Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Urgently Required: Individual External Evaluator (National position)_BEST Project Mercy Corps Indonesia

Background Project:
Mercy Corps Indonesia is currently implementing BEST (Breastfeeding Education Support and Training) project as model institution that support environment for early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding practices in Koja Hospital North Jakarta, Indonesia.

The objectives of the project:
1). Support creation of an appropriate facility environment, established the required operating systems and develop the necessary human resources to provide the basis for a model institution for supportive, consumer-driven and self-sustain breastfeeding care which is affordable for middle low class market.
2.) Support the initial operation phase of the center, through support for the training and MSG motivators and facilitate social marketing of the project to the public and healthcare providers with the aim of a self-sufficient center by the end of the project.

As approaching the end of BEST project on 30th June 2011, there are many best practices, lessons learned and challenges from this pioneer work that need to be well documented to ensure better quality for similar project in the future.

Hence, BEST Project would like to hire an external evaluator to document progress made: project impact, best-practices, and challenges and lesson-learned towards achievement of project activities as well as prospect sustainability of breastfeeding center that will be incorporated in final report

External Evaluator will carry out these following activities:

1.       Gathered data / information*
2.       Develop tools for qualitative assessment
3.       Conduct qualitative assessment
4.       Analyze data from information gathered
5.       Present result findings to Mercy Corps
6.       Prepare final report in English**

*Data will be collected through project documentations (BEST project mid-term report, progress to date, business consultant report), in-depth interviews and observations.
External evaluator shall perform in-depth interviews to internal Koja hospitals (management staffs, breastfeeding center staffs) and representatives of Breastfeeding Center’s target market. Consultant shall evaluate Center’s business model implementation.

**Final report will be considered as final once it has been thoroughly reviewed  and it is free of spelling grammar errors, clearly articulate key findings, challenges and recommendations

Competency:
* Master degree or equivalent experience in Economics, Statistics or Social Sciences.
* Has experience to conduct project evaluation especially health project evaluation;
* Minimum 3 (three) years experience in monitoring & evaluation short term projects.
* Able to speak and write report in English.
( Must be able to convert data collected in Bahasa Indonesia into English report)
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* Excellent in reporting skills, especially final report to donor
* Strong analytical skills
* Have good facilitation skill
* Computer literate. MS Office is a must and
familiar with database/statistical software
* Good attention in details.
 
Mercy Corps Indonesia: Individual External Evaluator (National Position)
Area: Jakarta Indonesia
Duration: 20 working days (start immediately)
Interested applicant, kindly submit CV and formal price quotation to Fajar Rachman Hiya (fhiya@id.mercycorps.org )

Deadline submission: Wednesday, 25th May 2011 @5PM
 

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