TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR ENDLINE EVALUATION – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT – Awdal, Somaliland

TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR ENDLINE EVALUATION – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT, (Ref: SOM1028/2021/11)

1.0 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT

Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V. is one of the largest non-governmental organizations in Germany operating in the humanitarian assistance and development fields. It was established in 1962, as the German section of the “Freedom from Hunger Campaign”, one of the world’s first initiatives aimed at the eradication of hunger. Welthungerhilfe’s work is still dedicated to the following vision: All people have a right to a self-determined life in dignity and justice, free from hunger and poverty.

By 2018, Welthungerhilfe and its partner organisations ran 404 international projects in 37 countries with an overall financing volume of EUR 184 million, comprised of private donations, public national and international funds.

In addition, Welthungerhilfe operates a marketing and fundraising department in Germany to engage and educate a wider public in development-related topics and to mobilize funds from currently more than 57,000 permanent private donors.

It has been implementing development projects in Somaliland since 2001. Multi-sectoral projects have been carried out in Awdal, Maroodi-Jeex, Togdheer & Sanaag Regions for the past 20 years.

Project goal:

To increase the resilience of 4612 households in Awdal region of Somaliland to drought related disasters through improved food and nutrition security.

• EVALUATION PURPOSE
• Rational for the Evaluation

This evaluation is conducted as an exercise of accountability towards the donor and the beneficiaries at its final implementation stage. The evaluation will be conducted by an independent evaluator.

• Objectives of the Evaluation
• To determine how effectively and efficiently project outputs/outcomes are achieved and has contributed to the overall and specific objectives of the project.
• To assess the project interventions are likely to be sustainable beyond the project lifetime.
• To identify the good practices and lesson learnt for future programming
• SCOPE OF THE EVALUATION
  • Elements covered by the evaluation
• This evaluation will be focused on the intervention locations of Awdal region. The evaluator will consider the goals and objectives of the project in comparison to the project interventions at field level.
• The project evaluation will be based on the Development Assistance Committee DAC criteria (Design, Coherence, Coverage, Relevance and Appropriateness, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Sustainability and Likelihood of Impact) that will be followed by the evaluator.
• Identify unintended changes, both positive and negative, in addition to the expected results.
  • Cross-cutting issues

Throughout the evaluation process, gender concerns should be addressed in line with the organization Policy. All data should be disaggregated by sex and age. Different needs of women, men and of marginalized groups targeted by the project should be considered throughout the evaluation process. Moreover, the community participation should be emphasized and how Welthungerhilfe ensures that communities were involved throughout the programme cycle.

• USERS OF THE EVALUATION
• Intended users: project participants, Welthungerhilfe project staff, Welthungerhilfe country office, Welthungerhilfe Head Office.
• Primary users: line ministries.
• EVALUATION QUESTIONS (AND CRITERIA)

The evaluation will consider all activities that have been implemented under this project that were financed from the development account. It should examine the performance of the project in accordance with its logical framework. More specifically, the evaluation should address the following issues:

1. Relevance:

• Whether the project design and choice of activities and deliverables have properly reflected and addressed the needs of the beneficiaries, and alignment with the objectives of the project Logframe.
• Whether the planned and actual activities and outputs of the project were consistent with the intended outcomes and impact.

1. Effectiveness:

• Whether the activities have achieved planned objectives as enunciated in the project’s Logframe and produced beneficial results.
• What were the main factors influencing the outcomes of this project, either negatively or positively; what are the lessons to be learned for a replication of the project approach to other locations.

1. Efficiency:

• Have resources and funds been used efficiently, leveraging in-house expertise, previous interventions and other resources to optimize the project outcomes.
• Have the project activities been delivered in a timely manner?

1. Sustainability:

• Whether the activities have been designed and implemented in such a way to ensure maximum sustainability of their impact, for instance, whether beneficiary country stakeholders were actively involved in the initiation, design and implementation of the project.

1. Impact:

• What are the effects of the project on beneficiaries?
• Have there been any unintended outcomes, either positive or negative?

6.0 EVALUATION DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

The evaluation methodology will be proposed by the evaluator after thorough study of TOR’s requirement. The evaluator is expected to use mixed methods approach and/or Most Significant Change Technique (MSCT), collecting both qualitative and quantitative information from targeted household and communities. Moreover, for triangulation of the information, interviews of other key stakeholders i.e. project beneficiaries, WASH committees, women group, project key staff etc.

Field Mission

Primary data collection techniques

The Welthungerhilfe will engage data collectors to conduct interview/FGD/Surveys designed by evaluator from key project staff, beneficiaries/Communities etc.

Evaluation Report:

 7.0          MANAGERIAL ARRANGEMENTS / ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

DELIVERABLES AND REPORTING DEADLINES

The following deliverables are expected to be produced by the evaluator(s):

• Evaluation report as draft and final (define language, 25–35 pages main text, including   the executive summary but excluding the front page, table of contents and annexes). The evaluation report has to contain an executive summary of a maximum 5 pages and several mandatory annexes. An outline for the evaluation report will be provided to the evaluator(s).

9.0                      RESOURCES AND AVAILABLE DATA

The key documents to be reviewed for the evaluation study are as follows:

• Project document (proposal, log frame)
• Baseline Report
• Monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports
• Training reports
• Any district level secondary data and other relevant documents and reports.

• TIME FRAME / SCHEDULE

The data collection phase in the field is to be, confirmed between the consultant and Welthungerhilfe, but ideally would start in third week of January 2021, with the final report deadline to Welthungerhilfe by the third week of February 2021.

11.0      EXPERTISE OF THE EVALUATOR

• At least Master’s degree in Agriculture, Development Studies, or a related field
• At least 7 years’ experience in working for project evaluation sectoral programs relating to agriculture, WASH and livelihood program
• Demonstrated experience with quantitative and qualitative research, data base management and statistical data analysis
• Experience of working in West of Somaliland.
• Experience of evaluating Agriculture/WASH programs
• Proven record of communicating with beneficiaries.

12.0      FINANCIAL OFFER

Applicants have to provide:

• The financial part should focus only consultant fee as evaluator will not require to do field work.
• CV with

Submission of application

Applications should be submitted electronically to info.somaliland@welthungerhilfe.de on or before Tuesday the 12th Jan 2021 at 5:00 pm – East African Time, with attachments in pdf and a subject line: Financial Proposal.

[1] Welthungerhilfe will do data collection in the field