Evaluation Objective & Questions:

Tdh seeks to have a regular learning process that would be part of each project cycle including a regular quarterly and ad-hoc basis analysis. An external evaluation would be part of the learning cycle that Tdh seeks in order to have different aspects of the projects by complementing the analysis done during the project cycle with the external evaluation.

This project is the first collaboration with this Donor, and Tdh is in the process of proposal submission to another complementing fund this highlights the importance of the results to be used to design the proposed project.

Tdh doesn’t aim for a broad general evaluation, rather than a narrow and specific scope evaluation that focus on areas of Impact, and effectiveness. Within those areas, the consultant will have the following objectives:

Identifying weaknesses and strengths of the interventions

Documenting lessons learned

Concrete recommendations for strengthening future programming.

The external evaluation should involve all relevant stakeholders, including program staff, implementing partners (Tajdid), beneficiaries, and others within the evaluation objectives and questions.

After accessing the project data during the desk review and literature reading phase, the evaluator is expected to propose and draft the evaluation methodology that will be reviewed and discussed with the evaluation committee of Tdh.

The evaluator will mainly analyze the following Questions:

How effective was (CM) including the case identification method and the process?

How effective was the implementing partner (Al Tajdid)? How was the quality of work done and the management of challenges faced? What are the recommendations for future projects?

What were the significant achievements resulting from the civil documentation support activity? Were the objectives of this activity achieved?

How successful was the new curriculum of “move and engage”? what were its strength factors? What were the areas of development?

What was the impact of the one-stop-shop approach used in this project as a comparison to the regular approach?

What was the impact of ICRS activity? Did the beneficiaries’ express interest in referrals or accessing support on their own after receiving support?

How relevant were the capacity-building sessions to the work for the participants? what was the impact of the capacity building?

• the detailed suggested methodology highlighting how evaluation questions will be addressed and to whom.
• detailed work plan including risks and limitations analysis.
• draft of data collection tools and the targeted participants and their locations.
• final report outline.
  

  I. Deliverables

  The consultant will provide deliverables in a timely manner and in electronic format. Essential deliverables required are:

  – The inception report, which will include:

– Data collection

– Draft final report which will include:

• An executive summary
• A table of contents
• An introduction
• evaluation methodology
• narrative report
• The findings of the evaluation include good practices, lessons learned, and recommendations.
• An evidence-based conclusion
• Annexes (terms of reference of the evaluation, data collection tools, consent forms, protocols, tables, graphics, list of desk review references, transcripts, PPT presentation of the findings)
• A PowerPoint presentation of the Report
• learning workshop to share the findings of the evaluation.
• Final report

Reports must be written and submitted in English. Results of this evaluation will be intended for Tdh, partner and for the donor.

Evaluation Timeline and Schedule

the final report should be submitted before 31^st of December and the total duration of the evaluation process should be 17 days.

Evaluation Workplan

PROFILE OF CONSULTANT

The consultant (team) must have a strong background in the design, implementation, and evaluation of humanitarian projects. Other requirements are:

• Knowledge of the Middle East, especially the Iraqi context particularly Knowledge in protection and child protection.
• Should have an Iraq visa.
• Demonstrated previous experience in leading humanitarian evaluations, using a range of different evaluation methods (impact evaluation, process evaluation, etc.).
• Experience in working in the humanitarian sector, more specifically on child protection, access to child-friendly justice and/or psychosocial programming Expertise in Humanitarian standards and accountability issues.
• Strong conceptual and analytical thinking
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Gender mixed team would be an asset.

Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic (As per the need, the consultant will have to manage a translator).

APPLICATION AND MANDATORY DOCUMENTS

To be considered, the applicant must submit the following documentation:

• Methodological proposal highlighting understanding of the ToR, the context of the evaluation and the proposed approach to the evaluation tasks.
• A detailed quotation including all cost (in Excel format).
• Letter from the bank confirming the bank account information and mentioning the financial standing.
• A Curriculum Vitae (max. 3 to 4 pages highlighting work experience and qualifications relevant to this consultancy)
• Iraq Visa status/residency/on-arrival visa
• Company’s registration and License
• ID card of the representative
• Power of Attorney from the owner of the company to the legal representative (if different)
• Updated Tax compliance certificate
• Litigation history of the company (both court and arbitration cases)
• Full contact details of at least two references from recent clients
• A criminal record extract as required for any staff/contractor working for Tdh
• Two sample evaluation reports highlighting previous experience relevant to this evaluation (Mandatory)
• Passport copy of team leader.
• Up-to-date banking details (only for individual contractors)

Please sign and stamp all the documents you provide.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY

Tdh team will provide support to the consultants in terms of:

• Responding to inquiries and questions about the task
• Briefing about security conditions
• Facilitate contact with / gathering staff and people to be interviewed.
• Providing equipment/space needed for a kick-off meeting and debriefing session in Tdh office meeting room.
• Providing internet access, printer, and office furniture if needed within Tdh office.
• Providing translation if needed
• Reviewing and commenting on deliverables (inception report, draft report)

The consultant will be responsible for:

• Consulting with Tdh for any inquiries/questions
• Ensuring that the consultant team is aware of security conditions as per Tdh briefing.
• Behave in a culturally, gender, and child-sensitive manner.
• Abide by ethical principles when collecting data from beneficiaries, in particular from children and women (informed consent, confidentiality)

•  All consultant team members are required to sign and abide by Tdh CSP and PSEA Policies. The consultant will be required to adhere to and follow Tdh administrative and logistical regulations and procedures.

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   Develop the data collection tools, test them, and review them upon Tdh recommendation, data collection, data quality assurance, and analysis.

• Prepare quality reports and deliver them as planned in the work plan and schedule.
• Consultant is responsible for ensuring all safety and security considerations for their evaluation team.
• Consultant is responsible for managing all travel and logistics of their team.

Modalities of Payment

Please Consider below information in your price offer that shouldn’t exceed 5100:

1. The Payment term (Before service or after service) in your offer.
2. The payment method (Cash, Cheque, or Bank transfer) in your offer.
3. The offer validity in your price offer.

The interested applicants should submit to the procurement department at the e-mail: [email protected]

• A letter of Interest highlighting the experience with services related to the consultancy.
• An updated CV
• Similar related publications/tools that the applicant has developed.