Final Evaluation Consultant (Deepening Peace in the Niger-Delta) is needed at Search for Common Ground (SFCG)
JOB TITLE: Final Evaluation Consultant (Deepening Peace in the Niger-Delta)
LOCATION: Niger Delta
Design Monitoring & Evaluation: Africa – West
Consultant – Local
About the Project
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- The “Deepening the Peace in the Niger Delta” Project is funded by the German Cooperation, to support a locally led peace architecture that is inclusive, at all levels of society. The project is in its second phase of implementation (Oct 2019 – Dec 2020), aiming to scale up impact and build on the positive results yielded from successful implementation of the project’s pilot phase (Nov 2018 – Sep 2019). In the first phase of the project, including a period of no cost extension (Jun – Sep 2019), the project focused on Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers states, directly benefiting communities in 8 LGAS (Rivers State: Okrika, Gokana, and Port Harcourt LGAs, Bayelsa State: Southern Ijaw and Kolokuma/Opokuma LGAs, and Delta State: Warri North, Warri South-West, Isoko South LGAs).
- This scale up phase of the project targets 20 communities in 20 LGAs in the three focus states, (Rivers State – Okrika, Gokana, Port Harcourt, Khana, Obio/Akpor, Asari-Toru and Ogba/ Egbema/Ndoni; Bayelsa State – Southern Ijaw, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Ogbia, Sagbama, Ekeremor, and Brass), Delta State – Aniocha North, Isoko South, Udu, Ughelli South, Ukwuani, Warri North and Warri South West) and continued to engage diverse stakeholders including Government authorities, security agencies, community leaders, women and youths, to collaboratively respond to conflict drivers in the region.
- The overall goal of the project is to support an inclusive, multi-level dialogue process to peacefully address governance and resource issues driving conflict in the Niger Delta. This project goal is being achieved through two specific objectives and corresponding outcomes:
Required Profile
- At least 6 years’ experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning (MERL), Project implementation, impact and result assessment.
- Prior experience conducting research is essential
- 5 years or more of experience in evaluations and large-scale qualitative studies with international organizations;
- Experience working in the Niger Delta of Nigeria and familiarity with the context with focus on Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States.
- Experience in evaluating programs relating to community development, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution;
- Strong analytical skills;
- Excellent written communication and report writing skills in English;
- Demonstrated experience in leading large scale research in the specific context of the Delta state, including ability to train and work with a locally recruited research team;
- Knowledge of languages indigenous to the Niger Delta state such as basic pidgin English will be an added advantage;
- Ability to be flexible with time and work schedule.
Logistical Support:
- Transmission of background materials (project proposal, meeting notes, etc.);
- Availability of meeting rooms in Delta and Bayelsa, as required;
Budget and Terms of Engagement:
- All logistic costs, including transportation and lodging will NOT be borne by Search and should be included in the proposed budget.
- 5% withholding tax will be deducted at source from the total cost of the consultancy fee for a firm.
The consultant is required to respect the following Ethical Principles:
- Comprehensive and systematic inquiry: Consultant should make the most of the existing information and full range of stakeholders available at the time of the review. Consultant should conduct systematic, data-based inquiries. He or she should communicate his or her methods and approaches accurately and in sufficient detail to allow others to understand, interpret and critique his or her work. He or she should make clear the limitations of the review and its results.
- Competence: Consultant should possess the abilities and skills and experience appropriate to undertake the tasks proposed and should practice within the limits of his or her professional training and competence.
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Job Features
Job Category | Consulting / Business Strategy/ Planning |
Deadline | 30th July, 2020. |