Mid-Term Evaluation of the Sustainable Management of Tsavo and Amboseli Landscapes Project at International Fund for Animal Welfare

Roles and Responsibilities

Role of the Consultant

• In-depth review of SMAT project documents and related reports.
• Submission of a comprehensive inception report detailing the mid-term work plan; methodologies and tools.
• Lead in the data collection process.
• Entry and analysis of primary; data.
• Drafting the mid-term survey report.
• Facilitation of final validation meeting.
• Preparation and submission of final mid-term survey report and a dashboard complete with all indicator benchmarks.

Role of IFAW -SMAT project implementors

• Provide relevant project documents.
• Participate in the review of the drafted tools.
• Provide feedback and input to the process of adjusting the mid-term study methods and timeframe.
• Mobilization of all sampled mid-term survey respondents.
• Provide supportive supervision to the consultant and the research team throughout the engagement period.

Duration of the Assignment

The contract will be effective from the date of signing the agreement by both parties and it will continue until the completion of all the tasks and timely submissions. The evaluation is expected to take no more than sixty (60) days. The Consultant(s) is expected to be available for the work to start on the December 01, 2024, and the final report should be submitted not later than February 15, 2025.

Evaluation management

The Consultant(s) will work closely with Chief of Party and Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning team at IFAW. The Consultant(s) will be provided with a project information package which will include the baseline report and implementation reports. Both parties will be available for questions and discussions throughout the consultancy.

Qualifications and experience of consultant (s)

• Advanced degree in project management, natural resources management, community development, social studies, or any other relevant field.
• A minimum of 8 years in community/social development research and programme evaluations.
• Verifiable experience in conducting evaluation studies.
• Proficiency in analytics and report writing.
• Excellent oral and written English and Swahili.
• Proven experience in conducting participatory qualitative and quantitative evaluation studies.
• Evidence theoretical knowledge and practical application of cross-cutting issues in development such as gender, innovation.
• A comprehensive understanding of the tool’s development and research methodologies, including quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Essential

• Expertise in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to engage with a range of external stakeholders including local project beneficiaries, government officials, law enforcement agencies, local governance organizations and NGOs.
• Sound and proven experience in conducting evaluations/studies in communities with a strong cultural attachment.
• Experience of a range of participatory evaluation techniques.