Norwegian Mission Society External evaluator for the Leadership Capacity Building Project Jobs in Ethiopia

Norwegian Mission Society External evaluator for the Leadership Capacity Building Project Jobs in Ethiopia

About The Organizations:

Evangelical Ethiopian Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) was established in 1959 with 20 000 members. Today, the church has more than 11 million members across the country. The annual increase in membership in 2017 alone was more than 420 000.

The church is organized into 40 synods, and further decentralized into parishes and congregations to ease access to members at community levels. EECMY also runs Theological Seminaries, Bible colleges, Training institutions and social services such as schools, health facilities, development projects, peace work etc.

The Norwegian Mission Society (NMS) is a voluntary organization, rooted in the Church of Norway. NMS consists of voluntary involvement from people and congregations who pray, give, and collect money for the work.

Its history goes back to 1842, when it started mission and diaconal work. NMS seeks, together with partner organizations, churches, and individuals throughout the world, to work actively to equip each other to share faith in Jesus, fight injustice and end poverty.

NMS has a framework agreement with Digni which means that it is responsible for ensuring the quality of the applications and reports for projects which are receiving governmental funding.

The Norwegian Lutheran Mission (NLM) is an independent voluntary Lutheran organization established in 1891 to send missionaries and organize support/prayer groups in Norway.

Presently, the organization is involved in evangelistic and development work in approximately 15 countries in Africa, South America, and Asia. The work in Norway encompasses congregations, prayer houses, mission groups, camps as well as institutions like kinder gardens and schools.

NLM also has a framework agreement with Digni which means that it is responsible for ensuring quality of applications and reports for projects which are receiving governmental funding.

Digni is an umbrella organization for 19 Norwegian mission societies and churches engaged in long-term development cooperation.

About The Project:

The big increase in membership of the EECMY as described above led to a growing need of various synods to decentralize. EECMY had to positively respond to the local request for decentralization. The church has the obligation to capacitate leaders for the existing and also emerging synods, parishes and congregations.

The EECMY-Leadership Capacity Development Project was designed to help EECMY build the capacity of leaders at different levels of the church.

The LCDP project run from 2020-2022 with financial and professional support from NLM, NMS, and Digni.

The overall goal of the project was: “Capable and steward leaders with a commitment to address the vision and mission of EECMY are created by 2022”

Objective 1: “Church units leaders’ management and leadership skills improved by 2022”

Objective 2: “Leaders equipped with knowledge and skills of conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and conflict transformation, peaceful coexistence among leaders and members in the church developed”

Objective 3:

“Empowered leaders in all synods are able to integrate and institutionalize “Use Your Talents” as a key diaconal service”

To achieve the goal and objectives, the project has provided Training of Trainers courses for a total of 128 leaders from 32 church units (synods and institutions) all over the country. These leaders have in turn provided training for leaders at lower levels of the church structure.

However, due to Covid-19 and political unrest in parts of Ethiopia, not all activities could be carried out as planned.

The Purpose of the Evaluation:

The evaluation shall answer the following key learning questions:

To what extent have leadership practices changed at different levels of the church because of the project intervention? What are the most significant changes?

To what extent did the project design fulfill its purpose?

To what extent was the project design based on a participatory approach?

To what extent was the ToT organized by the project effective in ensuring sustainability and trickle-down in the organization?

What would be needed of project design and methodology in a possible future project to assist EECMY in setting up a system for continuous leadership development that could run without external support in the future?

Recommendations on continuous leadership development as part of the regular life and work of EECMY.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

Excellent analytical skills - Minimum five years of work experience in a relevant field, such as organizational development, leadership training and development - Minimum MA/MSc in social science, leadership, development studies, or another relevant field - Documented experience having conducted external evaluations, preferably in the region

Knowledge and experience of working with churches and/or religious actors in the region - Being culturally sensitive - Excellent command in English language (written and spoken) - Ability to work in a structured and independent way, yet to relate well with people in an interview setting

How to Apply

Please contact Ingeborg Sæbø Oluka (ingeborgso@nms.no ) for Terms of Reference or for other information or regarding any questions related to this posting.

Application with CV including references, a description of how you would go about the evaluation and the tools/methods you would use, number of days needed, budget, diploma, and certificates should be sent to ingeborgso@nms.no.

Please mark your email with EECMY-NMS-NLM Evaluator. Also send reports of similar evaluations that you have previously done if not confidential

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