Consultant Country Programme Evaluation
- Career Category: Consultancies
- Location: Phnom Penh, Kampong Chhnang Province, Battambang Province, Siemreap Province, Takeo Province, Kandal Province, Koh Kong Province, Kampong Thom Province, Preah Vihear Province, Mondul Kiri Province, Ratanak Kiri Province
Scope of work
The evaluation assignment should cover the DCA country programme period starting in 2023 and ending in 2026. The evaluation will assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, sustainability, and potential impact of the Country Programme Strategy, the Theory of Change that underpinned the strategy and the various programme interventions designed and implemented as part of this strategy and ToC during this period.
The evaluation will examine programme strategies, approaches, partnerships, and results across the thematic and geographic areas covered by the Country Programme. Particular attention will be given to the programme’s rights-based approach, community empowerment, livelihood improvement, civic engagement, partnership modalities, nexus and innovation.
The evaluation will include various operational locations throughout Cambodia, and specifics regarding targeted locations will be discussed at the evaluation launch meeting. In general, however, the consultants should expect to focus on target groups within the following areas: Phnom Penh, Kampong Chhang, Battambang, Siem Reap, Takeo, Kandal, Koh Kong, Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, Mondulkiri and Ratanakiri.
The scope of the evaluation will include:
- Review of programme design, implementation, and results achieved during 2023–2026;
- Assessment of programme relevance to community needs and national development priorities;
- Analysis of outcomes related to economic empowerment, civic engagement, and rights-based development;
- Review of partnership approaches, coordination mechanisms, and innovation practices;
- Consultation with key stakeholders, including target communities, partners, local authorities, civil society actors, and DCA staff;
- Identification of lessons learned good practices, challenges, and recommendations to inform future programming.
The evaluation is expected to apply a participatory and gender-sensitive approach, ensuring inclusion of diverse stakeholder perspectives across the programme areas.
Eligibility
- The team leader of the evaluation should possess the following expertise:
- Extensive experience (5-10 years of experience) with strategic and multi-sectoral programme evaluations, reporting and design processes, including skills such as indicator development, sampling, participatory evaluation methodology, etc.
- Strong understanding of OECD-DAC evaluation standards
- Strong report writing and facilitation/stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience from international NGO and NGO based development and/or humanitarian assistance, institutional donors, UN agencies, or bilateral development agencies in Cambodia and/or across Asia region
- Expertise on the organisational commitments such as human rights-based approach, localisation/local leadership, gender equality (gender-responsive evaluation design), young people and climate and environmental sustainability.
- Experience with partner-based organisations (including faith-based partners)
- Further, the team should have expertise in the following areas
- Strong knowledge of Cambodia context on:
- Space for civil society, and protection of human rights defenders, inclusive participation in decision-making, equitable distribution of resources through inclusive and accountable institutions, combating discrimination and promoting rights of excluded groups, social cohesion;
- Community-based disaster risk reduction and risk management, sustainable community livelihoods and development and job creation, community influence decisions for building resilient communities; and
- Humanitarian response and preparedness, emergency livelihoods and early recovery, conflict prevention and protection of human rights, and protection
- Organisational quality management and accountability
- Organisational capacity development
- Capacity to manage fieldwork and communicate in local language in Cambodia
