Hivos Southeast Asia Job Consultant Monitoring and Evaluation Expert for Reforsa Hamutuk Baseline Study, Dili - Timor Leste

Hivos Southeast Asia Job Vacancies 2020

Hivos is an international organization that seeks new solutions to persistent global issues. With smart projects in the right places, we oppose discrimination, inequality, abuse of power, and the unsustainable use of our planet’s resources. Our primary focus is achieving structural change. This is why we cooperate with innovative businesses, citizens and their organizations. We share a dream with them of sustainable economies and inclusive societies. For its Hivos seeks qualified candidates for the position of:

• Title: Consultant Monitoring and Evaluation Expert for Reforsa Hamutuk Baseline Study
• Duty Station: Dili, Timor Leste
• Report to: Project Officer WE & SR for Reforsa Hamutuk
• Duration: 1 month (June to July 2020)

Background
Hivos and co-beneficiaries Forum Komunikasaun Ba Feto Timor-Leste (FOKUPERS) & Assosiasaun Chega! Ba Ita (ACbit) is conducting a 30-month program in Timor-Leste with the overall objective of promoting social inclusion and economic development for women survivors and victims of violence in Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste has reported some of the highest rates of violence against women of any country, with domestic violence being the most common form. Timorese women that are survivors and victims of violence face problems with their mental and physical well-being. Some are not even able to seek support from their families and their communities due to the social stigma and exclusion that arise from being a victim of sexual abuse and domestic violence. And oftentimes, women victims are forced to fend for themselves. Survivors require a range of social services and support structures in order to successfully reintegrate them into the community. Civil society organizations have been working alongside the Government of Timor-Leste, to assist survivors on prevention, access to justice, and advocacy. Under the leadership of the Secretary of State for the Support and Socio-Economic Promotion of Women, the second National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence (2017-2021) was developed as a guide to prevent and respond to GBV in Timor-Leste.

This project was designed to complement ongoing initiatives by the government and CSOs under the pillars of prevention, service provision, access to justice, and monitoring and coordination. Together with co-beneficiaries Fokupers and ACbit, this project seeks to strengthen local NGOs and community organizations in the provision of support for women survivors and victims of violence in order to promote reintegration and access to economic development. Survivors will be expected to participate in income-generating activities and vocational and life skills training. Survivors will be given opportunities to connect and potentially collaborate with the private sector and key stakeholders from the national government in order to advocate for inclusion and economic independence. The action is focused on seven target districts: Ainaro, Baucau, Dili, Ermera, Liquicia, Manufahi, and Oecusse. These districts were selected because they are home to significant communities of survivors and victims of violence where our co-beneficiaries work.

Hivos and its partner have designed three mutually supporting outcomes to contribute to the program objectives, as follows:

• Outcome I: Women survivors and victims of conflict and GBV access technical and management training and support to develop their enterprise activities. We will support women survivors and victims to access technical and management training and support to develop their individual and group enterprise activities.
• Outcome II: Women survivors and victims of GBV receive support for reintegration through the provision of life skills and vocational training and employment opportunities. We will support the reintegration of women victims of GBV by providing life skills and vocational training and employment opportunities for women living in shelters.
• Outcome III: Increased recognition and support for the reintegration and social inclusion of women victims and survivors of violence. We seek increased recognition and support for the reintegration and social inclusion of women survivors and victims of violence at both the community level and among key stakeholders in government, businesses, and civil society.

The intervention logic centers on the need to develop targeted support for survivors and victims of violence in both communities and shelters, in order to promote their reintegration and economic development.

Objectives
A consultant or a team of consultants are needed to develop several documents prior to the actual commencement of activities.

The main objective of this assignment:

• To produce a baseline assessment providing start-point values and data in accordance with the project’s logical framework document. This includes developing monitoring and evaluation project-related documents such as the M&E plan, and monitoring and evaluating operational means and manual.

Scope of work
The consultant or a team of consultants will start by producing a baseline study or assessment which captures the current context related to the project, through the combination of primary and secondary research. The document should not exceed 20 pages and will act as a point of reference for the beginning of the project. The maximum duration to conduct this is 10 working days.

Expected output:

• Baseline report (in English)
• M&E Plan and Manual (in English)

Budget:
The chosen consultant is expected to submit a budget along with a brief proposal for the assignment (maximum 10 working days, spread over a 30 days contract period). The budget proposed must not exceed EUR 2,000. This budget should be all-inclusive and include all expenses including the consultant’s honor fee(s) and other logistical expenditures such as travel expenses and mobile phone data coverage.

Qualifications and Experiences:

• An individual/team based in Timor Leste with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in research/study design, conducting qualitative and quantitative research and data analysis, and developing structured and cohesive articles/reports/documents;
• Proven experience with logical frameworks and other strategic planning and M&E methods and approaches (including quantitative, qualitative and participatory);
• Knowledge in business, markets, and micro-enterprise landscape, especially in rural areas, with good program design skills, including the capacity to prepare logical, coherent, and consistent documents. A candidate with a background or understanding gender and human rights issues will be preferred;
• Capacity to work in a multi-disciplinary team, including coordinating technical input into a framework;
• Ability to work rapidly, both in person and remotely, with team members in various locations;
• Ability to travel and work in community settings.

How to apply
Interested applicants should send a CV/resume and a brief proposal (with the budget) to hr.sea@hivos.org no later than 10 June 2020 with “RH Baseline Study” as the subject of the email.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.