BHA Project end Line Evaluation Consultant

Date Posted: Nov 06, 2022

Job Detail

Location:

kabul
Company:

Save the Children
Type:

Contract
Shift:

First Shift (Morning)
Career Level:

Experienced Professional
Positions:

1
Vacancy number:

21-222
Experience:

5 Year
Gender:

Any
Salary:

As per Company salary scale
Degree:

Masters
Apply Before:

Nov 13, 2022

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About Save the Children

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

SCI - Afghanistan

Save the Children has been working in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is the basis of our work.

We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers

Job Description

BACKGROUND

The Deepening a culture of resilience among disaster, drought, and conflict-affected communities through scaled-up integrated response in CP, GBV, Shelter, FSL, Agriculture, Health, and Nutrition, and WASH across 13 provinces of Afghanistan is a BHA-funded project that is targeting 1,185,054 vulnerable Afghans with CP, GBV, Shelter, FSL, Agriculture, Health and Nutrition, and WASH services.

The goal of the proposed program was ‘’to improve the well-being and resilience of households and communities affected by disasters, including the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19, by increasing access to integrated and gender-sensitive and inclusive food assistance, shelter, protection, health, nutrition and WASH’’

SUMMARY OF PROJECT INFORMATION

Save the Children received BHA funding of $32,800,445 (original award and top-up award) to implement the project on “Deepening a culture of resilience among disaster, drought, and conflict-affected communities through scaled-up integrated response in CP, GBV, Shelter, FSL, Agriculture, Health and Nutrition, and WASH across 13 provinces of Afghanistan”.

Type of evaluation

External Final evaluation

Name of the project

It is deepening a culture of resilience among disaster, drought, and conflict-affected communities through scaled-up integrated response in CP, GBV, Shelter, FSL, Agriculture, Health and Nutrition, and WASH across 13 provinces of Afghanistan.

Project Start and End dates

July 2021-Dec 2022

Project duration

18 months

Project locations:

Afghanistan / Badakhshan, Balkh, Daikundi, Faryab, Jawzjan, Kandahar, Kabul, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Nangarhar, Sar-e-Pul, Takhar

Thematic areas

Humanitarian

Sub-themes

Child poverty, Child Protection, Health & Nutrition

Donor

USAID-BHA

Evaluation Timeline

Nov 2022- Feb 2023.

Estimated beneficiaries

1,195,054 individuals

The overall objective of the project

To improve the well-being and resilience of households and communities affected by disasters, including the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19, by increasing access to integrated and gender-sensitive and inclusive food assistance, shelter, protection, health, nutrition, and WASH

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE EVALUATION

The primary purpose of the end-of-project evaluation is to assess the performance of Afghanistan, Deepening a culture of resilience among disaster and conflict-affected communities through scaled-up integrated response in CP, GBV, Shelter, FSL, Health and Nutrition, and WASH

Project.

This evaluation is meant to serve the following purposes:

To learn to what extent the planned project’s objectives and goals – to all result levels -have been achieved as well as identify and document lessons learned good practices and innovative ways that have contributed to the attainment of the project objectives;
To assess how the program contributed to:

Enable households affected by the multiple crises (COVID-19, drought, harsh winter, and economic pressures post-transition of power to IEA) to meet basic food and non-food needs and prevent the adoption of harmful coping mechanisms.
Improved safety, security, protection, and well-being of disaster-affected communities including women and children.
Reduced morbidity and mortality associated with malnutrition, lack of access to primary health care, and poor sanitation and hygiene.

DELIVERABLES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

The evaluation team should complete a draft of the work plan and send it to Save the Children for approval. The work plan will include:

Inception Report with clear end-line tools, study methodology, sampling approach, and the proposed timeline – containing information on the research plan for evaluation study (e.g. tools, sampling frame, sample size calculation key evaluation questions, and timeline).
First draft report (with integrated analysis from both quantitative results and qualitative findings);
Dataset (raw data, output tables, and syntax), Survey Final Report, Data Dictionaries, codebooks, Processing Steps, Questionnaires, Field Manuals, Sampling Frame, Description of the Sampling Design
Second draft report - addressing SCI comments
Final Endline Survey Report
The Evidence to Action Brief - a 2-4 page summary of the full report (using the Save the Children Evidence to Action Brief template).

Expressions of Interest

Expressions of interest are requested from suitably qualified candidates and addressing the following:

An outline of the proposed methodology to complete the assignment.
Response to the criteria as set out in the consultant’s qualification requirements.
Consultant daily rate.
Examples of at least one similar report or study produced in English, and for which the consultant is the sole or lead author.
Details of three professional referee

Job Requirements

Consultant (Qualitative Evaluation)

Selection Criteria

Qualification Requirements

Bidders are required to provide CVs, stating his/her professional experiences to conduct evaluation works using mixed methods, as shown in the expected roles and responsibilities for this evaluation.

The consultant should have the excellent technical expertise and practical experience required to deliver the scope of work and evaluation outputs. It includes:

At least a master’s Degree in Research and a Ph.D. holder candidate will be preferred.
5-7 years of relevant experience.
Strong skills in both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, drawing findings from multiple sources and handling potential contradictions between data sets.
Relevant subject matter knowledge and experience: knowledge and experience on conducting research with children and persons with a disability as well as gender research to ensure that the evaluation design and research methods are as relevant and meaningful as possible, given the aims and objectives of the project.
Afghanistan country experience. The consultant shall have the appropriate country knowledge /experience and language proficiency (English, Pashto, and Dari), required for data collection and conducting evaluation research.
Qualitative data analysis techniques, including the use of software e.g., ATLAS.ti, NVivo, or other qualitative software;

Skills Required

Submission Guideline:

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position by sending the below documents mentioning the position title and vacancy number (21-222) in the subject of their email before the closing date.
* Letter of Interest and Update CV as a single document
* SCI application form: http://www.acbar.org/upload/1572430756959.docx

Save the Children International provides an equal employment opportunities and does not ask for money at any stage of recruitment.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse
“Save the Children strongly encourages applications from women. Minimum country requirements for potential female applicants will be followed”

Submission Email:

AFG.recruitment@Savethechildren.org

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