Vacant Position in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara: Consultant for Final Evaluation

CARE International
Indonesia (CII), as an international NGO, has carried out large scale
operations in Indonesia, encompassing emergency operations, transitional
activities centered on agriculture and nutrition and a range of development
initiatives in such areas as water and sanitation, health and micro-credit.


CARE
Indonesia in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara is currently recruiting the following
position:

JOB TITLE : CONSULTANT FOR FINAL EVALUATION
DEPARTMENT/PROJECT : PROGRAM/DIPECHO
REPORTS TO : PROGRAM MANAGER


JOB SUMMARY:

This evaluation is aimed
at measuring the achievement of the Linking and Learning Project implemented in
NTT by a consortium led by CARE in partnership with Wetlands Indonesia, Bina
Swadaya Konsultan, INSIST, OISCA, and FIRD, from July 2010 to October 2011.

The evaluation
will use qualitative and quantitative method with a combination of "the
Most Significant Change" Technique (MSC) which is a form of participatory
monitoring and evaluation that provides data on impact and outcomes that can be
used to help assess the performance of the project as a whole. Unlike
traditional monitoring techniques that focus largely on monitoring activities
and outputs, MSC focuses on monitoring intermediate outcomes and impact. It is suited
to monitoring that focuses on learning rather than just accountability.

The following parameters are suggested:

· Impact/sustainability (related to increased capacity, knowledge, social
change or institutional strengthening, e.g. DRR groups)
· Coverage
· Efficiency, including PMU and operational
· Gender/disability
· Relevance/appropriateness
· Coherence
· Effectiveness of the intervention for the community e.g. preparedness,
mitigation, simulation, trainings
· Partnership in the consortium
· Partnership with local organizations
· Monitoring and Evaluation
· Effectiveness of the intervention for the community e.g. preparedness,
mitigation, simulation, trainings
· Impact/sustainability (related to increased capacity, knowledge, social
change or institutional strengthening, e.g. DRR groups)

The planned duration of this activity is from 9
October - 30 October 2011 with 2 main activities:

1. Preparation:

· Reviewing of project documents (proposal, reports, assessment documents,
minutes of government meetings, etc.)
· Meeting with PMU, PGC and support teams to develop plans for field
activities and tools/questionnaires

2. Field activities:

· Key informant interviews with selected representatives of DRR forums,
government officials and BPBD
· Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with DRR group, mangrove group, women's
group, etc*
· In-depth interview with key persons to extract more information from the
FGDs
· Semi-structured interview with
partners
· Semi-structured interview with ECHO
· Visits to mitigation sites in the villages to monitor current condition

* The FGDs shall be conducted mainly without
presence of the field team members to avoid bias, and gender-aware approaches
shall be used

RESPONSIBILITIES AND
TASKS:

· The consultant will
be responsible to develop an evaluation proposal that depicts the research
methodology, detail work plan and proposed budget including consultancy fee and
logistics required to support the consulting services
· The consultant will
be responsible to deliver consulting services in accordance with the agreed
evaluation proposal.
· The consultant shall
self-arrange all logistics required to support field activities.
· The consultant will
produce a comprehensive and high quality final evaluation report.
· The consultant will
report to CARE Project Manager and coordinate closely with representatives of
other consortium partners.
· The consultant will
participate and present evaluation findings during project final workshop late
October 2011 (assuming information largely collected and processed by then )
· The consultant is
expected to participate at the project final report write shop which is planned
between late November and early December 2011.
· The consultant is
expected to share a report draft prior to developing the final report. The
final evaluation report shall be
submitted on time as per agreed schedule, comprehensive and of high quality
(bilingual, in English & Bahasa Indonesia)

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. A degree in social
science, community development or other relevant field; advance degree is
preferred
2. Extensive experience
with evaluation of development projects especially in community based disaster
risk reduction,
3. Experience with
qualitative and quantitative research methods including the Most Significant
Change technique, and participatory appraisal, and
4. Knowledge and experience
working in NTT with various stakeholders.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Kupang
100%

TERMS
OF OFFER:

CARE
is an equal opportunity employer offering a competitive salary and benefits
package, and a collegial working environment. Applicants are invited to send a
cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above positions, and
detailed curriculum vitae, with names and addresses of three referees
(including telephone, fax numbers and email address). The applicant also has to
give a brief proposal (1-2 pages) that depicts the
research methodology, detail work plan, and proposed budget including
consultancy fee and logistics.Please DO NOT attached
academic transcripts and Diplomas and state clearly the applied position code
in the email subject.

Please submit your applications before 4October, 2011 to:
CARE International Indonesia, Human Resources
Unit:

recruit_537@careind.or.id

"Only
qualified applicants will be shortlisted"