Scope of Work for
M&E Specialist Consultant (ILFAD)
Background on Mercy corps Indonesia:
Mercy corps indonesia helps people in the world’s
toughest places turn the crises of natural disaster, poverty and conflict into
opportunities for progress. Mercy corps indonesia seeks to build secure,
productive and just communities, working together with civil society actors and
the private and public sectors to establish peaceful change, participation and
accountability. Mercy corps indonesia is a legally registered international NGO
with its headquarters in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Mercy corps indonesia has worked in Indonesia since
1999, addressing the root causes of poverty and improving the quality of life
for urban and coastal communities affected not only by hazards and conflicts,
but by on-going and entrenched barriers to economic development. Mercy corps
indonesia is currently implementing more than 20 programs (funded through 40
grants) across the country with an annual budget of over 5.2 million USD. Mercy
corps indonesia Indonesia has its main office in Jakarta, with field offices in
five provinces and a total of 160 personnel including program, finance and
operational staff.
Background and Objectives of ILFAD:
Indonesia Liquidity After
Disaster (ILFAD) is a USAID-funded program implemented by Mercy corps
indonesia. The program is aimed to build the capacity of Indonesian
microfinance institutions (MFIs) to reduce the economic impacts of disasters
and speed recovery efforts to affected communities. Working with over 90 MFIs
in nine disaster-prone provinces and the target population consists of over one
million individuals, ILFAD offers a comprehensive approach to support MFIs’
disaster risk preparedness before, during and after emergencies.
In post-disaster environments,
MFIs can serve as a critical and immediate vehicle to provide much needed
financing for community members to repair damage to businesses, homes, and
family assets, as well as deal with injury and trauma to family members. However, MFIs themselves are affected by the
same disasters that increase the vulnerability of their clients. A MFI that is unprepared to respond and
provide financial services during an emergency may expose their clients to
greater risk and jeopardize its own survival. Through ILFAD program, Mercy
corps indonesia prepares MFIS to operate swiftly and effectively in
post-disaster setting.
In ILFAD Phase 2, the program
will continue the work started in the first two years of implementation and
will build closer collaboration with Bank of Indonesia (the Indonesian Central
Bank) and the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs to develop nation-wide coverage
for the program as other provinces in Indonesia experience similar hazards and
have similar risks to current project areas.
Consultants:
The M&E Specialist
Consultant will be expected to provide support in M&E, implement focus
group discussions and interviews, data analysis and reporting writing for ILFAD
phase 2, as well as developing M&E tools for ILFAD phase 3 within 15
working days in April. The first week of the contract will be focused on carrying
out the activity while the remaining is consigned for writing report. The
following details the contract’s SOW.
Scope of Work:
The
purpose of this evaluation is to evaluate and assess the progress and
achievements of the ILFAD program at a mid-term point, and to provide
recommendations as well as develop logical framework in order to guide the
remaining implementation period of the program.
The
Mid-Term Evaluation will assess the ILFAD program with the scope of work as
follows.
1. Conduct mid-term evaluation on ILFAD phase 2
together with the Monitoring and Database Officer.
2. Upgrade the capacity of ILFAD’s Monitoring and
Database Officer, in which the key activities including deliver
basic understanding about monitoring and evaluation, research methodology, and
mid-term evaluation design.
3. Supporting to develop M&E tools: the logical
framework (SMART), the work plan, and the indicator plan for ILFAD phase 3.
In
addition to that, the mid-term evaluation should at least meet the standard
evaluation criteria as elaborated below.
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Relevance:
How appropriate is the program design?
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Effectiveness:
How well are the program activities being planned and implemented?
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Efficiency:
How efficiently is ILFAD phase 2 program managed?
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Outcomes: Is
the program on track to achieving its intended outcomes?
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Coordination and Coverage: How well does actual program coverage compare to
expectations and identified needs?
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Beneficiary Participation and Satisfaction: How satisfied are beneficiaries with the program?
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Network/Linkages: What effect (role and responsibilities) has the project had on the
partnership between the beneficiaries and stakeholders (government, private and
donor partners, etc.)?
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Sustainability and Replicability: How sustainable and replicable is the program?
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Lessons Learned/Conclusions: What can we learn and are the key challenges from
this program that would help inform the remaining program implementation?
Outputs:
The key outputs of the
Mid-Term Evaluation are:
1.
Mid-term evaluation report and recommendation of
ILFAD phase 2.
2.
M&E tools including the logframe, work plan
and indicator plan for ILFAD phase 3.
3.
Upgraded ILFAD’s
Monitoring and Database Officer capacity.
Methodology:
The evaluation will adopt both
consultative and participative approach. This will include:
1. Desk
research and literature review.
2. Interview
with the key informants (via phone, email, in person).
3. Field
visit to the project sites.
4. Focus
group discussion with the relevant stakeholders and beneficiaries.
Please send your CV & Application to procurement@id.mercycorps.org before 24 March 2014
