Request for Expression of Interest and Quotation for a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Consultants in Burundi, D.R.C and South Sudan At Women’s International Peace Centre

1.0 Background

Women’s International Peace Centre (The Peace Centre) formerly Isis-Women’s International Cross-Cultural Exchange (Isis–WICCE) is a feminist organisation with 25 years of experience working with partners across 15 conflict and post-conflict African countries and regionally to ignite women’s leadership, amplify their voices and deepen their impact in recreating peace. Our WEAVE model intersects research (on women’s specific experiences and needs), evidence-based advocacy (to influence national, regional and international policy and practice), holistic healing (to enable women’s wellbeing and participation in peace processes), skills and movement building (to equip women’s human rights defenders with necessary skills, build networks and facilitate the exchange of strategies to advance women’s leadership for peace).

The Peace Centre is part of a consortium Just Future Alliance that came together to support civil society actors and women’s rights organizations in fragile contexts through a global strategic partnership to achieve the following long-term impact: Improved accessibility, responsiveness and accountability of security and justice institutions, and inclusive political decision-making and peace processes, achieved by mobilizing civil society for collective action and advocacy that contributes to acceleration and localization of SDG16+ in 6 fragile countries (Afghanistan, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mali, Niger and South Sudan).

The project focus on three outcomes:

1. Security providers are more responsive, accountable and people-centred, and take action enabling the most excluded constituencies to enjoy safety, protection and enforcement of the law;
2. Justice providers are more accessible, responsive and accountable, and take action enabling the most excluded constituencies, to defend and enforce their rights, redress grievances and resolve disputes through diverse pathways to justice;
3. Political decision-making, especially in regards to peace processes, is more inclusive of and accountable to the most excluded constituencies, which are able to influence and negotiate collectively with duty-bearers and power-holders in a context of adequate civic space and respect for human rights.

2.0 The Assignment

The Peace Centre working in Burundi, DRC and South Sudan seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning consultant

Role of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning consultant

• Define a MEL plan and guidelines for analyzing and interpreting data on a quarterly basis including reflection sessions
• Develop and advise on data collection instruments and processes, including establishing data collection plans or agreed indicators, and guidelines for real-time monitoring and learning that involves partners and beneficiaries in monitoring results and adapting.
• Define learning questions and guidelines on learning sessions to be used throughout project implementation • Draft an overview of progress to date at country (and regional) level guided by indicators and in collaboration with country coordinators
• Equip country coordinators and MEL focal points to implement proposed actions related to MEL (data collection, utilization, and dissemination).
• Collaborate with the Peace Centre MEL focal point and project staff for technical inputs into the development of M&E tools, methodologies, plans, and reports.

3.0 Required Skills and Experience:

1. Minimum 5 years of experience working on monitoring, evaluation and learning for donor-funded projects.
2. Knowledge of the issues related to peace, justice and security
3. Willingness to collaborate, innovate and ability to think systematically;
4. Demonstrated ability to interact and communicate with a wide range of stakeholders both verbally and in writing;
5. Proven experience in managing multiple and competing tasks while maintaining the quality of deliverables within deadlines;
6. Strong communication skills and ability to write clear and concise reports in English;
7. Local experience in one or more of the targeted countries.
8. Excellent analytical, synthesis and listening skills.
9. Working knowledge of English and French (for consultants in Burundi and DRC).