CONSULTANT M&E FFE FINAL EVALUATION IN TANZANIA

Project Concern International (PCI) is an International non-governmental organization legally registered in Tanzania under the Companies Act and in compliance with NGO Act of 2002 through certificate of compliance number 00001392.

I. INTRODUCTION

In September 2010, PCI began implementation of a three-year school feeding program in Mara Region, Tanzania funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) McGovern-Dole Food for Education (FFE) Program. The overall objectives of this project as per PCI’s agreement with USDA are as follows: • Increase school enrollment and attendance through the provision of school-based meals; • Improve healthy learning environments through the establishment of school health clubs, specialized HIV/AIDS education, on-site testing and treatment for parasitic infections, and the construction of latrines and rainwater catchment systems; • Improve quality learning environments by reducing the textbook-to-student ratio from one book for every five students to one book for every three students, and supporting teacher training in Tanzania’s new child-centered modified curriculum; and • Increase sustainability of learning environments through national, district, and community/ school mobilization and planning.

In collaboration with Bunda District Council and Musoma Rural District Council, the project is being implemented in 103 government primary schools in Bunda (51 schools) and Musoma Rural (52 schools) Districts of Mara region. To support the school feeding activity, PCI is importing approximately 4140 MT of food commodities which have been donated by the United States Government over the life of project.

II. OBJECTIVE & SCOPE OF EVALUATION

PCI is seeking a consultant to lead an external Final Evaluation (FE). The objectives of the FE are as follows: 1. Assess whether the project achieved the expected results as outlined in the results framework; 2. Assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of project activities; 3. Assess project outcomes and attribution (to the extent possible based on the feasibility of collecting counterfactual data); 4. Identify lessons learned through the maturation of the project with an emphasis on identifying key strategies/methodologies that contributed to success and could be applied to the subsequent phase of programming; 5. Draw conclusions and provide recommendations to PCI, USDA, beneficiaries, project partners and other key stakeholders to strengthen the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of the subsequent phase of programming.

III. DELIVERABLES

The consultant shall deliver the following products:
1. Evaluation Implementation Plan (framework, methodology, data collection tools, analysis plan, report outline) 2. Draft FE Report 3. Final FE Report 4. Presentation of key findings

VI. ESTIMATED TIMELINE

The consultancy is expected to begin on or about September 2 (with field work beginning no earlier than September 9) and conclude on or about October 11. The following are the estimated number of days for executing the responsibilities of the consultancy.

Task Estimated Number of Days Secondary document / Desk review 2 Development of evaluation methodology and data collection instruments 3 Training enumerators 1 Pilot test tools and finalize 2 Primary data collection and presentation of key findings 10 Data analysis and report drafting 5 Report revision and finalization 2 Total 25

VIII. QUALIFICATIONS

The applicant should meet the following minimum requirements: • Academic background in social sciences, health sciences or related field with a minimum of Masters Degree • Extensive experience in leading project evaluations using a range of quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methods • Experience in leading evaluations in the areas of international development/public health; experience in evaluating school feeding programs strongly preferred • Experience in the evaluation of projects funded by the U.S. government/USDA strongly preferred • Knowledge of Tanzania national legislation relating to health and education • Strong analytical and writing skills in English • Demonstrable capacity to deliver high quality outputs within the proposed timeframe • Verbal and written fluency in English; verbal and written fluency in Kiswahili and the ability to lead primary data collection in Kiswahili strongly preferred • Professional experience conducting evaluations in Africa, with experience in Tanzania strongly preferred • Ability to travel to the Mara region of Tanzania during the proposed evaluation timeline

How to apply:

1. Interested candidates should email the following to Kelly Skrable at kskrable@pciglobal.org with the phrase “Tanzania USDA FFE Final Evaluation” in the subject heading no later than Wednesday, July 24, 2013: a. Letter of Interest describing qualifications b. Curriculum Vitae/organizational description for companies c. A list of previously-conducted evaluations
2. Qualified applicants will be sent the full Terms of Reference for the Request for Proposals to develop and submit a proposal for the FE.