Consultancy – Terms of Reference (TOR)

Title: Eastern Libya Joint Flood Response Evaluation

Total number of consultants: Open to an individual/s and firm (alone or jointly)

Country Program: IRC Libya – MEAL Department

Proposed Dates: 19 March – 30 April, 2004

Duration: 40 Days

1. Background of the project

The Eastern Libya Flood Joint Response is a crisis response project that has a total budget of Euro 2,000,000 for 6 months to provide life-saving assistance to people in Libya severely affected by the Flood. The project is implemented by four Dutch Relief Alliance members, and their partners: Stichting Vluchteling (SV) with International Rescue Committee (IRC), Terre des Hommes (TDH) with Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (Acted), CARE Nederland with Libyan Red Crescent, CordAID with DanChurchAID (DCA), to address some of the most urgent needs through a multi-sectoral approach. The Libya Flood Joint Response was launched as part of the Dutch Relief Alliance Acute Crisis Mechanism in the immediate aftermath of the Flood crisis to address the needs of the affected population. Dutch Relief Alliance (DRA) is a coalition of 14 Dutch humanitarian organisations, in partnership with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1. Scope of the Evaluation

The end line evaluation will be conducted between March and April 2023, with most of the data collection happening after the Eastern Libya Flood Joint Response has ended (end date is 16 March 2023). The scope of the end evaluation is the entire flood response with a focus on the different project components and their complementarity, the collaboration between Dutch Relief Alliance and local/national partners, and the added value of the response within the larger Flood coordination and response structure. The evaluation should cover and provide updates on achievements in all targeted sectors (WASH, FSL, Cash, Health, Protection including MHPSS, Shelter / NFI) across the intervention locations (Benghazi, Shahat, Soussa Al Bayda Almarj, and Derna). Lead agency Stichting Vluchteling (SV)/IRC Libya will inform the consultant about the accessibility and security situation of the project target areas before starting of the field data collection exercise and will agree with the consultant on feasible ways of data collection.

Evaluation Methodology

The consultant is expected to determine the methodological approach for the evaluation of the Eastern Libya Flood Joint Response. The methodology should be further detailed in the inception report including an explanation, for each indicator & research question, how these will be measured/ answered. The methodology will be approved by the Eastern Libya Joint Flood Response Evaluation taskforce, including the research tools. As part of the data collection process, the consultant (or the consultancy team) will undertake visits to the project implementation areas to collect primary data across the intervention locations (Benghazi, Shahat, Soussa Al Bayda, Almarj, and Derna) amongst a variety of stakeholders, including project staff of international and local partners, local authorities, people in need and other relevant persons.

1. Deliverables

Deliverables

Date/Deadline

Inception Report – Within 5 days after signing of the contract (26 March 2024)

Draft Report – 22 April 2024

Final Report – 30 April 2024

PowerPoint Presentation – Between 23and 25April, 2024

Budget:

Interested consultants are required to provide a budget including travel costs, number of working days per specific activity, daily rate and any other costs.

Reporting procedure.

The consultant will directly report to IRC Libya and SV focal persons during the entire period of this assignment. The consultant will closely work with the respective Agencies Evaluation Task Force and relevant staff of the Joint Flood Response INGOs and local partners.

1. Required qualifications.
   • At least a master’s degree in economics, developmental studies, business administration and social science or related field for the lead consultant/ a minimum of bachelor’s degree on the relevant academic areas with 7 years of progressive experience in research.
   • Strong experience in humanitarian response, Child Safeguarding and knowledge of humanitarian standards (CHS, Sphere, Code of Conduct).
   • Understanding of and experience in evaluating cross-cutting themes, including violence against women, accountability and conflict sensitivity / do-no-harm.
   • Access and good understanding of the Libyan context is required. Previous working experience in Libya is considered an advantage. The consultant / consultancy team needs to have access to the whole of Libya and the ability to collect data on a short notice. If the consultant/applicant is required to have visa, they have to make sure that to secure the visa prior to commencing the task.
   • Excellent analytical and report writing skills with skills in using statistical packages such as SPSS, STATA etc.
   • Fluent in English. Understanding Arabic will be an added advantage.
   • Cultural awareness and ability to operate in politically complex and sensitive environments are required.

The specific requirements for this assignment are hands on experience in evaluating a joint response program implemented by international and national partners (or another consortium-based humanitarian program with a variety of implementing agencies), and experience in evaluating multi-sectoral humanitarian response programs. Additional required qualifications are detailed below:

• Extensive experience in research work and in assessments/evaluations. Knowledge of mixed research methodologies and application of various tools including practical experience in assessments, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian interventions. Proven experience of using participatory methods is required.

1. Application procedure

Individuals/firms that meet the above requirements should submit a full proposal by 5 March 2023.

Applicants are highly encouraged to submit their application before the deadline as shortlisting and

interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.

The proposal should include:

• Technical Proposal detailing the approach, methodology and work plan of the assignment.
• Financial Proposal including daily rates in EUR with detailed breakdown including travel costs, number of working days per specific activity, daily rate and any other costs.
• CV of the lead consultant and contact details of two professional referees. If consultant works with a team, CV’s from team members should be included as well;
• Copies of at least 2 (two) similar assignments done in the last 3 years.
• Firms based/registered in Libya must produce operating license.
• Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview Libya and SV in consultation with other joint response members will conduct the shortlisting and technical interviews