RE-ADVERTISED Invitation to tender: Shelter Evaluation in Afghanistan

External Evaluation of Afghanistan Shelter Programme 

Duration: September-November 2018

Evaluation Manager: M&E Manager in NRC Afghanistan

Based: Kabul, Afghanistan

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Purpose of evaluation

The primary purpose of the evaluation is strengthening organisation wide learning to improve organisational approaches, strategy and policy through capturing lessons learned implementing temporary shelter solutions. The secondary purpose is to ensure accountability towards external and internal stakeholders.  

Evaluation findings will be used to inform programming, particularly through development of the 2019 shelter strategy and emergency response plan. In particular, the evaluation will be used to refine the pre-existent NRC Afghanistan emergency response approach and structure (which relies on multipurpose cash), to improve shelter outcomes and to better link temporary shelter activities with transitional or permanent shelter plans.  

Scope of evaluation

The evaluation will focus on the temporary shelter components of the shelter programme in Afghanistan. The exercise will review the outcome of the different temporary shelter solutions understanding the impact on the people affected by emergencies and how they transition from a temporary shelter, building towards transitional and pathways to durable solutions. 

The geographic focus for will be three of the five regions of Afghanistan where temporary shelter programmes have been implemented in the past two years.

Dates of the evaluation: The evaluation will cover the last three years of shelter programming, from Jan 2016 until present day.

Geographical coverage: The evaluation will focus on three of the five regions in NRC Afghanistan, which are distinct by different climate conditions and building material practices.  Specifically, the focus will include: East Region, North Region, and Central Region (Kabul only), although only limited focus will exist on Kabul.

The evaluation will start mid-August 2018 with an initial briefing and document preparation.  The consultant would then be required to conduct a review of the submitted documents and submit an inception report. Following approval of the inception report, primary data collection will be conducted in selected locations in Afghanistan. The evaluation team is also expected to conduct a validation and learning workshop with relevant stakeholders in Afghanistan prior to analysing the data and drafting the final report. Key dates for the evaluation will be as follows:

1. Submission of draft inception report: mid-October 2018
2. Briefing and primary data collection in Afghanistan: mid-October to end of October 2018
3. Validation and Learning workshop in Afghanistan: first week of November 2018
4. Submission of draft evaluation Report: mid-November 2018
5. Submission of final evaluation Report: end of November 2018

Ideal candidate

NRC seeks expressions of interest from people with the following skills/qualifications

External

• Should have proven practical experience in project/programme evaluation particularly in participatory evaluation.
• Shelter background and experience evaluating similar projects.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with quantitative and qualitative research and experience in shelter and emergency response project.
• Ability to analyze, synthesize and to write clear reports
• Good knowledge of the NGOs management in general and familiarity with organizational development.
• Experience working with civil society organizations in conflict and post-conflict countries;
• Enough knowledge of the humanitarian, political and socio-economic situation in Afghanistan.

Application Deadline:   29 August 2018

Bids must include the following:

• Proposal including, outline of evaluation framework and methods, including comments on the TOR, proposed time frame and work plan (bids over 3 pages will be automatically excluded).
• Proposed evaluation budget
• CVs 

Submit completed bids to Tom Corcoran: tom.corcoran@nrc.no