NRC Palestine WBPC – Impact Evaluation Consultancy – PS 6-2025

The West Bank Protection Consortium (WBPC) was established in 2015 and is funded by ECHO and other institutional donors. It brings together five International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs):

• Action Against Hunger (ACF)
• Acted
• Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
• Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)
• We World (WW)

The project aims to protect Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem from forcible transfers. The Consortium operates mostly in Area C of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Its coordination offices are located in East Jerusalem (NRC, ACF, Acted) and in Ramallah (WW, PUI). All the five NGOs have at least one base in the West Bank, ensuring geographical coverage from north to south.

The Consortium is funded by DG-ECHO, along with various other donors. Starting with six donors in 2015, the Consortium has expanded over the years, reaching 14 donors in 2024. Fundings has increased from 7.4 million euros in 2015 to 27.4 million euros in 2024.

The project has three main pillars of intervention: 1. Emergency preparedness and responses to the violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)/ International Human Rights Law (IHRL), including demolitions, settler violence and forcible transfers, 2. Resilience building through community protection approach (CPA), material assistance and legal aid, 3. Humanitarian advocacy.

The purpose of this evaluation is not only to enhance project implementation by identifying strengths and areas for improvement but also to assess how the project can best adapt to recent contextual changes.

It will enable Consortium members to critically examine the activities carried out and support future strategic and operational decision-making to ensure the project remains as relevant and effective as possible.

1. Evaluation objective and scope

The objectives of the evaluation will be to:

1. Assess the degree to which outcomes have been achieved through WBPC activities implementation.
2. Assess the contribution of the project toward the intended impact – prevent the forcible transfer of Palestinian households and communities.
3. Identify lessons learnt and provide guidance on ways to adapt the activities to the actual context.

The evaluation will focus on the following aspects of the project:

• Relevance[1]: Is the intervention doing the right things? The extent to which the intervention’s objectives and design respond to beneficiaries’, global, country and partner/institutions’ needs, policies and priorities, and continue to do so if circumstances change.
• Effectiveness[2]: Is the intervention achieving its objectives? The extent to which the intervention achieved, or is expected to achieve, its objectives, and its results, including any differential results across groups.
• Sustainability[3]: Will the benefits last? The extent to which the net benefits of the intervention continue or are likely to continue?
• Coordination[4]: The extent to which the interventions of different actors are harmonized with each other, promote synergy, avoid gaps, duplication, and resource conflicts.

Geographically, the assignment will focus on the areas of intervention of the project: the West Bank and East Jerusalem. It will focus on:

• The direct beneficiaries from the project.
• The stakeholders of the projects, including donors, institutions, International NGOs, National NGOs and associations, and international organizations.

1. Qualifications and Experience required

Evaluation Team Leader

Educational background in Sociology, Anthropology, Political Sciences.

Experience in conducting evaluation and research work.

Proven experience in designing qualitative and quantitative data collection methods, and data analysis.

Capacity to conduct focus group discussions and in-depth interviews.

Knowledge in humanitarian work, humanitarian settings and interventions, development.

Knowledge of the West Bank and East Jerusalem context, including historical trends.

Fluency in English and Arabic.

Communication and good organizational skills.

Capacity to lead a team and work collaboratively.

Data collectors

Experience in conducting data collection, including semi-structured and structured interviews.

Knowledge in humanitarian work, humanitarian settings and interventions, development.

Knowledge of the West Bank and East Jerusalem context.

Good sense of communication.

1. Timing and deliverables

The proposal should present a budget for the number of expected working days over the period, and all related costs (transportation, data collectors, etc.).

The evaluation is scheduled to start in the beginning of April with desk work, revision of the evaluation matrix and data collection tools developed by the MEAL Working Group of the Consortium. The inception report should be submitted by the 20th of April. Field work is projected to be between mid-April and mid-May, depending on the availability of the consultant. The draft evaluation report should be submitted by the 10th of June, with the final version to be submitted on the 30th of June.

The evaluation report should at least include an executive summary, table of contents, methodology, main findings, conclusion, recommendations, and appendices including the Evaluation terms of reference, maps, record of interviews and focus group discussions, and bibliography.