Final Evaluation: Towards stronger economic participation of women in Jordan

1. Background Information and Rationale
2. Introduction

EuroMed Feminist Initiative (EFI) is a policy platform that provides expertise in the field of equality between women and men, democracy building and citizenship, and advocates for political solutions to all conflicts, and peoples´ rights to self-determination. EFI Headquarters are in Paris, with offices in Amman, Beirut and Erbil.

From April 2021, till March 2024, EFI in partnership with Business Development Centre (BDC), and Tamkeen for legal Aid and Human rights are implementing in Jordan 3 years program, titled “Towards stronger economic participation of women in Jordan” funded by the European Union (EU). The overall objective is to “contribute to gender sensitive national and local policy frameworks that are more conducive to women’s economic participation”.

1. Overview of the Program

• The specific objective of the program is:

Jordan through the Ministry of Labour has mechanisms to improve economic participation of women.

• The expected results/outputs of the program are:

1.1. Gender mainstreaming policies and measures related to women’s employment are endorsed by the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Women Empowerment.

1.2. Social, cultural and professional environment supportive of women’s work is promoted (by local communities and private sector employers).

1.3. Jordanian and Syrian women are equipped with specialized skills to enter the labour market and are provided with job opportunities.

• Main clusters of activities:

AC1: Advocacy and policy dialogue.

AC2: Supportive Services and enhancing the work environment.

AC3: Awareness raising and national campaigning.

AC4: Capacity building and enhancing employment.

• Targeted areas in which the activities of the program are taking place:

East Amman, Irbid, Ramtha, Zarqa, Azraq city, Ain Al Basha, Karak, Jerash and Ajloun.

• Targeted groups:

Syrian refugee women and Jordanian women from the host communities (70% Jordanians and 30% Syrians), women rights (WR) and human rights (HR) civil society organisations (CSOs) and networks, grassroots community-based organisations (CBOs), youth initiatives, public institutions and national stakeholders, local authorities, and unions, employers and private sector companies, women and men in host communities and social and professional groups, and media representatives and journalists.

1. Scope of work

It is expected that the evaluator(s) will provide an external and independent final evaluation on achieving the impact of the action. Moreover, the final evaluation will assess the extent to which the overall objective, specific objectives and expected results were achieved, and to document reached targets by the end of the program. The program performance will also be evaluated. It is expected that lessons learned, and best practices are drawn from the design, implementation, and monitoring mechanisms of the program and recommendations provided to guide future actions.

The evaluator(s) will develop a detailed methodology for the final evaluation, which will highlight aspects such as the evaluation design, ethical considerations, sampling strategy and data collection in the targeted areas of the program including tools to be used, as well as a strategy in which both primary and secondary data will be analysed. The final report will comprise of both quantitative and qualitative data, which shall reflect the action’s achievement of its targets, objectives and impact.

The final evaluation shall cover all aspects of the program’s implementation and the period from April 2021 till the end of the program in March 2024. The evaluation will be conducted between 1st January and 15th March 2024 where the final report to be submitted by the end of this period.

Please find the ToR https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KYj7bK33SKxKvNlHL3MsHxM4TkXin_pT/view?usp=drive_link