Midterm Evaluation Prevention+
12-02-2018
1. Background
Since 2016, Rutgers is the lead organization for Prevention+. Prevention+ is
a five-year multi-country programme that addresses the root causes of
gender-based violence by focusing on men as agents of change and
promoting healthy masculinities based on equality, caregiving, and
non-violence. Prevention+ is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and is being carried out in Indonesia, Pakistan, Uganda, Rwanda
and MENA countries. Prevention+ is funded under the FLOW (Female
Leadership of Women) budget and runs from 2016-2020. More detail of Prevention+ programme can be downloaded on https://www.rutgers.
Prevention+ has now reached its half-way mark and requires a Mid Term Evaluation (MTR) to take place in Indonesia that will assess the achievements thus far, and the contribution that Prevention+ Indonesia has made to reaching those achievements. For this purpose, the Rutgers Indonesia is looking for engaging consultant(s) to conduct the MTR as per following Terms of Reference.
2. Objectives of the MTR Indonesia
During the first semester of 2018 a mid-term review (MTR) of the Prevention+ programme in Indonesia will be conducted in order to
provide insight into the progress of the and to inform strategic
decisions on the way forward in the remaining two years of the
Prevention+ programme. The review is will pave the way for improved
programme delivery for the remaining duration and will propose
amendments and recommendations in programme design, implementation
arrangements and/or institutional linkages in order to effectively and
sustainability contribute to the objectives of the Prevention+. The MTR
is an opportunity to build on the Prevention+ Indonesia programme’s
existing monitoring and evaluation plans, to review the Theory of Change
and main assumptions in the original and country proposal.
The mid-term review needs to answer the overall guiding question:
· In
the remaining life of the Prevention+ programme, what changes should be
made to the programme design and implementation to maximize the
programme’s expected impact and outcomes by end 2020.
The MTR needs to address the following objectives:
· To
assess country programme progress and gaps towards the achievement of
the 5-year goals and targets and reflect on assumptions in the country
Theory of Change (TOC).
· To
inform country programme 2019-2020 planning by illuminating aspects of
the programme that may be underperforming or lagging behind, and
opportunities to build on existing achievements.. For example, the MTR
findings may demonstrate that an intervention is not effective at
achieving specific outcomes, and the partner may decide to adapt or
redesign the intervention.
· To
gather information to assess and strengthen country programme
strategies for sustainability, institutionalization and scale-up.
The mid-term review Indonesia will assess the following areas:
· The country programme progress, strengths, weaknesses, including:
o Progress towards achieving outputs
o Progress towards achieving outcomes
o Progress towards sustainability, institutionalization and/or scale-up
· Assessment of financial expenditure
3. Key Focus Areas
The MTR will assess the Prevention+ Indonesia according to standard evaluation criteria, as elaborated below:
Relevance:
i. Assess
the contribution of the programme towards the achievement of holistic
manner reflecting the socio-ecological model (linking
individual/relationship, community, institutional, and government
levels)?
ii. Analyze
whether the programme’s community-based approach addresses the needs
and demands of the beneficiaries in a disaggregated manner (for men and
women), and the community response.
iii. Assess the relevance and effect of technical assistance and capacity building given to the community members.
Effectiveness
iv. Review whether the programme has accomplished its outputs. In particular the mission should review:
a. Area selection criteria and its implementation
b. Targeting strategy for the identification of programme beneficiaries including both men and women.
c. Any emerging effect of the programme on beneficiaries including both men and women.
v.. Assess
the performance of the programme so far with particular reference to
qualitative and quantitative achievements of outputs and targets as
defined in the programme documents and work-plans and with reference to
the programme baseline
vi. Assess the effectiveness of the cost sharing arrangements:
o Between the programme and beneficiary communities
o Between the Government of Indonesia and Rutgers
vii. Based on the progress so far and ground situations, suggest / recommend any changes to the above cost-sharing arrangements
Efficiency
viii. Assess whether the programme has utilized programme funding as per the agreed work plan to achieve the programmd targets.
ix. Assess
the qualitative and quantitative aspects of management and other inputs
(such as equipment, monitoring and review and other technical
assistance and budgetary inputs) provided by the programme vis-à-vis
achievement of outputs and targets.
x. Identify
factors and constraints which have affected programme implementation
including technical, managerial, organizational, institutional and
socio-economic policy issues in addition to other external factors
unforeseen during the programme design.
Sustainability and Impact
xi. Assess
preliminary indications of the degree to which the programme results
are likely to be sustainable beyond the programme’s lifetime (both at
the community and government level), and provide recommendations for
strengthening sustainability.
xii. Assess the sustainability of the programme interventions in terms of their effect on male involvement and women empowerment
Network /linkages
xiii. Evaluate
the level, degree and representation by the beneficiaries and
stakeholders, (government and partners etc.) in the implementation of
the programme (with particular attention to the development, testing of
community-based approaches towards assets creation and diversification,
especially for women and accessing technical assistance inputs outside
the programme).
xiv. Assess the programme’s knowledge management strategy and outreach and communications to all stakeholders.
Lessons learnt/ Conclusions
xv. Analyze
areas for improved program planning, especially with respect to setting
targets, relevance and capacity of institutions for programme decision
making and delivery.
xvi. Identify
significant lessons or conclusions which can be drawn from the
programme in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and
networking. Special attention may be given to the security situation and
the coping strategies developed by the program to maintain work
momentum.
4. Outputs - Deliverables
The
Mission’s findings and recommendations will be thoroughly discussed
with the Rutgers Indonesia and program partners during and also at the
end of the MTR. The Mission will complete and submit a draft final
report in Bahasa Indonesia and English. The Mission Leader will finalize
the report in the light of comments/suggestions of stakeholders. The
key outputs of the MTR are:
(a) Inception
Report: consisting of tools/instrument that will be used in data
collection, data collection plan, analysis plan, and report outline
format;
(b) First
draft of report: consisting of key finding from desk review, In-depth
interview, and review session (including preliminary recommendations) at
national level;
(c) Second
draft of report: consisting of consisting of key finding from desk
review, In-depth interview, and review session (including preliminary
recommendations) at Provincial/District Level, including analysis result
of whole findings and plan of analysis of financial aspects of the
program;
(d) Final
Reports: covers the whole of findings, analysis, conclusion and
recommendation that refer to guiding questions and objective of MTR.
This also include annexes of changes of the program documents to provide
clear understanding of program progress.
The
report should be in English, logically structured, contain
evidence-based findings, conclusions, lessons and recommendations, and
should be free of information that is not relevant to the overall
analysis. The report should respond in detail to the key focus areas
described above.. It should include a set of specific recommendations
formulated for the program, and identify the necessary actions required
to be undertaken, who should undertake those and possible time-lines (if
any). Program stakeholders will provide comments on the
Draft Report, and the Mission will finalize the report in view of these
comments.
For
presenting and discussing the draft final report interactively, the
consultants will facilitate a one-day concluding workshop for the
program stakeholders.
5. Background Documents
o Program Document
o Outcome measurement framework
o Outcome measurement result of some indicators
o Financial report of program activity
o Concept of MTR developed by Rutgers NL and Indonesia
o Program Annual Progress Reports 2016 and 2017 (quantitative and narrative)
6. Consultants
Rutgers
Indonesia would like to contract a team of consultants (with one lead
consultant), each of the consultants with at least 8 years of
humanitarian aid experience related to gender, gender equality, male
involvement, women’s economic empowerment, community-based programming,
with excellent understanding of monitoring and evaluation frameworks and
flow respectively.
The full team should together have experience and expertise in the following areas:
· Evaluation expertise of complex multi-partner programmes;
· Evaluation and subject matter
expertise in evaluating activities related to gender equality, male
involvement, women’s economic empowerment, and community-based
programming approaches;
· Track record of evaluations in South/Southeast Asia
· Experience
with both qualitative as well as quantitative evaluation methods
(especially with regard to the capacity to conduct complex in-depth
review sessions with selected target groups).
· Perfect English language skills.
7. Methodology
The
mission will adopt a consultative and participative approach. This will
include field visits to program sites and meetings with
communities/program direct beneficiaries/government bodies at
district/provincial/national level. The program sites include
Yogyakarta, Lampung, and Jakarta to collect first-hand information. The
MTR will start with a meeting at Rutgers Country Office and conclude
with a debriefing meeting with Rutgers and other program partners.
8. Proposal Submission
Rutgers is seeking a five-page proposal that will include following content:
1. Technical section: proposed of analysis flow and outline of reporting, timeframe & workplan
2. Financial section: consultancy fee
3. Link to your completed report from other consultation work
4. Curriculum vitae which includes an evaluation portfolio
Submissions must be emailed and received through email recruitment.rutgerswpf.indo@
a) Technical : 40%
b) Financial : 20%
c) CV : 40%
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