Christian Aid Evaluation of UK Government Support to the Implementation of Action Plan for Peace of South Sudan Council of Churches Jobs
Christian Aid Evaluation of UK Government Support to the Implementation of Action Plan for Peace of South Sudan Council of Churches Jobs
ContextThe civil war in South Sudan has resulted in extreme humanitarian suffering, profound economic and political turmoil, and widespread violence as the social fabric of the country has been torn apart.
Seven years on from the outbreak of conflict in December 2013, the context remains fragile, as the implementation of the RARCSS is delayed and the revitalised transitional government is still yet to fully form at the state and county level, training and commissioning of unified forces as well as drafting of permanent constitution yet to be completed.
It is important to continue to situate the R-ARCSS in the context of the need for long-term transformation beyond any one agreement – a multi-level and long-term approach will be critical for achieving sustainable peace.
Intercommunal conflict cannot be viewed in isolation to national conflict dynamics, and support for local peacebuilding and national level reconciliation must go hand in hand
Action Pan for Peace
The Action Plan for Peace (APP) is a church-led multi-year strategy for peace and reconciliation, comprehensively addressing the root causes and long-term effects of conflict.
The outbreak of violent conflict in South Sudan on 15th December 2013 prompted the church to raise its voice within 48 hours in demand for peace and reconciliation.
These have been formulated and implemented through three programmatic pillars and one organizational development pillar as described below:
Advocacy: For the End and the meaningful Resolution of conflicts in the short term and in the long term, peaceful and harmonious co-existence among the people of South Sudan. Advocacy provides a means to influence opinions and policies towards peacefully resolving conflict, changing the narrative from one of conflict to one of peace.
Neutral Forum: Offer stakeholders an opportunity and guarantee in the presence of church leaders, of a free environment which is less politically charged, to talk and dialogue freely amongst themselves without mistrust and fear. Neutral Forums provide a safe space for stakeholders to discuss root causes of conflict and envision a peaceful future through dialogue.
Reconciliation: Spearhead Reconciliation and forgiveness amongst the people of South Sudan. Reconciliation to restore and heal relationships within the nation; only through forgiveness and reconciliation can we live as one nation.
Institutional capacity strengthening: In addition to the three strategic pillars, the institutional capacity strengthening was added as a horizontal pillar whose value is linked to enhancing technical capacity strengthening for all three APP pillars as well as the overall institutional capacity of SSCC to build a credible legacy that will continue to serve longer term purposes in the rehabilitation, recovery and development while changing implantation strategy to keep context relevance. **
Support for the APP is a multi-donor and multi-partner effort, and in that regard is also unique. This multi-donor approach has important advantages,including increased coordination, sharing of tools and analysis, and lessening both the likelihood of duplication and the risk of undermining the integrity of the APP with individual donor driven agendas.
Donors fund the SSCC through Core Group partners (NCA, FCA, PAX, CA, CTP), who coordinate and ensure financial accountability
Purpose
This evaluation aims to assess the impact and analyze the effectiveness UK support to the implementation of the Action Plan for Peace (APP) in South Sudan.
The purpose is to understand the extent to which
the UK funding contribution to the APP has made towards peace and recovery in South Sudan, and learn lessons that can shape a wider knowledge for better peace interventions in South Sudan.
Christian Aid is committed to gathering evidence of project impact and documenting lessons and best practice to inform immediate and future programming in South Sudan.
Objectives
Specific objectives of the Evaluation are:
To assess the impact of UK supported components of APP on the lives of people affected by conflict in South Sudan.
To assess the extent to which the overall goal, objectives and specific results of Christian Aid support for the APP are still valid or relevant in addressing the drivers of conflict at local, sub-national and national levels in South Sudan.
To identify and document the lessons learned and best practices of the APP programme to support broader organisational learning and future programming improvement.
With a focus on the UK supported components, the consultant will assess the impact of the APP against the programme’s objectives and theories of change and analyse the sustainability of results.
The consultant will also analyze the factors and constraints that influenced programme implementation, including technical, managerial, organisational, institutional, and policy issues, in addition to other external factors unforeseen during design. This will involve assesment of the partnership approach and provide lessons learned in relation to sustainability of results.
The consultant is expected to capyure and document lessons and best practices identified during the implementation of the APP more broadly to support organisational learning and future APP.
Lessons that can benefit future programming, taking into consideration community/partner and government perceptions of the programme; how to better integrate women, youth and how the programme can have a greater level of impact.
Key Evaluation Questions
With a focus on UK supported components of APP, the evaluation will answer the following key evaluation questions:
To what extent were the results (impacts, outcomes and outputs) of UK supported components of APP achieved?
How relevant was the APP programme relevant to the identified needs?
How appropriate does the overall project design, resourcing and management facilitate the achievement of the APP objectives in addressing the drivers of conflict in South Sudan?
To what extent are the programme results likely to be sustained in the long‐term?
What key lessons can be learned from the implementation of APP as a church-based intervention in a long-term conflict setting?
Timeframe
The evaluation is expected to be completed within 2 weeks, starting early December 2020.
Qualifications of the Consultant
Master degree in relevant field of evaluation and conflict
At least 5 years’ experience of leading evaluations and in designing and administering evaluations
Demonstrable practical experience in monitoring and evaluation approaches including understanding of qualitative, quantitative and participatory approaches
Practical knowledge of the OECD DAC Criteria for Evaluating Development Assistance;
Experience managing or evaluating projects in complex and dangerous environments;
Knowledge of Action Plan for Peace (APP) programme for South Sudan and working knowledge of South Sudan is desirable;
How to Apply
Application should include technical and financial proposals that demonstrate the capacity and experience of the consultant in addressing the requirements of this ToR, and the CVs, and sent to email: jubarecruitment@christian-aid.org
The deadline for submission is 8th December 2020. Your e-mail must have the subject heading indicating “APP Project Evaluation”
Note
Please note that only selected evaluator(s) will be contacted about the outcome of their applications.
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