Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) engages an external consultant to Final Evaluation of a "Disability Rights for Increased Voice and Empowerment (DRIVE) in Ethiopia" Project
Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD)
Terms of Reference for the Final Evaluation of a "Disability Rights for Increased Voice and Empowerment (DRIVE) in Ethiopia" Project
1. Background
Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) is a national CSO engaged in promoting disability inclusion in Ethiopia. all regions and two city administrations of Ethiopia. It has ongoing projects in all regions and two city administrations.
As part of its overall program, and with financial support from the European Union under Civil Society Fund III and with co-financing from Light for the World International, ECDD has been implementing a project entitled "Disability Rights for Increased Voice and Empowerment (DRIVE) in Ethiopia", contract ref. No FED/2020/414-402 in the period 01 February 2020 to 30 April 2023. The project had the overall objective of persons with disabilities and their families being aware of their rights, having their rights respected, enjoying an improved quality of life and opportunities, and having specific objectives envisaged to be attained from successful implementation.
ECDD has deployed technical staff for implementation and maintained a system of progress tracking and reporting to the donor as well as other key stakeholders in the project. Now, with the completion of the implementation period, ECDD has to commission and engage an external consultant to evaluate the overall performance of the implementation.
2. Purpose
The overall purpose of the final evaluation is: to contribute to strengthening accountability to key stakeholders and the internal learning of the Ethiopian Centre for Disability and Development (ECDD) with regard to performances in program implementation, generating lessons learned, and assuring result orientation.
3. Output
The main outputs of the evaluation consist of the following (to be prepared and submitted in English):
- Inception report - not exceeding 15 pages excluding annexes. The inception report should include the results of the desk review, the detailed proposal on methodologies and the elaborated analytical framework for the evaluation, survey instruments, timeline, and process progress indicators. ECDD will review/ comment and endorse the inception report as appropriate for the Consultant to commence the next stage of activities.
- Evaluation report, draft, and final version, not exceeding 60 pages excluding annexes. The draft version will be first reviewed and commented on by ECDD before presenting it to the final validation workshop of key stakeholders, likewise, the final version will incorporate feedback solicited from the Client as well as from the final validation workshop. The final report must include an executive summary of not more than 4 pages.
4. Competencies
The evaluation team should have the qualification, knowledge, and experience appropriate to the purpose and scope of the evaluation.
Required competencies are:
- First, preferably a second degree in LLM, Human Rights, or social science fields;
- At least 2 assignments successfully completed in the evaluation of CSO projects/programs;
- The consultant/s shall have knowledge about CSOs and a good grasp of the context and challenges of the operational environment
- Knowledge and experience with evaluation methodologies (both qualitative and quantitative methods).
- Excellent analytical and report writing skills, with demonstrated experience.
- Good knowledge of data analysis tools and techniques as well as concepts and methods of efficacy and impact evaluation.
- Knowledge and English and Amharic languages.
4.1 Preferable Competencies:
- International experience in evaluating CSO projects
- Working as a researcher and advocate for OPDs or Non-profit organizations or working in government and international organizations on policies relating to human rights and disability rights Knowledge and experience in applying gender-balanced and participatory approaches to the exercise.
- Knowledge of local languages in the areas to be visited.
For More Information, please follow this link https://ecdd-ethiopia.org/wpcontent/uploads/ToR-for-DRIVE-Project-Final-Evaluation-18-4-23.pdf Or access ECDD official website then select get involved option then select tender for the detailed TOR.
How to Apply
Qualified and interested Consulting Firms fulfilling the aforementioned requirements, shall submit their technical and financial proposals along with relevant documents through ECDD-e-mail Tenderecdd@ecdd-ethiopia.org , or hand-delivered in a sealed envelope during office work hours to the ECDD office- Located behind Dreamliner Hotel Meskel Flower Road; Tel: +251-114-165859/0116-653916/or P.O. Box: 1530 Code 1250; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia no later than 25 April 2023.
