Consultancy Service for External Evaluation of the Structure for BMZ-financed FS Project – Balbala, Djibouti. At SOS Children’s Villages International

Background:
SOS Children’s Villages is a non-governmental organization founded in 1949 in Austria. The world’s leading private NGO for children, with more than a million beneficiaries (children, young people, parents and adults) in 136 countries, our ambition is to do everything possible to enable each child to rebuild their lives by offering them a lasting educational and emotional relationship with adults who believe in him.

Context:

SOS Children’s Village Djibouti (SOS Djibouti) is an apolitical, non-profit NGO registered with national authorities as an independent international NGO operating in Djibouti. SOS Djibouti has been operating since 2014 on its Tadjourah and Balbala sites and employs 71 people. In Tadjourah, 87 children and adolescents without parental care benefit from holistic support within the framework of care within an SOS children’s village. In the adjacent SOS kindergarten, 70 children are cared for, including those from vulnerable families in the surrounding community. In Balbala, SOS Djibouti runs an online learning center that prepares 200 socially disadvantaged and marginalized young people for the job market.

Currently, SOS Djibouti is implementing the first phase of a family strengthening program. The project “Improving the socio-economic situation of families through strengthening community structures and local partnerships” is co-financed by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit Hermann-Gemeiner-Fund e . V. (HGFD), a German association member of SOS based in Munich, Germany.

The implementation period is from 01.06.2020 to 30.04.2024. The objectives of the FS program include economic self-sufficiency of families, transfer of professional skills to disadvantaged youth, capacity building of targeted families and communities, strengthening of community structures and initiatives, and improvement of employment practices. hygiene and sanitation.

SOS Children’s Villages Djibouti is looking for an experienced evaluator to work on the final evaluation of the project. This evaluation will focus on the impact and effectiveness of the activities implemented within the framework of the Balbala FS project, in particular the strengthening of local social protection systems, the improvement of the autonomy capacities of families and young people and the economic empowerment.

The implementation period is from 01.06.2020 to 30.04.2024. The objectives of the FS program include economic self-sufficiency of families, transfer of professional skills to disadvantaged youth, capacity building of targeted families and communities, strengthening of community structures and initiatives, and improvement of employment practices. hygiene and sanitation.

SOS Children’s Villages Djibouti is looking for an experienced evaluator to work on the final evaluation of the project. This evaluation will focus on the impact and effectiveness of the activities implemented within the framework of the Balbala FS project, in particular the strengthening of local social protection systems, the improvement of the autonomy capacities of families and young people and the economic empowerment.

Consultant
The consultant must have:

• proven competence in monitoring and evaluation, including impact evaluation or project evaluation.
• a master’s degree in social sciences, and a doctorate is desirable.
• proven competence in monitoring and evaluation, including impact evaluation or project evaluation.
• a master’s degree in social sciences, and a doctorate is desirable.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• a good understanding of development work in Djibouti and the Horn of Africa.
• a good understanding of children’s rights and issues affecting vulnerable children and having worked in the past on at least one assessment covering topics related to child rights and protection.
• good facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• proven experience in participatory processes and data collection methods.
• strong teamwork coordination skills.
• strong analytical and conceptual skills.
• excellent written communication skills.
• ability to translate complex concepts and ideas into practical and simple language
• ideally, experience in organizing research processes with/for SOS Children’s Villages.
• ideally, experience and credibility in providing evaluation services to BMZ-funded projects.