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Efficiency

• Was the project design and setup efficient/effective in delivering the envisaged project objectives?
• Are/were trainers, curricula, training material, and training facilities of good quality?
• Have objectives been achieved on time? If not, what were the causes for any delays experienced?
• Where training activities cost-efficient, i.e. how economically have resources/inputs (funds, expertise, time, etc.) been converted to results?
• Were project activities coordinated with other skills training activities, both within the camp and outside?

Outcomes and Results

• Which outcomes (intended and unintended) have been achieved?
• How do the outcomes link and relate to each other?
• What factors played a role in achieving these outcomes?

Sustainability and durability

• To what extend has local ownership been established? Inclusion in the CIDP, Ministries of youth, social protection programmes and county ministries
• How robust is the project model in view of the possibility to replicate?
• What are the plans, if any, by Government, VSD partners or Humanitarian actors to upscale or replicate the project based on project results?
• What are the major factors that could be identified in this phase , that influence the achievement or non-achievement of the project’s outcomes in terms of longer term benefits for the target group (not the project sustainability as such)?
• What are the prospects of the benefits of the project to be sustained in future?
• How replicable is the project intervention? Under what condition/adjustment and in what context?
• What aspects of the project intervention could be considered as innovation in the current context?
• What potential exist to disseminate/upscale in similar contexts?

Gender and conflict sensitivity

• How has the entire programme implementation interacted with Gender and conflict sensitivity?**

Lessons Learned and Recommendations

• What lessons can be learned from the implementation thus far in regard to its relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and ways of bringing about positive change?
• What are the recommendations for the design of a possible next programming ideas or phase taking into account possible scaling up and increased outreach (e.g. changes needed in project design, focus areas, methodology, strategy, approach, implementation setup etc.)? Which opportunities are available with the current IFC contribution?
• What are options to provide refugees/host communities a longer term learning environment by going beyond the delivery of timely limited one time skills development modules?

Suggested Methodology

The evaluation should be conducted in close collaboration with relevant project (beneficiaries, SDC Cooperation Office Nairobi, Swisscontact, etc.) as well as other context stakeholder (other skills development initiatives, camp related authorities, UNHCR , the IFC and local stakeholders (SDC and Swisscontact will provide a list).

The evaluation shall include a desk review (relevant project documents, possibly other literature on skills development in refugee contexts) and an in-country mission including a field visit to the Kakuma refugee camps and conduct interviews/exchanges with all relevant stakeholders.

An inception report (15 pages max) outlining the evaluation approach, based on the desk study and the list of relevant stakeholders as well as a work plan for the mission should be elaborated before the in-country mission.

During the in-country mission, SDC/Swisscontact will be supportive in the identification and arrangement of meetings with relevant stakeholders and in organising the field visits.

At the beginning and the end of the in-country mission, a briefing/debriefing session will be organised. It is to be defined, if at the end of the mission a joint verification and outlook workshop with a broader group of stakeholders should be organised.

Deliverables

The following products are expected from the evaluation

1. An evaluation approach paper and a work plan (inception report) to be elaborated in consultation with the main stakeholders (SDC and Swisscontact,) ahead of the in-country mission. Joint approval will be required. The inception report should be 15 pages and should describe key stages of the review process and its timeline and establish clear roles and responsibilities in the review process.
2. An evaluation report (max. 20 pages, excl. annexes,) with an analytical review and recommendation part (type of recommendation will be to Swiss contact and to SDC), the maximum number of recommendations to SDC shall be 9 and a prioritization of the recommendations (high (3), medium (3), low (3) will be required. The report should take the guiding questions into account and be developed in view of the need to recommend strongly, the way forward for SDC.
3. To be agreed upon if the Covid 19 context allows: a validation and outlook workshop co-organised by SDC, Swisscontact and the evaluation team.

Review Team

For the evaluation SDC is looking for an expert with international experience. In addition, the expert is expected to look for a local expert to further strengthen the evaluation team. SDC will also accompany the evaluation with internal staff, the division of labour between external and internal consultants will be agreed during inception.

The international expert is expected to be not only experienced in conducting project evaluations, but to have a sound theoretical and practical knowledge of Vocational Education systems as well as Vocational Skills Development (VSD). Proven experience in fragile contexts and/or the Horn of Africa region are an advantage. Experience in working with refugees and migration specific questions and required for the international and local consultants while the local expert should have knowledge of the refugee operation and refugee law in Kenya.

Strong analytical capacity combined with ability to synthesize/communicate conclusions and recommendations and report-writing skills are a required. Be fluent in English and have ability to work in a team and to deliver high quality outputs on time.

Time Frame and Logistics

The maximum time frame for this evaluation by the international expert is 20 working days between May and July 2022 (negotiable). The allocation of working days from inception, desk review, field visits etc. will be agreed on basis of the inception report and the decision of conducting a verification workshop.

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Main Tasks:

• Control of budgets, interim and final accounts and review of external audit reports;
• Carry out or support in partner risk assessments together with (National) Programme Officer (N)PO, with a focus on assessment of internal governance, internal control system, financial management, procurement and HR-management of new partner organizations;
• Define support and mitigation measures based on partner risk assessments and audits and assure a regular follow-up on their implementation through projects and partner visits;
• Creation and management of contracts according to the guidelines of the head office;
• Maintenance and assurance of data quality in project and contract management;
• Examine and process disbursement orders to project partners in close collaboration with responsible programme officers;
• Support in the awarding/procurement of services (tender);
• Support/coach/train (N)PO and partner organisations in financial management and monitoring of financial/administration aspects incl. ICS;
• Other tasks according to line manager and supervisors
• Professional qualifications and experience:
• Master’s degree in business administration or equivalent;
• Professional Accountancy Qualification CPA, ACCA;
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management support and project finances;
• Minimum 5 years of experience with an international NGO or donor agency;
• Knowledge in internal control system (ICS);
• Perfectly fluent in English, written and spoken;
• Perfect computer skills, including MS Office applications, especially Excel;
• Knowledge in SAP and further accounting softwares is an added value

Required skills:

• Excellent organisational skills;
• Highly motivated, committed, as well as able to communicate;
• Good communication and analytical skills;
• Proven ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision;
• Excellent social competencies; ability to work in a team;
• Ability to learn new skills and pro-active in suggesting solutions;
• Rigorous, precise and trustworthy person;
• Dynamic, high level of integrity and loyalty;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Strong service and customer orientation