive knowledge of construction/ rehabilitation of sand dams, water pans or similar is a desirable added value
• proven ability to provide strategic recommendations to key stakeholders (e.g. beneficiaries, local authorities, CPD, DKH and BMZ);
• Proven experience with participatory evaluation and qualitative and quantitative methods (mixed method design, triangulation);
• Ability to assess and further develop a conceptual evaluation tool;
• Knowledge of strategic and operational management of humanitarian operations;
• Strong analytical skills and ability to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw practical conclusions and make recommendations
• excellent English skills – speaking and writing;
• Experience of working in Somalia/Horn of Africa
• Ability to deal with hardship and remote area field work
• Good interpersonal skills and understanding cultural sensitivities;
• Readiness to travel to Somalia and conduct direct standard monitoring and evaluation activities.

Cash Skills      

Essential:

• A solid and diversified track record of experience in running, overseeing or evaluating cash and voucher assistance
• Broad knowledge of humanitarian and development issues, specifically in Food Security, livelihoods and markets in the NGO sector. The ideal consultant will have 5 to 7 years of relevant experience from a relief and development agency.
• Relevant geographical experience working in East Africa and experience with evaluations in drought-affected contexts or slow-onset emergencies
• Awareness of cultural sensitivities and local context
• Experience of integrating gender dynamics within participatory data collection.
• Knowledge of humanitarian evaluation methods and techniques, including a thorough understanding of data collection, evaluation methodologies and design, and strong qualitative and quantitative research skills
• Fully conversant with the principles and working methods of project cycle management. The expert, or at least one of the experts proposed, should have solid knowledge of and practical experience with gender issues and gender integration analysis.
• Strong analysis, report writing and communication skills
• Sound understanding of SPHERE standards, Core Humanitarian Standards, familiarity with key cash transfer guidelines and MEAL best practices and approaches
• Ability to work with a team and under pressure to meet deadlines and produce agreed deliverables.

Desirable:

• Experience working in Somalia (years of experience may vary per expert irrespective of their position on the team);
• Full working knowledge of English and vernacular languages and excellent report writing
• Active member of CaLP or other global networks championing research and best practice in the field of cash and voucher assistance

Content of the evaluator’s offer

To participate in the tender process, offers must be submitted to the e-mail-address below by the 24^th August 2020 and consist of the following documents:

1. A signed Expression of Interest (EoI), not exceeding 1 page, laying out the team composition, why the applying evaluation team thinks is able to do the end-of project evaluation and confirmation of availability in proposed timeframe (see section 5)
2. A sound CV of all of the participating evaluators, including demonstrated experience in project/ program evaluation (see section 7) and contacts of at least 3 referees;
3. A technical proposal, not exceeding 10 pages (excluding annexes), and demonstrating the comprehension of the ToR,detailing evaluation design, methodology and instruments to answer the key questions, and to provide a detailed time table and indicate availability in the proposed time frame (see section 5).
4. Two samples of similar previous assignments
5. A financial proposal outlining their expected fees, costs of return flights, visas, meals and life insurance. DKH will cover the in-country accommodation and all operation and field logistics costs. In their proposal, candidates should consider that the budget, would, cover approximately 30 consultant days from 1^st September to 31^st October 2020.

CPD and DKH will use its internal guidance, checklists and an interview process to select the successful evaluation consultancy team. For selection, the CV of the lead consultant will be taken as a basis for qualification scoring.

Interested bidders should download more detailed information on this TOR from our website: https://www.cpd-africa.org/procurement. Please forward all above-mentioned documents in English via E-Mail to:procurement@cpd-africa.org Subject of the Email: ‘Consultancy for Evaluation of K-SOM-2018–0233 Project in Mogadishu in the subject. The deadline for receiving for receiving the expressions of interests has been extended from 12^thAugust 2020 to 24^th August 2020. Incomplete applications will be considered inadmissible for further review by the evaluation selection panel. EOI not sent to this email contact will be disqualified from selection process.