Consultant of Evaluator for Civil Society and Governance in Timor-Leste

 Consultant of Evaluator for Civil Society and Governance in Timor-Leste

 

Yayasan Humanis dan Inovasi Sosial is an Indonesian organization affiliated with Hivos, born out of an active collaboration between Netherlands based Hivos and several like-minded Indonesian academics and civil society leaders who subscribe to the values and mission of Hivos. The purpose is to promote humanist values in the social, health, and cultural fields which is defined in terms of the ability for each individual to assess and decide independently and responsibly, the right to freedom, dignity and a passion to create a just and tolerant society.
Yayasan Humanis seeks qualified candidates for the position of:

Title :  Consultant of Evaluator for Civil Society and Governance in Timor-Leste
Duty Station :  Timor Leste
Report to :  Project Manager
Duration :  15 (fifteen) working days between August to Mid October 2021

About the Project
The Civil Society and Governance in Timor-Leste project is a project supported by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is a continuation of a previous Hivos initiative which supported gender based violence (GBV) victims and governance issues in Timor-Leste from 2014-2016, and 2017-2021. This project aims to strengthen the capacity of local CSOs in Timor-Leste to better and effectively advocate for the rights of its citizens. The project has two expected results:
1. Increased awareness of and commitment to the gender based violence survivors groups and the promotions of women leadership and good governance among communities and key stakeholders.
2. Improved the capability of four CSOs in the area of public outreach and organizational sustainability. In regards to the project above, Yayasan wishes to assign a consultant to conduct an end-evaluation of the current phase of the project using a participatory process that will help realize the impact of the project to the community and beneficiaries, the achievement of project objectives and results, gather lessons learned, and provide possible recommendations for future phases.

The final evaluation has the following objectives:
General objective:
To evaluate the performance of the Civil Society and Governance program using a standard evaluation criterion, such as its overall effectiveness and efficiency, its relevance and appropriateness to current context, impacts (the changes at personal, relational, structural and cultural), and sustainability of the intervention. Lastly, it should also include external factors that might contribute or impede the program. The assessment will only cover the current phase of the project from 2020-2021 (one year).

Specific Objectives:
a. Gather information from the beneficiaries on the impact of the activities that were conducted and whether or not project outcomes and outputs were met. It will be important to include what could be done better in order to make a bigger impact to the beneficiaries.
b. Gather information from staff of partner organizations about organizational and program management, efficiency and effectiveness of activity implementation, problems and difficulties encountered during the implementation of the project and how they dealt with it (especially during the Covid-19 pandemic).
c. Identify and provide recommendations based on the findings of the evaluation, achievements, lessons learned, gaps and challenges for future projects within the same scope.

Important note: Please note that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is possible to conduct this assignment online or offline, as there may be restrictions for any travel or offline/face-to-face meetings. If this is the case, this should be reflected in the proposal and in the proposed budget

Scope of Work
The consultant will be expected to:
1. Prepare evaluation criteria based on initial meeting with Yayasan.
2. Conduct a group meeting with representatives from all four partner organizations to discuss the evaluation procedure, expectations, and requirements partners need to fulfill.
3. Conduct individual meetings with each partner organization. Namely, the director and program staff must be present at this meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to gather information about the implementation of the project during the one year.
4. Hear from several beneficiaries to see impact of the work. This may include government officials, if possible.
5. Produce an evaluation assessment based on the consultant’s findings.

Qualification & Experience:
• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in conducting baseline or end-evaluation types of assignments;
• Proven experience with logical frameworks and other strategic planning and M&E methods and approaches (including quantitative, qualitative and participatory);
• Experience in gender and human rights issues, especially working with communities in rural areas or settings.
• Good program design skills, including capacity to prepare logical, coherent and consistent documents;
• Ability to work rapidly, both in person and remotely, with team members in various locations;
• Fluent in Tetum and English.

Format of Evaluation Assessment
The report should be written in English. The sections found in the assessment should not exceed the following:
• Executive summary (1/2 page)
• Introduction (1 page)
• Objectives and Methodology (1 page)
• Findings (5 pages)
• Conclusion and Recommendations (2 pages)
• Any photos or documentation
• Annexes

Timeline
The consultant should not exceed 15 working days to conduct the entire evaluation. The final version of the report must be approved by Yayasan before the 17th of October to ensure timely submission to the donor. The consultant will be required to submit a timesheet to validate the number of working days.

Budget
The consultant should propose a budget for a maximum of 15 working days to conduct the entire evaluation. This budget should include honor fees and/or any logistical expenses to conduct meetings with implementing partners. The gross amount is subject to deduction of withholding tax article 21 to be paid to the Indonesian tax authority.  

How to apply?
Interested applicants should send a CV/resume, proposed budget, and a writing sample (in English) to hr@hsi.foundation by August 9, 2021 with “Civil Society and Governance TL Evaluation” as the subject of the email. An application with a missing component will not be reviewed. Only short listed candidates will be contacted and interviewed.
For more information about Yayasan Humanis please visit https://hsi.foundation/