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One project of Development Cooperation of the Czech Republic, i.e. the national ODA programme (“ZRS CR” as abbreviated in Czech langugage), is to be assessed within this evaluation. This project was implemented in Ethiopia in the education sector with a geographical focus on its Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (“SNNPR”). Ethiopia belonged to partner countries of ZRS CR in the 2006-10 period, albeit not to its priority countries with a coherent programme of cooperation. However, as of 2010 Ethiopia has become one of priority countries of ZRS CR with a programme document being finalized for the 2011-17 period.
Project themes with funding commitments were decided upon by the Government of the Czech Republic (i.e. cabinet of ministers) in an annual Plan of ZRS CR, always approved in the year preceding the year of implementation. For the years in question, this Plan was prepared and presented to the Government by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in consultations with line ministries and the Czech Development Agency (roles of these and other stakeholders are described below).
The intervention in question was managed by Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with People in Need (NGO), an implementing organization identified on the basis of the Ministry’s call for proposals.
Project no. 5/2010/05 ”Support of Modern Teaching Methods Implementation in Primary, Secondary and Upper Schooling of Ethiopia”
The project was designed for 3 years, namely for the period of 2008-2010. People in Need, a Czech-based non-governmental non-profit organization, performed the role of an implementing organization having won with its project proposal in a grant selection procedure. Project activities were launched in the spring of 2008 and concluded in December 2010. The intervention logic, i.e. the project’s outputs, outcomes, indicators, etc., is outlined in a logical framework matrix and a project document in the Annexes.
Funding from the budget of International Development Cooperation of the Czech Republic: CZK 12 100 000
Funding including co-financing obtained by the implementing organization: CZK 13 245 356
The project in question, however, built upon a preceding ZRS CR project also executed by People in Need with the same thematic and similar geographic focus. The preceding project was managed by the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic in 2003-2007 with a budget of CZK 23 million under the title of 51/03-07/MŠMT/B “Support of Modern Teaching Methods Implementation into Ethiopia’s educational system”. This project was evaluated by a joint team led by the then Development Centre , Institute of International Relations Prague (the earlier evaluation report, as well as the project document and monitoring reports, will be provided to the currently sought evaluators as part of background documents).
This evaluation is to be undertaken taking into consideration the OECD-DAC Criteria for Evaluating Development Assistance , the UNDP Evaluation Policy and the Ethical Code of Conduct for UNDP Evaluations (see the Annexes).This evaluation is initiated by the UNDP Regional Centre for Europe and CIS in Bratislava (hereinafter “UNDP BRC”) on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (hereinafter “MFA CZ”).
This evaluation will be overseen by a Reference Group consisting of representatives of UNDP BRC, MFA CZ, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Addis Ababa, as well as the Czech Development Agency. Communication between the evaluators and the Reference Group will be facilitated by UNDP BRC, which will serve as a focal point during the evaluation.
The principal purpose of this evaluation is to obtain information that will guide decision-making on upcoming interventions of ZRS CR in the country and sector concerned, i.e. Ethiopia and education.
Conclusions of this evaluation will be used by MFA CZ, working together with the Czech Development Agency, as well as other members in the Council on Development Cooperation (in Czech the so-called “Rada pro ZRS”).
As regards the scope of this evaluation, evaluators are to address primarily the above-defined project of ZRS CR in Ethiopia in the timeframe of 2008-2010 and its implications for the education sector in Ethiopia in the next a few years. However, the evaluation cannot be undertaken successfully without taking into account the foundations created in the preceding project’s framework in the 2003-2007 period.
A team of independent experts will conduct the evaluation. The evaluation team will be composed of one Lead Evaluator and one Technical Consultant. The Lead Evaluator shall have prior experience in the evaluation of comparable projects or programmes.The evaluators must be independent from both the policy-making process and the delivery and management of development assistance in question, i.e. they must not have participated in the preparation and/or implementation of the assessed projects and must not be in a conflict of interest with project-related activities. This applies equally to employers whose employees submit applications, as it does to individual evaluators.
Specifically, the Lead Evaluator cannot have been involved in the implementation of any project of Czech bilateral development cooperation undertaken in developing countries.
The Lead Evaluator will perform the following tasks:
Lead and manage the evaluation mission; Design the detailed evaluation methodology (i.e. methods to be applied for data collection and analysis) and work plan; Decide on the division of labour within the evaluation team; Communicate with the evaluation focal point on the part of UNDP BRC and incorporate/react to comments by the Reference Group, channeled via UNDP BRC; Review available documents, conduct interviews with stakeholders in the Czech Republic; Draft related parts of the Inception Report and finalize the Inception Report for submission; Draft related parts of the Evaluation Report and finalize the Evaluation Report for submission; Present key findings at an oral presentation at MFA CZ.
Education:
Experience:
Documented expertise in evaluation and knowledge of Project Cycle Management is a requirement; practical experience with evaluations in the context of developing countries will be an asset. Work experience in relevant areas for at least 3 years. Practical experience with or knowledge of schooling/pedagogy will be an asset. Recent work experience with assistance to developing/transition countries (i.e. in any phase of the project cycle) will be an asset.Experience from sub-Saharan Africa, particularly from Ethiopia, as well as from other developing countries (to be listed), will be an asset.Language:
Fluency in verbal and written English, with analytical skills and excellent English communication skillsKnowledge of the Amharic language or another language spoken in Ethiopia will be an asset; Working knowledge of the Czech language is a requirement.Application Procedure
Applicants are requested to apply online through this site.
The application should contain:
Candidates found eligible will be requested to submit a methodological proposal for the evaluation. Shortlisted candidates will be requested to submit a price offer indicating the total cost of the assignment (lump sum).
Full TOR with annexes can be found at: http://europeandcis.undp.org/home/jobs
UNDP applies a fair and transparent selection process that would take into account the competencies/skills of the applicants as well as their financial proposals.
Qualified women and members of social minorities are encouraged to apply.
UNDP is a non-smoking work environment.
Due to large number of applicants, UNDP regrets that it is unable to inform the unsuccessful candidates about the outcome or status of the recruitment process.
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