Community Disaster Management - Mercy Corps | Padang
AGRICULTURAL, COMMUNICATION, DRR, LIVELIHOOD, MERCY CORPS, PADANG, SUMBAR 4:36 AM
Closing date: 03 Oct 2011
Consultancy Title: Final Evaluation
Location: West Sumatra (Agam district and Padang city), Indonesia
Duration: 16 days in end of September
Reporting to: Budi Kurniawan (Programme Manager) and Rich Ormand (Director of Programmes)
To apply: Please submit a CV, cover letter outlining experience, fee, availability, technical knowledge/experience and a copy of a previous evaluation by 10 August 2011.
1) Purpose of the Evaluation
The objective of this consultancy will be a final evaluation of Mercy Corps’ 18 month Community-based Disaster Management and Local Government Capacity Building in West Sumatra project. The objective of this project is to increase resilience and reduce vulnerability in 8 local communities, 2 Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) agencies, and 12 schools through strategies and capacity building that enable them to better prepare for, mitigate and respond to natural disasters.
The purpose of conducting this external evaluation is to provide a means of accountability to the donor, project beneficiaries and stakeholders by assessing the quality and impact of the programme. Furthermore, the final evaluation will assess the strengths and weaknesses of the programme to ensure lessons learned are captured for developing future DRR programmes in West Sumatra.
The final evaluation will provide an assessment of the following: 1) relevance & quality of design ; 2) efficiency of implementation; 3) effectiveness to date; 4) potential impact; 5) potential sustainability 6) lessons learned and potential for replicability
- Measure effectiveness- did the Project meet the objectives, specific results and targets?
- Measure efficiency- was Mercy Corps able to implement the project within the time-frame and gain support of local stakeholders
- Measure relevancy of project- did the Project correctly address the identified needs and is it in line with recommendations of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)?
- Measure replicability of the action. Can the action be replicate in other part of the country without significant changes in the method, investment, and material employed?
- Assess potential impact of the project by analysing if key actions at community level are replicable and scalable to higher levels
- Evaluate sustainability of the Project – Which component of the Project is likely to continue after the end of the DIPECHO funding and which part is not?
- Identify good practices and lessons learnt which can be used as for improving and strengthening risk reduction initiatives through Mercy Corps programmes in Indonesia
2) Evaluation Methods
- Review documentation and secondary data – The evaluator will assess project records and reports as well as the results of prior surveys carried out with beneficiaries, including the project baseline result.
- Site visits and observations – The evaluator will visit various communities where the project has implemented activities
- Semi-structured stakeholder interviews & focus groups – The evaluator will prepare a semi-structure questionnaire, and facilitate focus group discussions with beneficiaries, and semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders, such as the representatives from the local government, DPT, SDPT members, final beneficiaries
- KAP survey in 12 schools - Replication of baseline survey with a sample of select beneficiary groups to measure changes in outcome indicators related to KAP. This will be provided to the consultant. The consultant is expected to organise this process.
- Staff interviews – Evaluators will discuss the project with key programme staff, including partner staff.
3) Key Deliverables
- Copies of the raw data files from data collection.
- A presentation of the Evaluator’s initial findings to project staff and senior management in Padang
- Final evaluation report submitted to Mercy Corps Indonesia management.
4) Procedures: Schedule and Logistics
- Day 1-2, Review documentation, materials etc
- Day 3, Prepare drafts of tools for methodology- to be reviewed by field team
- Day 4, Travel to Padang and meet project team, briefings, finalise tools, training to staff
- Day 5, Collect data/information
- Day 6, Collect data/information
- Day 7, Collect data/information
- Day 8, Collect data/information
- Day 9-10, Review the data
- Day 11, Report write-up
- Day 12, Report write-up
- Day 13, Report write-up
- Day 14, Presentation of draft report for comments
- Day 15, Report writing
- Day 16, Final report produced and sent to MC management
Please apply directly at: Mercy Corps is an AA/EOE.
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