Vacancy: Request for Proposal: Evaluation and Learning Consultant for a 3-year Child Protection, Quality Education & Positive Child Development Project in Ghana
| Date | 22 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Job Type | Contractor/Consultant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industry | NGO/IGO/INGO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Company Profile Right To Play is a global organisation that protects, educates and empowers children to rise above adversity using the power of play. By harnessing play, one of the most powerful and fundamental forces in a child’s life, we helped 2.3 million children last year to stay in school and out of work, to prevent life-threatening diseases and to stay safe from exploitation and abuse. We are the only global development organization focused exclusively on using play to transform the lives of children and youth impacted by poverty, war, disease and inequality. With a shared passion for our mission, our Culture Code guides how we act and interact based on five core pillars:
Please visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do and watch this video to find out about the five pillars of our Culture Code. Job Description Request for Proposal: Evaluation and Learning Consultant for a 3-year Child Protection, Quality Education & Positive Child Development Project in Ghana Project Information The My Life My Rights (MLMR) project in Ghana is a 3-year child protection, quality education and positive child development intervention aimed at improving the protective environment of children aged 4 to 14 through a scalable and replicable play-based learning model for children to become engaged and fulfilled citizens. To be implemented in Ghana, the project is designed to protect children from harmful work and improve their wellbeing through three interrelated actions: (i) increasing access to safe, inclusive and stimulating learning environment in schools for enrolment and retention; (ii) strengthening child protection systems at district and community levels for child labour prevention and remediation; and (iii) improving access to and knowledge of livelihood-strengthening tools among community members, in particular women.
*Professional development (in-service training, coaching, and mentoring) on play-based learning for 420 teachers. * Establishing and training 20 community child protection committees * School infrastructure improvement in 50 primary schools * After-school supplemental learning activities and direct support for rescued children * Additional educational inputs such as reading materials, books, teacher manuals, and other materials to support teaching and learning. * Policy level engagement, advocacy and influencing.
Purpose and Scope of the Evaluation & Learning (E&L) Consultancy The objective of this consultancy is to work in deep collaboration with a consultancy firm or research partner as an embedded critical partner who will bring an innovative and rigorous approach to the design of the MEL framework, facilitate learning across the project, nurture evidence-informed and adaptive project delivery, and design and deliver independent utilization-focused evaluations (baseline, midline, final). The said firm should be able and willing to commit to the entire duration of the project - with the avoidance of frequent team members changes. We invite proposals that not only assess project outcomes but also employ state-of-the-art participatory methods. We believe in the power of engaging stakeholders and project participants directly in the project evaluation and learning process. Proposals should outline innovative and participatory approaches that foster active participation of diverse groups of project participants, in particular children and young people, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the project's impact. We encourage methodologies that prioritize the voices of the community and individuals affected by the project. We look forward to partnering with a firm that shares our commitment to excellence and embraces cutting-edge participatory and innovative approaches in the evaluation and learning process. Considering the overall objectives, we are seeking an Evaluation & Learning Consultant to undertake the following:
The scope of the E&L consultancy listed above is by no means exhaustive or mutually inclusive. RTP is flexible to discuss with interested parties to agree on the final scope of the consultancy and what the interested firm is comfortable delivering to fulfil the objectives of the E&L consultancy. Deliverables and Timelines To implement and fulfil the objectives and scope of this consultancy, we are looking at the following deliverables in three phases for the E&L consultancy: Phase 1: Design and implement a mixed methods baseline including context and gender analysis to strengthen project strategies and generate prior-project values of the indicators in the project measurement framework (PMF) while giving a comprehensive overview of contextual issues and the gender differentials and complexities of gender inequalities associated with the project objectives and outcomes. This will be done in collaboration with Professor Lepine who will train RTP MEL team and enumerators on indirect methods for measuring child labour prevalence and subjective wellbeing - May – October 15, 2024 Phase 2: Articulation and development of comprehensive Project MEL Guide - including development of child participation and inclusion in MEL tools for an established periodic child/youth led monitoring throughout the project period. These deliverables will be used by the project team to ensure quality monitoring, internal learning, and adaptive management for continuous improvement in project delivery in a way that responds appropriately to stakeholders’ feedback and contextual realities. The E&L Consultant will be expected to train RTP Ghana MEL staff, Nyonkopa(i.e., BC Ghana) MEL team, and MLMR project staff on these tools and processes. October – December 2024. Included in this phase is periodic support for participatory analysis of monitoring data from child peer researchers and generation of new prompts to guide their work for ensuing months. This piece will be done semi-annually starting from Jan 2025; Jul 2025; Jan 2026; and Jul 2026. Phase 3: Delivering utilisation focused evaluations – a midline assessment of child wellbeing outcomes and community conditions supporting or hindering child wellbeing and safety to be conducted in Year 2 (Jul 2025 – Sept 2025); and - a final evaluation in Year 3 (Oct 2026 – Feb 2027) to assess the project’s effectiveness while drawing key lessons for replicability. This phase dissemination and lessons learned workshop to share final evaluation findings with stakeholders in Ghana. Budget A total of between 45 – 65 working/consulting days are anticipated for Phase 1 – the design and implementation of a mixed methods baseline including context and gender analysis. Phase 2 is also budgeted to have between 20 – 30 working/consulting days. Whereas the two sub-phases of Phase 3 have a total of between 35 – 50 working/consulting days, and 45 – 55 working/consulting days for midline and final evaluation respectively. Using this estimated number of days as a guide, we invite prospective E&L consultants to propose a budget for each phase, indicating the actual number of days and daily rates. The budget should also include the total additional cost of this work — covering the duration of the project, including the deliverables proposed, data collection costs, and all costs to be incurred for administrative and logistical arrangements. Payment schedule will be discussed based on the confirmation of the final budget and agreed deliverables. Terms of Award All deliverables produced under the future award/contract shall be considered the property of RTP. RTP may choose to award a Purchase Order/sub-contract for part of the activities in the RFP. Language Negotiations Rejection of Proposals Incurring Costs Right to cancel or modify this Procurement Process Annex 1 MLMR Project Performance Measurement Framework. Set of indicators to be reported on at baseline, midline, and final evaluation.
Required Skills or Experience General Requirements of Evaluation and Learning (E&L) Consultancy Team The prospective Evaluation & Learning consultant would consist of a team of individuals with complementary competencies including strong evaluation leadership skills, expertise in adaptive programming, experience in the project country, expertise with participatory approaches with children and young people, appreciation and experience applying a GESI lens, a solid understanding of education systems and child labour programming in Ghana including in cocoa growing communities. It is a requirement that the consultant team includes senior team members from the country where the project will be implemented (i.e., Ghana) with deep understanding and experience of the local context. The lead consultant should have not less than 7 years of proven experience in evaluating projects and programmes within the sector and the project country. Indicatively, we are seeking the following profile of team members.
How To Apply Application process and Deadline We invite tenderers to respond to this RFP, indicating how you would fulfil the objectives of this assignment. Please send your proposal with ‘Evaluation & Learning Consultancy’ in the email subject to Eric Opoku ([email protected] ), and Harrison Akubor ([email protected] ) not later than June 3rd 2024. The proposal should include organisational/team capability statement, CVs of proposed team members, and a comprehensive budget, indicating the total cost for each Phase . Tenderers are encouraged to include two relevant work samples in support of their application. The complete proposal package including technical proposal, budget, workplan, CVs, and work samples should not exceed 30 pages. Technical Proposal The Technical proposal shall describe how the consultant intends to carry out the requirements of the RFP, including a proposed workplan. It should be concise, specific, complete, and demonstrate a clear understanding of the work to be undertaken and the responsibilities of all parties involved. It must demonstrate the consultant’s eligibility, as well as their capabilities and expertise in completing each step of the activity. Bidders shall include only information necessary to provide a clear understanding of the proposed action and the justification for it. Greater detail than necessary, as well as insufficient detail may detract from a proposal’s clarity. Minimise or avoid the use of jargon and acronyms as much as possible. If acronyms or abbreviations are used, include a separate page explaining the terms. Cost Proposal A detailed budget including narrative that justifies the costs as appropriate and necessary for the successful completion of proposed activities should be submitted. The budget narrative should clearly describe the project and cost assumptions. All proposed costs must be directly applicable to performing the work under the RFP and should include any tax obiligations. The budget narrative should be of sufficient detail so that someone unfamiliar with your organisation or the activity could review and adequately understand and grasp the assumptions, reasonableness and calculation method used. Budget and narrative must be prepared using Microsoft Excel software. Supporting information must be provided in adequate detail for conducting a comprehensive analysis. All costs must be stated in Ghanaian Cedis (GHS). This is an all-inclusive fixed price offering/contract. No additional costs will be considered or can be included after the contract is awarded. All items/ services must be clearly labelled and included in the total offered price. Bidders should submit their most competitive and complete cost proposal. Work Samples and CVs Bidders are required to submit two relevant work samples, ideally reports the consultant/firm has lead authorship on. Clearly label and provide CVs for all individuals proposed to be the core team members, clearly stating their roles and responsibilities for this assignment. Please note that if the data collection is to be sub-contracted, the E&L consultant will be ultimately responsible for the third party and will be required to share their qualification with RTP and receive approval for such sub-contracting. We are happy to hold a brief online meeting with interested tenderers on May 24th to clarify aspects of the terms of reference, explain our MEL architecture and our approach to learning. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis and will be reviewed as soon as they are received. Early submissions are encouraged and Right To Play reserves the right to select a consultancy before the proposal submission date noted above. While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Right To Play is a child-centred organization. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children in our programs. As such all documents and data collected will be treated as confidential and used solely to facilitate analysis. Where necessary, the respondents will not be quoted in the reports without their permission. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
8. Evaluation of Submitted Proposals Proposals will be evaluated based on the following weighted point scale (totalling 100 points):
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