Company Profile

WUSC (World University Service of Canada) is a Canadian non-profit organization working to create a better world for all young people. We bring together a diverse network of students, volunteers, schools, governments, and businesses who share this vision. Together, we develop solutions in education, economic opportunities, and empowerment to overcome inequality and exclusion for youth around the world, particularly young women and young refugees. WUSC currently works in 25 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, with an annual budget of approximately CAD $40 million. We have over 90 staff in our Ottawa office, and over 200 people overseas implementing 16 development projects in collaboration with donors such as Global Affairs Canada, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Mastercard Foundation and the African Development Bank.

Job Description

Terms‌ ‌of‌ ‌Reference‌ ‌(ToRs)-‌ ‌Mid-Term‌ ‌Evaluation‌ ‌

Background
WUSC and CECI are jointly implementing the West Africa Governance and Economic Sustainability in Extractive Areas (WAGES) project in key regions of Burkina Faso, Ghana and Guinea that are impacted by the presence of extractive industry. This implementation timeline for this 6-year, $22.18 million project is April 2016 to March 2022. 

The project aims to break the vicious circle in which local communities, especially women and youth, are excluded from the benefits of mining investments. Additionally, the project works to ensure the participation of local communities, and specifically, the integration of women and youth in the governance of natural resources, entrepreneurship and the sustainable development of these areas. 

After more than three full years of implementation, the WAGES project wishes to carry out an externally led mid-term evaluation as part of its overall monitoring, evaluation, research and learning strategy (MERL) for the project. 

For this reason, WUSC is looking for proposals from qualified bilingual (English and French) firms to lead and carry out this planned evaluation in the three implementing countries of the project.

Purpose of the Evaluation 
The purpose of this formative evaluation is to highlight what is working well and what needs to be improved in order for WAGES to make further progress in achieving expected outcomes.

Scope of the Evaluation
The time period to be covered by this evaluation is from its baseline study in September 2016, to November 2019. The geographical focus will be targeted areas within the three countries in which the project works, more specifically:

• Burkina Faso: the regions of Hauts-Bassins (province of Tuy) and Boucle du Mouhoun (province of Balé) in seven communes located in areas impacted by Houndé Gold Operations (HGO) and Roxgold: Houndé, Boni, Koumbia, Bereba, Bekuy, Bagassi and Pompoï. 
• Ghana: Daboase, Ateiku, Bogoso, Prestea, Aboso and Huni -Valley. 
• Guinea: in ten (10) communes of the prefecture of Boké: Bintimodia, Dabiss, Kamsar, Kanfarandé, Kolaboui, Malapouya, Sangarédi, Sansalé, Tanènè.

Timeline
The contract period will be between 11th November,  2019 and 15th February,  2020.