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Company | Solidaridad W... |
Industry | Agriculture/A... |
Category | Consulting |
Location | Accra |
Job Status | Contractor/Co... |
Salary | GHS |
Education | Post-graduate... |
Experience | N/A |
Job Expires | Oct 19, 2018 |
Contact | ... |
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Job Description Terms of Reference (MASO-TERM EVALUATION)
1. Background
Solidaridad is implementing the Next Generation Cocoa Youth Programme (herein referred to as “MASO”) with other consortium partners including Aflatoun, Ashesi University College, COCOBOD, Opportunity International Savings and Loans (OISL) and Fidelity Bank. The goal of MASO is to empower the youth as catalysts for the transformation of the cocoa industry in Ghana. The programme seeks to develop the environment necessary to make this happen, using business incubation to create a supportive infrastructure in which farming as a business can take hold amongst Ghanaian youth.
The objective of the programme is to make a career in cocoa production and/or support services attractive to Ghanaian youth and to ensure that these youths have the skills, tools and long-term support necessary to be successful as they embark on their farming or related businesses. Youth under the programme refers to those aged 17 to 25 years old.
The MASO programme is delivered through three critical components:
MASO is a five-year programme that began in January 2016 and is expected to close in January 2020. The programme is currently being implemented in the Volta, Eastern, Ashanti, Western, Central and Brong Ahafo Regions of Ghana.
2. Purpose of the mid-term evaluation
The midterm evaluation will cover the implementation period from the commencement of the programme until June, 2018. The assignment being a forward looking one, will capture lessons learnt and provide information on the nature, extent and where possible the potential impact and sustainability of the programme. The lessons learnt shall relate to understanding what has worked and what has not worked as a guide for future planning. The assignment will also assess the performance of the programme against planned results.
The programme’s design, scope, implementation status and capacity to achieve the expected outcomes shall also be examined. Lessons learnt, challenges and best practices obtained during the implementation period will be collated and analyzed to inform the next half of implementation covering July, 2018 – December, 2020.
3. Scope and focus of assignment
This evaluation is expected to assess the effectiveness of the implementation strategy of establishing the CocoAcademies and Cocoa Entrepreneurship Development Incubators (CEDI) as a means of preparing young people to take up employment in the cocoa value chain.
This will include the implementation modalities and participation by the other consortium partners. Issues of coordination and consortium partnership arrangements, replication and sustainability of the programme will also be considered. The evaluation will include review of the project design and assumptions made at the beginning of the programme development process. It will assess whether MASO results are on track, the implementation strategy has been optimum and also recommend areas for improvement and learning.
The mid-term evaluation will also assess whether project resources are efficiently utilized to produce planned results and whether results can be realized within the planned period.
Specific evaluation questions
The following key questions will guide the mid-term evaluation;
a) Relevance (design and focus of the programme)
b) Effectiveness (Management processes and their appropriateness in supporting programme delivery)
c) Efficiency (Use of programme resources against results)
d) Outcomes and Impact
e) Sustainability
4. Methodology
The Evaluator is expected to use a variety of methods to collect and analyze data. Participatory methods shall be used to collect both qualitative and quantitative data which ever needed. The key methods are clearly indicated under the specific objective of the evaluation, however, the Evaluator shall include the following, but not limited to:
5. Management of the assignment
The assignment is commissioned by Solidaridad as part of its monitoring and evaluation arrangement. The Programme Manager of MASO, with the support of the PMEL Coordinator of Solidaridad, shall be the focal persons for the evaluation.
6. Expected deliverables
The following deliverables are expected after the assignment;
Confidentiality Statement
All data and information received from Solidaridad for the purposes of this assignment are to be treated confidentially and only be used in the execution of this TOR. All intellectual property rights, including all reports, arising from the execution of this TOR shall be assigned to Solidaridad. The contents of written materials obtained and used in this assignment may not be disclosed to any third parties without the expressed advance written authorization of Solidaridad.
7. Timeframe for the assignment
The assignment will be conducted within an estimated 30 working days (4days preparatory work; 16 days’ field work; 6 days data analysis and processing, 4days report writing)
Upon signing of the contract, the consultant will be given the necessary programme documents and other information regarding the programme.
Required Skills or Experience Required expertise of the team
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