Consultant for Final Evaluation of Rewrite the Future (RTF) in Maluku
Location : Maluku Province, Indonesia
Districts - Maluku Tengah, Seram Bagian Barat and Kota Ambon
Reports to : Program Manager
Time period: 20 working days
Save The Children started its humanitarian assistance in Maluku since 2002 after civic unrest occurred in the area with estimation of 5000 people killed and over 250,000 displaced. While the inter-communal violence has now abated, and there are positive signs of communities rebuilding, there remains tension between these communities and a potential for resurgence of violence. The project initially implemented to respond children's needs in emergencies through provision of direct assistance to beneficiaries.
Funded by International Financial Review (IFR) and supported by Save the Children UK, the project started officially in June 2009 and will be ended in June 2011. The project is implementing in 45 schools in 3 districts. After 2 years, there is a need to conduct final evaluation of its performance to ensure implementation and enhancing quality for better supports in the future.
Aim and objectives of the project are below,
Project aim:
To enable Moslem and Christian children in three districts of Maluku to enjoy quality basic education in safe schools benefit from better local and national systems to protect children, and grow up in peaceful communities.
* Objective 1:
Increase the capacity of at least 1050 teachers and school supervisors to provide quality education to children.
* Objective 2:
Increase the capacity of 45 school communities to manage and improve the quality of education in schools.
* Objective 3:
Increase capacity of children in 30 target schools to participate in actions that affects the quality of education and protection at their schools.
Objectives of the study
The final evaluation is to:
1. Identify major achievement against intended objectives of the project.
2. Note any constrains and gaps of the project.
3. Compare the final evaluation results and baseline results.
4. Giving suggestions for the future implementation of the project.
Responsibilities
In close collaboration with Senior Program Manager and all RTF team members, the consultant should:
1. Develop the final evaluation proposal including methods and instruments. This will also include working with project team and relevant people in developing and agreeing on key final evaluation questionnaire.
2. Doing both quantitative and qualitative approach in this final study. The qualitative approach can be interviews with manager, project officers, and staffs involved with the project. Also, interviews with
program participants and key stakeholders, plus children as the main stakeholders using child friendly FGD
3. Review of relevant documents.
4. Comparison of project aim and objectives with actual activities.
5. Directly recruit, manage, train and supervise the enumerators.
Key deliverables
1. Final evaluation proposal need to be submitted for approval.
2. Presentation of the preliminary findings after the completion of field work.
3. Submission of draft report after data collection.
4. Submission of final report in English within 1 week after receiving the feedback from Save the Children on the draft report.
5. Data set on SPSS or any analysis software used including programmed syntaxes and soft copies of the information collected from the field used for data analysis.
6. Properly filed/archived hard copies of filled-in questionnaire, transcripts of any discussion and interviews.
Time Line
The consultancy is expected to commence in the start of 23 May 2011 and be completed by 22 June 2011.
Contact
Senior Program Manager will be the contract manager and contact person for the final evaluation.
Selection Criteria of Consultant
Core Competencies
* Organization that has experiences in conducting research or study in social science, education, or any related fields.
* Well developed written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders.
* Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to Save the Children core values and humanitarian principles.
* Ability to operate effectively under extreme circumstances including stress and harsh living conditions. Works and lives with a flexible, adaptable and resilient manner.
* Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity. Have experience and the ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner.
* Is well planned and organized even within a fluid working environment and has a capacity for initiative and decision making with competent analytical and problem solving skills.
* Knowledge of current best practice in participatory assessment, design monitoring and evaluation. Can use all relevant computer technology
* Have experiences, preferably within Save the Children working area.
Technical Competencies
* Degree in Social Sciences or related field.
* Demonstrated expertise in conducting assessment, monitoring and evaluation
* Comfortable interacting with all segments of the affected population
* Ability to interact clearly and effectively with government and non-governmental partners and other organisations
* Ability to write a comprehensible report that could be used as a lesson learnt to move forward and performs better for the communities.
Proposal of Interest should be submitted on 8 May 2011 at the latest to
id.recruitment@savechildren.org
No comments:
Post a Comment