Nonviolent Peaceforce Consultant – SDC-DUTCH Mid-term- Evaluation Jobs in South Sudan
Background
Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP), an International NGO founded in 2002, recruits, trains and deploys unarmed civilians to reduce violence and protect vulnerable populations in conflict-affected areas. Unarmed civilian protection (UCP) is NP’s global core methodology. UCP refers to the engagement of unarmed civilians working to reduce cycles of violence and increase the safety and security of civilians impacted by violent conflict.
The success of UCP methodology is based on relationship building, acceptance and trust by the community that utilizes a mix of strategies to prevent violence, enhance the safety and security of civilians, build and strengthen local peace infrastructures, and create a n enabling environment for communities to devise and implement locally led peace and protection strategies.
The project overall goal is to foster a safe and enabling environment for inclusive and sustainable peace. The specific project objectives include:
Objective 1: Violence and its effect on civilians, particularly women and children, is reduced and responded to.
Objective 2: Community Protection Teams are strengthened and entrenched as integral structures in their communities**.**
Objective 3: Communities are better positioned to influence local authorities and state mechanisms on civic decision-making processes and peace processes**.**
Objective 4: Social Cohesion is increased within and between communities.
The project has completed its one year of implementation and as such, NP South Sudan is seeking a consultant to conduct a Mid Term Evaluation to assess progress of the project against the key performance indicators as stipulated in the project baseline, assess the impact of the project towards achieving its broader goal and specific objectives, as well as capturing best practices, lessons learnt, as well as conduct a SWOT analysis that will inform project implementation for the remaining phase of the project and as well inform overall programming at NP South Sudan.
Purpose of the Mid Term Evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation is an integral part of the overall project management cycle to ensure effective oversight of the project. The purpose of this mid-term evaluation is to review the project progress, achievements and challenges, inform project managers, and the donors of key lessons learned, and purpose recommendations for any improvement or adjustment needed for the remaining project implementation period.
Specific Objectives include:
To assess the extent to which the project outputs have been achieved considering the indicators given in the project document.
To evaluate the level of contribution of the outputs towards the achievement of the expected project objectives, goal and impact.
To show the progress made in achieving the intended outcomes/objectives in relation to the Theory of Change outlined in the project document.
To assess the relevance, effectiveness, and efficiency of interventions as well as, the sustainability of the results, and the degree of satisfaction of the beneficiaries.
To evaluate the appropriateness of the strategies and approaches used for implementing the project and capture any significant trends, changes that will inform the next year of project delivery.
To capture best practices, lessons learnt, as well as conduct a SWOT analysis that will inform project implementation for the remaining phase of the project and as well inform overall programming at NP South Sudan.
Methodology
A quantitative and qualitative cross-sectional study will be conducted in four of the project implementations sites −Juba Protection of Civilians (PoC) (Central Equatoria), Bentiu PoC (Unity State), Ulang County (Upper Nile State), and Mundri County (Western Equatoria). Thus, evaluation will involve collecting the following data:
Quantitative data:
It will be used to measure indicators of the project expressed in terms of numbers/percentages (quantitative indicators). Information will be collected using questionnaire survey which will be administered to a sample of households.
Qualitative data:
Qualitative research methods such as key informant interviews and
Focus Group Discussions with key project stakeholders i.e project participants, community leaders, project facilitators like the CBPTs (Community based Protection Teams) will be employed most importantly to substantiate (complement) the information collected through quantitative approaches.
Secondary documentation:
Review of related documents like project document, project reports and any other relevant materials will also be important to establish key insights relevant to the effective implementation of the project.
Scope of Work
The individual consultant will be expected to:
Design methodology for the collection of quantitative and qualitative data for the assessment based on the above evaluation objectives.
Organize and facilitate training workshop for data collectors (NP will hire the data collectors) on evaluation implementation, including the evaluation protocol and tools to be used and pilot testing of the tool.
Plan and coordinate the necessary logistics to collect the data in accordance with the selected methodology.
Conduct the evaluation at the project location to measure key output and outcome indicators as defined in the project log frame.
Collect and analyse available secondary data to establish key insights relevant to the effective implementation of the project.
Based upon a reading of the program documents, propose any additional topics or issues for analysis in the final evaluation.
Share key findings and insights from the evaluation with relevant staff through consultations.
Expected Deliverables
Submit an inception report/proposal which responds to the scope of work by adding any further detail or clarification regarding the evaluation approach, method, or implementation arrangements
Any suggested improvements to existing evaluation scope, as outlined in this document
Field work implementation plan (to be submitted before field work begins). This field work plan should be presented to NPSS for comment, and revised as necessary prior to commencing field work
Overall report that outlines the field work and the data cleaning
Cleaned data sets in SPSS format with data correctly organized, variables named and labelled.
Final survey questionnaires and qualitative data collection guides.
Draft evaluation report for the comments of NPSS team.
Final evaluation report incorporating the NPSS comments
All deliverables – NPSS will oversee the process and be responsible for accountability and guidance throughout all phases of execution, and approval of all deliverables.
Skills and Experience
Education:
Master’s degree in International and Political Affairs, Law, Development Studies, Social Sciences or related field.
Experience
At least 7 years’ experience in the design and implementation of evaluations, assessments or mid-term surveys including qualitative and quantitative data collection.
Previous experience in the area of human rights, civic engagement, and/or protection of civilians
Knowledge of international normative standards on women’s rights and gender mainstreaming processes
Excellent knowledge and understanding of research methodologies and processes.
Experience in the development of Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks and log-frames.
Experience in gathering and systematizing large amounts of data
Experience managing a diverse team and providing capacity building and training support.
Experience developing protection projects in war and/or emergency settings.
Proven ability to manage highly confidential and sensitive information through a protection lens.
Experience managing projects in complex and dangerous environments
Excellent ability to communicate with stakeholders including process management and facilitation skills
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Nonviolent Peaceforce Consultant – SDC-DUTCH Mid-term- Evaluation Jobs in South Sudan
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