Background and Rationale
Hoffnungszeichen | Sign of Hope e.V. (SoH) is a Christian motivated organisation for Human Rights, Humanitarian Assistance and Development Cooperation. From its base in Constance, Germany, SoH is committed to helping those in distress and exploited people worldwide.
SoH seeks to contract a consultant to conduct an impact monitoring visit in the context of a multi-country humanitarian project. The aim of the HELP project is to ensure that critical lifesaving and protection needs of the most vulnerable drought and flood affected, severely food insecure communities in South Sudan, Ethiopia and Northern Kenya are met through improved access to MPCA, WASH, protection services, and capacity building. The project is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) and implemented jointly by SoH and its local partners.
Purpose, Objectives and Use
The purpose of the impact monitoring visit to South Sudan is to provide SoH with a comprehensive understanding of the impact of the project in the target region, conducted systematically and impartially, analysing the progress achieved towards the project’s results, identifying potential risks and lessons learned. In addition, the consultant shall gather relevant information to advise SoH on potential future projects. The consultant shall prepare a summary of key findings as well as a list of practical recommendations that will assist with the timely incorporation of the findings into the decision-making process and contribute to the organisational learning of SoH.
The consultant’s assessment will support the project quality assurance measures implemented by SoH and the partner.
The objectives of the impact monitoring visit are to:
1.Assess Project Progress
2. Impact Assessment
3. Targeting and Inclusivity
4. Assess capacities of the implementing partner
5. Financial Efficiency
Duties and Responsibilities
The Consultant will work in close cooperation with the responsible SoH Officer and the local implementing partner.
The duties and responsibilities of the Consultant will include:
Expected Deliverables
Assessment Quality and Ethical Standards
The consultant will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the assessment is designed and conducted to respect and protect the rights and welfare of the people and communities involved. Furthermore, the assessment should be aligned to the following standards and applicable practices:
The assessment must be in line with the SoH guiding principles and Code of Conduct.
Please submit the following documents as PDF files with the subject line “Impact Monitoring, South Sudan” to procurement@sign-of-hope.org no later than 30 April 23:59 CEST:
Companies as well as independent consultants are invited for this tender. Female and differently abled candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please note that due to a large number of applications we may limit establishing contact to shortlisted applicants.
Bids received after deadline will not be considered. If offers are incomplete, bidders may be able to hand in missing documents within a deadline upon request by SoH.
The consultancy agreement will be set up by SoH. Consultancy agreements set up by auditors won’t be accepted.
Criteria and weighting for the evaluation of the submitted proposals:
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