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National Evaluation Consultant (Nigeria Floods Operation)

National Evaluation Consultant (Nigeria Floods Operation)

National Evaluation Consultant (Nigeria Floods Operation)
Closing date (Geneva time zone):12-08-2019
Duty station:Abuja
Country:NIGERIA
Duty station status: N/A
Accompanied status: N/A
Duration:1 Month
Category of Staff: Consultant
Grade: Not applicable
Vacancy No:IFRC03259
Background
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, with 190 member National Societies. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, our work is guided by seven fundamental principles; humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.
Organizational Context
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC or “the Federation”) is the World’s largest volunteer-based humanitarian network. The Federation is a membership organization established by and comprised of its member National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Along with National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Federation is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The overall aim of the IFRC is” to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” It works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises. The Federation is served by a Secretariat based in Geneva, with regional and country offices throughout the world. The Secretariat is led by the IFRC Secretary General and provides the central capacity of the International Federation to serve, connect, and represent National Societies. The Secretariat’s focus includes providing support to the IFRC governance mechanisms; setting norms and standards; providing guidance; ensuring consistency; coordination and accountability for performance; knowledge sharing; promoting collaboration within and respect for the RCRC Movement; and expanding engagement with partners. The Secretariat has five regional office, as follows: Americas (Panama City); Africa (Nairobi); Asia/Pacific (Kuala Lumpur); Europe (Budapest); Middle East and North Africa (Beirut). The IFRC office in Abuja is the hub to support the Red Cross National Societies of the West Coast Cluster (Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Liberia) and has a status agreement with Nigerian government. The West Coast cluster office deliver the IFRC mandate in the sub-region with a focus on Disaster Management, Capacity Building of the National Societies and Humanitarian Diplomacy.
Job Purpose
To assess the successes and challenges for the IFRC’s coordination and management systems, during Nigeria floods response.
To measure the impact of the emergency appeal operations to determine if there have been any positive or negative changes to the lives and livelihoods of the affected communities and to learn how, in the future, delivery of appropriate aid can be done more effectively covering the most affected populations.
To come up with lessons learned, and actionable recommendations that will be implemented by the IFRC and National Society in future operations.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Objectives
The two objectives of the evaluation are:
To review the timeliness, effectiveness and relevance of:
the assessment, programme delivery, planning and follow up of the response, examining how these systems were put in place from the outset, how they adapted as the context / needs evolved.
coordination aspect of the response both at the country level, between National Society and IFRC and at Regional level highlighting successes or gaps.
surge deployments to understand whether the set-up of the surge support was appropriate to deliver.
Examine the relevance of the operation and programmes in relation to the needs of the beneficiaries.
Evaluation Criteria and Questions
The evaluation team is required to review relevant programme documents (Appeal, EPOA, Assessment reports, PDM surveys) to understand and bring clarity in the evaluation questions.
Internal and movement Coordination
How was the coordination within the wider Red Cross Red Crescent Movement (IFRC, NRC, ICRC)? Were partners engaged and to what extent?
Were roles and responsibilities clearly defined to be able to deliver?
What were the key enablers to effective coordination between IFRC and NRC?
Assessment and planning systems
How timely and effective was the coordination of the assessment team for the response? What lessons can be borrowed in future deployments and for the IFRC Surge Optimization process?
To what extent was the first surge deployment of value to the IFRC response? What impact did initial rapid assessments have on positioning the work of the RCRC?
To what extent were plans developed through coordinated, participatory engagement with National Society and if not, what were the constraints? How did the planning contribute to building the capacity of Nigeria RC in disaster preparedness?
How were needs assessments used to inform or adapt the EPoA as the situation evolved?
 Deliverables (Outputs)
The following outputs are expected to be delivered by the evaluation team. The reporting will be led by the external consultant:
Inception Report and data collection tools
Evaluation report – including executive summary, findings, key conclusions and recommendations (to be provided by the external consultant).
Proposed report format:
Executive Summary
Context
Methodology
Surveys
Focus group discussions
Key stakeholder interviews
Direct Observation
Presentation and analysis of findings
Internal and movement Coordination
Assessment and planning systems
Effectiveness of the operation
Relevance and appropriateness of the response:
 Education
The national consultant must have experience or significant knowledge of community-based disaster management and disaster preparedness programmes, and previous experience in conducting evaluations for medium-to-large scale programmes
Experience
The national consultant should have the following characteristics:
Field experience in the evaluation of community-based humanitarian or development programmes (especially on disaster management, disaster preparedness and resilience).
Prior experience of evaluating Red Cross programmes and previous experience of conducting evaluation in the Pacific islands desirable.
Knowledge, skills and languages
Strong analytical skills and ability to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw practical conclusions, make recommendations and to prepare well-written reports in a timely manner.
Previous experience in coordination, design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian or development programmes
Experience in qualitative data collection and data analysis techniques, especially in community-based programmes
Knowledge and experience working with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement preferred
Demonstrated capacity to work both independently and as part of a multi-discipline, multi-national team
Ability to work within tight deadlines and manage with available resources.
Fluent in spoken and written English.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Relevant degrees or equivalent experience.
Availability for the period indicated
Competencies and values
Communication
Collaboration and Teamwork
Creativity and Innovation
Comments
The Federation is an equal opportunity employer.

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