MONITORING AND EVALUATION CONSULTANT

Project name: SADCOPAC/EAAPAC IDF PROJECT (TF99399)

Application Deadline: 30th September 2013

Languages Required: English

Background to the Project
The Southern Africa Development Community Organisation of Public Accounts Committees (SADCOPAC)and the Eastern Africa Association of Public Accounts Committees (EAAPAC) are Organisations chargedwith the responsibility of empowering Members of Parliament (MPs) of member states to effectively carryout their function of oversight over public sector finances as well as promoting good governance in the region.

Within the framework of the project “Capacity Building to strengthen Good Financial Governance in Southern and Eastern Africa” (2010-2014) World Bank Institute plans to enhance the collaboration with Supreme Audit Institutions and Public Accounts Committees(PACs) in Eastern and Southern Africa to support budget management reforms in those regions.
More specifically, the project intends to contribute to good financial governance, accountability and transparency in Sub-Sahara African countries by strengthening budget management systems, particularly the capacities of Public Accounts Committees (PAC) and Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI). The project furthermore aims at enhancing exchange of experience and peer learning among members of PACs/SAls and their staff as well as between both institutions. It thus intends to contribute to the effectiveness of PACs’overall work including its relation with the Auditor General’s Office (AGO).

The specific objectives of the project:
• EAAPACand SADCOPACas networks share information and produce quality learning resources for themselves as well as amongst each other.
• EAAPACand SADCOPACmembers (PACand staff) learn from each other and AGO/SAI staff and transfer and apply their learning in the interest of their countries.
• To establish efficient and effective communication capacity between PACsand SAls.
• To maximize accountability for all public resources that results in analytical and quality information which respond to the expectations of the people of the African communities by the end of 2014.

The overall objective and purpose of this assignment is to develop a mechanism and produce a report of the monitoring and evaluation of the SADCOPAC/EAAPACproject. A comprehensive evaluation report will help to better understand the challenges, achievements and way forward of the project and make recommendations for future directions and strategies. It will help members of the SADCOPAC/EAAPAC network to systematically monitor the effectiveness of their network activities and help inform Development Partners about the value of the project.

Specific Objectives

• Develop and implement the M & E framework, including tools and processes to monitor, report, evaluate and learn from the project over three years;
• Produce a manual of how to use the M & E framework;
• Design and deliver training for the SADCOPAC/EMPAC Secretariats and network member PACson how to use the M & E framework;
• Use the network’s online platform for collecting data and publishing results;
• Present the finalized M & E framework

Scope of the consultancy
The work is expected to cover Monitoring & Evaluation of various activities that have taken place since the inception of the networks, including the span of the project to date. The aim of the M&E strategy is to monitor the value created by network activities and to show the impact of those activities on governance and transparency in the network member countries.
Data collection for the M&E strategy is already underway. The consultant would be responsible for collecting and systematizing indicators ‘and data collection, and of interviewing and writing up further accounts by network members of the value of network activities. He or she would work closely with the SADCOPAC Secretariat who has overall responsibility for implementing the M & E framework.

Qualification of the consultant (education and experience).
The following skills are necessary to carry out the consultancy (to be clearly provided in CV for further
evaluation):

• Minimum of a bachelor degree or its equivalent in relevant field (public financial management, use of qualitative and quantitative methods in empirical social research, participative methods and data processing and evaluation)
• Experience of data collection and analysis, planning, implementation, compiling reports, peer learning, project design and research, as well as experience of (complex) evaluations in an international context
• professional experience in assessment I evaluation sector
• Interested in monitoring, evaluation and learning in networks
• Broad international experience in Southern and East Africa, with particular knowledge and working experience in public sector oversight
• Fluency in English language required
•  Knowledge of Portuguese and French languages will be an added advantage
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision

Candidates from African countries are strongly encouraged to apply.

HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS JOB

Mode of Application
• Interested candidates should request detailed Terms of Reference in writing to enable them to
prepare and submit both technical and financial proposals
• Applicants should provide profile / (CV) and three referee with their reliable contact /
(telephone, e-mail and postal addresses)

Interested individuals are invited to submit their applications not later than 30th September 2013 to:

SADCOPAC Secretariat,
% National Audit Office of Tanzania,
Samora Avenue I Ohio Street,
P.O. Box 9080 ,Dar-es-Salaam ,Tanzania