Yayasan Humanis dan Inovasi Sosial or Humanist and Social Innovation Foundation is an affiliated organization of Hivos. Currently we are looking for a candidate to fill this position:
Title : External Final Evaluation VOICE in the Philippines
Duty Station : Philippines
Report to : DMEL Officer VOICE Philippines
Duration : 29 March – 30 April 2021
Purpose and Objective of the evaluation
The main purpose of this final evaluation is to assess the extent to which the project objectives have been achieved and to assess the results of the project particularly in empowering the communities on Management of the Dead and the Missing (MDM) rights while improving their participation policy and decision-making practices to further initiate engagements with the government.
Methodology and design of the evaluation
The evaluation will be conducted by an experienced national consultant. He/she/they will need to use both quantitative and qualitative approaches such as:
• Review of documents related to the project, including the initial project document, progress reports, technical assessments and reports, project monitoring and evaluation documents;
• Review of technical products (training manuals, tools, technical guidelines, etc.) and other publications used or developed by the project;
• Review of other relevant documents, if any;
• Internal meetings and interviews with Project Team, and other members of the organisation;
• Meetings and interviews with the Voice country team;
• Consultations and/or interviews with relevant stakeholders involved, including government representatives, local communities, NGOs, private sector, and other relevant stakeholders;
• Interview project rightsholders (Focus Group Discussion and individual interviews with members of community groups, associations, etc.);
• Visits to project sites or activities (to be determined with the project team);
• Consultations and debriefing meetings
Deliverables from the Evaluation
The following deliverables are expected:
• Review and improve this Terms of Reference based on their experience and good practice;
• Inception Report consists of: Description of the conceptual framework that will be used to undertake the evaluation; Elaboration of the methodology proposed in the ToR with changes required; Details of the data required to answer the evaluation questions, data sources by specific evaluation questions, data collection methods, sampling and selection criteria of respondents for interviews; Detailed work plan for the evaluation indicating the phases in the evaluation, their key deliverables and milestones; List of key stakeholders to be interviewed and the tools to be used for interviews and discussions; Outline for the final evaluation report
• Draft a or multiple, strong case study(ies) which can be published as evidence of project outcomes/impact;
• A draft report containing the analyses and results of the evaluation
• A sharing and validation meeting or workshop with representation of all stakeholders, including rightsholders;
• The final evaluation report (max. 25 pages). It may include relevant and useful annexes (like questionnaires, list of people/ organisations consulted).
Consultant's Profile
This assignment is for individual team of consultants or by institution. The consultant must have the perfect integrity and independence. He/she/they must be impartial and independent of any structure that has participated in the project.
Professional Experience
• A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in project and programme management, particularly in monitoring and evaluation is required;
• Experience in development projects/programmes evaluations with gender and disability sensitivity;
• Have a good understanding of English, Tagalog and/or local language with very good speaking and writing skills;
• Have good computer skills, particularly in statistical and word processing;
• Ability to work in a team, to communicate, to facilitate data collection and analysis sessions;
• Proven experience in using participatory tools as a means of data collection and analysis for project evaluation.
For more detailed Term of Reference (ToR) information please click the following link: http://bit.ly/3e4Ngpx
How to apply?
Interested candidates are requested to submit an electronic copy of their expression of interest/ proposal to hr@hsi.foundation not later than 12 March 2021.
Please be sure to compile all CVs into one document and send it along with one proposal if you are applying as a team. An application without a proposal will not be accepted
Please put in email subject: VOICE Philippines_Final-Evaluation_Name of consulting company.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.