UNICEF Research & Evaluation Specialist Job in Nairobi Kenya

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For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. 

The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. 

UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Research & Evaluation Specialist, P-3, Nairobi, Kenya
 

Vacancy No:  E-VN-2014-000794
 

Duty Station: Nairobi
 

Country: Kenya
 

Region: ESARO
 

Job Level: P-3
 

Position#: 00063459
 

Application Close: 24-Apr-14
 

Contract Type:  Long-term Staff (FT)

Purpose of the Position: Under the supervision of the Senior Social Policy Specialist, you will ensure that the UNICEF Country Office has useful, valid and reliable information on:

• the situation of children's and women's rights;
• the performance of UNICEF-supported programmes including their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, and in emergency contexts, their coverage, coordination and coherence.

To work within the UN country team to support UNCT goals for delivering valid and reliable information on the attainment of the MDGs and other goals, and on the performance of UN-supported programmes.

To assist in the development of national capacities for monitoring, evaluation and research, with special attention to the interest, concern and participation of government, community, and civil society stakeholders.

Key Expected Results
 

1. Integrated Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Plan (IMEP): Ensure that the Country Office and national partners use a well-prioritised and realistic plan of research, monitoring and evaluation activities that will provide the most relevant and strategic information to manage the Country Programme, including tracking and assessing  UNICEF's distinct contribution.

2. Situation Monitoring and Assessment: Ensure that the Country Office and national partners have timely and accurate measurement of change in conditions in the country or region, including monitoring of socio-economic trends and the country's wider policy, economic or institutional context, to facilitate planning and to draw conclusions about the impact of programmes or policies.

3. M&E Capacity Building: Ensure that the monitoring and evaluation capacities of Country Office staff and national partners - government and civil society - are strengthened enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead monitoring and evaluation processes.

4. Evaluation: Ensure that UNICEF-supported evaluations are designed and implemented to established UN quality standards, and the results are disseminated in a timely fashion to stakeholders in order to improve programme performance and contribute to wider learning.

5. Programme Performance Monitoring: Ensure that the Country Office has quality information to assess progress towards expected results established in annual work plans.

6. Coordination and Networking: Ensure that the UNICEF office is effectively linked to wider UNICEF M&E developments in a way that both contributes to and benefits from organizational learning on effective M&E management.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Demography, Development Planning, Statistics or a related technical field.
• Five years of relevant work experience at national and international levels in programme monitoring and evaluation. Practical experience in community-based research.
• Fluency in English and another UN language. Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station is an asset.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

• Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
• Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
• Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.
• Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.
• Analyzes and integrates potentially conflicting numerical, verbal and other data from a number of sources.
• Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives.
• Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise.
• Creates organization-wide processes to help ensure that all adhere to procedures and policies.
• Adjusts team or department's approach to embrace changing circumstances.

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Closing Date: 02-May-14 

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

APHRC Monitoring and Evaluation Expert Job in Kenya

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to conducting high quality and policy relevant research on population, health, education and development issues facing sub-Saharan Africa. 

APHRC seeks to fill the following vacancies within its research division. 
 

Monitoring and Evaluation Expert
 

Major Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design of and assist in managing program assessments and evaluations and promote a culture of evidence-based decision making, and effectively communicating program results to a wide variety of stakeholders;
• Lead development of and oversee the review of project level Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) plans;
• Provide M&E technical assistance to research programs such as reviewing M&E methods, carrying out training needs, designing M&E tools, and ensuring quality control of M&E outputs
• Support the development of M&E frameworks and research plans to guide research and M & E activities;
• Lead project implementation including data collection, data analysis and report writing, synthesis of knowledge, and monitoring and evaluation of the impact of projects assigned;
• Lead activities related to knowledge generation and sharing, documentation and dissemination of best practices;
• Lead in identifying partners to build country and regional capacity in monitoring and evaluation of population and health interventions; and
•  Support proposal writing and other fundraising activities geared towards leveraging funds to broaden the current scope of M&E work in the division.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master degree (PhD preferred) in public health, statistics, or related field with specializations in health, epidemiology, education, biostatistics, demography, or applied research;
• A minimum of 5 years of post-qualification experience designing and implementing M&E systems for international donor-funded programs (USAID, EU, DFID, etc.) e.g. health programs, in developing countries in general and in sub-Saharan Africa in particular;
• Experience in: Impact and performance evaluations; Assessments and feasibility studies; Cost effectiveness analysis; Monitoring plans, strategies and indicators; M&E-related policies and programs; Technical training on M&E skills, tools and methods;
• Proven experience in conducting large, national quantitative data collection at the household and facility levels;
• Strong writing skills;
• Ability to work effectively with both funding agencies and with national and local personnel;
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team;
• Experience in capacity building to undertake measurement and evaluation of research programs in developing countries;
• Strong ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) with a wide range and level of audience;
• Strong quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data), with extensive familiarity with Statistical Packages (STATA or SPSS);
• Computer literacy in Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel); and
• Demonstrated expertise in qualitative methods, with familiarity with common qualitative analysis software package (e.g. NVivo). Familiarity with impact evaluation and major donor (USAID, DFID, EU, etc.) regulations is desirable.

Interested candidates are invited to send via email their letter of application (1 page); a statement of research interests and goals (1-2 pages); and their CV with contact details of three referees to jobs@aphrc.org. Application letters should be addressed to: 

The Human Resources Officer 

African Population and Health Research Center 

P.O. Box 10787 – 00100 GPO, 

Nairobi 

Website: www.aphrc.org
 

Please, indicate the position you are applying for on the subject line of the email. 

These positions come with an attractive, internationally competitive remuneration package including employer paid medical, travel, life insurance cover and retirement benefits.

Allowances toward in-relocation, home leave travel and dependent’s education are provided.

Preference will be given to nationals of sub-Saharan African countries, and females are particularly encouraged to apply.

The positions will be open until a suitable candidate is identified. 

Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Solidarites International TOR for Final Evaluation in Somalia

Terms of Reference

Country: Somalia
 

Location : Bardera, Luuq and Elwak districts of Gedo region, Adaado, Abudwak and Balanbale districts in Galgaduud region and Afmadow and Badhade districts of Lower Juba region
 

 

Starting date: March 3rd 2014 (indicative and subject to the prevailing security/access context)
 

Duration of the field mission: 27 days
 

Time dedicated to the desk review and to the writing of the report: 7 days
 

Under responsibility of: M&E Coordinator
 

HQ follow-up: Desk Programs Manager
 

Funding Sources for the evaluation: ECHO/HF/BUD/2013/91021

Presentation of Solidarites International

Solidarites International (SI) is an international non-governmental organization which provides humanitarian assistance to population affected by natural disaster or man-made crisis. 

For more than 30 years, SI has concentrated its action on meeting three vital needs: Water, Food and Shelter. In the Horn of Africa, SI is currently implementing Food Security, Livelihoods support as well as Water and Sanitation projects in Somalia and Kenya.

Brief presentation of SI in the country
 

SI has had an implementing presence in South and Central Somalia since 2007, having opened programs in Gedo and Lower Juba regions in 2007, followed by the opening of the Galgaduud program in late 2009. 

SI continues to implement projects with its own staff in all 3 program areas. SI is one of the few International NGO operating directly in Gedo and Lower Juba regions since 2007. 

The main focus of SI's program has been to address the immediate urgent needs of IDPs (conflict and drop-out pastoralist) and local host populations, while continuously working to strengthen community coping mechanisms and resilience to natural disasters (drought). 

Main activities include: WASH – rehabilitation and construction of water points, mainly water catchments, birkads, shallow wells and boreholes’ support through fuel and spare parts; hygiene promotion, distribution of ceramic filters and contingency stocks, as well as sanitation – construction of latrines, waste management-, Food security and livelihoods’ support through food vouchers distribution; milking cans distribution; farming and livestock support through deworming, vaccination and training of community animal health workers (CAHWs). 

SI activities are complemented by a partnership with SADO a local organization in Gedo (Bardera) and Galgaduud (Balanbale) regions. 

SI and SADO partnership provides the required synergy in terms of capacity building and improved access to locations with clan conflict dynamics respectively.

SI is currently implementing 4 projects in Somalia in WASH and food security in the three regions of intervention, including the current ECHO. 

Targeted beneficiaries of SI’s program include protracted and recent IDPs, drought affected pastoralists, riverine and agro-pastoral farmers and marginalized clan communities.

Presentation of the project/ programme to be evaluated

The project has started in May 2013 for 11 months in the three intervention areas and is a continuation of previous project co-funded by ECHO with similar objectives and activities in WASH and Food Security.

The main objective of the project is to contribute to an improvement in resilience to drought and food security crisis among drought and conflict affected populations in South and Central Somalia.

More specifically it aims at providing lifesaving WASH and Food Security interventions for targeted drought and conflict affected households, while improving the resilience of their livelihoods strategies for future shocks.

Result 1: The targeted households have access to improved WASH services and have adopted key safe hygiene practices

Result 2: Improved food security during emergency periods, complemented by improved disaster resilience and access to livelihoods recovery assistance

Activities under Result 1.

• AWD/Cholera prevention and response: Pre-positioning of contingency stock of PUR/bleach/chlorine/buckets/soap for 3,400 vulnerable host and IDP households
• Provision of household ceramic water filters and associated O&M training for riverine, pastoral, agro-pastoral and IDP population
• Construction of 7 birkads of 500m3 capacity for pastoral and agro-pastoral populations
• Rehabilitation/reconstruction of 7 water catchments (6,000m3) and construction of 7 water catchment fed infiltration wells for agro-pastoral and pastoral areas (Using cash for work approach for excavation of catchment).
• Rehabilitation/reconstruction of 12 existing shallow wells for pastoral, agro-pastoral and IDP populations
• Formation and training, or refresher training, of water user committees and technicians for all new/rehabilitated water infrastructures
• Construction of 150 household latrines in specific areas where there is high risk of AWD/Cholera outbreak due to open defecation for vulnerable host and IDP population
• Disposal and management of solid waste in IDP encampments and urban centre through supporting 28 women and youth groups in solid waste management
• Hygiene promotion through campaigns/community sensitization training sessions and PHAST training 1.10WaSH emergency response capacity: Water vouchers for 1,800 households and fuel subsidy for 10 boreholes.
• Provision of 20-litre water containers to 650 vulnerable riverine population

Activities under Result 2.

• Support for beekeeping production, targeting 300 vulnerable riverine households
• Engagement of 700 households with limited purchasing power in Cash For Work activities (linked to rehabilitation of water catchments (activity 4 under Result 1)
• Provide emergency food vouchers to 1,000 households vulnerable to food insecurity during the peak hunger gap

Monitoring

Activities and indicators are being monitored by the field teams supported by the M&E coordinator through the update of the Project Implementation Plan (PIP) on a monthly basis. 

This EXCEL format report presents the project work plan per week/per month, including M&E activities: surveys, questionnaires and other sources of verification to measure result indicators as well as process indicators.

The PIP provides SI teams (both on the field and at coordination level) with quantitative information on project progress, complemented by a qualitative analysis based on a checklist of “critical incidents” based on the twelve COMPAS quality criteria1. (A monitoring plan had also been developed to monitor process, activities and result indicators through a range of tools such as Post Distribution Monitoring surveys; pre and post KAP surveys, monitoring forms as well as direct observation from the field staff.

Purposes of the evaluation

The purpose of this evaluation is to draw lessons from the experiences and challenges the programme team has built in the course of the project. 

This evaluation will cover all the dynamics of the project including evaluating each and every activity as per the proposal and former projects’ evaluations of similar activities in the intervention areas. 

It will help SI in validating the relevance and impact of proposed activities and reorient or modify if necessary future programming. In particular, lessons learned on specific activities described below are critical. 

The project will be shared with the donor and local partner and is meant to be used internally by SI.

Scope and focus

The evaluation will focus on the operation’s approach, the implementation process and the performance of the project. 

The project should be evaluated through the following criteria: relevance, coverage, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, impact, coherence, accountability and any other relevant criteria the evaluation team if deemed appropriate. 

Recommendations for improving each of the criteria are made. 

A suggested action plan corresponding to each recommendation is included in the evaluation report. Recommendations for the strategic orientation of the next project are made. 

Relevance, effectiveness and sustainability criteria will be particularly focused during this evaluation. 

The evaluation must give answers to the following questions:

• Did expected results fulfill the needs? (relevance) In particular for food and water vouchers: assess the relevance of these activities according to the needs and specific context in terms of access and availability, as well as other factors such as security, risk of diversion etc. Analyze the best approach and make recommendation for further programming (e.g. in-kind vouchers to be exchanged locally; cash for work or unconditional cash vouchers or cash transfers approach) (relevance)
• Did the activities implemented allowed to reach the expected results and specific objective of the project? (impact)
• Does the program cover the initially targeted population? (coverage)
• To what extent has targeting been appropriate, taking into consideration both exclusion and inclusion errors? In particular, to what extent gender has been taken into consideration for analyzing the needs and targeting specific groups? In particular for Cash for work: how was the targeting process conducted and how most vulnerable households (including female headed, pregnant women, lactating mothers, children, elderly and people with disabilities) have actually benefited from the cash distributed? (relevance and coverage)
• Are the project activities timely implemented as planned? ( effectiveness of work plan implementation)
• Are the monitoring tools adapted to the context and do they allow information to be delivered on time? (Effectiveness and efficiency). This aspect should also include an analysis of the comparative advantage of different monitoring tools / methods in place and whether they allow for triangulation of information and identification of problems.
• Are beneficiary feedback mechanisms in place, functional and adequate? What are the feedback and complaints mechanism in place in the targeted locations? What is the role of Village committees / elders in managing and following up on feedback and complaints? More generally, what is the composition and selection process of village committees, as well as the relevance to the needs of specific vulnerable groups (representation)?
• What are the main recommendations that can be made to improve local accountability towards beneficiaries? (accountability)
• How are the resources being utilized in the course of project implementation so far? Are the Human Resources and Logistics mean adapted and sufficient? Are the roles and responsibilities of the team members clear and efficient (efficiency)
• Are results of activities sustainable and to what extend? How successful were the training activities?
• What is the level of dependency of the beneficiaries to SI support and what could be done in future programming, given the context in Somalia, to decrease the level of dependency and increase ownership and sustainability (e.g. through conditional aid)? (sustainability)
• What negative or positive midterm influence (socioeconomic, environmental, security…etc.) of the project is already foreseen – at household level, community, village, district? (impact)
• Has the project been adapted appropriately to changing needs or context (flexibility)
• Can the project be seen as complementary to other actions on the ground (either by SI or other stakeholders)? (coherence)

The following specific activities should be evaluated according to the following considerations:

• Water filters: What is the willingness of local suppliers to purchase and sell ceramic water filters and to what price? What are the stocking capacities? What is the local communities’ willingness to purchase water filters?
• Performance and sustainability of water users committees: especially on the use of fuel subsidy, spare parts and management of water points: how are the fees collected and used for the maintenance of the water points? What is the impact of trainings and support on WUCs? What is the composition of the WUCs in the different areas of intervention? What specific recommendations could be drawn to improve management of water points by WUCs
• Cash for work: analyze the impact of Cash for work activities on local economies and how monitoring mechanism could be adapted to capture this impact
• Hygiene promotion: evaluate the hygiene promotion approach (methods, tools, messages content and local perception/ understanding) and the impact on beneficiaries' attitudes and practices, identify key gaps and make recommendations

The evaluation should also assess the appreciation of the program by the beneficiaries as well as their participation at various levels of the project management cycle. 

Finally, the evaluation should assess how the implementation of the program is respectful of the ethic of humanitarian practice vis-à-vis the SPHERE standards and the Code of conduct for the Red Cross Movement and for NGO during emergency intervention.

Evaluation process and methods

• The evaluation methods should be clearly outlined in the report and their appropriateness, relative to the evaluation's primary purpose, focus and users, should be explained pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of the methods. A description of the overall flow of the evaluation process (i.e. sequence of the key stages) should be given in the evaluation report. The evaluation approach and the methods used to collect and analyze data should also be described. The nature (e.g., external or mixed) and make-up of the team (e.g. sectorial expertise, local knowledge, gender balance) and its appropriateness for the evaluation should be outlined.
• During field mission, following stakeholders should be consulted and interviewed and the list of consultations provided in the evaluation report: authorities, beneficiaries (balanced between men, women, girls and boys) of each activity and livelihood groups, including most marginalized; WUCs, Village committees; elders; SADO and SI staff; youth and women groups (waste management).
• The evaluation report should outline the sources of biases that might affect the evaluation and how these have been addressed.
• The evaluation report should also present the key constraints to carrying out the evaluation (e.g., lack of baseline data, lack of access to key information sources, use of translators), and the effect of these constraints.
• Whenever secondary sources will be referred to, the evaluator should indicate the level of reliability of the given information.
• After the field work, the evaluation team will present and discuss with the project team the preliminary findings and the proposed recommendations.
• A first draft of the evaluation report should be shared with the coordination team of Solidarites International before a final version is validated.

Procedures and logistics

• The evaluation team must have full access to all of intervention areas in Somalia. Access to Bardera district is considered an asset.
• The evaluation team must comply with Solidarites International rules and procedures related to security and relations with the media.
• The evaluation team must respect the ethic and the deontology related to evaluation practice.
• Logistics, movement and security would be provided and organised by Solidarites International team

Deliverables

The evaluation report should include at least:

• One narrative report (max 40 pages) including an executive summary (2 pages maximum).
• A separate table summarizing the main findings and the lessons learned, including corrective measures for further similar projects.
• A separate table showing the different recommendations and tips for their implementation (who will be in charge of implementing this recommendations, when? dead line? necessary means? who will be in charge of checking that the recommendations are being implemented and when? etc.).
• Detailed plan of visits and interviews conducted in the field
• Relevant maps and pictures of the assessed zone and programme.
• A Power point presentation of the main findings and recommendations of the evaluation must be submitted to SI in order to facilitate dissemination of the results of the evaluation to stakeholders.

Documents of reference

• Format of the evaluation report
• Planning of the evaluation
• Proposal of the project – former proposals if necessary and the NCE request
• Last Interim project report
• Current organizational chart
• Last Activity Progress Update of the programme
• Existing Monitoring and Evaluation tools/framework
• PDM and preKAP reports
• Relevant maps
• Beneficiaries database per activity and location
• Security guidelines

Note: 

All internal documents provided by SI to the consultant will remain SI’s property and are confidential.
 

Sharing individual and identifiable data can constitute a risk for the beneficiaries and is a violation of their privacy. 

As such, the consultant must not share files containing this type of information with any third party.

To ensure the protection of program participants the consultant must also agree to destroy any file containing personal data upon completion of the mission.

Qualifications/Experience Required

• University degree in Project management, Water and Sanitation, Food Security or related field
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience on humanitarian programming
• Proven experience of project evaluation or assessment tasks in similar reduced access context
• (Somalia)
• Strong methodology and writing capacity
• Somali speaker would be an added advantage
• Note: The field work for this evaluation will require qualified consultants to access the 3 zones of intervention.
• Field work should be done in all 3 sites at the same time. Applicants are therefore requested to present the profile (CV) of each consultant to be involved in the field work. The access and capacity of the field consultants will be one of the primary selection criteria for this consultancy.

How to apply

Please send your proposal, highlighting the following:

• A brief introduction of bidding firm or person, including the relevant CVs
• Your understanding of the Terms of Reference
• Proposed methodology and approach (evaluation criteria).
• Proposed work plan
• Confirmation of the availability of each proposed consultant (in case on an evaluation team)
• Itemized financial proposal

Proposals, including all relevant supporting information (CV, technical and financial proposal, work plan and 3 contact references), should be sent to info@solidarites-kenya-som.org before 11pm on 21th February 2014.

Please indicate the consultancy you are applying for in the title of your email. 

Only short-listed applications will be contacted.

Save the Children Child Protection & Community Systems End of Project Evaluation Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference 
 

Child Protection & Community Systems End of Project Evaluation
 

I. Background

Save the Children is the leading independent organization working in over 120 countries around the world.  The vision of the organization is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. 

Save the Children began supporting children in Kenya even before the country attained its independence in 1963 and has been operational in Kenya since 1984, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.  

Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH. Save the Children has an operational presence in Nairobi and its environs, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Habaswein, Mandera, Meru, and Wajir and works through partners in Tharaka, Mombasa, Kwale, Vihiga, Sabatia, Suba, and Mbita.  

With funding from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, The CRADLE – The Children Foundation has been implementing since January 2011, a three (3) year project titled ‘The Child Protection and Community Support Project’ in partnership with Save the Children.  

The local partner The CRADLE - The Children's Foundation is a non-partisan, non-profit making and non-governmental organization committed to the protection, promotion and enhancement of the rights of the child through court representation, advocacy and law reform, and with over 10 years’ experience. 

The project is being implemented in two (2) Counties namely Kwale at the Coast region and Homabay in Nyanza region as well as at national level through strategic advocacy. The project seeks to realize a comprehensive and effective national child protection system to deal with child abuses at community level and enhance the capacity of communities to break the silence and take preventive, protective and retributive action on abuse of children. 

The project is contributing to the Save the Children Finland’s (SCF) International Programme Strategy and its thematic priority “Promoting, protecting and fulfilling all children’s right to protection”. 

The project thus contributes directly to the SCF Global Outcome 

1: ‘More children access quality child protection services’; the Global Outcome 

2: ‘More children benefit from pro-child policies, legislation and mechanisms’; the Global Outcome 

3: ‘Strong civil societies and local communities support the realization of children’s rights’ and the Global Outcome 

4: ‘Children are able to express their views and influence decision-making in the SCF child protection projects’. 

The project also contributes to the Save the Children Kenya Country Strategy Plan (2013-2015) and its strategic objectives of:

• Children without Appropriate Care (CWAC) benefit from quality alternative care and protection services in their own families, or when necessary, in family/kinship and community-based care alternatives.
• Children are protected from sexual abuse and exploitation and have better access to local and national care and protection system.

The Project Impact is: Children are protected from all forms of abuse

The Project Outcomes are:

1. Enhanced access to child protection services for children in the intervention areas
2. Children Protection Policy and Legislative Framework strengthened and implemented

The Project Outputs are:

1. Effective and Child Friendly Community child protection structures in place in target intervention areas
2. Communities and children awareness on child protection enhanced in target intervention areas
3. Increased government capacity to enforcet national child protection laws / and policies in intervention areas
4. Key Child protection policy and legislative frameworks  strengthened revised and/or Developed

The project targeted to directly reach a total of 1400 children (700 Boys and 700 Girls) in Suba, Mbita, Kwale and Msambweni Districts in Homabay and Coast Counties respectively, consisting of 900 (450 Girls, 450 Boys) survivors of violence and 500 (250 Girls, 250 Boys) children in school clubs. 

The project targeted to directly reach 18,180 adults consisting of 10,000 community radio listeners, 8,000 (4000 Men, 4000 Women) community members attending bazaars, 40 (20 Men, 20 Women) community leaders, 40 (20 Men, 20 Women) government duty bearers and 100 (50 Men, 50 Women) AACs members. 

Indirectly the project aimed to reach 5,000 community members and 50 policy makers through IEC materials. In addition, all children in Kenya would benefit indirectly through effective child protection systems, policy change and improved implementations.

Project Outcomes were to be achieved through capacity building of rights holders and strengthening existing community based child protection structures and duty bearers; targeted awareness raising; and advocacy on legal reforms. 

The various forms of abuses occur in a number of settings including in the homes of children, institutions of learning, children’s institutions, on the streets and in conflict situations.  Child protection systems are therefore comprehensive approaches to the protection of children from abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence and to the fulfillment of children’s rights to protection.

II. Purpose of the Evaluation
 

The overall objective of this evaluation is to assess and learn from the process and achievements of the Child Protection project, document the lessons learnt and advice on future child protection programming.

III. Objectives of the Evaluation
 

The overall objective is to evaluate the achieved outcomes and outputs, implementation strategies and document the lessons learnt.

The evaluation specifically seeks to:
 

1. Indicate for each expected outcomes and outputs what has been accomplished in relation to what has been stated in the project document and logical framework. 
 

2. Provide an analysis of the project performance, strengths and challenges and assessed the overall effects of the intervention (intended and unintended, short-term and long-term, positive and negative). 
 

3. Assess and discuss the status of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability. 
 

• Relevance: To what extend is the project suited to the priorities and policies of the target group, beneficiaries and donor.  To what extent are the outcomes and the outputs of the project still valid?  Are the activities and outputs of the project consistent with the outcomes and the overall impact?  Was the project or programme appropriate for the context where it was implemented? To what extent has it taken into account people’s different needs according to age, gender, ethnicity and other social identities? How has the project adapted to meet those differing needs? How has the project ensured that children’s voices are heard and reflected, both in project activities and more broadly, in our interaction with governments and other stakeholders?

• Effectiveness: Did Save the Children and the partners implement the project as planned and if not, why not? Did the project cause a particular change in children’s lives or the lives of others, especially in relation to protection outcomes, or other indicators of success? How significant was this change and how did it happen? What component(s) and element(s) of the project or programme were responsible for the change? To what extent were the outcomes and outputs achieved/are likely to be achieved?  What were the major factors influencing the achievement or non-achievement of the outcomes and outputs? Were the partnerships appropriate? Have they been managed effectively?
• Efficiency: Were activities cost-efficient?  Were objectives achieved on time? Was the project implemented in the most efficient way compared to alternatives? How has knowledge been shared?
• Sustainability: Will the changes caused by the project continue beyond the life of the project? 

How has the project worked with local partners / children / families / communities and government to increase their capacity in a sustainable way? 

What were the major factors that influenced the achievement or non-achievement of sustainability of the project? 
 

4. Assess to what extent and how the project has increased the awareness on child rights of primary duty bearers, communities, children, partners and other stakeholders. Also assess the capacity of the communities to prevent and protect children from violations and hold duty bearers to account.
 

5. Assess the partnership between the two organisations: achievements, strengths and challenges; including the management structures and the impact of the SCI transition process. 
 

6. Assess the extent/effectiveness of coordination with partner agencies, community, children, local leaders and relevant devolved units (counties and sub-counties) offices. 
 

7. Assess the monitoring and advocacy strategies of the project: what kinds of systems/methods were used, if any and how effective they were. 
 

8. Assess the value added through incorporating Child Participation into the project cycle.
 

9. Based on the evaluation findings, make recommendations for future programming in child protection.

IV. Evaluation Design and Methodology
 

The study is expected to adhere to the principles of child rights based programming including: participation and inclusion, nondiscrimination and accountability and the rule of law. 

It will comprise a desk review of existing literature, field visits for data collection and interviews with all stakeholders, including children. 

The consultant(s) will review existing secondary documents to acquire complete understanding of child protection issues nationally and within the target counties.  

Using a right’s based approach (i.e. ensuring all human rights including child rights are observed); the consultant(s) will involve and utilize key stakeholders, especially children and project staff in all aspects of the research. Participation of institutions both at government (national and local) and community level is essential as they are key stakeholders. 

All data will be gender and geographical area disaggregated. 

The field visits will include key informant interviews, focused group discussions among other participatory methods with teachers, pupils, paralegals, Beach Management Committees (BMC) School Management Committee (SMC) members, Area Advisory Council (AAC) members, relevant government officers and other community leaders. Both qualitative and quantitative outcome and output indicator data will be collected. 

The consultant(s) will be responsible for designing the data collection tools based on project indicators and results framework for the study in consultation with Save the Children and The CRADLE staff. 

The consultant will facilitate a half day validation workshop with Save the Children staff, partners, government officials and other key stakeholders to validate initial outcomes of the evaluation. 

V. Organization, Roles and Responsibilities

Services and Deliverables

Responsibility of Save the Children

• Develop the TOR and draw the contract for consultancy services for the study
• Provide necessary project background materials and information
• Provide technical and logistical (transport and meals) support to the consultants during the field visits and as otherwise required during the study period
• Through project partners’ support in project areas, mobilize and schedule visits/meetings with various stakeholders and beneficiaries to participate in the research study as agreed
• Cover the costs of the consultants as per the contractual agreement including reasonable and verified costs towards accommodation and transport to the various project sites. The consultant shall make their logistical and accommodation arrangements at the various project sites and factor it into their financial proposal.
• Review and provide comments to the evaluation methodology draft, research’s draft tools and draft and final reports according to the set time frame
• Assist to organize validation presentations at the National level with relevant stakeholders
• Approve the final documents

Responsibility of the Consultant(s)
 

The consultant(s) will assume the overall responsibility for designing, coordinating, analyzing and reporting on the participatory study within the terms of reference. 
 

The Consultant(s) shall:

1. Design the study methodology.  Save the Children expects that the study will draw on both quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques, focusing on adherence to child rights. The proposed methodology will include appropriate sampling methodologies and provide the rationale for the adopted sampling design.  The research design should employ participatory methods, including child appropriate techniques and consent gathering tools.  Data will be disaggregated by gender and geographical area.  Save the Children will review and approve the study methodology prior to the collection of any data collection.
2. Develop tools.  Develop the necessary documentation and tools for undertaking the study in consultation with relevant staff and partners.
3. Collect data.  The consultant will be responsible for the entire process of data collection and analysis. Collected data should be disaggregated by gender and geographical area.  Quantitative data will be described in terms of statistical significance and representation of all findings noted.
4. Submit first draft report to Save the Children and The CRADLE, who will provide written and/or oral feedback.
5. Present findings to Save the Children and key stakeholders identified jointly by Save the Children and the consultants.  The consultant will present the study findings (draft report) Save the Children, the partner and CP project stakeholders before finalizing the evaluation.  During the validation workshop the consultant will collect feedback for consideration in revisions to the final report.
6. Submit a final report.  Provide a comprehensive, clear, and detailed report in soft copy (PDF and Microsoft Word).  The core report should be no more than 40 pages with a short Executive Summary, but annexes can be used to illustrate details. 

VI. Duration/Timeline    
 

The duration and timeline for this evaluation shall be 25 consultancy days. 

The proposed days shall be divided as follows: 1 day – briefing with SC, 4- Desk review, 10 data collection in the two counties, 4 – Preparation of draft report, 1 presentation of findings/validation workshop and 5 submission of final report.

VI. Consultant’s Skills and Experience

• A minimum of a Master’s Degree in Human Rights and/or Social Sciences or in another relevant field.
• Proven experience in conducting evaluations, analyzing data and reporting high level knowledge of participatory data collection and sampling methodologies; superior writing skills – at least 3 evaluations of this caliber and relevant to this assignment conducted in the past 5 years.
• Proven experience using participatory approaches; in the field of child rights, child protection and child participation.

The Consultant(s) must sign and abide by the Save the Children Child safeguarding Code of Conduct, which is a statement of Save the Children’s commitment to preventing abuse and protecting children with whom it comes into contact.  

Save the Children believes that the situation of children must be improved through the promotion of their rights as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).  

This includes the right to freedom from abuse and exploitation.

The Consultant will be expected to treat as private and confidential any information disclosed to her/him or with which she/he may come into contact during her/his service.  

The Consultant will not therefore disclose the same or any particulars thereof to any third party or publish it in any paper without the prior written consent of Save the Children. Any sensitive information (particularly concerning individual children) should be treated as confidential.

An agreement with a consultant will be rendered void if Save the Children discovers any corrupt activities have taken place either during the sourcing, preparation and implementation of the consultancy agreement.

VII. Instruction for Submission of Proposal:
 

Interested qualified individuals or consultancy firms are requested to submit the following by electronic means to the following address kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org.  

A cover letter expressing interest

• Fill in the Expression of Interest Form (Click here to Download the EoI Form)
•  Company profile including capacity to respond to this task
• Recent CVs of all professional(s) proposed to work on this study
• Three (3) recent and traceable references
• A technical proposal in detailed response to the TOR, with specific focus addressing the scope of work and methodology to be used.
• A financial proposal in Kenya shillings outlining the overall budget required to achieve the task as outlined in your proposal. This should include cost of transportation and meals during the field work.

VIII. Key Documents to be reviewed:

• Project Plan & Logframe and Child Rights Situational Analysis
• Relevant national policies and strategies
• Quarterly and Annual Reports, Mid Term Review
• Monitoring Reports
• Baseline Study
• CP IEC materials

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Land O’Lakes International Development Kenyan Jobs 2013

Land O’Lakes International Development has recently been awarded three year USDA-funded Kenya Semi-Arid Livestock Enhancement Support (K-SALES) project that will support the increased productivity, and boost marketing and trade of livestock products to the market. 

We seek local Kenyan candidates for all positions.

All positions will be required to travel more than 60% of the time to rural areas. 

Candidates interested in these positions must be willing to travel throughout Kenya.
 

Deputy Chief of Party

• 10 years of progressively responsible work experience in operational support, procurement, grants management, personnel management, and finance/budget oversight of USAID/USDA funded development programs; 
• MBA or Master’s degree in finance, economics or a related field;

Market Development Manager

• 5 years of experience in agricultural marketing and market development; 
• 7 years’ of experience conducting feasibility, business or financial analysis for private-sector firms in the agricultural sector. 
• Must have experience in capacity building. 
• Master’s degree in marketing or a related field;

Livestock Processing Advisor 

• 5 or more years of experience in livestock sector development—with at least 3 years specific to meat processing; 
• Prior work experience at Private-sector operators in feedlot management, meat processing, slaughterhouses/abattoirs, cold chain processing, packaging, and/or livestock marketing; 
• S/he must be knowledgeable in Government of Kenya rules and regulations regarding meat hygiene and phyto-sanitary standards and processes. 
• Must have experience in capacity building. Master’s degree or Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, Animal husbandry (BVS, BVSc, BVetMed, DVM, VMD, etc.);

Livestock Production Advisors 

• 5 or more years of experience in livestock value chain focused on improved production, producer organization, improved feeding practices and/or herd management.
• Must be able to identify the needs and challenges of smallholder livestock farmers and identify ways of improving their productivity; 
• Must have experience in capacity building. Master’s degree or Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, Animal husbandry (BVS, BVSc, BVetMed, DVM, VMD, etc.);

Livestock Production Specialist 

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working directly with farmers including designing, conducting and evaluating training programs, developing lead farmers and/or farmer/pastoralist field schools. 
• Must have experience in capacity building. 
• Must be eager to work in village locations; 
• Eight-five percent of time will be spent outside of the office. 
• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture or a related field; 

Water & Infrastructure Development Advisor 

• 3 years’ experience working directly with farmers including designing, conducting and evaluating training programs and developing lead farmers. 
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in rural water infrastructure and/or 3 years of agriculture related infrastructure (abattoirs, markets, feed mills, etc.), especially in the private sector. 
• Must have experience in capacity building. 
• A bachelors’ degree in agricultural engineering or a related field;

Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

• 5 years of experience managing/implementing M&E systems or research; 
• A robust and diverse set of research skills, including qualitative (interviews, focus groups, and observation) quantitative (descriptive and inferential statistics), action research and participatory methods. 
• A Master’s degree in public policy, statistics or a related field;

Communications Assistant 

• Bachelor’s degree in communications or in a related field and 3 years of relevant experience, preferably with an international development organization; 
• Must have at least two years of experience working in on USDA or USAID projects, with a demonstrated understanding of branding rules and regulations;

Grants Manager

• 5 years of work experience in USAID/USDA funded grants oversight; 
• Previous experience working with grants for project of similar size ($15 million and up); 
• Master’s degree in accounting, finance or similar required;

Grants Assistant 

• 3 years of work experience in USAID/USDA funded grants oversight; 
• Previous experience working with grants for project of similar size ($15 million and up); 
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or similar required;

Office Manager 

• Bachelor degree in business, administration or communications; 
• Good computer skills and Microsoft Office; 
• Related experience of office and admin assistant of at least two years in USDA or USAID projects; 
• Good communication skills.

Interested and qualified candidates please send an email with a copy of an updated resume with the name of the position you wish to apply to as the subject to lol.kenya.recruit@gmail.com. 

Send your interest before the 8th of November 2013. 

Selected candidates will be contacted, please no phone calls.