Country: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Rwanda
Closing date: 17 Jan 2015
Project Scope:
Developing the capacity of Non State torture rehabilitation and prevention services in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
Background, Purpose and Use of the Evaluation
IRCT is calling for expression of interest for the evaluation of its project “Developing the capacity of Non State torture rehabilitation and prevention services in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, through regional peer supervision and constructive Non-State - State engagement on the subject of torture” (called “the project”) commenced in May 2011 and is due to end in March 2015. The project budget amounts to 1,458,915 Euros of which 75% has been granted through the EU budget line 'Non State Actors and Local Authorities in Development’. This external evaluation has been envisaged at the end of the action. This final evaluation will take place in February 2015 and will mainly focus on how the project delivered the outputs and outcomes that it foresaw in the project description and the logical framework, as well as how the inputs, processes, and outputs contributed to the achievement of results. Structured questionnaires, focus group discussions, case study documentation, mission and meeting reports and informal briefings all provide input to these review processes.
The IRCT Secretariat leads the project implementation in partnership with 6 torture rehabilitation centres, 2 of which are members of the IRCT. There are 2 partners and 4 associate partners. The partners and associate partners operate in three countries: Burundi, the DRC and Rwanda.
Outputs
The step-wise outputs of the evaluation should include, but not necessarily be limited to:
- An inception report before (including a methodology, draft questionnaires, list of key informants etc.).
- A de-briefing report for each of the organisations visited,to be presented to the partner at the end of each of the evaluation field works.
- A comprehensive consolidated evaluation report, including detailed recommendations for follow-up activities.The final evaluation report, which should include but not be limited to:
- Qualitative and quantitative assessment of progress made towards the intended outcome
- Qualitative and quantitative assessment of relevant outputs
- Lessons learned concerning best and/or less than ideal practices in producing outputs and achieving the outcome
- Strategies and recommendations for continued EU assistance towards the achievement of the outcomes.
The evaluation report should be written in English. However, the working language during the field visits in Burundi and the DRC will be French.
Time Frame
The detailed time frame will be agreed, however it is expected that the activities will take place during February 2015 over a period of 30 days. This will include, inter alia, a field visit to IRCT’s secretariat in Copenhagen (2 days), the Great Lakes Region including Rwanda, Burundi and the DRC (10 days) and a desktop study that will include report and mission preparation (10 days).
The final report should be with IRCT Secretariat by the 30th of March 2015
Profile of the Consultant
- Professional experience in the Great Lakes Region (Rwanda, Burundi and the DRC) and good knowledge of its historical and current socio-political context
- Minimum 5 years of experience in EU project evaluation
- Excellent written and spoken knowledge of English and French
- Master’s degree in development studies, political and/or social sciences, human rights or other relevant field.
- In absence of a master’s degree, relevant professional experience in the fields listed above of minimum 10 years is required.
- Flexibility and willingness to travel at short notice
How to apply:
1.Interested consultants/firms may request for details and submit their technical and financial proposals with a detailed CV to the Regional Coordinator IRCT – Sub Saharan Africa Email: FB@irct.org please copy PJH@irct.org. Expressions of interest must be e-mailed to the same by 17 hrs. GMT+3 by Friday 17/01/2014
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