Call for Expression of Interest: Conduct End-Line Evaluation of Capacity Support for Early Childhood Development and Psychosocial Support Project
Opportunity closing date:
Friday, May 2, 2014
Opportunity type:
OtherSave the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children, which works in over 120 countries around the world. Our Vision is to have a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Expression of Interest to Conduct End-Line Evaluation of Capacity Support for Early Childhood Development and Psychosocial Support (C-SEP) Project.
Save the Children has worked in Malawi for 30 years and is currently operating in 20 districts, covering all regions. The core programming areas are Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDS, Education and Child Development, Child Protection and Child Rights Governance, Food and Livelihoods Security, Social Protection and Emergency Response. We remain committed to developing strong partnerships to ensure that all children in Malawi thrive in a safe family environment and benefit from greater public investment and better use of society’s resources in realising their right to protection from violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect.
Save the Children has been implementing a 3 year project Capacity Support for Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Psycho-Social Support (PSS) (C-SEP) Project which aimed at helping children, including orphans and other vulnerable children, learn and develop to their full potential with the overall objective of strengthening participation of children in quality ECD and PSS programmes. The project supported local communities to promote ECD and psycho-social support in three districts of Blantyre, Chiradzulu and Zomba (in 9 Traditional Authorities and two sub-urban wards), through establishment of Community-Based Childcare Centers (CBCCs), parenting groups and children’s corners.
The end of project evaluation is aimed at assessing the extent to which the project has achieved the planned objectives. The assessment will further provide learning through assessing successes and challenges regarding effectiveness, impact, relevance, coordination and sustainability of project interventions to Save the Children International, USAID and key stakeholders such as Government and other NGOs. Findings from this study are expected to inform a broad range of stakeholders in Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) and Orphas and Vulnerable Care (OVC) programming to promote children’s access to quality ECCD services and improve their performance when they transition to lower primary school; as well as inform advocacy for policy changes that are geared towards improving the state of ECCD and psychosocial services in the country.
The assessment will be conducted in all the three project impact districts focusing on project effectiveness, impact, relevance, sustainability, coordination, best practices and lessons learned, in line with the project objectives.
Save the Children invites expressions of interest in providing the service from eligible and qualified individual consultants. Interested consultants must provide information describing their qualifications and experience in performing similar assignments in the past three years. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to develop a full Technical and Financial proposal.
How to apply:
Expressions of Interest clearly marked “Consultancy to Conduct Endline Evaluation of CSEP Project”should be sent to the address below by 25th April 2014 at 13h00.
The Human Resources Manager
Save the Children, Ngerengere House
Off Mchinji Road, Next to Petroda Filling Station
P.O. Box 30374
Lilongwe 3
Save the Children, Ngerengere House
Off Mchinji Road, Next to Petroda Filling Station
P.O. Box 30374
Lilongwe 3
Tel: 011 762 667 / 680, Fax: 011 762 986.
