International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
The IFRC is seeking an independent evaluator or consultancy firm to lead a multi-stakeholder evaluation team of 5-6 members to conduct a Mid-term Review of the Afghanistan Humanitarian Crises and Response.
Evaluation period: 40 days until October 2022
Application deadline: 19 August 2022
Minimum 5 years experience is recommended
Purpose: The purpose of this Mid-term Review (MTR) is to assess the efficiency, effectiveness, and relevance of the humanitarian actions and services under Afghanistan humanitarian crises emergency operation response, MDRAF007, and the three Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) operations – MDRAF008, MDRAF009 and MDRAF010 – of Afghanistan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) supported by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Partner National Societies (PNSs). The review is expected to assess the evolution of IFRC’s support to ARCS (capacity building, programme design, service delivery and coordination) to be a relevant and effective national and local actor enabling delivery of a principled response in this protracted crisis context.
It will also evaluate the suitability and feasibility of the operational strategy and implementation. The findings and recommendations will be used by the management and operation teams in ARCS and IFRC to improve the support sector operational response and to improve and better link the response to recovery and long-term development. The review findings shall ultimately provide guidance for future decision-making of relevant IFRC support not only to the ARCS but also to other National Societies in similar contexts of fragility and protracted crisis.
For details on the mid-term review, please refer to the attached TOR.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF EVALUATION TEAM
- Significant experience in conducting evaluations related to emergency humanitarian programming.
- Field experience in the evaluation of humanitarian or development programmes, with prior experience of evaluating Red Cross Red Crescent programmes desirable.
- All individuals of the evaluation team should have relevant degrees or equivalent experience.
- The evaluation team should have strong analytical skills and ability to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw practical conclusions, make recommendations and to prepare well-written reports in a timely manner (with examples of previous work) as well as it is desirable that team (members) have proven experience of the priority and cross-cutting areas of the operations
- Previous experience in Afghanistan is highly favorable.
- Previous demonstrable experience in data collection, analysis and interpreting the review results
- Excellent English communication skills (writing and speaking).
- Knowledge of local languages (Pashto and/or Dari) is favorable.
- Ability (or can delegate capacity) to access and talk to different demographics of Afghanistan for data collection (women, men, children, elderly, people with disabilities, different ethnic groups)
How to apply
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Interested applicants should submit their expression of interest to [email protected] by 19 August 2022. In the subject line, please state the consultancy you are applying for, your company name or last name and first name. (SUBJECT: Mid-term Review of Afghanistan humanitarian crises response- Last Name, First Name).
Application materials should include:
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the applicant(s)
- Cover letter responding to the criteria as set out in the requirements and clearly summarizing your experience as it pertains to this evaluation
- A financial proposal outlining daily consultancy fees and total cost of evaluation (in USD)
- Details of three professional references
- A two-pager approach paper with a proposed evaluation methodology
- Two samples of previous written reports most similar to that described in this ToR, produced in English and for which the consultancy team is the sole or lead author
Application materials are non-returnable, and we thank you in advance for understanding that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next step in the application process and the selection panel does not have the capacity to respond to any requests for application feedback. Please take note that expressions of interest that do not cover these requirements will not be considered.