External Evaluation of Project 327-900-1241 for Inclusive Education for Children and Young People with a Physical Disability
- Career Category: Call for Proposals
- Location: Kandal Province
Marist Solidarity Cambodia (MSC) seeks an independent consultant to conduct the external, locally commissioned evaluation required under Section 24 of its Project Contract with Misereor. The report must reach Misereor by no later than 31 January 2027 so its findings can inform planning of a follow-on phase.
Project number: 327-900-1241
Project title: Inclusive Education for Children and Young People with a Physical Disability in Kandal Province, Cambodia
Commissioning organisation (Legal Holder): Marist Solidarity Cambodia, P.O. Box 1817, Takhmao 081106, Kandal Province
Implementing site: LaValla School and LaValla Village, Takhmao, Kandal Province
Funder: Bischöfliches Hilfswerk Misereor e. V., Aachen, Germany
Funding period: 1 January 2026 – 30 June 2027 (18 months)
Forerunner project: 327-900-1223, 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2025
Type of evaluation: External, locally commissioned evaluation (Project Contract, Sections 21 and 24)
Objectives of the evaluation
The evaluation is primarily for learning: its main use is to shape the design of the next project phase, due to be planned from early 2027. It also gives Misereor an independent account of results.
The evaluation will:
- Assess how far the three project objectives are being achieved, for which students, and how.
- Identify which activities contribute most to students' progress in education, health and employment, and which contribute least.
- Assess whether resources are used efficiently, in particular the balance between the education, health, and vocational components.
- Judge how sustainable the benefits are for students after they leave LaValla support.
- Review how well students' safety and wellbeing are protected, including progress on MSC's institutional safeguarding policy.
- Produce prioritised, practical recommendations for the remainder of this phase and for the design of the next.
Primary users: MSC management and LaValla staff.
Secondary users: Misereor, students and families, other donors.
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Eligibility
- One lead consultant, optionally supported by a second team member, for example a Khmer-speaking co-evaluator or a specialist in disability or rehabilitation. Required profile:
- At least 5 years' experience evaluating education, disability or child-focused programmes, preferably in Cambodia.
- Knowledge of inclusive education and disability rights (e.g. the UN CRPD and Cambodian disability law); rehabilitation or physiotherapy knowledge is an advantage
- Demonstrated skill in participatory, child-friendly and disability-accessible methods
- Fluent written English for the report; Khmer for fieldwork (or an interpreter included in the financial offer)
- Commitment to safeguarding and research ethics
- To ensure independence, the consultant must not be current or former MSC staff, a board member, a person who advised on planning or implementing this project, or an immediate family member of any of these.
