CARE A Terms of Reference for Consultancy Service to Conduct Post Project Sustainability Jobs in Ethiopia
CARE A Terms of Reference for Consultancy Service to Conduct Post Project Sustainability Jobs in Ethiopia
The overall objective of the study is to capture evidence on social norm change and gender transformation from the BERCHI project and contribute to improved program quality and learning within CARE and among partners.
The post-project sustainability study intends to achieve the following specific objectives
To assess the impact of Berchi project on women’s access and control over productive assets, women’s participation and representation in leadership and transformation of socio-cultural norms ;
To assess the social, economic and enviromental sustainability of project strategies and results of Berchi’s project;
To assess the effectiveness of the project’s innovative approaches of VSLA, SAA and CVCA in catelizing social norm change and gender transformation in the target community;
To document key lessons and best practices from Berchi’s social norm change and gender transformation worth scaling up in future interventions;
Study Questions
The study seeks answers to the following key questions:
Which of the project induced changes (as reported by its terminal evaluation) have sustained socially, economically and enviromentally, four years after completion of the project?
Have the project induced changes resulted in positive impact in the lives of the target community four years after completion of the project?
Have the VSLAs and SAA groups established by the project sustained four years after completion of the project?
Is the use of VSLA, SAA and CVCA approaches effective in facilitating and causing social norm and gender transformational change within rural communities?
What learnings and best practices have emerged in Berchi’s social norm and gender transformation intervention 4 years after completion of the project?
How can CARE Ethiopia further sustain and scale up successes, learnings and best practices from Berchi in future programming?
Proposed Study Design
Berchi project worked to bring about change in social norm and gender roles within the target communities, and all the expected results of the project involves the intended change .
This sustainability study is thus expected to center on measuring the extent of sustainability of the key project results and social norm change that have happened after the project phased out.
The changes will then be compared with the changes reported at the end of the project to know the extent the project induced changes have sustained.
In terms of sustainability, the study is expected to see the social, economic and enviromental sustainability of the project.
In line with this, the study is expected to employ both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
Qualitative methodology is a preferred one because
such methodology best suits the nature of the study subject, i.e. social norm changes and would help go in-depth in to issue.
Accordingly, CARE’s Social Norm Analysis Plot (SNAP) methodology which tries to apply social norm theories to practice will be used to measure the social norm change caused overtime through the project’s effect.
Both primary and secondary data is required for the study.
Primary data is expected to come through questionnaire, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Key Informant Interview (KII) methods. SNAP survey questionnaire along with Focus Group Discussion which applies vignatte tool is set to be the primary data source of the study.
The KII which will follow Most Significant Change (MSC) interview technique is proposed to be used to complement the SNAP survey and epitomize the social norm change on the project participant/s.
Document review will also be used as a secondary data source.
This includes project records including project design document, evaluation (Base-line, mid-line and end-line) reports, periodical progress reports and other relevant documents. The secondary data will help to frame the research process including data collection instruments and track the impact and sustainability of the project.
Job Requirements
Profile of the Consultants
The evaluator should be an experienced and independent consultant with the following expertise:
Proven experience in evaluating development programs, preferably in social norm measurement including use of Social Norm Analysis Plot (SNAP) tool
Experience in evaluating gender and women empowerment program
Experience with international (I) NGO’s
Good writing and communicative skills
Good command of English
How to Apply
Proposal contents
Qualified consultants or consultancy firms interested in the assignment are expected to submit the following documentation;
A technical proposal (max 5 page for the main body)
interpreting the ToR and elaboration of the proposed methodology and design, including
draft work plan;
brief overview of the consultant/consultancy firm and the skills and experiences they would bring to the assignment (including CVs of all team members assigned to the evaluation);
contact details of three referees from other organizations that have recently contract the consultant/consultancy firm to perform similar work for the last 1- 2 years.
A financial proposal: clarifying the following costs: (1) budget with professional fee per day, 2) Logistical costs (vehicle hire, accommodation and living costs; stationeries, and supplies needed for data collection; and other costs related to field mobilization and validation workshop ) and other necessary costs.
All applications should be sent to latest by 25 August 2020 @ 9 AM with attachments in pdf and a subject lineTechnical and Financial Proposal for BERCHI- PPS Study.
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