Founded in 1961, PCI is an international development and humanitarian assistance organization dedicated to promoting community health and integrated development worldwide. PCI is headquartered in San Diego, CA, and currently operates in 16 countries in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Sectoral focus areas include humanitarian assistance and disaster risk management; health and nutrition; water and sanitation; food and livelihood security; and disease prevention and mitigation. With a FY11 operating budget of $34 million, PCI serves nearly 5 million people annually.
SUMMARY:
In September 2010, PCI began implementation of a three-year school feeding program in Mara Region, Tanzania funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) McGovern-Dole Food for Education (FFE) Program. The overall objectives of this project as per PCI’s agreement with USDA are as follows:
- Increase school enrollment and attendance through the provision of school-based meals;
- Improve healthy learning environments through the establishment of school health clubs, specialized HIV/AIDS education, on-site testing and treatment for parasitic infections, and the construction of latrines and rainwater catchment systems;
- Improve quality learning environments by reducing the textbook-to-student ratio from one book for every five students to one book for every three students, and supporting teacher training in Tanzania’s new child-centered modified curriculum; and
- Increase sustainability of learning environments through national, district, and community/ school mobilization and planning.
In collaboration with Bunda District Council and Musoma Rural District Council, the project is being implemented in 103 government primary schools in Bunda (51 schools) and Musoma Rural (52 schools) Districts of Mara region. To support the school feeding activity, PCI is importing approximately 4140 MT of food commodities which have been donated by the United States Government over the life of project.
OBJECTIVES:
- Assess project progress to date against established targets.
- Evaluate the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of the key activities that have been implemented in order to achieve project objectives.
- Identify lessons learned, challenges and unanticipated effects.
- Identify enablers and constraints to progress (both internal and external factors) that have supported or limited success of the project.
- Identify progress in sustainability of the project.
- Make recommendations for mid-course corrections to address the evaluation findings as per a – e above in order to ensure the achievement of project objectives, maximize the efficiency of implementation and achieve sustainability.
- Make recommendations for areas of focus for the final evaluation based on MTE findings, including reviewing and strengthening data collection systems and metrics in preparation for the final evaluation.
DELIVERABLES:
- Evaluation Implementation Plan (framework, methodology, data collection tools, analysis plan, report outline)
- Draft Final Evaluation Report
- Final Evaluation Report
- Presentation of key findings
QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:
- Academic background in social sciences, health sciences or related field with a minimum of Masters Degree
- Extensive experience in leading project evaluations using a range of quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methods
- Experience in leading evaluations in the areas of international development/public health; experience in evaluating school feeding programs strongly preferred
- Experience in the evaluation of projects funded by the U.S. government/USDA strongly preferred
- Knowledge of Tanzania national legislation relating to health and education
- Strong analytical and writing skills in English
- Demonstrable capacity to deliver high quality outputs within the proposed timeframe
- Verbal and written fluency in English; verbal and written fluency in Kiswahili and the ability to lead primary data collection in Kiswahili strongly preferred
- Professional experience conducting evaluations in Africa, with experience in Tanzania strongly preferred
- Ability to travel to the Mara region of Tanzania during the proposed evaluation timeline
ESTIMATED TIMELINE:
The consultancy is expected to begin on or about September 10, 2012 (with field work beginning no earlier than September 17) and conclude on or about October 12, 2012. The total estimated number of days for executing the responsibilities of the consultancy is 20 days. Please note that the proposed time frame includes sufficient time to allow for PCI and other stakeholder reviews of draft deliverables.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Interested candidates should email the following to Kelly Skrable at kskrable@pciglobal.org with the phrase “Tanzania USDA FFE Mid-Term Evaluation” in the subject heading no later than Friday, July 20, 2012:
- Letter of Interest describing qualifications
- Curriculum Vitae/organizational description for companies
- A list of previously-conducted evaluations
- Qualified applicants will be sent the full Terms of Reference for the Request for Proposals to develop and submit a proposal for the MTE.
PCI is an equal opportunity employer.
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