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Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives. We work with people affected by conflict to improve their safety and sense of security, and conduct wider research and analysis. We use this evidence and learning to improve local, national and international policies and practices that can help build lasting peace. Our priority is people – we believe in a world where everyone can lead peaceful, fulfilling lives, free from fear and insecurity. We work in 12 countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Background: Saferworld is an independent non-governmental organisation that works to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives. We work with people affected by conflict to improve their safety and sense of security. We work with civil society, local authorities and organisations to encourage and support effective policies and practices through programming, advocacy, research and policy development, and through supporting the actions of others. Saferworld has been working on conflict prevention and peacebuilding issues in Sudan since 2011. With an office in Khartoum, we work in partnership across a number of states in Sudan, including in Khartoum, Darfur, Eastern Sudan, South Kordofan and Blue Nile. With partners, we support women, youth and community groups in their efforts to build peace, and help to provide space and opportunities for civil society to come together to discuss how to further peace and democracy. We also help civil society organisations to raise public awareness of conflict and governance issues and promote debate. Our work with the regional and international community (such as the European Union and the African Union) increases understanding of the complex challenges faced in Sudan. This ensures that projects and approaches to Sudan support Sudanese-led efforts toward peace rather than exacerbate conflict. Project objectives and outcomes Saferworld in partnership with SUDIA is implementing 5-years programme titled Building Constituencies for Peaceful Change in Sudan and is running from December 2016 to November 2021. This programme contributes towards the achievement of the overarching goal of Addressing Root Causes of Conflict (ARC) - to address the political and socioeconomic root causes of armed conflict and instability and irregular migration in Sudan. It primarily focuses on civil society at the local and national levels as proactive participants in improving human security and social cohesion. The programme aims to bridge the divides between groups (including refugees, internally displaced people and host communities) through inclusive local-level action for peace and conflict transformation. By providing communities and civil society with increased capacity and skill to examine critically the local cycles of violence, and implement action plans to address the locally-identified root causes of violence. The programme enables communities and civil society to explore how the drivers of conflict affect communities and provide a base from which these actors can begin to build solidarity and trust on key issues. The programme is being implemented in Khartoum, North and South Darfur; Kassala, Gedaref and Red Sea in Eastern Sudan. |
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Duties and responsibilities:
Evaluator(s) role and responsibility Prepare a coherent plan for the evaluation, to include methodology, evidence review, further data-collection and analysis, proposed consultation with implementing partners, project staff and primary stakeholders, timetable for fieldwork and reporting, and proposed initial draft and feedback process. Conduct a desk review of existing documentation these includes: proposal documents, donor annual and partner reports, outcome harvested, Framework Group reports, learning products, partner micro/small grant proposals and reports, research reports, 5 national-level advocacy strategy document, partners review and feedback reports and etc. Design a methodology and tools for data collection for assessment against the agreed key evaluation questions (potentially in collaboration with Somalia ARC evaluation team, see above) Organize and facilitate training workshop for data collectors and other evaluation team members (if any) on evaluation implementation, including the evaluation protocol and tools to be used and pilot testing of the tool, and on research ethics and safeguarding for all team members involved in primary data collection Develop a clear plan for field visits to collect required data in accordance with the selected methodology. Conduct the evaluation in the selected programme locations as per the plan and agreed methodology. Collect and analyse available secondary data to triangulate the evaluation findings. Based upon a reading of the programme documents, propose any additional topics or issues for analysis in the end of project evaluation. Analyse and interpret data to develop a comprehensive evaluation report. Share key findings and insights from the evaluation with relevant Saferworld and partners staff through consultations, including a validation and a feedback meeting and reflection session. Deliverables and outputs This end-of evaluation is expected to take place from November 2021 to end of January 2022. Based on the timeline below, the total time required to complete this evaluation is 45-days.
Management and timing The end-line evaluation work schedule is outlined above. The overall evaluation process should be completed by the end of January 2022. All the preparation work, including the final inception report and data collection tools should be completed in November and field visit and data collection should be started from the first week of December 2021.
This is provisional and contingent upon the security situations and availability of partners and staff. In the event that Covid-related government restrictions on social mixing and travel render in-person data collection impractical or impossible, it is expected that the consultant(s) will work with Saferworld to devise an appropriate alternative plan involving remote data collection. The consultant(s) must adhere to Saferworld’s security and safety and safeguarding policies, and provide requisite support to any field research assistants engaged through the assignment to ensure that they adhere to the same. Saferworld and partners will support the consultant(s) during the visits with logistics, translation, contextual information and security briefings.
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Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
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Application Process Saferworld invites expressions of interest from teams or individuals with the required skills and experience. Saferworld is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced consultancy team or individual with a strong track record in conducting end-of-project evaluations for Addressing Root Causes of Conflict (ARC) programme.
The expression of interest should comprise:
Please submit completed expressions of interest with all supporting information to jobs@saferworld.org.uk. The deadline for submission is 25 October, 2021. Your e-mail must have the subject heading indicating Saferworld Sudan ARC programme evaluation. Only selected evaluator(s) will be contacted about the outcome of their applications. For Full TOR please log in the below link |
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