Democratic Republic of the Congo: Consultant Evaluator for Caritas Scotland / SCIAF Livelihoods Programme in DRC & Rwanda

To design and carry-out an external evaluation for a DFID funded livelihoods project in the DRC and Rwanda. The lead evaluator will be expected to design, plan and lead implementation of the evaluation. S/he will prepare the report on the evaluation. The evaluator will be expected to outline the methodology of the evaluation but it should address all aspects of the TOR, meet the objectives of accountability and learning, and be based on a methodology that provides robust and credible information on outputs, outcomes and impact. Ideally the report will capture information on both intended and unintended outcomes, (both positive and negative where appropriate), in order to inform good practice in the future and provide a comprehensive review of the project.

Full details of the requirements are in the TOR for the evaluation.

The lead consultant will be expected to provide:

1. An Inception Report, no later than COB Tuesday 15 December 2015;
2. A full Draft Report, no later than COB Sunday 7 February 2016;
3. A Final Report, no later than COB Sunday 21 February 2016. The lead evaluator will be responsible for writing the final report and submitting it to Programme Officer, SCIAF within the agreed time.

The evaluation report, which will be written in English language, should be clear, easy to understand, concise and useful for the organisations and beneficiaries. The main body of the report should usually not exceed 40 pages and will include an executive summary and recommendations. Technical details should be confined to appendices that should also include a list of informants and the evaluation’s team’s work schedule. Background information should only be included when it is directly relevant to the report’s analysis and conclusions. Recommendations should be recorded separately and should also include details as to how they might be implemented. SCIAF is responsible to collect feedback on the draft report from all national partners and other stakeholders. SCIAF will share the final evaluation report with DFID.

****To apply:****

If you are available and interested in applying for this consultancy, please contact Percy Patrick (email below) for a full TOR. For your application you will need to submit the following.

1. A CV for all significant team members;
2. A narrative and financial proposal on how you would meet the objective outlined in section 4 and
3. Provide a program of work;
4. A timetable for completing the work;
5. Resources required;
6. Reference to previous work and one sample output from previous work comparable to the deliverables in section 5;
7. Estimate of fees and costs.
8. A cover letter outlining your suitability for this role.

Please send these to: Percy Patrick, Programme Manager, ppatrick@sciaf.org.uk.

The deadline for applications is midnight Sunday 18 October 2015.

We aim to contact shortlisted candidates within a week.