Expression of Interest for A Consultancy Service to Conduct Mid-Term Evaluation for Arusha Re-Innovation at SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania
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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR A CONSULTANCY SERVICE TO ‘CONDUCT MID-TERM EVALUATION FOR ARUSHA RE-INNOVATION
PROJECT IN ARUSHA PROGRAM LOCATION
Introduction and Context
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania is an independent child-based non-governmental and social development organization registered in Tanzania under the law of the Non-Governmental Organization Act, 2002 with registration No. I-NG0/R2/0005 and affiliated to SOS Children’s Villages International based in Austria. This is an umbrella worldwide child welfare charity non-governmental organization working together with a single vision: “Every child belongs to a family and grows with love, respect and security”.
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Uniquely, we work with vulnerable families and communities to help strengthen them and prevent child abandonment (family strengthening service) and we provide long-term, family-like care for children who have lost parental care (alternative care service), and SOS alternative care is usually organized in the form of a cluster of SOS families, where each SOS parent cares for a small group of children. Besides, we have community interventions in thematic areas of Child Protection, Youth and Women Empowerment, Early Childhood Development (ECD), Sexual Reproductive Health, and Education.
We have been operating in Tanzania since 1991 and run our programs nationally through our physical locations in Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Mwanza, Unguja and Pemba.
• Description about the Programme
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania is implementing a five-years (2022-2026) Arusha Re-Innovation Project responding to the needs of vulnerable children, young people and their caregivers in the Arusha region. The overall goal of the project is for children & young people to achieve their full potential in a protective and supportive environment (families & communities) in Arusha Tanzania. The project’s interventions are based on learnings from the completed two and a half years 2022- 2024 Family and Youth Empowerment, diversification of alternative care options and Child Rights project in Arusha DC, Arusha CC, Karatu DC and Meru DC.
Despite efforts made by the Government of Tanzania to improve childcare, youth and family well-being, challenges still abound. These include lack of parental care, poverty, school dropouts, child abuse and unequal access to education. This project’s focus is to diversify other options for alternative care, empowering families to provide quality care to their children, empowering young people towards self- reliance and ensuring the community structures are responsive to children’s issues. The project interventions are comprehensive and designed to address children and young people’s challenges at national, community and individual levels.
The project is implemented in four districts (Arusha CC, Arusha DC, Meru DC and Karatu DC) of the Arusha region.
• The project’s key results areas to be attained by 2026 include:
Outcome 1: Children in our target group benefit from essential services.
Outcome 2: Young people are self-reliant Outcome 3: Households provide quality care for children Outcome 4: Communities are responsive to child situation issues Outcome 5: Duty-bearers protect vulnerable children
• The objective of the Mid-term Evaluation
• The Overall Objective
The objective of the mid-term evaluation is to understand progress so far towards achieving project objectives and outcomes and draw out lessons for how the Arusha Re-innovation Project can be improved during the rest of its implementation for more positive impacts.
• Specific Objectives
The purpose of the mid-term evaluation is to ensure that the progress and results of the project are monitored, analyzed, understood, communicated and acted upon in a timely, efficient and result-oriented manner by a comprehensive assessment of the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of the project intervention.
• To assess the relevance, coherence and effectiveness of the implemented activities
• To evaluate the efficiency of the program beneficiaries, cost, and timeframe
• To analyze the sustainability of the programme.
• To make recommendations for improving future programmes
• Expected Deliverables
• Refinement of evaluation study design and methodology in an inception report
• First draft of the final report in English
• Presentation of preliminary results to SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania
• Final report
• Scope
The evaluation will be conducted in all four councils of the Arusha region as mentioned above. The evaluation will cover the period from January 2022 to August 2024, to create an accurate and comprehensive picture of the project implementation, generating findings on evaluation criteria and documenting good practices and lessons learned.
• Minimum Qualifications of the Researcher/Research Team
The researcher/team of researchers must have:
1. A consultant must possess a master’s degree in project management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Development Studies, Social Work, Demography and Statistics, other social sciences or a related discipline
2. At least 7 years’ experience with proven competency in the design and implementation of evaluations, assessments or baseline study/surveys including qualitative and quantitative data collection.
3. A good understanding of development work in Tanzania
4. A good understanding of child rights and issues affecting vulnerable children and their families
5. Strong analytical and conceptual skills in data collection and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data using different data analysis techniques including but not limited to SPSS, and STATA.
6. Excellent written communication skills
7. Excellent knowledge and understanding of research methodologies and processes.
8. Demonstrated experience in leading at least three baseline Evaluations at the national and regional level.
9. Knowledge of Result-based management (RBM).
10. The ability to use different digital data collection techniques will be an added advantage
Qualified and interested consultants are required to submit the following
1. A profile of the Consultant firm/individual including full name(s), physical addresses, and telephone numbers (include CV).
2. Demonstrated previous experience in similar assignments and qualifications outlined in this Terms of Reference (ToR). (so, submit at least three works of the same kind to demonstrate your experience).
• Letter of expression of interest, a detailed technical proposal demonstrating a thorough understanding of this ToR.
1. Description of the Methodology and Sample Size Determination, proposed data management plan (collection, processing and analysis) and timeframe detailing activities and a work plan.
2. Both technical and financial proposals with a detailed breakdown of costs for the study to include consultant fees, field data collection expenses and administration expenses.
• Duration
The assignment is expected to take one (1) month beginning immediately after signing of contract by both parties.
• Application and Submission
The Technical and Financial Proposals in separate envelopes should be submitted clearly marked Mid-term Evaluation Study for Arusha Re-Innovation Project in Arusha Program Location”.
1. Cover letter and updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the Consultant that spells out qualifications and experience with this assignment.
2. Technical proposal
3. Financial Proposal that includes all taxes.
Bidders may additionally be requested to provide additional information (virtual presentation or phone interview) to SOS Children’s Villages on the proposed services.
• Deadline for Submission
The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 18 September 2024, at 14:00 p.m. Tanzanian time.
Both Technical and Financial Proposals in separate envelopes should be submitted in hard copy deposited in the Tender Box situated at the address shown below and through email to the email Address: National.Office@sos-tanzania.org.
Addressed to:
National Director Attn: Tender Committee,
SOS Children’s Village Tanzania, National Office,
Plot No. 871, Msasani, Mwai Kibaki Road,
P 0 Box 80462, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Note: Proposals received after the deadline, proposals not opened at the designated opening day shall not be considered for evaluation irrespective of circumstances.
PROJECT IN ARUSHA PROGRAM LOCATION
Introduction and Context
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania is an independent child-based non-governmental and social development organization registered in Tanzania under the law of the Non-Governmental Organization Act, 2002 with registration No. I-NG0/R2/0005 and affiliated to SOS Children’s Villages International based in Austria. This is an umbrella worldwide child welfare charity non-governmental organization working together with a single vision: “Every child belongs to a family and grows with love, respect and security”.
Similar Jobs in Tanzania
Learn more about SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania jobs in Tanzania
Uniquely, we work with vulnerable families and communities to help strengthen them and prevent child abandonment (family strengthening service) and we provide long-term, family-like care for children who have lost parental care (alternative care service), and SOS alternative care is usually organized in the form of a cluster of SOS families, where each SOS parent cares for a small group of children. Besides, we have community interventions in thematic areas of Child Protection, Youth and Women Empowerment, Early Childhood Development (ECD), Sexual Reproductive Health, and Education.
We have been operating in Tanzania since 1991 and run our programs nationally through our physical locations in Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Mwanza, Unguja and Pemba.
• Description about the Programme
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania is implementing a five-years (2022-2026) Arusha Re-Innovation Project responding to the needs of vulnerable children, young people and their caregivers in the Arusha region. The overall goal of the project is for children & young people to achieve their full potential in a protective and supportive environment (families & communities) in Arusha Tanzania. The project’s interventions are based on learnings from the completed two and a half years 2022- 2024 Family and Youth Empowerment, diversification of alternative care options and Child Rights project in Arusha DC, Arusha CC, Karatu DC and Meru DC.
Despite efforts made by the Government of Tanzania to improve childcare, youth and family well-being, challenges still abound. These include lack of parental care, poverty, school dropouts, child abuse and unequal access to education. This project’s focus is to diversify other options for alternative care, empowering families to provide quality care to their children, empowering young people towards self- reliance and ensuring the community structures are responsive to children’s issues. The project interventions are comprehensive and designed to address children and young people’s challenges at national, community and individual levels.
The project is implemented in four districts (Arusha CC, Arusha DC, Meru DC and Karatu DC) of the Arusha region.
• The project’s key results areas to be attained by 2026 include:
Outcome 1: Children in our target group benefit from essential services.
Outcome 2: Young people are self-reliant Outcome 3: Households provide quality care for children Outcome 4: Communities are responsive to child situation issues Outcome 5: Duty-bearers protect vulnerable children
• The objective of the Mid-term Evaluation
• The Overall Objective
The objective of the mid-term evaluation is to understand progress so far towards achieving project objectives and outcomes and draw out lessons for how the Arusha Re-innovation Project can be improved during the rest of its implementation for more positive impacts.
• Specific Objectives
The purpose of the mid-term evaluation is to ensure that the progress and results of the project are monitored, analyzed, understood, communicated and acted upon in a timely, efficient and result-oriented manner by a comprehensive assessment of the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of the project intervention.
• To assess the relevance, coherence and effectiveness of the implemented activities
• To evaluate the efficiency of the program beneficiaries, cost, and timeframe
• To analyze the sustainability of the programme.
• To make recommendations for improving future programmes
• Expected Deliverables
• Refinement of evaluation study design and methodology in an inception report
• First draft of the final report in English
• Presentation of preliminary results to SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania
• Final report
• Scope
The evaluation will be conducted in all four councils of the Arusha region as mentioned above. The evaluation will cover the period from January 2022 to August 2024, to create an accurate and comprehensive picture of the project implementation, generating findings on evaluation criteria and documenting good practices and lessons learned.
• Minimum Qualifications of the Researcher/Research Team
The researcher/team of researchers must have:
1. A consultant must possess a master’s degree in project management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Development Studies, Social Work, Demography and Statistics, other social sciences or a related discipline
2. At least 7 years’ experience with proven competency in the design and implementation of evaluations, assessments or baseline study/surveys including qualitative and quantitative data collection.
3. A good understanding of development work in Tanzania
4. A good understanding of child rights and issues affecting vulnerable children and their families
5. Strong analytical and conceptual skills in data collection and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data using different data analysis techniques including but not limited to SPSS, and STATA.
6. Excellent written communication skills
7. Excellent knowledge and understanding of research methodologies and processes.
8. Demonstrated experience in leading at least three baseline Evaluations at the national and regional level.
9. Knowledge of Result-based management (RBM).
10. The ability to use different digital data collection techniques will be an added advantage
Qualified and interested consultants are required to submit the following
1. A profile of the Consultant firm/individual including full name(s), physical addresses, and telephone numbers (include CV).
2. Demonstrated previous experience in similar assignments and qualifications outlined in this Terms of Reference (ToR). (so, submit at least three works of the same kind to demonstrate your experience).
• Letter of expression of interest, a detailed technical proposal demonstrating a thorough understanding of this ToR.
1. Description of the Methodology and Sample Size Determination, proposed data management plan (collection, processing and analysis) and timeframe detailing activities and a work plan.
2. Both technical and financial proposals with a detailed breakdown of costs for the study to include consultant fees, field data collection expenses and administration expenses.
• Duration
The assignment is expected to take one (1) month beginning immediately after signing of contract by both parties.
• Application and Submission
The Technical and Financial Proposals in separate envelopes should be submitted clearly marked Mid-term Evaluation Study for Arusha Re-Innovation Project in Arusha Program Location”.
1. Cover letter and updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the Consultant that spells out qualifications and experience with this assignment.
2. Technical proposal
3. Financial Proposal that includes all taxes.
Bidders may additionally be requested to provide additional information (virtual presentation or phone interview) to SOS Children’s Villages on the proposed services.
• Deadline for Submission
The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 18 September 2024, at 14:00 p.m. Tanzanian time.
Both Technical and Financial Proposals in separate envelopes should be submitted in hard copy deposited in the Tender Box situated at the address shown below and through email to the email Address: National.Office@sos-tanzania.org.
Addressed to:
National Director Attn: Tender Committee,
SOS Children’s Village Tanzania, National Office,
Plot No. 871, Msasani, Mwai Kibaki Road,
P 0 Box 80462, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Note: Proposals received after the deadline, proposals not opened at the designated opening day shall not be considered for evaluation irrespective of circumstances.
Job Info
Job Category:
Tenders in Tanzania
Job Type:
Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Wednesday, September 18 2024
Duty Station: Dar es Salaam
Posted:
05-09-2024
No of Jobs:
1
Start Publishing:
05-09-2024
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030):
05-09-2077
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