The purpose of this evaluation is to provide an independent assessment of the responses under the appeal to establish its impact, relevance, effectiveness and efficiency. It will also support members to learn from each other’s achievements and provide lessons for future programming. Learning from the evaluation will support CWS and CA together with their local partners to improve the implementation of similar projects in the future.

Responsibilities

Specific Objectives of the evaluation:

• To assess the extent to which the appeal responses have met its objectives as per the approved appeal document.
• To assess the appeal responses against relevant core humanitarian standards
• Create evidence for accountability and inclusivity under the appeal responses
• To assess the extent to which the ACT secretariat has contributed to the achievement of the project objectives.

Intended users of the evaluation***.***

• The intended users of the evaluation are the following stakeholders:
• ACT Kenya Forum members and their implementing partners, ACT secretariat/ other members and donor members of HEA221.
• The stakeholders will use the evaluation findings to assess achievements, and challenges and identify ways through which implementation of similar projects could be improved.

Approach and Methodology

• The consultant will adapt a methodology appropriate to the context and scope of the evaluation and will be responsible for developing their own plan and tools to be approved by CA and CWS to collect and analyze data. It is expected that the methodology used will rely predominantly on qualitative data. This will include but not limited to partner sessions through KII and desk reviews and community sessions through FGDs. This will be characterized by data collection where the consultant will put it in an evaluation report.

Proposed Timeframe

• The evaluation will be conducted in November 2023 and will commence at the signing of the contract. Presumably, 20 working days would be required for the task, which can also be decided upon discussions during inception. The final report will be due by the 30th of November 2023.

Evaluation management and values

• The consultant must not compromise the values of CWS, CA or other implementing members and should address systematic inquiry, competence, integrity, respect for people, and common good and equity.
• The evaluator is expected to sign the ACT Code of Conduct and comply with the CHS General Data Protection and Requirements annex.

Expected Outputs

• It is expected that the consultant will produce a report of max 20 pages excluding annexes covering the findings, lessons learnt, quotes by participants from the process and case studies where applicable.
• The consultant(s) will also lead a presentation of their main findings to key stakeholders, which will include members of the Kenya ACT forum.

Professional Qualifications of the Team

• Advanced university degree in a relevant field.
• Experience in the use of participatory research methodologies
• Core competencies for the evaluation of projects, including designing, conducting and managing evaluation processes, survey design and implementation, research, project management and monitoring.
• Working knowledge of the Core Humanitarian Standards, Charter for Change, and the Grand Bargain.
• Knowledge of the humanitarian context regarding ASAL counties of Kenya as well as its vulnerable communities.
• Strong skills in community facilitation and facilitating FGDs with community members.
• Proven experience in the evaluation of projects in ASAL counties of Kenya, ideally Marsabit itself.
• Computer literacy (MS Office tools).
• Well organised and independent, able to meet deadlines.
• Excellent spoken and written English, proficient for report writing.
• Ability to constitute a team that includes both males and females and members who can speak the dialect in Marsabit county.