Performance evaluation OF Livelihoods Recovery and Resilience Program
Performance evaluation OF Livelihoods Recovery and Resilience Program
Statement of WorkPerformance evaluation of Livelihoods Recovery and Resilience Program
Purpose of the Evaluation
This performance evaluation will be a qualitative assessment of the effect of the livelihoods recovery and resilience program (LRRP) in improving agricultural productivity, diversifying and increasing household incomes and in the improvement of health outcomes within targeted communities.
The results will assist the key program stakeholders including USAID, CRS and its sub-recipients, target communities, and relevant government line ministries, to learn from the program achievements and experience.
The findings will also extend their usefulness to inform future programming that combines funding from multiple USAID offices, implement post-conflict recovery and resilience building initiatives that operates in fragile contexts in South Sudan.
A third-party will conduct the evaluation and address these specific evaluation objectives;
Establish the success, or lack thereof, in the achievement of the program’s strategic purposes and the contribution to community post-conflict recovery and resilience;
Establish and explain the good practices (strengths) and weaknesses in the design, funding mechanism and implementation approach of the program that contributed towards the programming successes or a lack of it;
Describe the mechanisms that appear to enhance or detract from the quality, acceptability and usefulness of the main technical approaches used in the program;
Present evidence of changes (intended and unintended) associated with program activities and evaluate how they relate to progress toward program objectives, identifying factors that appear to promote or hinder the program’s progress toward desired objectives.
Provide specific recommendations and lessons learned on resources allocation, strategies, and implementation approach that should be considered in the design and development of similar programs in the future.
Summary Information
Strategy/Project/Activity Name
Livelihoods Recovery and Resilience Program
Implementer
Catholic Relief Services
Cooperative Agreement
AID-OFDA-A-15-00061
Total Estimated Ceiling of the Evaluated Project,$12,447,983
Life of Strategy, Project, or Activity
A No Cost Extension request up to May 2019 is in the process of being submitted
Active Geographic Regions
Jonglei State (Bor, Duk, Pibor counties) and Lakes State (Awerial county), South Sudan
Development Objective(s) (DOs)
Insert number and name of the DO that this evaluation relates to USAID Office
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance(OFDA)
Deliverables and Reporting Requirements
Evaluation Work plan: Within two weeks of the award of the contract, a draft work plan for the evaluation shall be completed by the lead evaluator and presented to CRS for a joint review with the Agreement Officer’s Representative/Contracting Officer’s Representative (AOR/COR).
The work plan will include: the anticipated schedule and logistical arrangements; and a list of the members of the evaluation team, delineated by roles and responsibilities.
Evaluation Design: Within four weeks of approval of the work plan, the evaluation team must submit an evaluation design to CRS for joint review with the Agreement Officer’s Representative/Contracting Officer’s Representative (AOR/COR).
This evaluation design will become an annex to the Evaluation report. The evaluation design will include:a detailed evaluation design matrix that links the Evaluation Questions in the SOW to data sources, methods, and the data analysis plan; draft data collection instruments or their main features; the list of potential interviewees and sites to be visited and proposed selection criteria and/or sampling plan (must include calculations and a justification of sample size, plans as to how the sampling frame will be developed, and the sampling methodology);known limitations to the evaluation design; and a dissemination plan.
In-briefing: Within 2 days of arrival in Juba, the evaluation team will have an in-briefing with the CRS and the USAID South Sudan Mission for introductions and to discuss the team’s understanding of the assignment, initial assumptions, evaluation questions, methodology, and work plan, and/or to adjust the Statement of Work (SOW), if necessary.
The in-briefing could take place after the evaluation team has had the chance to conduct a desk review or examine secondary data.
Mid-term Briefing and Interim Meetings: The evaluation team is expected to hold an online mid-term briefing with CRS and USAID South Sudan Mission on the status of the evaluation, including potential challenges and emerging opportunities.
The team will also provide the evaluation COR/manager with periodic briefings and feedback on the team’s findings, as agreed upon during the in-briefing.
If desired or necessary, weekly briefings by phone can be arranged.
Final Exit Briefing: The evaluation team is expected to hold a final exit briefing
prior to leaving the country to discuss the status of data collection and preliminary findings.
This presentation will be scheduled as agreed upon during the in-briefing. The team will provide the briefing to CRS, sub-recipients and USAID South Sudan Mission staff using a power point presentation.
This meeting will be held in Juba at CRS office.
Draft Evaluation Report: The draft evaluation report should be consistent with the guidance provided in section X. Final Report Format.
The report will address each of the questions identified in the SOW and any other issues the team considers having a bearing on the objectives of the evaluation.
Any such issues can be included in the report only after consultation with CRS. The submission date for the first draft evaluation report shall be 30 business days from the last day of the debrief meeting in South Sudan.
Once the initial draft evaluation report is submitted, CRS and USAID will review the report and submit comments to the evaluators who will have one week revise the report to produce a final version.
After this the report shall be submitted to CRS for presentation of the final version to USAID business days hence, and again the CRS and USAID offices* will review and send comments on this final draft report within 10 business days of its submission.
USAID-CRS joint review of reports: CRS and USAID will hold a joint review of the report that is presented as the final version.
CRS and USAID will discuss the summary of findings and recommendations in a convention of representatives from USAID, CRS and its subrecipients.
This review will be scheduled through an agreement by the parties.
Final Evaluation Report: The final report and all project data and records will be submitted in full and should be in electronic form in easily readable format, organized and documented for use by those not fully familiar with the intervention or evaluation, and owned by USAID.
Further guidance on the structure of the final evaluation report is provided in section Criteria to Ensure the Quality of the Evaluation Report,** Below.
Individual/Consultant Firm Qualifications
Must be a team of professionals with strong and proven experience in conducting qualitative studies and evaluating programs of a scale and scope that is like the LRRP.
The team leader must hold at least 15 years of experience and any key consultants or technical specialists must be holders of at least a master’s degree qualification in agriculture, food security studies, social sciences, development studies or evaluation methods, with no less than 10 years of proven experience of research in food security, market systems and or health, including WASH.
The team must have demonstrated experience in using qualitative data collection methods
Experience among the team leader and or key consultants in conducting research in South Sudan or for USAID FFP/FtF and or OFDA programs is highly desirable.
Must have good team leadership, time and resource management skills under a complex operating environment.
Must have a good command of the English language and excellent qualitative data analysis and report writing skills.
A technical proposal as per the guidance of LRRP final evaluation statement of work to demonstrate the team’s ability to carry out this assignment, including a detailed implementation plan with dates.
A financial proposal in MS Excel which describes the budget required to complete the assignment on time with specified quality.
A list of key survey team members including the current CVs of the listed team members
Evidence of at least one qualitative study conducted by the team or its key members within the last three years.
How to Apply
Applications should be submitted to CRS by e-mail (see below) by 5.00pm 23rd November 2018.
Human Resources Manager
Catholic Relief Services – South Sudan Program
E-mail: southsudanvacancies@crs.org
Please indicate ‘’Livelihood Resilience and Recovery Program (LRRP)’’ on the email subject line.
Only shortlisted candidates/firms will be will be contacted.
Note:
CRS does not charge any fees from applicants for any recruitment. Further, CRS has not retained any agent in connection with this recruitment
CRS is not obliged to accept the lowest bid, or any bid and reserves the right to cancel all or part of this bid without any notification, or to reject any offer and bid that does not meet the minimum criteria as stipulated in the ToR.
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