End of year impact evaluation consultant for the Afghanistan Analysis Hub

  • Contractor
  • Remote
  • TBD USD / Year
  • ACAPS profile




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ACAPS

ABOUT THE ACAPS AFGHANISTAN ANALYSIS HUB

The Afghanistan Analysis Hub aims to provide analytical products relevant to the humanitarian response and correspond to one of ACAPS’ product portfolio categories (alert, monitor, anticipate, deep dive or enable; see also the results framework in annex II). The analysts use existing wealth of academic, political, development, and sociological data and information on Afghanistan, and use primary data collection to develop analytical products that help humanitarian actors understand key issues and inform their decision-making.

Purpose of the position

The ACAPS Afghanistan Analysis Hub is coming to the end of its first year of operation (July 2022-June 2023). The purpose of this consultancy is to identify ways in which the ACAPS’ Afghanistan Analysis Hub can effectively inform and shape the decision-making processes of humanitarian responders in Afghanistan, thereby contributing to better and more context-sensitive aid delivery.

More specifically, we aim to assess:

  1. the Afghanistan Analysis Hub’s knowledge products, including information and analysis products, knowledge transfer (presentations, workshops) and capacity building, and the specific value they add to the existing information landscape,
  2. the uptake and use of the Hub’s knowledge products in decision-making by different target audiences,
  3. how to improve and complement the Hub’s current methods of recording/measuring the impact of knowledge products with innovative methods,
  4. how to strengthen the Hub’s internal processes.

The consultant(s) will produce a report containing lessons learned covering all four outputs and related activities (see results framework in Annex II), which will enable the Afghanistan Analysis Hub to improve its future programming. Particular attention should be paid to assessing additional products and services that were not included in the original results framework but have emerged as an adaptive response to the situation in Afghanistan, and to the inclusion of quantitative and qualitative indicators.

Upon completion of the draft evaluation report, the consultant(s) will present the findings to the ACAPS Afghanistan Analysis Hub team and provide a set of recommendations that can inform the future strategic direction of the Hub. In addition, the consultant(s) should present the findings to ACAPS Global in a separate meeting once the evaluation report has been finalised, after incorporating the feedback from the Afghanistan Hub team.

We expect the consultant(s) to rely on a desk review and key information interviews (KII) when producing the final report.

  1. Desk review, including:
  • the Afghanistan Analysis Hub results framework (Annex II)
  • the Afghanistan Analysis Hub knowledge products (incl. product top-sheets)
  • the Afghanistan Analysis Hub team structure and working processes
  • the Afghanistan Analysis Hub’s internal learning processes (e.g., product bottoms sheets)
  • ACAPS Afghanistan Hub’s database of humanitarian agencies, partners and other relevant stakeholders
  • the Afghanistan Analysis Hub’s product impact
    • Review of product trackers (number of report downloads, number of datasets downloads, number of webinars, number of webinar registrations and attendees, number of online report mentions/citations, number of LinkedIn reshares of reports (manually reviewed), and direct feedback (via email).
    • ACAPS Afghanistan Hub internal uptake report dated 24 February 2023.

2. Key Informant Interviews (KII)

The consultant(s) will also conduct primary data collection through 10-15 semi-structured interviews to complement the findings from the desk review. This should include a cross-section of the ACAPS Afghanistan Hub’s target audience and/or Afghanistan information ecosystem, including (donors, UN agencies, (I)NGOs, coordination bodies and think tanks). The final distribution of KIIs will be jointly agreed upon between the consultant(s) and the Afghanistan Analysis Hub Senior Analyst. The consultant(s) will also be expected to organise a learning workshop with the entire Afghanistan Analysis Hub team.

The consultant(s) will be expected to answer the evaluation questions in Annex I (the questions will be jointly reviewed at the beginning of the consultancy):

Key deliverables (in English) and workplan

The assessment will take place during 26 May 2023 and 20 June 2023. An indicative work plan and allocated days is provided below with the deliverables. A more detailed schedule will be developed by the consultant as part of the application (letter of interest).

  • Desk review of identified ACAPS documents, reports and data bases (3 days)
  • One inception meeting to review the proposed evaluation methodology, including the timeline of for completion (0.5 day)
  • 10-15 information interviews (KII) (5 days)
  • One learning workshop with the Afghanistan Analysis Hub team (0.5 day)
  • A draft report (4 days)
  • One presentation of initial findings from the draft report to the ACAPS Afghanistan Analysis Hub for feedback (1 day)
  • A final evaluation report with key findings and recommendations (2 days)
  • One presentation to ACAPS Global

Total: 16 days

How to apply

Interested applicants should submit a short technical proposal and financial by COB May 26 2023 through the NRC platform here.

Proposals must include complete and accurate information. The proposal must include, but is not limited to, the following items:

  1. Consultant (s) Profile/CV
  2. A letter of interest (max 2 pages) outlining:
    1. the relevant professional experience relevant to the consultancy– with particular emphasis on demonstrating expertise in evaluation and humanitarian research, especially of humanitarian research products, and expertise in Afghanistan (or similar context)
    2. an indicative approach to the evaluation and proposed timeline of completion and allocation of consultant days to achieve the deliverables.
  3. At least 2 reports or work products from previous evaluations or impact reports undertaken by the consultant within the past 3 years, with particular emphasis on projects of similar scope and effort.
  4. A detailed budget for the evaluation, based on an all-inclusive daily rate in USD (incl. VAT)
  5. All consultants, whether ltd or sole-trade, must be registered in accordance with the legal requirements of their place of business. The consultant must provide documentation that proves that they meet all legal and tax obligations for the consultancy.

Questions can be submitted to [email protected] – closing date for questions is 2 days before the submission deadline.

Please find the full description of this job opportunity here. Only bids submitted in English language will be considered.


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