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External Evaluator

with The Cambodian NGO Committee on CEDAW (NGO-CEDAW)
Invitation for Bids

BTDC-ID: 36370
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Bid Components

External Evaluator

Announcement Description

NGO-CEDAW is Cambodia's leading coalition dedicated to monitoring and promoting the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Established in 1995, NGO-CEDAW has grown to a coalition of over 30 member groups which collaborate with wider networks to promote women’s rights and give voice to under-represented groups of women and girls. In 2019, 37 of the 44 issued raised by NGO-CEDAW’s reports and in-person advocacy were included in the CEDAW committee’s concluding observations (CBOs). Activities in the past year have included collaborating with members to produce the annual CEDAW Monitoring report, facilitating members’ meetings, research, skills and expertise sharing and university debates; and organizing an annual art exhibition during the 16 Days Campaign to end VAW.

Under funding support from DCA, NGO-CEDAW commenced delivering the ‘Inclusive Civil Society Action for Women’s Rights Monitoring and Advocacy in Cambodia’ project in January 2023. The project is due to end in December 2025, and before then, DCA and NGO-CEDAW are commissioning an external evaluation to assess how well the project objectives have been achieved; what gaps and challenges have been encountered; and what lessons have been learnt during the project implementation. As part of the evaluation NGO-CEDAW is keen to har what solutions and recommendations can be made to enhance any future programming. The results from the evaluation will contribute towards the planning and design of the next NGO-CEDAW/DCA project and proposal development.

Bid Components

External Evaluator

  • Career Category: Call for Proposals, Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Location: Phnom Penh

Objectives of the Evaluation

The main objective of this evaluation is to:

  1. Assess Project Relevance, Effectiveness, and Impact: Evaluate the extent to which the project’s objectives and activities were relevant to the needs and priorities of women’s rights monitoring and CEDAW advocacy in Cambodia, and assess the overall effectiveness and impact achieved
  2. Measure Efficiency and Sustainability: Analyze the efficiency of resource use (financial, human, and technical) and determine the sustainability of the project outcomes, including the capacity of NGO-CEDAW and partners to continue advocacy and monitoring efforts beyond the project duration
  3. Identify Lessons Learned and Recommendations: Document best practices, challenges, and lessons learned throughout project implementation and provide actionable recommendations to strengthen future programming, policy advocacy, and strategic planning

In addition, the evaluation will determine whether the project is achieving its overarching outcomes as set out below, and whether the project is making a positive contribution towards achieving the overall goal:

Project Goal: The overall goal of the project is to improve the implementation of CEDAW through awareness raising, networking, coordinate monitoring, national and international advocacy by 2025.

Desired overarching outcomes for the project include:

  1. Civil society improves its ability to document and share women’s right violations.
  2. Increased promotion of the use and application of CEDAW through national and international lobbying and advocacy platforms.
  3. The public are better educated about women’s rights, gender equality and gender-based violence related topics.
  4. Youth and CSO staff/organizations members and partners have increased knowledge and understand of CEDAW and commitment to promoting gender equality.

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Bidder Eligibility

  • Required Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
  • Essential:
  • Knowledge and experience of working in women’s rights in Cambodia and the challenges women face in achieving equality and freedom from discrimination
  • Knowledge of the Convention to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the government’s obligations to the Convention
  • At least five years’ experience of conducting previous project evaluations, including data collection and qualitative and quantitative data analysis
  • Good communication and relational skills to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills used in cross-cultural settings, fluent in speaking and writing both Khmer and English.
  • Desirable:
  • Proven experience and knowledge and understanding of the situation of CSOs in Cambodia.
  • Experience of, and sensitivity to the Cambodian context.
  • Excellent English writing and oral skills.

Submission Requirements

Interested candidates should submit their Proposal to NGO-CEDAW at email provided in the contact details by 05 September 2025. The Proposal should include the consultant/s’ proposed clear research methodology; budget; proposed timeframe; and demonstrate how the applicant addresses the selection criteria. The maximum available budget for this assignment is USD 5,988.51 (15% withholding tax will be deducted from this amount). Applicants should also include a copy of their CV and/or team member CV/s.

Only shortlisted applicants will be asked to attend an interview and provide written examples of previous evaluations/research they have conducted.

 
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Contact Details

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  • The Cambodian NGO Committee on CEDAW (NGO-CEDAW)
 
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