Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy To Conduct End Of Project Evaluation Using Outcome Harvesting Approach

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Kenya Consultancy To Conduct End Of Project Evaluation Using Outcome Harvesting Approach For The Climate Smart Water Governance In Garissa Kilifi Counties Consultancy To Conduct End Of Project Evaluation Using Outcome Harvesting Approach For The Climate Smart Water Governance In Garissa Kilifi Counties 1 Aug 20 Sept 2019 1 Background And Context It Is Increasingly Becoming Clear That Climate Change Is Affecting Communities And Countries Across The World Especially In East Africa KenyaS Coastal Counties And Counties In Asal Regions Have Been Particularly Hard Hit Given The Frequent Extremes Of Drought And Floods Of Many Effects Of Climate Change Water Scarcity And Water Access Are Demonstrably Climate Related Challenges In Garissa And Kilifi Counties Access To Water Is Uneven In The Two Counties And Is Likely To Worsen As The Extreme Climate Stays Unchecked In Garissa County A Paltry 23 3 Of The Population Is Guaranteed Water Access While In Kilifi Only 33 7 Are Guaranteed Regular And Reliable Water Supply This Acute Shortage Has Led To Stiff Competition For This Dwindling Resource That Inevitably Leads To Ethnic And Inter Clan Conflicts Resulting In Violent Confrontations Deaths Loss Of Property And Forced Migration Internally Displaced Communities This Is Indirectly Related To Access To Land That Is Endowed With Water Resources A Commodity Precious To Both Pastoral And Farming Communities Therefore Jesuit Hakimani Centre Jhc Came Up With A Climate Smart Water Governance Project In These Two Counties To Increase Communities Resilience And State Responsiveness To CitizenS Challenges Jhc Has Been Carrying Out The Project From January 2018 And Envisions A Close Out Of The Project In September Of 2019 Jesuit Hakimani Centre Is A Civil Society Organization That Is At Once Faith Based Community Based And A Non Governmental Organization As Well Jhc Uses Research And Evidence Based Social Interventions That Inform Advocacy And Policy Dialogues Development To Increase Citizens Engagement And Action That Will Drive State Or County Responsiveness Aimed At Good Governance At All Levels Or Related Areas The Main Objective Of This Project Is Therefore Two Fold To Improve Equity And Fairness In Water Management In Order To Increase Water Access For Communities In The Two Counties Most Affected By Extreme Climatic Conditions And To Build Community Resilience To Climate Change That Is The Project Also Aims At Promoting Sustainable Community Water Seeking Behaviour At The Local Level And The Provision Of Technical Assistance And Sensitization To County Water Bodies To Enhance Equity In Distribution And Water Access At The Community Level Furthermore The Project Focuses On Promotion Of Inter County Collaboration On Water Access And Climate Adaptation Through A Working Partnership With All Stakeholders In Formulating A Policy For Intercounty Shared Water Ecosystems That Aims At Ensuring Equitable Access And Distribution Of The Waters Of River Tana And Athi River Among The Counties That Share These Resources As Well As Ensuring A Sustainable Climate Friendly Ecosystems Along The Two Rivers Reducing Pollution And Management Of Solid Liquid Industrial And Commercial Waste Protection Of Water Catchment Areas Especially In The Upper Tana Improving Degraded Vegetation Along The Two Water Ecosystems Especially In The Mid Section Of The Two River Systems And Protecting And Improving The River Basins Especially At The Lower Sections Of The Two River Systems 2 Project Outcomes And OutputsThe Project Seeks To Contribute To The Following A Impact Improved Regulations And Framework Regarding Water Access In Kilifi And Garissa CountiesB Outcome An Accountable And Inclusive Climate Smart Water Management GovernanceC Outputs I Output 1 Promote Sustainable Community Water Seeking Behavior At The Local LevelIi Output 2 Provide Ta And Sensitization To County Water Bodies To Enhance Equity In Distribution And AccessIii Output 3 To Promote Inter County Water Sector CollaborationIv Output 4 Promote Learning And Adaptation Within Jhc Project Management 3 Evaluation Purpose And ObjectivesA The Purpose Of This Evaluation Is Two Fold I To Provide An Independent And Rigorous Assessment Of The Climate Smart Water Governance Projects So As To Identify The Changes Brought About By The Project And Establish The Extent To Which Project Has Contributed To The Identified Changes Against Its Logical Framework And Theory Of Change As Encapsulated In The Project Proposal Ii To Identify Relevant Lessons Learned During The Implementation Of The Project So As To Inform Both The Design And Implementation Of Future Similar Projects And For The Improvement Of Programming At Jhc B The Specific Objectives Of The Evaluation Will Be To I Assess The Efficacy Of The Project Design Implementation Monitoring And Evaluation Processes Ii Appraise The Project Outcomes And Their Contributions Towards The Main Objective Of The Project Ddp Outcomes And International Climate Finance Key Performance Indicators Icf Iii Establish The Contribution Causal Link Which Is Either Direct Or Indirect Of The Project To The Identified Outcomes Iv Assess The Significance And Potential Sustainability Of The Identified Outcomes V Identify Good Practices And Lessons Learnt Related To The Project Operational Contexts Actors Engaged Strategies Applied In The Implementation And Changes Observed Vi Appraise The ProjectS Log Frame Indicators To Establish The Extent To Which The Project Met Its Targets Vii Analyze The Challenges And Critical Risks That The Project May Have Encountered And How These Challenges And Risks May Have Impacted The Project Viii Identify Key Lessons And Best Practices That Informed Learning And Critical Reflection Ix Recommend Suggestions That Will Improve Similar Future Projects C The Key Recipients And Users Of The Evaluation Are I The Communities Spread Out In Garissa Kilifi Counties That This Project Has Benefited Ii County Governments Officials From The 14 Counties That Are Share The Two River Ecosystems Iii County Assemblies Members Inclusive Of The Speakers From The 14 Counties Iv The National Government Of Kenya Specifically Ministry Of Water Irrigation Ministry Of Environment And Natural Resources V National Statutory Bodies Like Kenya Water Towers Tanathi Coastal Water Services Board National Irrigation Board Nema Kefri Water Sector Trust Fund Etc Vi Jesuit Hakimani Centre Jhc Vii Deepening Democracy Program Ddp Viii Dfid4 Evaluation QuestionsUsing The Outcomes Harvesting Approach The Evaluation Seeks To Answer The Following Questions The Evaluator Will Be Free To Adjust Or Add To These Questions To Ensure Sufficient Data Is Collected I Did The Project Activities And Interventions Strengthen The Capacity Of The Citizens And The County Officials Both From Rural Marginal Areas And From Major Town Centers To Be Climate Resilience In The Way They Collect Store And Use Water And In The Way They Preserve And Protect Their Environment I E Practices Behaviors Both At The Ground And At The County Level Ii Did The Project Interventions Support Community Behavior Change Processes With Regards To Being Climate Smart Iii To What Extent Did The Project Support The Community To Be Resilient In The Face Of Adverse Effects Of Climate Change Iv To What Extent Did The Project Interventions Strengthen County Policies And Institutional Frameworks And Community Systems V To What Extent Did The Project Enhance State Responsiveness To Citizen Engagement Vi To What Extent Has The Water Service Delivery Improved Did A Thousand Households Get Access To Water As Envisioned In The Project Document Vii To What Extent Did The Engagement With Community Leaders Women Pwds Youth Push For The Adoption Of Pro Poor Policies And People Centered Planning And Decision Making 5 Scope Of The EvaluationThe Evaluation Will Cover All Project Activities From January 2018 To End Of July 2019 Garissa County Four Sub Counties Fafi Ladgera Balambala And Garissa Township Kilifi County Four Sub Counties Kaloleni Kilifi South Kilifi North Malindi 6 Evaluation Approach And MethodologyThe Evaluation Will Use Outcome Harvesting Oh As The Evaluation Approach To Engage With Various Categories Of Target Actors With The Aim Of Establishing How They Have Acted Differently Because Of The Project Activities The Evaluator S Will Engage The Jhc Project Team Local Partners And Target Actors Like The Stakeholders Wruas State Agencies Like Kenya Water Towers Kp Lc County Leadership McaS Youth Leaders Women Mcas And Women Groups Community Leaders And Religious Leaders Like The Kaya Council Of Elders In Identifying And Documenting Significant Outcomes Realized During The Project Implementation Jhc Defines An Outcome As Changes That Include Actions Relationships Policies Practices Of One Or More Social Actors Influenced By An Intervention The Evaluator S Will Clearly Describe And Customise The Outcome Harvesting Steps And Outline How These Will Be Used Practically During Data Collection Information Will Be Collected Or Harvested Using A Range Of Methods To Yield Evidence Based Answers To Useful Actionable Questions The Outcomes Information Will Be Collected Through I Reviewing The Project Documents Including Monitoring Data On The Outputs And Outcomes And Then Identify Preliminary Project Outcomes Ii Engaging With Focal Points Project Staff The Communities And County Government Officers Iii Conducting Interviews With The Project Team And Other Stakeholders To Expound On The Identified Outcomes And Generate More Significant Outcomes Iv Conducting Interviews With Project Team Staff Community Leaders County Government Officers And The Staff At The Relevant National Statutory Institutions Such As Tanathi Kenya Water Towers National Irrigation Board V Holding Focus Group Discussions With Select McaS With A Selected Number Of Community Representatives The SpeakerS Forums Vi Validating Findings In A Workshop At The Jesuit Hakimani Centre Vii Collecting At Least Five Stories Of Change Using The Most Significant Change Methodology 7 Evaluation Outputs And DeliverablesI An Inception Report Detailing The Evaluation Methodology Work Plan Schedule And Draft Data Collection Tools Ii Submission Of Draft Evaluation Report Iii Validation Workshop Of Evaluation Findings With Project Stakeholders Iv Final Evaluation Report V Most Significant Change Stories Vi Other Documents Materials Such As Raw Data Files Quantitative Data Files Transcripts Of Fgds Photographs Or Pictures And Outcomes Matrix 8 Qualifications And Other Competencies Jesuit Hakimani Centre Is Seeking The Engagement And The Services Of A Consultancy With Vast Knowledge Of Outcome Harvesting Oh Approach Climate Change Governance Natural Resource Management In Arid And Semi Arid Contexts The Specific Qualifications Are I Degree In Monitoring And Evaluation Social Sciences Or Any Other Relevant Field Ii Demonstrable Previous Experience In Conducting End Of Project Evaluations Using Outcome Harvesting Approach Iii Have Vast Knowledge Of Governance Policy Development And M E Iv Strong Understanding Of Communities Civil Society And Their Interaction With Government V Must Have Extensive Expertise And Experience In Project Planning Project Design Applying The Logical Framework Project Implementation And Monitoring Vi Excellent Report Writing And Editorial Skills Vii Team Player And Willingness To Work With Hakimani CentreS Project Team And Administration Viii Fluency In English And Kiswahili 9 Management And CoordinationI The Key People That The Consultant Will Be Working Closely With At Jhc Include The Programs Manager The JhcS M E Manager And The Climate Smart Water Governance Project Leader Ii The Consultant Will Also Work With The Executive Director Of Jhc Iii The Day To Day Management Of The Consultants Is The Responsibility Of The Programs Manager In Consultation With The JhcS Monitoring Evaluation Manager 10 Evaluation Work PlanThe Evaluation Will Take Place From The 1Stof August To 20Th September 2019 Specific Timeframes Applicable To This Evaluation Including Timings For All Deliverables Are Set Out In Below Key DeliverablesTimelinesIssue Expression Of Interest4Th July 2019Deadline For Receipt Of Applications19Th July 2019Selection Of Consultants20Th 21St July 2019Contacting Selected Consultants For Interview22Nd 24Th July 2019Inception Meeting For The Successful Candidate25Th July 2019Fieldwork1St 21St August 2019Submission Of A Preliminary Draft Report30Th August 2019Presentation Of Findings In Validation Workshop2Nd 7Th September 2019Submission Of Final Report20Th September 2019How To Apply 11 How To Apply Interested Consultant S Should Submit A Technical And A Financial Proposal Titled And Clearly Marked Consultancy For End Of Project Evaluation Eop For The Climate Smart Water Governance In Garissa Kilifi Counties On Or Before 19Thjuly 2019 At 6Pm Via Email To Humanresource Jesuithakimani Net And Copied To Programs Manager Jesuithakimani Net Admin Jesuithakimani Net Accounts Jesuitshakimani Net Hakimanidirector Gmail Com All Applications Should Include The Following 1 A Financial Plan Proposal A Cover Letter Outlining How The Consultant S Meets The Selection Criteria An Expression Of Interest Eoi Of Not More Than Ten Pages This Shall Contain The Consultants Understanding Of The Tor How The Consultants Will Undertake The Evaluation Using The Proposed OutcomeHarvesting Approach How The Consultants Meet The Requirement Of Evaluation And The ProposedWorkplan Curriculum Vitae Cvs Of Individuals Or Team Members And Their Roles In Delivering TheAssignment One Or Two Samples Of Prior Evaluations That The Consultants Have Undertaken Using OutcomeHarvesting Approach Names Of Contact Information Of At Least Two References Who Can Be Contacted Regarding TheConsultants Relevant Experiences A Consulting Firm Profile If Any Including All Details Of The Firm

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