TERMS OF REFERENCE
FOR EXTERNAL EVALUATOR TEAM
- joint PBI-ELSAM
project on building capacity of Human Rights Defenders -
1.
Background of the project
In 2014 Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM)
together with Peace Brigades International
(PBI) formulated a plan to
support human rights advocacy work in conflict-prone areas of Indonesia to
document and report on human rights violations on the ground. A
capacity-building course for human rights defenders was created, based aroound
two parts. The first part consists of interactive training sessions for 4
months in Jakarta. The second part is the practical application of the training
sessions through 3 months research projects in each participant's sponsoring
organization. The program is supported by the Civil Peace Service (CPS)
program.
This program, the Basic Course for Human Rights Defenders (http://elsam.or.id/2017/11/
2.
Evaluation of the project
The project itself was planned based on extensive evaluations and
needs assessments of Papuan and national civil society during the period
2011-2014. Throughout the project life cycle, there have been periodic feedback
mechanisms, including internal evaluations incorporating project staff and
participants (trainees and partner organizations), both of oral and written
nature. The M&E procedures have been used to regularly modify the project
throughout its implementation.
·
External Evaluation
It is
intended that the evaluation will be carried out by a two-member team, namely
an expert in the field of human rights capacity building, and an expert in the
field of Papuan and national (Indonesian) civil society and human rights
advocacy. This external evaluation will follow the standard of Project
Relevance-Effectiveness-
3.
Goal and
objectives of the external evaluation
Goal:
An independent external
evaluation will be carried out after three years of project operations to
evaluate the effectiveness of the project in terms of its objectives.
Objectives:
·
Deliverables
1.
The evaluators will prepare an
evaluation report that describes the evaluation and puts forward the
evaluator’s findings and recommendations. (A draft report will be made
available beforehand to ELSAM-PBI with a week period to provide inputs before
finalizing the report).
2.
A verbal presentation and
explanation of results will be made by the evaluator to the project coordinator
on request, if this request is made within one month of receiving the written
report.
·
Scope of the work
o
The evaluators will review and
analyze existing project documents in Indonesian and English provided by ELSAM-PBI.
o
The process of evaluation will include conducting of
interviews and focus group discussions with representatives from the
participants (trainees and sponsoring organizations) and collaborating agencies
with a focus on civil society but possibly incorporating some government
bodies. These activities will take place in Jakarta and Papua.
o
Evaluation will be both
quantitative and qualitative in nature, examining the effectiveness of the
broader strategy and the practical effectiveness of the tactics used to
implement the program.
o
The evaluation will include a
project management component. This will include looking at the internal
coordination between the two organizations, the management of human resources,
decision making processes, and financial management.
4.
Method
While
maintaining independence/neutrality, the evaluation will be carried out using a
participatory approach, which seeks the views and assessments of all parties.
The evaluation will make use of the results of previous internal evaluations of
this project.
5.
Evaluation Time Frame
December 2017-
February 2018 (4-8 weeks in total)
6.
Composition and requirements of the evaluator team
The combined qualities
of the evaluator team should include:
·
5 years experience in capacity
building projects
·
Significant experience in human
rights and field research
·
Understanding of the civil
society and human rights situation in Papua and nationally
·
Ability to travel and conduct
FGDs in Jakarta and Papua
·
Knowledge of programming and
project cycle management
·
Experience as an evaluator of
projects; experience in evaluation of projects conducted in partnership by more
than one organization desirable
·
Excellent written and verbal
communication skills
·
Experience in producing high
quality written reports
·
Understanding of English (to
read internal documents and conduct some interviews)
·
Ability to adhere to deadlines
·
Authorization to work in
Indonesia
7.
Elements for submission
·
The documents to be submitted
with expressions of interest include :
o
Bid of fee for evaluation
services, including a short outline of the proposed evaluation including a
budget which would include one FGD in Jayapura and one FGD in Jakarta with
local project partners
o
CV
o
Example of previous work done
on evaluation of projects
8.
Selection Criteria
The evaluators
will be chosen based on the best fit of the criteria above, taking into
consideration the proposed costs as well. If a pre-existing team is not found
with the suitable complementary skills regarding experience in evaluations,
knowledge of relevant civil society groups, language skills and experience in
capacity building programs, we may ask two separate bids to cooperate together
in completing the evaluation.
Members
of the evaluation team should not have been directly involved in the design
and/or implementation of the projects.
Interested
parties should submit their bid to office@elsam.or.id
and cc kursusdasar@gmail.com
to by 5 December 2017 COB.
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