M & E Consultant -- GNC

M & E Consultant

Good Neighbors International (GNI) is an international humanitarian and development NGO in general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC). Good Neighbors Cambodia (GNC) is the field country office of Good Neighbors International working in 37 countries in the world. Good Neighbors Cambodia is implementing long term integrated projects focusing on sponsorship, education, health, water & sanitation, education and advocacy in some provinces of Cambodia since 2002.

Overall purpose of the consultancy

• To evaluate the impact of Community Development Project base in Ouchrov district, Banteay Meanchey province after it has competed for first five years of implementation.
• To assess the expected outcome, effectiveness, impact and to describe approach on how staff implement the project.

Methodology of working

Document Review
The major documents that should be reviewed in the document are:

1. PAP (participatory appraisal form)
2. PPF (Project Proposal form)
3. CDP progress report, Semi and Annual report.
4. Quarterly achievement report
5. Log-frame
6. Annual Review etc.

Household Survey

• The consultant will develop household survey questionnaires based on the indicators stated in the CDP project documents. The questionnaire will be finalized by the evaluation team in consultation with the CDP team.
• The appointment with HH, community and stakeholder will be made by CDP team with assistance from DME Coordinator.
• The calculation of sample size is based on GNC standard. Sample size calculated within the following parameters of Margin of error 0.05, Confidence Level 0,95 and Design Effect 1.0. The sampling frame will be households in the CDP target villages.
• There are 2116 families in the 21 target villages; as a consequence 325 families will be randomly selected for interview.
• Epi Info/SPSS software will be used for household survey data encoding and analyze data according to the indicators stated in project document (log-frame) and compares against baseline and target stated in the design documents to see the trend of changes. As much as possible, analysis will be disaggregated by gender, disability, Registered and Non-Registered families.

Focus Group Discussion

• FGD will be held with project (participants) beneficiaries and project partners to obtain qualitative data following the information needed outlined in the Evaluation plan.
• There will be 15 Focus Group Discussion (FGDs) conducted with different stakeholders, authority, Community Small Groups, School Support Committees, School teachers, school students, RC and Non-RC families. The FGD participants will be organized homogenously to help ensure participation and minimized the domination during FGD.    

Key Informant Interviews

• Between 10-15 Key Informant Interviews will be held with project stakeholders, such as communes and district governor, relevant department people and some Community Development Project staff to obtain qualitative data to get more detail information on the project implementation over the period of implementation.

Result Expected

1. To assess the progress of the project against plan
2. To measure of how inputs compare to outputs.
3. To assess how appropriate was the project to the situation in the communities.
4.  To provide recommendation and feedback for Sustainability at the community group level.
5. To access changes directly or indirectly, as a result of the Implementation of the project. 

Requirement

• Master degree in Social Science, democracy, human right or related field
• Experience in consultancy work related to project evaluation
• Experience working with community people

Schedule and dates
The logistic period of evaluation from 01st to 30th March 2016. (Detail plan will be negotiate after appointment)

Resource
The consultant is expected to:

• Utilize his/her own computer
• Means to travel and stay in the specified travel

GNC will provide to the consultant:

• A working space in CDP office, if available
• Introduction to the local authorities/stakeholders
• Assistance organizing the meetings with the stakeholders

Application Information
All interested candidates are required to submit their application to Mr. Tong Dara, Administration Department Manager, via email (hrmgnc.ho@gmail.com).

Please mention your total expected budget for the M&E Process in your application and include with three references. For more detail please have a look on Term of Reference attached or visit our website for more information.

The deadline for application is 09 February 2016

GNC Head Office:
#77, Street 566, Sangkat Boeung Kak I, Khan Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tel: (855) 23 880 557 / E-mail: hrmgnc.ho@gmail.com   Website: www.goodneighborscambodia.org

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