Consultancy End Term Evaluation FEDIS

Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany

Background

Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany (VSFG) is an international Non-Governmental Organization, providing humanitarian aid and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas where livestock is of importance. VSF support is in animal health; livestock related agriculture, marketing, food safety, drought responses and mitigation, capacity development of communities and governmental institutions, peace and conflict resolution with the ultimate aim of food security and strengthened livelihoods of pastoralist communities. VSF-G is implementing a three-year grant funded by European Union, ZEAT- BEAD programme for a project entitled Farm Enterprise Development through Inputs and Services (FEDIS)

FEDIS supports activities aimed at improving food security and reducing malnutrition within vulnerable populations. It addresses structural issues leading to hunger and malnutrition in a bid to resolve these in the medium or long term, with an emphasis on developing sustainable solutions. FEDIS aims to contribute to this global objective by building capacities of target households in innovative and sustainable agricultural practices as well as strengthened resilience against conflict and climatic risks.

  • or also the local sector, community members and beneficiaries?
  • How did the different actors learn from these experiences?
  • The End-term evaluation should at least include one lesson learned and recommendation per evaluation category, i.e. effectiveness, efficiency, relevance etc.
  • What are the key lessons learnt so far per project objective? To what extent has the delivery of response activities contributed to effective, efficient, relevant and timely delivery of aid and enhanced impact for the beneficiaries

Timing and deliverables

1. Inception report

The inception report shall provide a detailed description of the methodology as per the evaluation questions as well as the proposed source of information and data collection procedure. The inception report shall outline the contents of all the deliverables. A clear matrix overview is recommended for this.

2. Draft end-term evaluation report

The consultancy team will develop draft evaluation report for review by the FEDIS programme personnel and partners. The report shall be validated by stakeholders in a workshop setting and feedback incorporated into the report. The draft report will adopt the format of the final report as presented below under the final report. Generally, report will include the Executive summary, Intervention description, Evaluation purpose, Evaluation methodology, Findings, Conclusions (answers to the Evaluation Questions), Recommendations and Annexes (list of people interviewed, key documents consulted, data collection instruments, summary of the TOR). Further details will be found in the annexes.

How to apply

Application

For more details on the assignment and requirements for application, please access the complete Terms of Reference (TOR) on the VSF Germany website – https://www.vsfg.org/jobs-career/. Proposals should be submitted electronically to the following Email addresses: [email protected] then copy [email protected] indicating on the subject line thus “ETE FEDIS” followed by an abbreviation of the applicant’s name. The closing date for receiving proposals is 21st July 2022. Selection will be done on a rolling basis. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.


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