TOR Announcement
SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME IN SARAJEVO
ANNOUNCES NOTICE OF RECRUITEMENT
CONSULTANT / EXTERNAL ASSOCIATES (F/M) / 1 POSITION
DURATION: 01.11.2019 – 30.11.2019
PROJECT: YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (YEEP)
2016-2019
SOS Children’s Villages Bosnia and Herzegovina (SOS BiH) seeks
the services of a skilled evaluation consultant to undertake an
external evaluation of a 3-year project, funded by the German
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and
Hermann-Gmeiner-Fonds Deutschland e.V. The overall aim of the
project was to deliver a continuous and sustained youth empowerment
programme to help reduce the impact of youth unemployment on
communities and individuals in the region through youth
employability. We support young people on their way to employment
and independence through a special focus on youth empowerment and
to help them prepare for the labour market and increase their
employment prospects.
The Project - Promotion of professional and social integration
of marginalized young people in Sarajevo through the establishment
of the "Youth Empowerment and Employment Program (YEEP)" started on
01 September, 2016 and will end on 31 December, 2019. This
evaluation is intended to feed into project closure activities.
Details regarding contents of proposals and submission procedures
are explained herein, Terms of Reference (ToR).
The evaluation will answer the following questions:
1) What are the changes the program has brought in the lives of
the target group who participated in it, their families and their
communities?
2) How relevant, effective, efficient, sustainable and
participatory are the programme interventions?
3) What lessons can be drawn from the project in order to be
used for further continuation of the programme?
The evaluation should analyze the progress that the project has
achieved in relation to the specific programme indicators, as set
out in the Impact Matrix of the project. All project material for
the external evaluators are provided with access to data as agreed
in the contract signed.
The consultant qualifications should have:
· Proven competency in monitoring and evaluation, including
impact assessment or project evaluation.
· A social science backgrounds.
· Demonstrated a good knowledge of development work and partners
in multiple sectors in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and experience in
international development is also highly desired.
· A good knowledge of the country (Bosnia and Herzegovina) with
focus on topics such as social protection and policies, education,
social inclusion, gender relations etc.
· Proven experience and expertise in evaluating cross-cutting
issues.
· Proven experience in participatory processes and data
collection methods.
· Good facilitation and interpersonal skills.
· Strong skills in coordinating teamwork.
· Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
· Excellent written and oral communication skills.
· Ability to transfer complex concepts and ideas into practical
and simple language.
· Ideally experience in organising research processes with/for
SOS Children’s Villages.
· Ideally have experience and credibility in providing
evaluating services to BMZ financed projects.
· Proficiency in English language written and oral.
· Excellent computer skills, including word processing,
spreadsheet programs and data base management.
Announcement / release date: 26 September, 2019.
Submission of the technical and financial proposal.
The deadline for submitting the proposal is 09 October, 2019 at
16:00 hrs. (BiH time), with “YES Sarajevo Evaluation” in the
subject line.
Interested External Evaluator Service Provider’s should deliver,
and/or email:
· Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the expert/(s) that will be engaged
in fulfilling the external evaluation service.
· Letter of Interest (no more than one page).
· Proposal (both technical and financial).
· Any document that they have to proof their expertise on
external evaluation, and/or an example piece of work from a similar
assignment.
To: SOS Children's Villages Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ahmeda Muradbegovića 1c , 71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Or
E-mail: [email protected]
Subject line: YES Sarajevo Evaluation
Incomplete applications will not be considered.Contacted will be
only those candidates who are shortlisted.Note: We do not commit to
returning received applications.
Nepotpune prijave neće se razmatrati.
Kontaktirani će biti samo oni kandidati koji su ušli u uži
izbor.
Napomena: Ne obavezujemo se vraćati pristigle prijave.
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