OXFAM
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION FOR TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR END OF PROJECT EVALUATION
1. Background of the project
Oxfam is a world-wide development organization that mobilizes the power of people against poverty. In Nigeria, we work to influence policy change in favour of the poor and most vulnerable, promoting food security and supporting small scale farmers to improve the livelihoods of men and women in rural areas. We focus on meeting vulnerable people’s needs, saving lives, sustaining increased incomes for the poorest, transforming attitudes about women’s roles and rights.
Oxfam in Nigeria, in partnership with Development Exchange Centre (DEC), is implementing a 66month Project, funded by the European Union in Taraba state. The Project, called “EU Support to Food Security and Resilience in Taraba state, Nigeria (PROSELL)”, is being implemented in 80 rural communities in Ardo kola, Donga, Takum, Wukari, Kurmi and Zing LGAS of Taraba state. Now in its sixth year of implementation, PROSELL has demonstrated that resilience programming targeted at rural populations should be multi-dimensional and comprehensive enough to stimulate far reaching change process for vulnerable households.
2. Purpose of the evaluation:
The purpose of this evaluation is to assess project performance against the evaluation criteria: project design relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability, M&E systems, other cross cutting issues, etc. The End of Project (EOP) evaluation results will give the possibility to use the findings for:
- Assessing the contribution in terms of outcomes achieved by the project; o Identify Learning on best practices and stories of change;
- Providing recommendations on focal areas such as sustainability of the outcomes and methodology for further replications amongst others;
- Accountability towards stakeholders at large (government, donor, farmer representative bodies, civil society, and the private sector;
The evaluation team should provide an analysis of the attainment of the main objective and specific objectives. Through its assessments, the evaluation team should enable the Government, Oxfam and other stakeholders and donors to verify prospects for development impact and sustainability, providing an analysis of the attainment of SDG goals, project objectives, delivery and completion of project outputs/activities, and outcomes/impacts based on indicators.
The evaluation should verify that an M&E system was in place and facilitated timely tracking of progress toward project objectives. In addition to incorporating information on funding for the project while assessing M&E design, the evaluators will determine whether the project was sufficiently budgeted for at the project planning stage and whether was activities were adequately funded and in a timely manner during implementation.
3. Scope and Evaluation approach and methodology
The end of project evaluation (EOP) will cover the whole duration of the project from its starting date in July 2018 to the estimated completion date in January 2024. It will assess project performance against the evaluation criteria: design, relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, cross-cutting, coherence, sustainability, and impact, etc.
The endline evaluation will be conducted in accordance with the OECD Evaluation Policy and Oxfam’s evaluation guideline. It will be carried out as an independent in-depth evaluation using a participatory approach whereby all key parties associated with the project are kept informed and regularly consulted throughout the evaluation. The evaluation team leader will liaise with Oxfam on the conduct of the evaluation and methodological issues. The evaluation team will be required to use different methods to ensure that data gathering and analysis deliver evidence-based qualitative and quantitative information, based on diverse sources: desk studies and literature review, statistical analysis, individual interviews, focus group meetings, surveys, and direct observation. The consultant will in consultation with the Oxfam team determine the appropriate sample sizes considering the geographical areas, targeted groups, and the homogeneity of the target population.
4. Evaluation Team composition
The evaluation team will be composed of a national evaluation consulting firm/individual with experience working in Northern Nigeria. The evaluation team should be able to provide information relevant to follow-up studies, including evaluation verification on request to the European Union (EU) up to two years after completion of the evaluation. Members of the evaluation team must not have been directly involved in the design and/or implementation of the programme/projects.
5. Time schedule and deliverables
The evaluation is scheduled to take place in the period from November 2023 to December 2023. The evaluation should not exceed 21 days. The key deliverables include:
i. Inception report
ii. Inception meeting iii. Data collection tools
iv. Progress report preliminary findings
v. Power point presentation of the main findings
vi. Presentation of findings at a validation meeting
vil. Final Report (maximum 40 pages, excluding executive summary table of contents and annexes (The format for the report will be shared with the consultant)
6. Qualification and skills of Evaluation firm/individual
The required skills and competencies for the evaluator are:
1. Essential
- At least a Master’s degree in any of statistics, international development, and any social sciences or
- At least five (5) years of proven experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning specifically for developmental projects for the lead evaluator.
- A proven record in delivering effective and professional evaluation results in developmental projects.
- Experience assessing the impact and outcomes of gender equality in evaluations.
- Excellent communication, analysis, writing, and report presentation skills in English.
- Capacity to carry out field research in Northern Nigeria.
- Experience in evaluation of projects of a major donor such as the EU.
- The consultant/consulting firm should send copies of similar work done when sending their proposal/expression of interest.
2. Desirable
- Knowledge and awareness of food security and resilience and the experience in the Nigerian context.
- Knowledge of Oxfam and its work.
- Ability to conduct interviews and discussions in English and local languages.
- Ability to analyze and synthesize data from different sources relating to the scope of the evaluation.
- Good eye for detail, adherence to logic, and capacity for inductive reasoning.
- Strong presentation, facilitating, communication, and team working skills. Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to conduct discussions with a diversity of people ranging from senior management to project participants.
- Willingness and ability to travel to the different project sites in Taraba state.
Application:
The application should also include the following documents on the firm/organization applying (in the case of companies/organizations):
- Registration document of the legal entity
- At least three years of tax clearance
- Bank Guarantee
The tender/bids will be evaluated using the following criteria:
a) Clearly stated methodological proposal.
b) Adequacy of the methodology to key evaluation questions and criteria defined in the TOR.
c) Viability of the methodology in relation to the context
d) Well-structured work plan with phases and deadlines for the results, detailed timeline
e) Viability of the methodology in relation to the time available
f) Incorporation of a gender perspective in the proposal
g) Methodological knowledge and M&E experience
h) Knowledge and experience of developmental and humanitarian program evaluations
i) Experience of working in Nigeria
j) Adaptability of the proposal in relation to proposed data collection and analysis.
k) Adaptability of proposal in relation to available funds
To get the RFQ click on the link: https://oxfam.app.box.com/s/4jw4pony0zsy9hphmjvzqnczuliwp35k
Application Submission: Applications MUST be submitted by e-mail to NGA.Bid@oxfam.org in one PDF file using Combinepdf.org or any other packages.
