The Scope

Girl Effect is looking to commission a research agency in Kenya with experience in girl-centered qualitative and quantitative research to run an evaluation of Tipping Point. The evaluation should be delivered against the evaluation objectives below. The successful agency will be able to provide local expertise and apply its experience to evaluate the impact of Tipping Point against outcome indicators.

Evaluation objectives

These are our initial evaluation objectives, which will be confirmed with the selected agency.

• To evaluate the effectiveness of the Tipping Point programme in shifting the behaviors and intentions of young women related to sexual reproductive health (SRH) and women’s economic empowerment opportunities (WEE).
• To evaluate the effectiveness of the Tipping Point programme in shifting the psychological drivers that contribute towards building intention to act and contribute towards behavioural change (as outlined by Girl Effect’s theory of change).
  • Knowledge
  • Attitude
  • Outcome Expectation
  • Perceived control
  • Perceived support
• To evaluate the effectiveness of the Tipping Point programme in shifting the psychological drivers of the social network surrounding adolescent girls and young women.
• To assess the additional value of on-the-ground interventions alongside our media products and content.

Who You Are

Skills Experience and Expertise:

• Extensive experience in designing and conducting quantitative and qualitative research
• Capacity to deliver all areas expected of this research, from design through recruiting and training researchers to leading the data collection process in target field locations, ensuring quality assurance that aligns with research ethics principles, and delivering high-quality reporting.
• Experience designing and conducting quantitative studies in Kenya, especially with adolescent girls, preferably in multiple regions.
• Experience conducting sensitive research with hard-to-reach, most vulnerable populations
• Experience in interviewing minors and adolescents and safeguarding policies and procedures
• Excellent and demonstrated understanding of Child Protection/ Safeguarding and ethical issues in research
• Excellent fieldwork supervision and data quality control strategies
• Ability to conduct a risk assessment and mitigation plans for research
• A fieldwork team of interviewers
• A fieldwork team of female interviewers for girls and young women interviews
• Proven record of effectively managing relationships with research partners
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstration of effectively managing relationships with research partners
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstration of effectively managing relationships with research partners
• Exceptional communication and organization skills
• Ability to respond to comments and questions in a timely, appropriate manner
• Experience in delivering outputs on time and budget
• Ability to write clearly and concisely in English
• The reputation of the responding agencies and any previous experience in similar surveys/research will also be considered.