Consultance : Atteindre les enfants avec des services de soins oculaires de qualité – Évaluation de fin de mandat en Tanzanie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose of the End of Term Evaluation

The end of term evaluation will cover all activities undertaken in the project from February 2021 to end of June 2023. The purpose of the evaluation is to understand how well the project has performed in relation to its objectives and the achievement of the outputs and outcomes. The evaluation will aim to elicit the key learnings that can be drawn from the project, in particular what has worked well, what could have worked better, and why, also to formulate a concrete and viable set of recommendations to inform future project design and implementation. Sustainability and ownership of the services by the project partners is also key area of enquiry. The evaluation will try to understand what short-term impact the project has had on both, its intended participants (what changes have they seen or experienced as a result of the project) and on the health system (whether it has been strengthened and how). The primary audience is Sightsavers (eye health programme, programme design and MEL staff) the project implementing partners and the donor (USAID).

The evaluation will apply an adapted set of DAC criteria to review the project in the areas of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability, scalability, and equity and inclusion. The evaluation questions developed under each of these criteria will incorporate a gender, equity and disability inclusion lens.

Evaluation Questions

The evaluation questions have been developed collaboratively by Sightsavers’ Tanzania Country Office team, Global Technical Lead for Eye Health ECSA, MEL team and other advisory staff. Sightsavers remains open to making revisions to these evaluation questions in consultation with the contracted evaluator during the inception phase. Please see the ToR for finite details.

Methodology

The evaluation will employ a mixed methods approach, triangulating secondary project documentation and data with some qualitative primary data collection which is likely to include key informant interviews and focus group discussions with various project stakeholders in at least two project districts. The evaluation will be guided by the evaluation questions developed above and develop an evaluation matrix to establish data sources and to guide the analysis.

Profile of the consultant

Sightsavers will welcome expressions of interest from qualified independent consultants or consultancy companies. . The consultant and team members should have the following core competencies and experience:

  • Extensive experience in monitoring and evaluation for international development project/programmes, with strong skills in both qualitative and quantitative approaches.
  • Thematic expertise in eye health evaluations is essential, preferably with some experience in public health and child eye health and school screening programmes. Comprehensive understanding of preferred practices/policy issues at global and national level is desirable.
  • Prior experience working in Tanzania is essential, preferably in Singida Region including data collection experience. A consultant or team with members located in Tanzania is preferred.
  • Proven experience conducting evaluations of an appropriate scope and scale.
  • Ability to travel within Tanzania is required – ideally within Singida Region.
  • Proven ability to produce concise, readable and analytical reports.
  • Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English. Fluency in local languages in Tanzania is highly desirable.
  • The consultant will be based in Tanzania with knowledge of and experience of working in Tanzania.

Please read the complete ToR, and complete our Expression of Interest (EoI) form and Budget Template which can be found via the application link by 7 April 2023 by clicking on Apply Here.