Monday, November 26, 2018

Hivos EOI : Consultant/Team of Consultant for Project Evaluation through Focus Group Discussions

Hivos Southeast Asia is an International non-governmental organization guided by humanist values. It aims at structural poverty alleviation with a strong focus on civil society building and sustainable economic development. Hivos Southeast Asia provides financial support for local NGOs, is active in networking, lobbying and exchanging knowledge and expertise. For its Hivos Southeast Asia seeks qualified Indonesian candidates for the position of:

Title                        :  Consultant/Team of Consultant for Project Evaluation through Focus Group Discussions
Duty Station        :  Sumba, Indonesia
Duration               :  10 days  in December 2018
Report to              :  Program Manager Green Energy & Design;  Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer


1.        Background
Hivos started the Sumba Iconic Island initiative in 2010 with aims to provide access to reliable renewable forms of energy to the population of this island, and in doing so, ending their dependency on fossil fuels and support development and economic activities of the local population. With years of experience working with partner organizations to establish access to sustainable energy in developing countries, Hivos is convinced that converting to sustainable energy, and combining this with poverty reduction, is possible on a large scale. The results of the Iconic Island initiative should become an example for other parts of the world. Currently SII is being adopted as a government project under Ministerial Decree NO. 3051 K/30/MEM/2015. It promotes a multi-stakeholder approach where government, private sector and CSOs are working collaboratively under that Decree.
On 24 February 2017  Hivos was awarded EUR 1.4 million by the Dutch’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs which allows Hivos to rapidly scale up renewable energy access and income benefits by replicating the successful approaches and business models developed under the Sumba Iconic Island (SII). The ‘Solar Services for Sumba Iconic Island’ proposal outlines a 20-month project to develop commercially oriented solar PV services for off-grid users in Sumba Island in Indonesia, with the objective of creating a sustained and commercially oriented renewable energy solutions at affordable prices for Sumbanese inhabitants. The project, which leverages match funding from the Millennium Challenge Account–Indonesia, plays a major role in the strategy for off-grid energy development under the SII program and will also contribute significantly to a gender-inclusive application and to women’s opportunities in renewable energy entrepreneurship.

2.       Objective

The main objectives of this evaluation are to evaluate to which extent key strategies implemented in this project; (1) relevant, effective, impactful and sustainable according to stakeholders’ perception; (2) effective, efficient and sustainable based on internal Hivos’ performances (analysis on what went well and what could’ve done better)



3.       Timeframe

The assignment should be completed in no more than 10 days (including preparation, facilitation of FGDs, and reporting).


4.       Required Experience

The following are the selection criteria for the consultant(s):
-               Solid experience and proven track record of project evaluations including conducting FGDs for evaluation on renewable energy issues with various stakeholders
-               Good understanding of Indonesia’s off-grid renewable energy issues with proven background in evaluating community development projects with in-depth knowledge of sustainable development, accountability and project cycle management would be an advantage
-               Excellent reporting and communication skills
-               Proven experience of using participatory tools as a means of data collection for project evaluation

5.       How to apply?
Interested candidates are requested to submit an electronic copy of their expression of interest/ proposal to hr.sea@hivos.org not later than 28 November 2018 (COB)  to: hr.sea@hivos.org.

Please put in the email subject: DGIS_Consutant_FGDs_DGIS_name of consulting company

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