VOICE For Women and Girls Mid-Term Evaluation

VOICE for Women and Girls is an eight-year project (2020-2028), implemented in Canada and five African countries: Senegal, Ghana, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Kenya. Funded by the Canadian government through Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the project aims at strengthening the performance of developing country partner organizations to advance gender equality and economic empowerment of 50,000 women and men (60% women and girls) from marginalized communities. VOICE will harness the knowledge, capacity, and expertise of 169 North-South volunteer mandates, 50 e-volunteer mandates and 16 national volunteer mandates to assist Developing Country Partners (DCP) to work with local primary co-ops to improve their performance, advocate for gender equality, and implement more sustainable, innovative, and inclusive initiatives or services particularly for women.

The Mid-Term Evaluation will assess the project’s progress to date with respect to the approved logic model and project management framework. This evaluation will serve as a checkpoint to evaluate the quality of completed activities and resource utilization and identify unmet targets and other bottlenecks. Additionally, this stage will focus on critical learnings, identifying the project’s strengths and weaknesses to help implementers adopt corrective actions for achieving positive outcomes. The Mid-Term Evaluation is designed to assist all stakeholders in understanding the project’s progress and identifying areas for improvement. For a full list of indicators and methods to be addressed, please refer to the Evaluation Framework in Appendix C.

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

The consultant should have the following expertise and qualifications

• Proven professional experience conducting evaluation of international development projects, with experience using a variety of participatory research methodologies (mixed method approach) in the field.
• Demonstrated experience in managing country-level assessments and preparing consolidated reports.
• Demonstrated experience working sub-contractors.
• Expert knowledge of the international approaches and tools for program evaluation with a minimum of five years working in African context.
• Demonstrated experience applying a gender-sensitive approach to research is an asset.
• Understanding of GAC Feminist International Assistance Policy is an asset.
• Educational background in social sciences, international development, women studies, market-based approaches, gender and development, or a related field is an asset.
• Demonstrated cross-cultural sensitivity and ability to work in cross-cultural environments.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills.
• Holds a valid passport and be willing to travel to the project countries where needed.
• Designation as a Credentialed Evaluator is an asset

Please review the VOICE For Women and Girls Mid-Term Evaluation Terms of Reference for a detailed explanation of the deliverables and outcomes.