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Endline Evaluation: Call for Proposal
Amman, Jordan Programs – Middle East and North Africa / Consultant - Local / On-site
Search for Common Ground Search for Common Ground (Search) is an international conflict transformation NGO that aims to transform the way individuals, groups, governments, and companies deal with conflict, away from adversarial approaches and towards collaborative solutions. Headquartered in Washington DC, USA, and Brussels, Belgium, with field offices in over 30 countries. Search designs and implements multifaceted, culturally appropriate, and conflict-sensitive programmes using a diverse range of tools, including media and training, to promote dialogue, increase knowledge and determine a positive shift in behaviors.
The Project Search has built on its existing networks and lessons learned from the JUSOOR project phases 1 and 2 to introduce the extension phase (third phase): Jusoor (“Bridges”): Building Bridges between Government Actors, Political Parties, Youth, and Local Communities for a cumulative total of 36 months. Funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, this phase aims to strengthen youth-centered participatory approaches to local governance and political participation in Jordan. Search, along with its local partners—Al-Thoria Center for Studies, Training and Consultation (Al-Thoria) has worked closely with the Ministry of Local Administration (MoLA) to facilitate access and engagement of local youth and communities in new target areas. They have nominated members from Local, Municipal, and Governorate Councils in each governorate, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Interior's Social Development Units and the Youth Units in the Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs, to select relevant local authorities and government officials to engage in project activities. Search also drew on youth leaders from the first two phases of the JUSOOR project, who have championed participatory processes between government and civil society actors at the local level. The project targeted vulnerable populations, aiming to enhance inclusive governance practices co-led by local authorities and youth leaders. Additionally, representatives from all registered political parties were engaged to expand their political platforms and grow their campaigning experience, incentivizing their participation in the project. Project Participants: 74 youth, 84 local authorities, 14 national authorities, 20 political parties. Locations: Jerash, Ajloun, Balqa, Maan, and Aqaba.
The Theory of Change is: “IF members of local, municipal, governorate, and executive councils in target governorates experience the benefits of implementing youth-centred participatory approaches to local governance, IF local male and female youth leaders’ behaviour shifts to prioritise constructive and meaningful long-term engagement with local and (sub-)national authorities, IF the two groups are supported to jointly address shared community needs, and IF youth participation in local governance is leveraged to support political dialogue engaging historically marginalised groups THEN local governance and political dialogue will better reflect and address the needs and perspectives of youth and their wider communities BECAUSE local and (sub-)national authorities, political party representatives, and youth will better understand how to engage, and collaborate with each other and with their wider communities and will recognise the value of these collaborative relationships and interactions.”
The Expected results: Goal: Strengthening youth-centred participatory approaches to local governance and political participation in Jordan.
- Outcome 1: To mobilise the skills and competencies of local and (sub-) national authorities and youth to effectively, constructively, and inclusively engage target communities in local governance.
- Outcome 2: Enable a shared vision among local and (sub-) national authorities and youth to sustain participatory approaches and strategic communication to address local communities’ governance demands.
- Outcome 3: To Strengthen constructive and inclusive political dialogue representative of young men and women.
Project Activities:Objective One: - Transformative Engagement of Youth Curriculum (A.1.1): Training curriculum for local authorities to support youth inclusion. - Training of Trainers (A.1.2): Developing a pool of governance experts to train local authorities. - National Actors Awareness Workshop (A.1.3): Workshops for senior government officials to encourage youth engagement. - Youth Leadership Training (A.1.4 - A.1.6): Training local authorities and youth leaders, fostering mentorship, and supporting long-term youth engagement in governance. Objective Two: - Youth-Led Dialogues (A.2.1): Facilitating community dialogues led by youth to inform local action plans. - Coordination Workshops for Youth Inclusion Plans (A.2.2): Joint workshops for youth and local authorities to develop youth inclusion plans and small grant initiatives. - Junior Council Members (A.2.3): Placing youth leaders in council positions to institutionalize youth representation. - Conference on Best Practices (A.2.5): Conferences for sharing lessons and strengthening multi-stakeholder coordination. Objective Three: - Orientation Workshops for Young Party Representatives (A.3.1): Workshops to strengthen political parties' engagement with constituents. - High-Level Public Debates (A.3.2): Facilitated debates to enhance political dialogue and ensure representation of youth and women. Responsibilities: The overall goal of this end-line evaluation is to assess the program’s strategy, design, efficiency, effectiveness, and impact over the project period.
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The key findings of the endline evaluation will:
- Measure the extent to which the project achieved its planned goal and outcomes as related to its theory of Change and logframe with needed disaggregation, using OECD-DAC criteria to analyze both expected/unexpected positive and negative outcomes. - Assess how project approaches and activities are addressing conflict dynamics in Jordan, as defined by Search’s Levant strategy, and tailor recommendations for practitioners and policymakers advancing youth-centered participatory approaches to local governance and political participation in Jordan.
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Relevance
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Effectiveness and Impact:
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Efficiency and Value for Money:
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Sustainability: - What strategies can be employed to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and skills to local + Search expects the following deliverables from the external consultant(s) as they correspond to the timeline and budget:
+ Proposals should propose timelines for all deliverables listed here:
- An inception report detailing the methodology, data collection tools, and timeline; -Data Sets: Both qualitative & quantitative data in an agreed-upon format according to the inception report - A draft endline evaluation report in English for review by Search staff and partners; (40 pages max in length, excluding appendices) consistent with Search branding and standards for evaluation. - An Endline Evaluation Report in English. The report will use the Search reporting template unless otherwise agreed in the contract. It should respond to reviews and comments raised by the Search team within 2 weeks of receiving feedback. + Also, the consultant should provide:
- Any necessary training of data collectors or set-up of systems for data collection; all original data and database should be submitted to Search; - A PowerPoint presentation that will be used by the consultancy team to present the findings to Search and the donor after the final report is approved; - A one to two-hour presentation of research findings to the Search and donor team; - A two-pager summary highlighting key lessons learned in this project that will info
