1. Tender

Tenders/offers will be accepted by consultants as well as from commercial companies, NGOs or academics.
§ Call for up to date CVs, at least two references for all evaluators involved and work samples of at least one evaluation report of a recent evaluation (in French)
§ Covering letter explaining interest and suitability for this position (in French)
§ Offers should include a proposed budget for the entire evaluation, covering all consultancy fees and additional costs. The budget should present consultancy fees according to the total number of expected working days over the entire period. It is anticipated that the evaluation will last 25 – 30 working days.
§ The evaluation team is responsible for its own travel itinerary. World Vision Senegal will support organising the logistics of the data collection.

The final decision on tenders will be taken by World Vision.
Deadline for CVs, references and work samples:
Forward CVs, references and work samples electronically to Abdoulaye Diouf (, World Vision Senegal) and Thorsten Baer World Vision Germany () by 8th of April 2018

2. Qualification of evaluation team

As a team the evaluators should have the following skills and experiences:

Demonstrated experience in contribution analysis and Theory of Change
Demonstrated capacity and experience in evaluating development programmes with a strong focus on livelihood expertise.
· Experience in multi-methodological and interdisciplinary approaches and data collection and analysis techniques in evaluation of development programmes
· Demonstrated capacity to work both independently and as a team
· Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
· Demonstrated cross-cultural skills
· For the lead evaluator:
o 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
o Knowledge and prior experience of the West-Africa Region
o Fluent in English and French
o Demonstrated experience in conducting Theory of Change processes.

3. Expected timeframe

Activities
Deadlines
Call for CVs, references and work samples of at least one recent evaluation report of a humanitarian programme including DRR components

8th of April 2018
Kick-off
May – exact date to be confirmed
Inception report
Ideally three weeks before the data collection
Evaluation phase including draft evaluation report
May – exact date to be confirmed
Debriefing workshop
May – exact date to be confirmed
Finalisation and submission of evaluation report
Will be agreed at the debriefing workshop (approximately end of June)

The evaluation team leader is requested to immediately inform World Vision Senegal office if serious problems or delays are encountered. Any significant changes to the evaluation timeframe must be approved by World Vision.

4. Reporting

All documents are expected to be written in French.
The evaluation team will directly report to World Vison Senegal and World Vision Germany

They will be bound by World Vision rules of confidentiality. All material collected during the evaluation process will be handed over to World Vision Senegal prior to termination of the contract. The evaluation report and all background documentation will become property of World Vision. The report will be published accordingly by World Vision Germany.

The evaluation team will not be allowed to present any of the analytical results as its own work or to make use of the evaluation results for private publication purposes.

HOW TO APPLY:

Deadline for CVs, references and work samples: Forward CVs, references and work samples electronically to Abdoulaye Diouf (:…, World Vision Senegal) and Thorsten Baer World Vision Germany (:…) by 8th of April.