Invitation to tender: Consultancy to develop results framework and baseline design for BRWB Consortium BRACED proposal

CARE International UK (CIUK) is seeking a consultant to develop a monitoring and evaluation strategy for the full proposal during the proposal development phase to submit to the DFID BRACED Team in July 2014.

This is expected to include the following tasks:

• To review, develop as appropriate, and finalise a draft theory of change (ToC) for the project, which has been developed internally by the consortium to document the project’s objectives, design and assumptions.
• To develop a monitoring and evaluation framework, based on the theory of change and corresponding to the projects logframe.
• To design participatory research to identify context-specific characteristics of resilience and common coping strategies amongst communities targeted by the project.
• To fully develop an evaluation strategy for the project, which should identify the anticipated evaluation questions for the project; a corresponding design for a final evaluation assessing both impact on the lives of participants; and an appraisal of the project’s relevance and achievement of objectives.
• To develop a plan for the project’s baseline survey. This will include drafting of an appropriate survey tool, terms of reference, and appropriate sampling strategies.

Profile of Consultant

The consultant should be able to demonstrate significant expertise in the field of monitoring and evaluation with the necessary experience required to deliver the outputs of this consultancy. In particular this should include the following skill set and experience:

• Advanced skills and experience in the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks for international development projects.
• Skills and expertise required to design, plan and conduct impact evaluations, using experimental or quasi-experimental techniques;
• Strong skills in use of research methodologies using both quantitative and qualitative techniques. Skills in participatory research techniques are also highly desirable.
• Expertise in statistical techniques required to develop sampling strategies is required.
• Expertise in monitoring and evaluation for Climate Change and/or Disaster Risk Reduction project is desirable. In particular, familiarity with the TAMD approach to resilience measurement is highly desirable.
• Country experience in the Sahel region is desirable.
• Fluency in French language is desirable.