VSF Belgium Final Evaluation Consultancy Job

Terms of Reference for the Final Evaluation of Emergency Veterinary Support Programme III (EVSP III) (South Sudan)
 

Background information and project summary
 

Veterinaires Sans Frontieres – Belgium (VSF B) is a recognized developmental NGO founded in 1995 working with disadvantaged communities to increase their standard of living, improve food security and livelihood sustainability through improved animal health and production. 

In East Africa, our programmes focus on community-based animal health services, capacity building of local institutions and governments, conflict mitigation and sustainable natural resource management.
 

EVSP III focuses on support to vulnerable livestock keeping communities who include returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) as well as host communities in both rural and urban centers in South Sudan. It is 1 year (to 31st May 2012) emergency project funded by USAID under the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA). 

The project is implemented in Central Equatoria (Juba and Terekeka counties), Western Equatoria (Mundri East County) Jonglei state (Akobo, Ayod, Fangak, Bor, Duk, Pochalla, Pibor, Twic East and Wurror Counties), Lakes (Awerial, Rumbek North and Rumbek Central Counties), Upper Nile (Renk, Melut, Fashoda, Panyikang, Manyo, Makal, Nassir, Ulang Counties and Malakal town), Warrap (Tonj East, Tonj north and Twic counties), Northern Bahr El Ghazal (Aweil East, Aweil West and Aweil North Counties) and Unity (Mayom, Rubkona, Guit, Mayiendit, Koch, Leer, Ruweng, Panyinjar and Abiemnom counties) states of South Sudan.
 

The specific objective of the project is to contribute to food security and nutrition of vulnerable communities in South Sudan by increasing their capacity to reintegrate returnees and internally displaced persons and proactively address their own needs in relation to livestock, food production and accessibility and it is articulated in the following expected results:

• Emergency veterinary assistance is provided to pastoralist communities
• Provision of safe livestock products is ensured through increased awareness on public health (zoonosis) as well as development of market facilities
• Support the re–integration process of vulnerable resident and returnee households through community based livestock assets redistribution
• Peri – urban milk production and marketing promoted in Bor (Jonglei state), Juba (Central Equatoria state), Leer (Unity state)
• Veterinary inputs and services availed at strategic locations

VSF Belgium is seeking to engage reputable organization or individual expert (s) to carry out an evaluation of the project. 

The evaluation will assess in a participatory manner the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, sustainability and reliability of the emergency action in addressing the needs of the targeted beneficiaries and in close collaboration with the state /county vet departments, livestock owners and CAHWs.
 

Objectives of the final evaluation
 

The evaluation needs to clearly address if goals and results were achieved and who benefited and to what extent. 

Specifically the evaluation will establish the impact of the Program in reference to the following:

1. Evaluation of the Strategy and the Methodology used
2. Determination of the relevance of the intervention in terms of timing , targeting and design
3. Perception of the communities, regarding the Products and Services offered through the Program.
4. Determine cost benefit analysis of the emergency interventions
5. Document the efficiency of the intervention based on the results achieved with available resources
6. Identification of indicators of success and identify the impact from the communities’ view and comments and the benefits from the interventions
7. Describe the effectiveness of the emergency interventions.
8. A comparison between achieved outputs/results and project outputs outlined in the project document.
9. Document successes, challenges and lessons learnt and provide recommendation for future interventions.

Results of evaluation
 

A detailed report indicating clearly the main impacts, lessons learnt, project successes and key recommendations
 

Methodology of data Collection
 

The following methods of data collection may be used in combination to collect all the  required information.

1. Desk review of VSF Belgium project reports, relevant reports on EVSP III project activities
2. Focus group discussion with stakeholders, pastoralists and key actors in states/counties
3. Key informant interviews with relevant experts in emergency interventions and heads of departments from the collaborating sectors listed above.
4. Use of participatory skills and approaches and field data collection with pastoralists in target areas.

Proposed duration of the Evaluation 

Location
 

The evaluation will take place in the project areas in South Sudan as agreed with the consultant (s).
 

Execution

• The consultant (s) should provide a detailed work plan and budget of the training.
• The evaluation is expected to be completed in June 2012 over a period of 16 days.

Deliverables
 

The consultant (s) will be expected to submit a hard copy and soft copy of a detailed plan within two (2) days of signing the consultancy contract.
 

A detailed final report will be presented to the VSF-Belgium Country Director and the Regional Procurement Manager detailing the findings of the consultancy and recommendations for future similar interventions in South Sudan. 

The entire report will be presented in English and will remain the property of VSF-B. 

A hard copy and a soft copy must be submitted.
 

A draft report will be expected seven (7) days after the end of the mission and the final report is expected 5 days after VSF-B’s comments.
 

The contents of the report shall be as follows:

• Executive summary
• Background.
• Description of the objectives of the mission and execution methodology.
• Findings
• Problems encountered
• Recommendations
• Annexes covering Terms of Reference, abbreviations, field locations visited, references, graphs, tables, etc.

Responsibilities
 

The VSF Belgium South Sudan Country Director and the VSF B EVSP III project manager will ensure overall coordination of the consultancy.
 

Qualifications
 

The consultant(s) are expected to have the following qualifications:

• Livestock expert with at least seven years experience in livestock development.
• Experience in carrying out similar consultancies and a proven track record of excellent results delivery.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Working experience in South Sudan is desirable.

Contact information
 

Interested expert(s) and organizations (s) should prepare and submit to VSF Belgium a technical and financial proposal for the assignment by 11th June 2012. 

The proposal should indicate qualifications and experience with a detailed execution plan and budget.
 

The proposals, CV and letter of motivation as well as three (3) referees should be send electronically to recruitment@vsfb.or.ke.