Evaluation purpose and objectives
The purpose of this evaluation is to provide an independent assessment of the project in order to identify and understand extent to which the project titled; “Strengthening Democratic Governance through Dialogue, Mediation and Electoral Reforms in Kenya” No.DDP-G026 has achieved the expected results. This should be based on an examination of the project’s Logical Framework and Theory of Change. Further, the evaluation should identify relevant lessons learned that will inform/ enrich the design and implementation of future projects.
The specific objectives of the evaluation are to:
i. Identify and describe the outcomes (expected and unexpected) from the project implementation.
ii. Establish the contribution (causal link which is either direct or indirect) of the project to the identified outcomes.
iii. Assess the significance and potential sustainability of the identified outcomes.
iv. Identify good practices and lessons learnt related to the project operational contexts, actors engaged, strategies applied in the implementation and changes observed.
Evaluation questions
Using an Outcome Harvesting approach, the evaluation seeks to answer the following evaluation questions.
- Has the project been successful in enabling reforms to existing legal, institutional and policy frameworks related to the management of elections?
- How are the project achievements in legal, policy and structural reforms related to the management of elections influencing the electoral process in Kenya?
- Was the project more successful in providing support and influencing reforms to certain legal and policy frameworks and election institutions than with others?
- Which aspects of the approach used by ELGIA were most effective?
- To what extent are the changes realised likely to continue after DFID funding?
- What measures has ELGIA put in place to ensure that the processes began and changes realised will continue beyond the project?
- What factors enabled or impeded the achievement of ELGIA’s project objectives?
- What were the major adaptations to the ELGIA project in response to learning and opportunities and how did they contribute to the project’s successes?
The questions listed above are to be considered as guiding questions only. The evaluator will be free to adjust or add to these questions to ensure sufficient data is collected to respond to the evaluation objective.
Scope of the evaluation
The evaluation will cover all project activities from September 2018 – September 2019
Evaluation approach and methodology
The evaluation will use Outcome Harvesting (OH) as the evaluation approach to engage with various categories of target actors with the aim of establishing how they have acted differently because of the project activities. The evaluator(s) will engage the project team, local partners and target actors in identifying and documenting significant outcomes realized during the project implementation. Outcomes are defined as changes that include actions, relationships, policies, practices of one or more social actors influenced by an intervention. For example, a change in the behaviour between organisations or between communities; changes in regulations, formal laws or cultural norms.
The evaluator(s) will clearly describe and customise the Outcome Harvesting steps and outline how these will used practically during data collection. Information will be collected or “harvested” using a range of methods to yield evidence-based answers to useful, actionable questions.
The outcomes information will be collected through:
· Reviewing the project documents including monitoring data on the outputs and outcomes and identify preliminary outcomes
· Engaging with “focal points” (project staff and county government officers)
· Conducting interviews with project team to expound on the identified outcomes and generate more significant outcomes
· Conducting interviews with project team (staff and county government officers)
· Validating findings
· Collate stories of change using the outcome harvesting approach as a significant Change methodology.
Evaluation outputs and deliverables
§ An inception report detailing the evaluation methodology, work plan/schedule and draft data collection tools.
§ Submission of Draft Evaluation Report.
§ Validation Workshop of evaluation findings with project stakeholders.
§ Final Evaluation report.
§ Most Significant Change Stories.
§ Other documents/materials such as raw data files, quantitative data files, transcripts of FGDs, photographs taken, outcomes matrix.
Team Requirements and qualifications
Qualifications
ELGIA seeks to engage a consultant to carry out it’s End of Project evaluation by means of an outcome harvesting approach in a good governance context. ELGIA anticipates a concise, coherent Evaluation Report no more than 23 pages (excluding Annexes and the one-page Evaluation Findings and the Executive Summary).
Description
The evaluation should encapsulate a story of change, which provides: a description of the inception, implementation, challenges and outcome.
The evaluation report should encompass who was effected by the change, the details of the change, when it happened, where and at what level it happened Thus giving a very clear elucidation of how ELGIA’s intervention contributed to that change and why that change is significant.
A short presentation to ELGIA and DFID on outcome findings, insights into contribution pathways, etc.
Evaluation expert Qualifications
§ A Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Political Science or any other relevant field.
§ Demonstrable experience on the electoral process
§ Demonstrable previous experience in conducting end of project evaluations using the outcome harvesting approach.
§ Strong understanding on Kenya’s current political and Governance landscape, civil society and their interaction with government.
§ Excellent report- writing skills.
b) Management and coordination
The Consultant is expected to be in communication with the Programme lead person, The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer as well as the Executive Director throughout this process in case of any clarifications.
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