Call for Consultancy for Global Fund HIV Program Evaluation at Kenya Red Cross Society

Scope of Work:

1. Geographical coverage: The program is currently implemented in all counties except Narok and Embu counties of Kenya.
2. Target groups: The key beneficiaries for the program includeKey and other vulnerable populations – people living with HIV (including Adolescent and Young Population), Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), Female Sex Workers (FSW), People who inject drugs (PWID), Transgender Population. In addition, KRCS implements the program in/directly with several partners such as: The Global Fund, Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), National AIDs and STI Control Program (NASCOP), National Syndemic Disease and control council (NSDCC), County Governments, Implementers (Sub Recipients and Networks) and other stakeholders.

Expected Outputs:

1. A technical and financial response to the call for applications outlining the understanding of the various subject areas and evaluation task/assignment, detailing the appropriate methodology for the survey, proposed sample calculation and techniques, work plan with tentative timelines and summary budgets, with costs clearly separated as consultancy cost and field work cost.
2. An inception report of the desk review prior to field work to demonstrate a clear understanding of the assignment, proposed methodology, data collection tools and a plan of activities throughout the exercise.
3. Submission of the final evaluation report to the management evaluation team, including raw, final databases and any recorded material such as video, audio etc.

Deliverables: The evaluation will be phased with deliverables at intervals that will be discussed and agreed with the consulting firm. However, at the minimum.

1. The Inception reports (including data collection tools).
2. Final assessment report.
3. Dissemination of the evaluation findings to stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience for the evaluation firm

For the purposes of this assessment, the firm is expected to have:

1. A minimum of 5 years’ extensive experience in carrying out comprehensive evaluation or similar assignment.
2. Good understanding of human rights and gender, Adolescent and young population, key, and other vulnerable population, as well as treatment, care ad support programming in Kenya.
3. Availability of experts in each of the subject area, with experience and relevant qualification for the assignment.
4. Experience in mobile phone technology in data collection, statistical packages for quantitative and qualitative analyses.
5. Excellent analytical (qualitative and quantitative), presentation and writing skills among the team.
6. Ready to carry out the assignment and deliver results within the specified period/time.