Consultant for External Project Evaluation

Description of Evaluation

· Evaluate AMEL’s interventions specifically to use quantitative and qualitative measurements to track values for project output, outcomes and indicators.

· Determine impact of the project activities that contributed to meet AMEL’s objectives to improve psycho-social well-being of older people.

 · Compare the evaluation results with the initial Baseline data.

Methods

The evaluation will follow a mixed qualitative/quantitative model that includes a survey of 100 and 5 FGDs in the same locations as the surveys. The consultant should pilot the questionnaire with 10 people (5 men/5 women), and the pilot results will be shared with Amel Association International.

 Analysis of all findings will be done from gender, age, educational level, country, urban/rural lenses. All indicator findings will be segregated accordingly.

The consultant is expected to propose survey tools and a FGD guide.

Location

Data collection will be done Khiam and its catchment area (nearby camps like Marej El Khoukh, Sarada.. and nearby villages like Deir Mimas, Klayaa)

Deliverables

• An Evaluation plan detailing tasks, timelines and roles
• A draft report in English (with findings and basic frequencies analysis for surveys, and analysis for FGDS) to be revised by  Amel
• Data entry for the surveys (survey data sets, in English)
• Raw data/notes for the FGDs (in English)
• Facilitate a lessons learnt workshop conducted in Khiam Amel Center based on the findings
• A report on the lessons learnt workshop, Amel will invite Stakeholders, UN agencies, interested NGO’s. Amel will provide the venue and the logistics.
• A final report in English of the evaluation incorporating Amel’s comments and lessons learnt workshop conducted.

Analysis of all survey findings will be done from gender, age and urban/rural lenses. All findings will be segregated accordingly.

Deadlines

• Deadline for signing the contract : September 15, 2018
• Deadline for finalizing Evaluation plan: September 17, 2018
• Deadline for finalizing data collection: September 23, 2018
• Deadline for the draft report: September 26, 2018
• Deadline for lessons learnt workshop: September 28, 2018
• Deadline for the final report: September 30, 2018

The consultant will be responsible for:

• Designing an evaluation plan
• Recruiting data collectors, survey supervisors, data entry clerks, FGD facilitators and note takers
• Training data collectors and supervisors on the survey tool as well as on sound research methods and ethical research behavior
• Pilot testing the survey tool
• Collecting data through surveys and FGDs
• Entering and cleaning the data from the surveys and FGDs (in English)
• Analyzing the data from FGDs and surveys
• Reporting the findings and analysis