Request For Proposals Are Invited For Gambia Institutional Contractor End Of Project Evaluation Building Resilience For Nutritional Security In The Gambia Through Social Transfers Brest 2016 2019

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United Nations UN
Request For Proposals Are Invited For Gambia Institutional Contractor End Of Project Evaluation Building Resilience For Nutritional Security In The Gambia Through Social Transfers Brest 2016 2019
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Western Africa
Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS,African Union
16-07-2019

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Request For Proposals Are Invited For Gambia Institutional Contractor End Of Project Evaluation Building Resilience For Nutritional Security In The Gambia Through Social Transfers Brest 2016 2019 OverviewUnder Nutrition Is A Problem In The Gambia That In Recent Years Has Been Exacerbated By Increasing Poverty Levels And Food Insecurity Poor Coverage Of Nutrition Interventions Poor Dietary Habits Poor Sanitation And Hygiene And Increased Disease Burden The Gambia Micronutrient Survey Gmns 2018 Showed That 15 7 Percent Of Children Aged 659 Months Five Are Stunted 5 8 Percent Are Wasted And 10 6 Percent Are Underweight These Figures Have Shown Significant Improvements From The 2013 Demographic And Health Survey Dhs Which Measured Stunting In Children Under Five At 24 5 Percent Coverage Of Micronutrient Supplementation Is Relatively Low With Only 10 8 Percent Of Households In The Country Using Iodized Salt 60 6 Percent Of Children Aged 6 59 Months Are Vitamin A Deficient And 65 7 Percent Are Iron Deficient Gms 2018 Evaluation ObjectUnder These Circumstances Unicef The National Nutrition Agency Nana And The Department Of Social Welfare Started Implementing Jointly The Building Resilience Through Social Transfers For Nutrition Security In The Gambia Brest Programme Supported By The European Union Eu With A Total Budget Of 3 Million Euro For Three Years 2016 2019 Its Main Rationale Was To Build Resilience And Improve Nutrition Status Of Lactating Women And Children Under 2 Years Old In Three Of The Countrys Region North Bank Region Nbr Upper River Region Urr And Central River Region Crr More Specifically The Brest Purpose And Specific Objectives Were Formulated As Follows Purpose Reduction In Prevalence Of Acute Malnutrition In Children Under Two Enrolled In The Programme Of This Action By 10 Specific Objectives Improved Nutrition Status And Care Practices For Women With Children Under 2 By Providing Cash Transfer And Resilience BuildingImproved Implementation Of Related Government Policies Through Building Capacities Of Government Partners And Civil Society Organizations Evaluation PurposeThis Evaluation Has Two Fold Purposes Accountability And Learning As The Project Is Ending In February 2020 To Accommodate An Evaluation This Summative Evaluation Would Provide Key Stakeholders Unicef The National Nutrition Agency The Ministry Of Women Children And Social Welfare European Union Beneficiaries With Solid Evidence About The Effectiveness Efficiency Relevance And Sustainability Of The Brest Project And Its Potential Impact On Quality Nutritional And Social Protection Outcomes In Gambia Accountability Purpose Furthermore The Evaluation Findings And Recommendations Will Provide Strategic Direction To The Unicef Country Office In The Gambia And A Wide Range Of Stakeholders Including Development Partners And Policy Makers For The Design And Implementation Of Subsequent Social Protection Programmes As Well As Well For The Support Of The Ongoing And Future Country Efforts To Attain Improved Nutritional And Social Protection Outcomes Key Recommendations And Lessons Learnt Will Also Enable The Government Unicef And Key Stakeholders To Enhance The Effectiveness Of Their Ongoing Social Protection Advocacy Work This Evaluation Will Also Support The Unicef Country Office In The Gambia To Reflect And Determine The Most Viable Strategic Direction Not Only Deliver Better Results For The Most Vulnerable Children Today But Also To Strengthen The Formulation Of Unicef Next Country Programme In Line Among Others With Unicef Strategic Plan And Sdgs Outcomes The Overview Of Expected Users And Uses Of The Evaluation Results Is Presented In Table 1 Below It Is Worth Noting That This Evaluation Is Commissioned By Unicef As The Primary Contract Holder Of The Brest Project Grant In Partnership With The National Nutrition Agency And The Ministry Of Women Children And Social Welfare Mowcsw However All The Evaluation Findings And Recommendations Will Be Discussed With All The Participating Agencies The Donor The European Union And The Relevant Ministries According To The Guidelines And Procedures Spelled Out In The Brest Project Design And Project Operational Manual While Unicef Gambia Country Office Senior Management Will Issue A Management Response The Applicability Of The Overall Lessons Learned And Best Practices Is Expected To Inform And Benefit The Future Programming In The Social Protection Domain Among The Government Counterparts The Implementing Agencies And Other Technical And Development Partners Table 1 Expected Evaluation Users And UsesEvaluation UsersEvaluation UsesUnicefTo Inform And Adjust Where Required As Per Their Countryprogramme Strategy For The Period 2017 2020 By Betterunderstandingthe Contributions Of The Brest ProjectDevelopment Partners In Social Protection World Bank Un Partners Etc The Unicef Social Protectionsection In Collaboration With All Other Partners Involved In The Implementation Of Theun Development Assistance Framework Undaf Will Benefit To Identify Strategic Implementations Changesto Their Strategy Development Partners Working In Social Protection Will Benefit To Obtain Lessons Learnt And Recommendation From The Evaluation For Programme Design And Strategic Direction In National Social Protection Strategy And Programme DonorsWill Better Articulate The Outcome And Impact Of Their Interventions And Inform Future InterventionsGovernment Including Nana Willbetter Define The Terms Of Collaboration With Unicef With Respect To Theattainment Oftherelevant Goals Set Inthenational DevelopmentplanNgos CsosMainstream Into Their Day To Day Practices The Good Practices Identifiedduringthe Evaluation And Address The Weaknesses Emergedduringthe AnalysisEvaluation ObjectivesThe Objectivesof The Evaluationare Determine The Relevance Effectiveness Efficiency Sustainability And Impact Of The Brest Programme Assess The Extent To Which The Programme Has Integrated Equity Gender And Human Rights Principles In Its Design Implementation And Monitoring And Succeeds In Reaching The Most Vulnerable Groups Extremely Poor Hard To Reach Communities Marginalized Groups And Other Disadvantaged Groups Identify Unmet Priorities Of The Brest Project As Well As Unexpected Outcomes Positive And Negative Provide Evidence Informed Findings Lessons Learnt And Specific Actionable Recommendations To Contribute To The Planning And Strategic Discussion Of A Successor Programme In Social Protection Sector As Per The Gambia National Social Protection Policy 2015 2020 As Well As Unicef Strategic Document Identify Good Practices And Provide Evaluation Brief S For Policy Advocacy And Communication Purpose Based On The Evaluation Report MethodologyThe Evaluation Will Be Conducted Using A Participatory And Inclusive Approach To Provide Relevant And Pertinent Answers To The Identified Evaluation Questions The Overall Exercise will Be Conducted According To Uneg Norms And Standards For Evaluation It Will Integrate Human Rights Gender And Equity In Accordance With The Relevant Uneg Guidelines And Will Be Conducted In Accordance With The Uneg Code Of Conduct And Ethical Guidelines For Evaluation And Comply With Unicef Standards On Research Involving Children If Applicable The Evaluation Will Be Based On The Use Of Qualitative And Quantitative Methods Mixed Methods Both During The Data Collection And Analysis Phases Relevant Data Should Be Collected From Programme Beneficiaries And Key Implementation Stakeholders And Partners Primary Data Collection Will Involve Qualitative And Quantitative Data Collected Through Key Informant Interviews Focus Group Discussions Community Meetings Observations Surveys And Other Relevant Methods Suggested By The Evaluation Team Secondary Data Will Also Be Gathered And Reviewed By The Evaluation Team The Desk Review Will Include Among Others A Review Of Programme Reports Surveys And Monitoring Reports Reports Of Similar Evaluations As Well As Internal And External Research Studies And Databases 8 Preliminary Timeline And Evaluation Deliverables TasksDeliverablesProposed Number Of Days To Be Defined In The Technical And Financial Proposal Tentative Timeframe 2019 Team LeaderTeam Member S Preparatory PhaseDocument Review Preliminary Interviews With Key Stakeholders Elaboration Of The Inception ReportInception Report Details Below 552Nd Week Of August Review Of The Inception Report By The Evaluation Reference Group And Integration Of CommentsApproved Inception Report222Nd Week Of SeptemberField Data Collection PhaseData Collection Including Field VisitsRaw Data Set Including Responses To Questionnaires Interview Notes Etc 15151St 3Rd Week Of October Debriefing On Preliminary Findings In Country Power Point Presentation At A Meeting To Be Held With The Brest Evaluation Reference Group Accompanied By Summary Briefs224Th Week Of OctoberData Analysis Report Writing Validation And DisseminationData Analysis And Elaboration Of Draft Evaluation Report Based On The Erg InputsDraft Evaluation Report Reflecting The Inputs From Brest Erg Meeting 66End Of Oct To 1St WeekNovember 2019Review Of The Draft Report By The Evaluation Reference GroupReviewed Evaluation Report 2Nd And 3Rd Week Of November 2019Recommendation Validation WorkshopRecommendations Are Fine Tuned And Approved By The Stakeholders Management Response Plan Drafted 23Rd Week Of November 2019Integration Of Comments And Submission Of Final Evaluation ReportFinal Evaluation Report Details Below 434Th Week Of November 2019Develop An Evaluation Policy Brief Based On The Final Approved Evaluation Report Update The Ppt And 1 Human Interest StoryEvaluation Brief For Policy Makers1 Power Point Presentation Summarizing Final Evaluation Report1 Human Interest Story His 41December 2019Final Review And Policy Briefs His And Ppt By ErgReviewed Evaluation Products December 2019Submission Of Final Evaluation Briefs Ppt HisFinal Evaluation BriefFinal Power Point PresentationFinal Human Interest Story211St Week Of January 2020Total4037Location Payment And DurationThis Consultancy Is Both Home Based Desk Review And Write Up Of Final Report And On Site In The Gambia Primary Data Collection Presentation At The Workshop The Presentation Of The Inception Report Shall Be Made To The Brest Stakeholders Evaluation Workshop In Banjul Between 16Th 23Rd December 2019 Which Will Require The Consultant To Be A Key Participant To Present And Engage In The Validation Adding Context Findings Not Included In The Presentation As The Need May Arise The Assignment Is Expected To Begin 1St Week Of September 2019 Latest And The Evaluation Team Is Required To Submit Complete Final Evaluation Report In December 2019 The Exact Number Of Days Is To Be Proposed By The Evaluation Team And Discussed With And Confirmed Including The Specific Deadlines By Unicef When Signing The Contract Advance Payments Are Not Allowed The Payment Is Against Deliverables And The Following Scheme Is Applied Table 2 InstallmentsPaymentConditionsUpon Approval Of The Inception Report20 Upon Submission Of The Draft Report And Ppt30 Upon Approval Of Final Evaluation Report And Agreed Number Of Policy Briefs His And Ppt50 Unicef Reserves The Right To Withhold All Or A Portion Of Payment If Performance Is Unsatisfactory If Work Outputs Is Incomplete Does Not Meet The Quality Standards Of Both Unicef And The Government Of The Gambia Not Delivered Or Has Failed To Meet Deadlines Fees Reduced Due To Late Submission 5 Days 10 15 Days 20 1 Month 50 More Than 1 Month Payment Withheld How To ApplyApplicants Are Strongly Encouraged To Email Their Technical And Financial Evaluation Offers Proposals Should Be Submitted Separately To The Following Email Address Fsenghore Unicef Org Msowe Unicef OrgRequest For Proposal 9150279 PdfDeadline For Applications 17Th July 2019How To Apply Unicef Is Committed To Diversity And Inclusion Within Its Workforce And Encourages Qualified Female And Male Candidates From All National Religious And Ethnic Backgrounds Including Persons Living With Disabilities To Apply To Become A Part Of Our Organization To Apply Click On The Following Link Http Www Unicef Org About Employ Job 523742

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