Sign of Hope Feasibility Study Consultant Jobs in Uganda

Sign of Hope Feasibility Study Consultant Jobs in Uganda

Background and Organisational Setting

SoH is a Christian motivated organisation for Human Rights, Humanitarian Assistance and Development Cooperation. From its base in Constance, Germany, SoH is committed to helping those in distress and exploited people worldwide.

This feasibility study is commissioned, prior to project implementation, under the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) budget for development projects run by private organisations.

SoH will be the private German executing agency and the contracting party, with ADRA Agricultural College (ACC)being the local implementing partner.

There has been unsustainable livelihood opportunities for the Households of refugees and host communities in the Refugee settlements of Bidibidi, Imvepi, Rhino camp and Palorinya for decades.

This has been worsened by limited capacities and capabilities of the community members in Sustainable Agriculture for Rural Development (SARD) practices and techniques which are further exacerbating environmental degradation due to the increased pressures on the natural resources brought about by high population in the area. The refugees come from neighbouring countries such as South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Rwanda and Burundi.

Adraa Agriculture College works closely with relevant refugee Settlement Based OPM, Refugee Welfare Committee (RWC) leadership and relevant stakeholders within and without the settlements in implementing projects that produce results intended to reduce dependency on handouts.

This proposed project targets former graduates and senior four leavers in refugee settlements with 4500 HHs direct beneficiaries and 40,500 HHs as indirect beneficiaries. The project will include training in Sustainable Agriculture, post training and extension support and appropriate energy and natural resources restoration.

Feasibility Study Objectives

The purpose of the feasibility study is to provide SoH with a sound basis for developing a complete project concept, by identifying project prerequisites, opportunities and risks. This process includes an assessment of the feasibility of the proposed project intervention to assess if it can plausibly achieve planned objectives given existing contextual realities.

This comprehensive study will verify relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of the proposed project intervention. The study will provide concrete and practical recommendations that will assist with the finalisation of project design elements, including the logframe, risk analysis, problem analysis and relevance of the proposed project intervention, stakeholder analysis, among others.

The study will support the project quality assurance measures implemented by SoH and contribute to the decision-making process regarding the funding of the proposed project activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

The selected Consultant will work in close cooperation with the responsible SoH Officer and the local implementing partner.The duties and responsibilities of the consultant will include:

Develop a work plan outlining the proposed research methodology, geographical coverage, and schedule to conduct the feasibility study,

Carry out a project site visit to the project location to conduct research, collect data and establish contact with the local implementing partner, potential beneficiaries and relevant project stakeholders,

Review existing policies and structures, government development strategies as well as relevant studies and research projects that could serve as a basis for the feasibility study,

Identify relevant project stakeholders at various levels (local, district and national if applicable), including local governing bodies, academia and industry as well as lessons learned and best practises of similar on-going and implemented projects relevant to the project,

Evaluate all available data and sources providing background information on identified issues, the problem analysis as well as the selected intervention to address identified needs (baseline data with focus on the qualitative analysis),

Assess the proposed activities, as well as their timing and required financial resources.

Examine institutional, technical, staffing and financial capacities of the selected implementing partner, as well as its relationship with the target group. Based on the findings, determine if there are areas in which capacities of the local implementing partner need to be developed,

Review main governmental and non-governmental stakeholders with a purpose to see if there is a potential overlap or conflict of

interest as well as opportunities for coordination with the aim of creating synergies and new cooperation partnerships,

Examine the identified target group, its needs and role in the broader social context as well as the relevance of the planned project activities for addressing their needs,

Identify potential obstacles and alternatives to overcome the foreseen challenges,

Review and analyse all available project design elements and draft documents related to the project concept, if necessary,

Critically review the planned project in terms of OECD/DAC criteria of relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability,

Prepare a report containing the findings on the above items, specific recommendations for the project concept with a view to planning and implementing foreseen project activities.

Expected Deliverables

The study will produce the following deliverables:

A feasibility study outline, including the proposed methodology and data collection tools, table of content and a timeline of research activities (inception report) prior to the site visit to the project location,

A summary containing a brief overview and the main findings of the study,

A comprehensive report of a maximum of 30 pages with practical recommendations and relevant annexes,

A review of the main project design elements and provision of concrete recommendations for improvement,

An analysis of the institutional structure required for project implementation, stipulating the roles and responsibilities of staff members involved, a detailed problem analysis, a stakeholder analysis, a revision of the target group, an analysis of the potential risks and recommendations on how to mitigate these risks, a schedule of project activities, a financial plan (planning budget), a detailed project logframe with SMART indicators for the project objective and results listing related activities and required resources,

A“Do-no-harm analysis” including recommendations on how to mitigate potential harm and conflict situations that can potentially arise during or as a result of the project activities

A Gender mainstreaming analysis identifying potential risks and recommendations to ensure gender equality in all aspects of the project design and implementation.

A template will be provided to serve as a guide and suggested structure for the final report.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential:

Minimum of 5 years of project evaluation and/or implementation experience in the result-based management framework

Proven experience of conducting feasibility studies, evaluations and other research projects

Technical and methodological knowledge to conduct research projects and formulate conclusions based on a solid methodology, assessing projects for relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of projects

Experience working with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and partnered projects

Fluency in written and spoken English

Desirable:

Experience in the relevant field

Fluency in written and spoken Luganda

Professional familiarity with the project country/region

Practical experience of working for and/or evaluating BMZ-funded projects

Academic Background

An advanced level university degree (Masters’ degree or equivalent) in social sciences, public administration, international development studies, law and/or Agriculture. A first-level university degree in combination with additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted.

How to Apply

Please submit the following documents as PDF files with the subject line “Feasibility Study in West Nile, Uganda, DC-UGA25.01” to recruitment@sign-of-hope.org:

A résumé indicating all relevant experience (max. 2 pages),

Contacts of at least two professional referees,

A cover letter, including a brief description of the proposed research methodology (technical proposal max 1 page) and a comprehensive breakdown of costs (financial proposal), including professional fees and all other relevant costs such as travel expenses,

A writing sample of a document of similar research value (for example, a feasibility study, an evaluation report).

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