Posted date | 14th June, 2024 | Last date to apply | 22nd June, 2024 |
Country | Pakistan | Locations | Sukkur |
Category | Consultancy | ||
Type | Contractual | Position | 1 |
Status | Closed |
Terms of Reference (TOR)
Project End Evaluation
Project: |
Emergency relief after floods in Umerkot and Khairpur (Drinking water and hygiene; primary health care; cash assistance), Pakistan |
Donor |
Humedica International-GFFO |
Project Start Date: |
01st July, 2023 |
Project End Date: |
31st July, 2024 |
- 1. Introduction/Background
Nationwide, the floods inundated an area of approximately 75, 000 square kilometres and caused enormous devastation: more than one million homes were destroyed, over two million homes were damaged; 22,000 schools were permanently damaged or destroyed. The harvest of over 2 million hectares of farmland was destroyed; 1.2 million farm animals died. Over 1,700 people lost their lives. Approximately 80,000 births took place in the open. A total of about 33 million people were affected and 20 million were dependent on emergency aid. Millions of people lost their shelters and had to live for months in makeshift shelters, emergency tents and camps. Critical infrastructure (in addition to shelter, especially water supply, schools, health facilities, roads) was damaged or destroyed across the country. Enormous losses of crops and livestock were recorded. Damage to infrastructure and buildings is estimated at over 5 billion €, and damage to agriculture and food at over 3 billion €.
The two districts of Khairpur and Umerkot are among the hardest hit in the country and in Sindh province. Here alone, over 220,000 and 31,000 houses were destroyed, as well as the crops of over 80,000 ha and 20,000 ha, respectively. Umerkot district, as one of the most affected areas, was last classified as Phase IV "Emergency" in the IPC classification. Pak Mission Society is implementing Emergency relief after floods in Umerkot and Khairpur (Drinking water and hygiene; primary health care; cash assistance) with the collaboration of Humedica international-GFFO. The interventions of the project are designed to cope-up fully or partially the basic livelihood needs of flood-affected communities in Umerkot and Khairpur districts, Sindh, in terms of water supply, sanitation, health, nutrition, and protection by April 2024 (with an extension of 3 months) till July 2024.
District |
Tehsil |
Union Council |
No of villages |
Khairpur |
|
18 |
|
Umerkot |
Kunri |
|
30 |
- 2. Project Outcome
Vital needs of flood affected communities of Umerkot and Khairpur districts, Sindh concerning Water and Sanitation, Nutrition, Health and Protection have been addressed by July 2024.
Project Outputs
- Basic WASH infrastructure is brought back to use.
- Basic health and nutrition needs of most vulnerable flood affected households in the target areas are covered.
- Vital survival and recovery needs of vulnerable flood affected households in the target areas are covered through conditional & non-conditional cash grants.
- 3. Final Evaluation
The project has been implemented for overall 13 months since its commencement in July 2023. This is a mandatory final project evaluation required by the project donor – GFFO/Humedica International – for the purposes of assessing the effectiveness, relevance, efficiency, sustainability and impact of project initiatives.
3.1 Scope
The evaluation will cover the entire project duration, from July 2023 to July 2024. Within this period, the evaluation will assess project outcomes at all levels: including result based management, beneficiaries and project stakeholders, Budget, inputs and resources. The impact assessment will be a comprehensive evaluation of the project's intervention in the targeted villages. It will delve into the overall impact and relevance of the project, analysing the effectiveness of project management and activity implementation in term of budget consumption and efficiency. The evaluation will closely examine the results achieved, coordination with local line departments, and the level of involvement of stakeholders/beneficiaries in the project interventions.
Furthermore, the assessment will also identify challenges faced and best practices utilized for future engagement. The review will include feedback from the target group or beneficiaries, representing a diverse group including males, females, children, vulnerable individuals, minorities, transgenders and the elderly from the target areas.
Overall, the impact assessment will provide valuable insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the project, enabling us to make informed decisions for future interventions and ensure sustainable positive impacts on the communities.
3.2 Objective of the study
The objectives of the evaluation are summarized below:
a) To evaluate the project in terms of its effectiveness, relevance, efficiency, sustainability, and impact, with a priority on assessing the project expected results and outcome.
b) To identify key lessons and potential practices for learning.
c) To assess the challenges, best practices and document the outcome for future processes.
d) Recommendations for similar future interventions as well as for new interventions in the targeted areas.
3.3 Evaluation Questions
The evaluation will be guided by following questions by keeping DAC criteria in focus.
Sr.# |
Evaluation Criteria |
Mandatory Evaluation Questions |
1 |
Relevance |
|
2 |
Effectiveness |
|
3 |
Efficiency |
|
4 |
Sustainability |
|
5 |
Impact |
|
6 |
Learning and Replicability |
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7.4 Evaluation Methodology
The evaluation will combine qualitative and quantitative data collection and evaluation techniques using the following methods:
- Desk-base review: The evaluation will review relevant project documents and content produced before and during project implementation including the project proposal, work plans, project progress reports, annual project reports and other documents produced by or associated with the project
- KII Interviews: In addition to the desk review, the evaluation will also conduct interviews of key project stakeholders using a structured methodology developed by the consultant.
ü External Stakeholders/Communities)
ü PMS Staff/HO Staff(if required)
ü Beneficiaries
ü Line departments (if any-who were actively informed in the process)
ü Post Distribution Monitoring Tool (PDM)
- Focus Group Discussions (FGDs): Data will also be collected using focus groups discussion with project beneficiaries and other project stakeholders using a pre-designed focus group discussion guide.
7.5 Evaluation Timeline
The evaluation is expected to start from 1st July 2024 and will last for 25 days including fieldwork/interviews and report writing and submission. (Day wise schedule will be discussed after hiring of the consultant/firm.)
Sr.# |
Deliverables |
Detail |
Timeline |
1 |
Proposed work plan and tools (End line and PDM tool) |
Proposed work plan and evaluation questionnaires and PDM tool to be submitted within 02 days following the official initiation of the evaluation. |
|
2 |
Fieldwork including data collection |
Training of enumerators, testing of tools and final validation Briefing, deployment of enumerators, data collection and post field work debriefing |
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3 |
Presentation of Data (excel sheets) |
Lead Consultant to present analysed summary of field data before the writing the first draft report. This will allow for review, questioning and field follow up and cross validation of the data. |
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4 |
Draft of Evaluation report (End-line & PDM) |
The evaluator must submit draft report for review and comments by all parties involved after analysis of the field data. Both the PMS management members and other related stakeholders in the evaluation must review the draft evaluation report to ensure that the evaluation meets the required quality criteria. |
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5 |
Dissemination workshop |
Sharing the preliminary finding, data validation in stakeholder workshop |
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6 |
Final Report (End-line & PDM) |
Report will be submitted 4-5 days after receiving comments from the PMS management members and other related stakeholders. |
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- 8. Competency Criteria:
Sr. No |
Criteria |
Score |
1 |
Technical proposal: Understanding and approach (understanding of objective and results required; risk awareness and mitigation approach) |
30% |
2 |
Proposed Methodology: organization of the work (planning; proposed scheduling of activities; availability of required skills and quality assurance) |
20% |
3 |
Expertise in geographical area |
10% |
4 |
Expertise in thematic area |
20% |
5 |
Financial proposal |
20% |
- 9. Management and logistics
The Consultant report to MEAL HOD who will not have control over the professional work of the evaluators. The Project Manager along with MEAL office will provide technical guidance (guidance to reach targeted villages, stakeholders and key informants) for the evaluation to ensure the independence of the evaluation process. Logistical arrangements will not be provided by the PMS and is included in their (consultants’) budget.
- 10. Required Qualifications and Expertise for Lead Evaluator
The Evaluator shall have the following expertise and qualification:
ü At least Master’s degree in Public Policy, International Development, Development Economics/Planning, Economics, International Relations/ Diplomacy or any other relevant university degree.
ü Extensive expertise, knowledge, and experience in the field of aid effectiveness and aid management process related issues.
ü Experience of project formulation and evaluation and practical experience of end of project evaluation in Sindh or in similar context; At least 08 years of experience in working with international organizations, donors and evaluating projects.
ü Past experience in conducting surveys especially evaluations of German Donors funded projects. (Optional)
ü Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
ü Experience in Sindhi language will be added as an advantage.
ü Offers will be evaluated on these criteria as well as the quality of the technical offer (proposed methodology, capacity to mobilise qualified personnel in the field, etc.) and the soundness of the financial offer.
- 11. Method of Application:
Interested, qualified and experienced person, group of persons or firms must submit an Expression of Interest dossier by 21st June 2024 in a sealed envelope, outlining availability in line with the approximate timeline. The cover letter should be addressed to: Pak Mission Society (PMS), Operations department, House no 333, Street no 29, G-14/4 Islamabad.
The expression of interest can also be shared on [email protected]
The expression of interest should contain: (a) a technical offer and (b) a financial offer, comprising:
- A. Technical offer:
- Up to date CV of the lead consultant/evaluator (showing education and expertise).
- Technical proposition detailing proposed methodology and resources needed (max 3 pages).
- An example of a report from similar work which demonstrates evidence of the skills and experience required and a list of past evaluation produced by the lead consultant/evaluator.
- B. Financial offer:
- A list of all expenses expected to be incurred by the consultant including a daily rate
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