Deadline: 1 November 2020 (5pm)

About

ActionAid is an international charity organisation that takes sides with people living in poverty and works in partnership with local Community Based Organisations (CBOs), national and international Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), various tiers of government, and other like-minded organisations in and outside Zimbabwe. We work with the vulnerable and excluded social groups in particular, women, children, youth, and people living with disabilities. We believe that poverty, inequality, and injustice is complex. It is caused by more than just lack of money. It is also a lack of choice, opportunity, and power. Therefore, as one of our priorities we seek to ensure increased civic participation and accountability for the redistribution of resources and delivery of quality, Gender-Responsive Public Service (GRPS).

Position summary

Action Aid Zimbabwe seeks to engage a Zimbabwe-based consultant or consultancy team to conduct an external final evaluation of Fair Green & Global II project Dialogue and Dissent (2016 – 2020). This project was designed to address governance gaps in corporate conduct, trade and investment and financial systems to realise a socially just, inclusive, and environmentally sustainable society.

Job description

The intended outputs of the consultancy are as follows: Comprehensive inception report, including a complete set of data collection tools, delivered during the inception phase; Evaluation report of no more than 25 pages, (excluding annexes) as a Word document, written in clear and concise English; A presentation of preliminary findings and recommendations to the AA Evaluation Committee, immediately prior to the submission of the draft report to AA; A PowerPoint presentation summarising key finalised findings and recommendations that can be used to disseminate findings within ActionAid and with external stakeholders and an evaluation Summary, a 2-3-page abstract of the evaluation in a standard format, the template for which will be shared with the evaluator(s) at the inception period.

Detailed terms of reference

Please find the detailed terms of reference for this position here

Qualifications

The consultant or team must have the following experience and skills: Thematic experience on natural resources governance, human rights and the extractives, tax justice and the extractives, mining law and women’s economic empowerment; Geographic expertise in Zimbabwe in general and Mutoko, Chiadzwa, Marange, Chipinge, Chimanimani, and Arda-Transau in particular; Extensive understanding and experience of sector-standard approaches to Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse (SHEA) and Safeguarding Policies; Expertise in designing and managing rigorous evaluation and/or research processes; Experience in designing and conducting participatory and empowerment-focused methods and strong downward accountability mechanisms to actively share results and learning; Experience in engaging in feminist, gender-transformative and/or gender-sensitive evaluation and evidence of use of ethical considerations and methodological measures for that respect the rights, safety, and security of all stakeholders.

To apply

Consultant/consulting teams are required to submit expression of interest including the following: A narrative / technical proposal (max 4 pages) including proposed activities schedule/work plan with time frame, methodologies including tools and participatory and gender sensitive approaches that will be used and why, in line with the above-mentioned project priorities and evaluation standards, a financial proposal (separating consultant day rates from anticipated personal expenses, and not including anticipated data collection costs related to ActionAid and partner staff, or project participants), CVs of consultant(s) who will work on the assignment, at least contacts of three referees who can vouch for the quality of your previous work and examples of previous relevant written work. Completed bids must be sent by e-mail in PDF format to: jobs.zimbabwe@actionaid.org with heading FGG END OF PROJECT EVALUATION CONSULTANT. Given the spread of COVID-19 across the globe, no hard copies will be accepted.