Terms
of Reference for a Consultancy
“Final Project Evaluation”
Improved Community Response to Drought (ICRD) – Phase III
Background
Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (VSF) Belgium is an international non governmental
organization whose mission is to improve the welfare of vulnerable populations
in developing countries, through improving animal health and production.
The 15 years experience gained in the dry lands of Northern Kenya and the
border regions of neighboring countries is used to implement the Improved
Community Response to Drought
(ICRD) project.
ICRD III is a project funded under ECHO’s Regional Drought Decision. ICRD III’s
overall objective is to “Contribute to further improvement of the coping
strategies of communities vulnerable to recurrent drought hazards”.
ICRD III is a follow up project built on the achievements of ICRD I & II
phases implemented 2.5 years earlier.
It seeks to replicate outcomes of the results. These can be then used to
influence the development of future drought preparedness.
Objective of the consultancy
ICRD III is implemented from July 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2011. The
objective of this consultancy is to evaluate the project in relation to:
- The
quality of the process followed at community level for implementation of
project actions;
- The
project’s contribution to evidence based advocacy efforts;
- Identify
possible improvements on share of information with FAO, UN ISDR on technical
matters within the operation, but also with REGLAP for advocacy and
technical briefs and newsletter:
Location:
The
consultancy will focus on the project location mainly Karamoja region, Uganda:
including Moroto and Napak districts.
Timeframe: The whole consultancy is expected to take 15 days: 2 days
preparation in Nairobi, 7 days in the field locations, 6 days final reporting
in Nairobi
It should take place during the months of December 2011.
The final report should be available by 31st December 2011 at the latest.
Key Activities
- Prepare
a detailed work plan for the consultancy which outlines the methodology to
be used.
- Review
existing related literature.
- At
the project location, gather all relevant information from communities,
local authorities and other humanitarian/development actors.
- Present
preliminary findings to partners and Project staff at the end of the
fieldwork.
- Prepare
a detailed draft report and debrief VSF in Nairobi on the main findings,
making a power point presentation.
- Integrate
any feed-back into the final report.
The
focus should be on the below key aspects:
A - Quality of the process followed at community level:
1. Hazard mapping (focussing on possible impact of drought to resources and
services used in time of drought) – vulnerability and capacity analysis for a
proper risk analysis.
2. Process followed with the community for the elaboration of the contingency
plan or disaster
management plan. Technical quality of the contingency plan in terms of allowing
community reactions (roles and responsibilities well defined, triggers for
reaction also well defined). How have the possible impacts of drought on the
existing services at community level been integrated into the elaboration of
the plans (Ex: water supply, education, health, etcG),
3. Link between the community contingency plan or disaster management plan and
an early warning system;
4. Link between the community contingency plan or disaster management plan and
the one at district – parish level;
5. Integration of a vulnerability / gender sensitive approach into the
definition of the community
contingency plans or disaster management plans, to make sure that the specific
needs of the most vulnerable parts of the communities (including women,
children, elders, etcG) are integrated in the plans elaborated.
B - Contribution to evidence based advocacy efforts:
1. Select and highlight possible good drought risk reduction practices, lessons
learnt within the ECHO funded operation
2. Assess/measure the impact of these good practices for documenting purpose,
(eventually ready to have it as a contribution to the evidence based advocacy
effort).
C - Identify possible improvements on share of information with FAO, UN ISDR
on technical matters within the operation, but also with REGLAP for advocacy
and technical briefs and newsletter:
1. What has / could have been shared with FAO and UN ISDR, REGLAP given their
respective mandate?
2. Propose working modalities to ensure that elements that could have been
shared with FAO, UN ISDR and REGLAP would be shared in the future.
Execution
- The
consultant will draft a detailed methodology and work plan for the
studies.
- A
participatory approach will be expected with maximum stakeholder
participation and appropriate involvement of local traditional and
government leadership at all stages.
- The
whole mission is not expected to take more than 15 days.
Outputs
- Presentation
of methodology and workplan to VSF.
- One
feedback workshop at project location.
- One
final report.
Deliverables
A detailed final report inclusive of a separate two page summary will be
presented to the VSF-B Regional Director.
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 document (report) will be expected six (6) days after the end of the
field mission and the final report isexpecte ays after the comments from VSF-B.
The contents of the report shall be as follows:
- Executive
summary (covering major findings and recommendations).
- Background.
- Description
of the objectives of the mission and execution methodology.
- Literature
review
- Findings/results
- Discussion
- Challenges
- Recommendations
- Conclusions
- Annexes
covering Terms of Reference, abbreviations, data collection formats and
questionnaires used references, graphs, tables, etc.).
Responsibilities
The VSF B Country Program Manager for Uganda, based in Nairobi, will:
- Have
overall responsibility and accountability for the mission,
- Ensure
the overall coordination of the mission in conjunction with the project
partners and the Assistant Project Manager based in Moroto.
VSF
Belgium will organize the logistic of the mission, and cover the transportation
and accommodation costs of the consultant while in the field locations.
Qualifications
The consultant is expected to have the following attributes:
- Minimum
five years experience working with drought affected pastoral communities.
- Minimum
five years experience in participatory monitoring and evaluation.
- Livestock
health and/or production background.
- Excellent
inter-personal, facilitation and writing skills.
- Familiar
to Disaster Risk Reduction principles and projects.
- Excellent
computer literacy.
Contact
Information
Interested expert(s) should submit proposals indicating relevant qualifications
and experience as well as a detailed execution plan.
They should also indicate daily consultancy rates and possible starting dates.
The proposals, CV and letter of motivation as well as three (3) referees should
be sent electronically to recruitment@vsfb.or.ke
Ref: ICRD III Final Evaluation01/11
Closing date: 9th December 2011.
5:01 PM
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