Request for a proposal for monitoring & Evaluation consultancy

Request for a proposal for baseline survey and designing of a monitoring and evaluation system for Building Drought Resilience through land and water management Project
 

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) was founded in 1948 to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. 

Within the framework of global conventions IUCN has helped over 75 countries to prepare and implement national conservation and biodiversity strategies. IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) have thematic programmes (including Water and Wetlands, and Drylands) with projects spreading across twenty three countries in the Horn of Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean. 

One such project is a 3-years (201 2-201 4) Austrian Aid funded project on Building Drought Resilience through land and water management (BDR) in Kenya (Lower Tana sub-catchment), and Uganda (the UpperAswa-Agago sub-catchment).
 

The purpose of the consultancy is to establish a baseline and based on the overall objectives of the project and the findings of the baseline survey design the impact and outcome level indicators to enable effective monitoring and evaluation of the project. 

Provide information on: Indicators for measuring change; initial data for these indicators; and the mechanisms through which these indicators can be updated - how, when etc. 

This consultancy is expected to last for 30 days within the months of May/June 2012.

Profile of a suitable candidate:

• A postgraduate degree (at least Master’s degree) in natural resource management or social sciences from recognized university,
• Knowledge on development issues, gender, cultures and the drylands of Kenya,
• Over five years of experience in natural resource management, water, pastoralism and agro-pastoralism,
• Proven experience in execution of baseline surveys, designing and conducting of monitoring and evaluation of projects in natural resource management,
• Demonstrated high level of professionalism and ability to work independently in high pressure situations under tight deadlines,
• Strong communication skills,
• High proficiency in English language both written and spoken.

The detailed terms of reference for the above consultancy is available at: http://www.iucn.org/involved/jobs
 

Submission of proposal:
 

Application should be sent to: 

The Regional Coordinator, Water & Wetlands Programme and 

The Regional Coordinator, Drylands Programmes, 

IUCN ESARO, 

P.O Box 68200-00200, 

Nairobi, Kenya. 

Email: Katharine.Cross@iucn.org; Sarah.Gibbons@iucn.org
 

not later than 18th May 2012. 

Only successful candidate will be contacted.