Please find the term of reference in the attached file. Should you interest to the consultant work. please email your application to barkha.henry@lcdisability.
The deadline of the application is 31 January 2014
Best Regards,
Mudi
National Coordinator of Young Voices Project
Young
Voices on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Project
final evaluation
Terms of Reference
Background
Young Voices
(YV) is a global network of young people with disabilities which campaigns for
the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities (CRPD). This project supported by the European Union established
Young Voices in Indonesia and has provided enormous opportunities for young
people with disabilities to speak out and get involved in local and national
campaigns.
When the
CRPD was being negotiated in 2005–2006, Leonard Cheshire Disability’s research
found that young people did not feel included in the society and in particular
in the development of key conventions, legislation and policies which would
affect them and very much wanted to be part of mainstream society and contribute to key development.
This project is co-funded
by the European Commission’s Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights
Country-based Support Scheme for Indonesia and runs from February 2012 to February
2014. The total cost of the action is €137,784 of which the EIDHR is contributing 95%.
The project is being implemented in two locations, Jakarta and Banda Aceh, in
partnership with the Yayasan Wisma Cheshire Home, a member of the Leonard
Cheshire Disability Global Alliance.
The goal of this
project is to contribute to the ratification and implementation of the UNCRPD
in Indonesia
through strengthening the capacity of young disabled people to be active
citizens and participate fully in civil society action on decision making. The
implementation of the Convention will result in a more inclusive society in Indonesia
where the human rights of disabled people are recognized and their living
conditions improve.
The purpose
of the action is to equip young people with disabilities in Indonesia with the
knowledge, skills and confidence they need to understand their rights; to claim
their right to gainful work and to advocate effectively leading to positive
changes in the attitudes of duty bearers and eventually to the implementation
of the UN Convention in Indonesia.
Purpose of the evaluation
·
To
learn from the current phase of funding to ensure that structures are in place
to sustain Young Voices in Indonesia beyond the funding period and generate
long term benefits.
·
To
analyse existing approaches and propose strategies to make the campaign more
effective and better managed.
·
To
improve programme implementation, explore replication/scalability of current YV
projects and examine their sustainability.
- To feed into the assessment of LCD’s policy approach at national, regional and global level.
·
To
include with final project reporting in order to satisfy the accountability
requirements of the donor.
·
To
generate evidence that will be used to design the next phase of the national
and global campaigns.
Objectives
- To evaluate the project against the following criteria:
- the relevance of the project approach in responding to the need in Indonesia;
- the efficiency and effectiveness of the programme implementation mechanisms;
- the impact of the project against the expected objectives and outcomes;
- the sustainability of the intervention in terms of financial and institutional capacity
Areas of focus – overarching
questions
Relevance
·
To what extent was the approach adopted by
this project appropriate to equip young people with disabilities in Indonesia
with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to understand their rights;
to advocate effectively and to claim their right to gainful work
·
To what extent are YV groups
responding to the specific need for the implementation and monitoring of the
CRPD in Indonesia?
·
To what extent were the
project target group involved in the project design?
·
To what extent was the composition
of the YV Groups appropriate for achieving the project’s objectives
Efficiency
Programme implementation and use of
resources
- Are the right people in place at each level? Are their roles relevant? Is the current structure the most effective for providing sound project management and consistent support to the Young Voices groups?
- Examine the relationship between the partner and the regional staff in delivering the project
- Assess the effectiveness of the regional and UK policy and campaigns team for the project
- Is the budget adequate? What are the challenges encountered?
- Are the plans and timeframes adequate?
Monitoring and evaluation
·
How effective is the project at monitoring
its progress and in identifying results? Do the primary stakeholders participate
in this process?
·
What is the quality of evidence on which the
project bases its results and demonstrates impact?
·
Are the existing reporting
mechanisms useful for facilitating learning?
- What are the monitoring systems and practices in place? What needs to be done to improve their performance?
Value for money
·
To what extent is the YVs project based on a
solid understanding of value for money indicators (economic, efficient and
effective)?
·
Have the project targets been adequately
achieved in relation to expenditure
- What are the checks and balances in place to ensure that money is used and accounted for efficiently?
Effectiveness
Results/Impact
·
To what extent is the YVs project performing
against the proposed objectives? What are the reasons / factors contributing to
success or failure to meet these objectives?
·
To what extent have YV members built
effective relationships with key duty bearers resulting in increased awareness
of the Convention and responsiveness to the needs of people with disabilities?
And what are the challenges encountered in this engagement e.g. location etc.
·
How well placed is the project now towards
achieving implementation of the CRPD in Indonesia? What factors might affect or
influence this? Are our strategies for achieving this realistic and appropriate
and what needs to be done?
·
What changes (positive/negative, intended or
unintended) have come about so far as a result, and how many people are
affected (estimates)?
·
To what extent are young disabled people who
are members of YVs groups better placed to participate in decision making
activities? As youth how are they using the policy making
platforms to lobby for mainstreaming disability issues? What
factors are influencing this?
·
To what extent are YVs members aware of any
personal changes that have happened to them as a result of this project? What
has been the impact on their families?
·
To what extent do the YVs groups interact
with other YVs groups in the country/ region/ globally? What were the
challenges?
·
To what extent do the YVs groups interact
with local / national/ Global DPOs? Have they had any influence on the YV
group? How is the YVs project contributing towards the disability movement
locally?
·
What have been the effects of YV members
participating in International events? What are the challenges?
·
What has been the effect of the communication
and advocacy training imparted to the YV members? (videos, music, media
training, use of social media - internet/ facebook/YouTube)
- How effective is the media advocacy and dissemination strategy under the YV project?
·
What are the key internal and external
factors that are influencing (positively / negatively) the achievement of the
objectives e.g.
- External
factors - political instability, policies, global priorities etc.
-
Internal factors - management practice, training opportunities, resources
-
Relationships with wider stakeholders, peer groups, networks, forums
Learning
·
To what extent do YVs
capture and share the experiences it has in implementing its work (both
positive and negative) in different countries to improve opportunities across
the project?
·
How is the knowledge
generated from this project used within LCD as a whole and how is it being
shared with others (including partners, beneficiaries and external
stakeholders)?
·
Are there any examples of
where new knowledge has been taken up by others?
·
Do the YVs groups still want
to use films and music to express their stories? Are there alternative methods
that would be preferable?
·
To what extent have YVs
groups utilised social media in their networking, communication and advocacy?
Is additional support required to do this?
·
Is it possible to identify
examples of best practice to be shared with other practitioners of youth
engagement and rights-based advocacy?
Sustainability
·
Has the project identified
an appropriate range of risks and is it taking positive steps to mitigate them?
·
Are the preconditions for
success well-articulated and do they remain relevant?
·
To what extent are YVs
groups able to sustain their campaign and meet the interest of the members
and/or what specific measures are in place to promote their sustenance?
- How do the YVs groups keep graduated members (over 25s) engaged?
·
How has the mentoring system
to bring in new members to replace those who leave operating
·
What is the envisaged role
of the partner as well as the LCD Regional and International offices in
sustaining the YVs?
·
Are the local partners in a
better position to deliver right based advocacy using social model of
disability?
·
How have relationships been
developed with key policy makers, government and other NGOs at local and global
level in order to sustain Young Voices?
Key stakeholders groups
Internal
- Young Voices members/families
- Partner representatives (e.g. Campaign coordinator, board member)
- Regional Staff
- LCD-UK Staff
External
- Local DPO representatives
- Government/local council representatives
Methodology
We
advise employing a Most Significant Change approach incorporating the following
research methods:
·
Key informant interviews
o
YVs representative from both groups
o
National facilitator
o
Chair of the board of Yasayan Wisma Cheshire
o
Regional Advocacy Manager - EAPRO
o
International Policy and Campaigns Officer/Manager
o
Regional Programme Manager – Asia
o
External stakeholder (e.g. parent of YV member,
representative of DPO, NGO or government institution that has engaged with
Young Voices)
·
General questionnaire distributed to all groups
focused on perceptions of change, learning and ideas for the future. Questionnaire
to be completed during Young Voices monthly meetings where possible with the
assistance of the National Facilitator.
·
Desk survey of relevant reports and project
documents generated to date.
·
Review
of selection of campaign material that has been produced for the YVs website
including resources, films and music.
Deliverables
·
Draft report and preliminary findings by 10st February.
·
Final report by 15 February 2014. This should include an
assessment of overall project goal, objectives and approaches; and practical
recommendations for further implementation.
·
Face-to-face
discussion of findings.
Expected profile of the
consultant:
·
Experience in conducting and analysing both
qualitative and quantitative research
·
Good analytical and report writing skills
·
Experience in conducting policy and advocacy work in
the context of developing countries.
·
Familiarity with disability issues and development
context in Indonesia.
Submission of proposals:
Interested consultants are invited to submit by a proposal by 31 January 2014 to barkha.henry@lcdisability.org. The
proposal should be between 6-10 pages and include the following:
·
An understanding of the TOR and the issues to
address.
·
Details of the proposed methodology.
·
Timetable of activities
o Preliminary
findings and draft report required by 21st February
o Final
report required by 7th March 2014
·
Proposed budget
o Suggested
15-18 days
o €8000-€9000
(including all travel expenses)
·
CV of lead consultant
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