Organisation
Hoffnungszeichen | Sign of Hope e.V.
www.hoffnungszeichen.de, www.sign-of-hope.org
Position
Mid-term Evaluation Consultant
Type of Contract
Short-term consultancy
Location
Home-based with field mission travel to Omorate Dassanech Woreda, South Omo Ethiopia
Relevant Languages
Amharic & English required (knowledge of Dassanech language desirable)
Application Deadline
June 20, 2025
Starting Date
July 22, 2025
Project Title
Supporting Livelihoods and Peace Transformation of Pastoralists (SLPTP) – in Dassanech Woreda of the South Omo Zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities & Peoples Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia
Total Project Budget
€ 445,000
Hoffnungszeichen | Sign of Hope e.V. (SoH) is announcing an open tender procedure for consultancy services for a mid-term evaluation in Ethiopia.
Background and Rationale
Hoffnungszeichen | Sign of Hope e.V. (SoH) is a Christian motivated organisation for Human Rights, Humanitarian Assistance and Development Cooperation. From its base in Constance, Germany, SoH is committed to helping those in distress and exploited people worldwide.
This mid-term evaluation is commissioned under the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) budget for development projects run by private organisations.
SoH is the private German executing agency and the contracting party, with Ethiopian Catholic Church – Social and Development Commission Soddo Branch Office (ECC-SDCO/s) being the local implementing partner.
The project will contribute to sustainable livelihood security and promotion of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in Dassanech Woreda. It will do so by strengthening the resilience of the target group to the loss of natural resources due to/and the impacts of climate change. Through the results areas and activities, 1,420 households (7,100 people in total 3,533 men and 3,567 women), of which 577 are headed by women and 843 by men who are in IPC 3 (crisis) food insecurity situations will be reached directly. In addition to the direct target group mentioned above, more than 3,613 households (of which 1,794 are headed by women), a total of 18,065 beneficiaries, will benefit from the project activities indirectly
Purpose, Objectives and Use
The purpose of the evaluation is to provide SoH and ECC-SDCO/s with a comprehensive assessment of the project, conducted systematically and impartially, as well as analyse the progress towards the achievement of the project’s results and identify risks to sustainability, identify lessons learned and information for potential future projects. The study will provide concrete, credible and practical recommendations that will assist with the timely incorporation of the findings into the decision-making process and contribute to the organisational learning of both implementing organisations.
The study will support the project quality assurance measures implemented by SoH and meet the donor requirements towards the development projects implemented by German private organisations.
The evaluation will address evaluation questions based on the standard OECD/DAC evaluation criteria of relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and impact (please see http://www.oecd.org/development/evaluation/daccriteriaforevaluatingdevelopmentassistance.htm). The objectives of the evaluations are to:
Duties and Responsibilities
The Evaluation Consultant will work in close cooperation with the responsible SoH Officer and the local implementing partner.
The duties and responsibilities of the Evaluation Consultant will include:
Expected Deliverables
The study will produce the following deliverables:
A template will be provided to serve as a guide and may be used to structure the final report.
Study Quality and Ethical Standards
The study team will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the study is designed and conducted to respect and protect the rights and welfare of the people and communities involved. Furthermore, the study should be aligned to the following standards and applicable practices:
The study must be in line with the SoH guiding principles and Code of Conduct.
Process/Timeframe
The total duration of the assignment is up to 25 working days within the period from July 22nd, 2025, to August 25th, 2025.
Planning meeting with Ethiopian Catholic Church – Social and Development Commission Soddo Branch Office (ECC-SDCO/s), handover of relevant documents 1 day
Initial document review and inception report preparation 4 days
Sharing inception report with SoH and Ethiopian Catholic Church – Social and Development Commission Soddo Branch Office (ECC-SDCO/s) 1 day
Finalisation of inception report 1 day
Data collection site visit to a project location 5-10 days
Data analysis, draft report with annexes 5-10 days
Incorporating received feedback and report finalisation 3-5 days
Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
Desirable:
Academic Background
An advanced level university degree (Masters’ degree or equivalent) in social sciences, public administration, international development studies, law and/or Agriculture/irrigation. A first-level university degree in combination with additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted.
The Evaluation Consultant is to be independent and impartial with no liabilities to any other organisation or government entity regarding this evaluation.
Please submit the following documents as PDF files (documents in other formats will not be accepted) with the subject line “Evaluation in Omorate, DC-ETH23.01” to [email protected] later than June 20, 2025 23:59 EAT:
Companies as well as independent consultants are invited for this tender. Female and differently abled candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please note that due to a large number of applications we may limit establishing contact to shortlisted applicants.
Bids received after deadline will not be considered. If offers are incomplete, bidders may be able to hand in missing documents within a deadline upon request by SoH.
The selection of the consultant will be conducted jointly by ECC-SDCO/s and SoH. Interviews with shortlisted candidates will be held online in the week of July 15th – 16th, 2025.
The consultancy agreement will be set up by SoH and ECC-SDCO/s.
Criteria and weighting for the evaluation of the submitted proposals:
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