07 Mars 2024 Il y a 6 months
Invitation to Bid: Terms of Reference (TOR) for an Independent External End-Term Evaluator
Project: GreenWorks
Study Title: External End-Term Evaluation GreenWorks LEAD Program
Duration: 3 months (mid-March until end-June 2024)
Location & geographical coverage: Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia.
Deadline: March 7th, 2024.
Start date: March 15th, 2024
About Hivos
Hivos is an international organization guided by humanist values, that works for a world where people can realize their full potential, unleashing their ingenuity and creativity to build fair, just and life sustaining societies for themselves and generations to come. We work in partnership with others in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America in three impact areas:
1) civic rights in a digital age,
2) climate justice, and
3) gender equality, diversity and inclusion. Our approach is solution driven, and we build wider movements for change by amplifying and connecting voices. To ensure continuity and expansion of our work, we aim to diversify our sources of funding and increase our funding base.
About GreenWorks
GreenWorks is a program developed by Hivos, a Netherlands-based INGO, and implemented in collaboration with various local partner organizations across North-Africa (Algeria, Egypt & Tunisia). Hivos and the local partners are referred to as the Alliance. The program initially ran from January 2020 until December 2024, but received a 6-month No-Cost Extension until June 2024.
The program aims to contribute to climate change mitigation by creating sustainable business and job opportunities for more than 9000 young women and men in the green economy in North Africa. To this end, it focuses on:
GreenWorks is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the Local Employment for African Development (LEAD II). LEAD is implemented by four NGO-consortia led by SOS, Oxfam, Hivos and SPARK in Somalia, Nigeria, Mali, Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia. The program aims to strengthen the SME ecosystem, enhance employability of youth, create new jobs, and stimulate youth entrepreneurship.
Program Scale
Out of the 3 target countries, the biggest bulk of activities is implemented in Egypt, followed by Tunisia and Algeria. GreenWorks Alliance members consist of a variety of BDSOs and investor networks, including Nahdet El Mahrousa, ElSpace, ElRehla, The Tunisian Center for Social Entrepreneurship, AUC VLab, Clean Tech Arabia, Flat6Labs Tunisia, Wasabi, Fondation Tunisie Pour Development, Sylabs, Impact Partner, ElSpace Innovation Hub, Med Angels Investment Network, Education for Employment Tunisia, and Alexandria Angels. In addition, Hivos launched a matching fund under GreenWorks, supporting more than a dozen green startups spread over the 3 targeted countries.
Algeria | Egypt | Tunisia | |
# local implementing partners | 2 | 7 | 8 |
# startups supported under the matching fund | 1 | 9 | 4 |
The Evaluation
The evaluation will look into the program’s overall impact, taking into account the design and key assumptions underlying the implementation, as well as changes made as part of the 2022 mid term review. It will place findings in the context of regional and global developments such as covid that have had an impact on the program, and provide lessons learned and recommendations for future implementation. Of course, the evaluation will also look at the effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of the program. The assessing consultant/entity is expected to either conduct field visits or contract local researchers to work closely with the alliance partners on the ground to (1) validate and check samples of impact documentation and (2) conduct qualitative interviews with beneficiaries.
Evaluation Questions
The following key questions will guide the end of project evaluation:
Project Design and Key Assumptions
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Sustainability
Expected Methodology and Proposed Approach
The below is the initial methodology suggested by Hivos. Changes are expected to occur based on further discussions with the selected applicant.
Deliverables
The following deliverables are expected to be delivered during the assignment:
1. Workplan
The workplan is expected to be submitted upon conducting a kick-off meeting with the Hivos team, aligning all parties on the scope of the assignment & methodology, and collecting and reviewing GreenWorks key documents
The draft report is expected to clearly present the findings and analysis of primary as well as secondary data collected by the consultant
The final version of the report should be submitted after addressing all comments received by the Hivos team. The consultant is also expected to deliver an online presentation (and submit the PPT slides) on the findings of the report. The exact invitees to the presentation will be decided on during the assignment.
Timeline for the Evaluation
The total duration of the assignment is 3 months. The study is expected to commence mid-March and conclude by mid-June 2024; exact dates can be found below. It is important to note that the consultant should be available to accommodate to partners’ working days and schedules across the region, as necessary.
Application deadline | March 7th, 2024 |
Notification selected applicants | March 10th, 2024 |
Start date | March 15th, 2024 |
Submission methodology and detailed work plan | March 31th, 2024 |
Submission first draft of the end-term evaluation report | May 31th, 2024 |
Submission final end-term evaluation report & presentation | June 20th, 2024 |
Support from Alliance
Considering the scale of the assessment and the high number of stakeholders, the alliance partners will provide support to the entity conducting the assessment. Such support would entail: a. Providing all relevant project documents;
Eligibility
Individual consultants and/or legal entities must be based or have an affiliate in either Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia are to apply. Consultants and registered legal entities should have a proven track record of experience on conducting employment/entrepreneurship related evaluations and impact studies and other similar undertakings.
Contracted consultants/entities are expected to be able to acquire any needed clearances from local authorities to conduct this assessment if needed.
Applicants must be aware that the products of this call will be shared with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
How to Apply
Individuals/organizations interested in undertaking this evaluation are invited to submit their application (in English) no later than March 7th, 2024 by email to menaprocurement@hivos.org with topic “GW End-Term Evaluation”
The application should consist of the following:
assigned to support the implementation of the proposed methodology,
clearly defining the roles and responsibilities vis-à-vis the proposed
methodology. Resumes should establish competence and demonstrate
qualifications in areas relevant to the ToR.
Proposals will be evaluated based on the proposed approach, relevant experience, and cost effectiveness. For inquiries or clarifications regarding this TOR, please contact menaprocurement@hivos.org
Payment
The consultant is expected to submit the deliverables listed below and receive the corresponding payments:
First Payment | 30% upon submitting and approving the workplan |
Second Payment | 40% upon submitting and approving the first draft of the final evaluation report |
Third Payment | 40% upon submitting and approving the final draft of the final evaluation report |
Annexes
DD Results Indicator (Annex 1)
Original M&E Framework for the Program developed by Hivos (Annex 2)
GreenWorks Mid-Term Evaluation Report (Annex 3)
M&E Templates and Questionnaires developed by Hivos (Annex 4)
Hivos reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal and may seek additional information or clarification from applicants. The selected consultant will be expected to sign a contract and work closely with Hivos throughout the evaluation.
Hivos reserves the right to cancel this tender announcement at any time.
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