Job Description
Finn Church Aid (FCA) is Finland’s biggest development cooperation organization and the second biggest organization in Finland working in humanitarian aid. FCA is a member of the ACT Alliance (ACT), an alliance of faith-based development and humanitarian aid organizations forming one of the world’s largest aid organizations. FCA established presence in Kenya in 2010, working in three thematic areas: Right to Quality Education, Right to Livelihoods, and Right to Peace. From January 2022, FCA Kenya Country Office, KECO has been implementing the Development and Inclusive Peace for All in Kenya, DIPAK-II project that targets Kerio Valley, found in the northwestern part of Kenya, including Baringo, West Pokot, and Elgeyo Marakwet, areas which have witnessed insecurity attributable to resource-based conflicts for decades. Peacebuilding efforts have been undertaken by stakeholders, including formal and informal structures such as national and county governments, NGOs, religious institutions, local elites, and others. The lessons learnt from the previous DIPAK and Northern Kenya Integrated Development, NOTKID projects demonstrate the impact of the inclusive community level structures for conflict resolution, formalizing the early warning and early response (EWER) systems, the importance of linking climate-resilient livelihood and peace dividends into peacebuilding efforts, as well as the different mechanisms for creating an enabling environment for women’s and youth’s participation. FCA in its phase scaled up the mechanisms for conflict resolution, including EWER, consolidated policy influence for women and youth inclusion in peacebuilding not only at the county but also at national levels, and integrated peace and conflict resolution interventions with education, climate change, and livelihood support where relevant and needed. Overall project impact: The goal of the DIPAK-II project is increased community productivity and resilience to natural resource-based conflicts and climate change through improved social cohesion in Kerio Valley, Kenya. Project Objectives: Objective 1: Strengthened, inclusive and effective conflict resolution mechanisms for peaceful collaboration in natural resource management and use. Objective 2: Increased impact of women and youth in sustainable resource-based conflict prevention, mitigation, and management. Objective 3: Strengthened early warning and early response mechanisms to prevent violent conflict. Rational, purpose, and priority objectives of the evaluation The objective of this evaluation is to assess the effectiveness of FCA’s peacebuilding approaches in Kerio Valley and their contribution to lasting change and impact. The evaluation will assess the relevance of the action and the progress made towards achieving the planned outcomes by measuring the progress towards the project indicators. The evaluation findings will also be used for learning to inform future / subsequent programming and provide FCA, duty bearers, rights holders and the donor with useful feedback on the project's performance and impact. Further, the findings will be utilized for decision-making on whether or not to adapt the strategies as well as inform the development of exit strategies for FCA’s interventions. The results will be disseminated to the right - holders (including beneficiaries) as well as the government officials – accordingly, the language used should as such reflect the expected audience. KECO will utilize the evaluation findings to both improve the quality of work and specifically compliance with the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) and other standards. The specific objectives of the end-term evaluation are as follows: • To determine the relevance of the project to the context and stakeholders. • Measure the efficiency of the project in relation to the resources. • Assess the overall contribution of the action to improved Development and Inclusive peace for all in northwestern Kenya covering West Pokot, Baringo, and Elgeyo Marakwet counties. • Document challenges, programmatic lessons learned, and key recommendations for program improvement. • Analyse the change brought by the project implementation through comparison with the baseline report. Skills and qualifications required 5-10 years of experience in designing and implementing impact evaluations (essential) 5 years’ experience and knowledge of facilitating participatory evaluation processes as a team leader (essential) Experience in evaluating peacebuilding or conflict resolution projects and programmes (required) An advanced degree in development studies, peace and conflict management and field experience is desirable. Sound knowledge and understanding of community-led peace building structures with a specific focus on understanding women’s role in peacebuilding, as well as understanding of nexus programming linking humanitarian action and development to peacebuilding. The consultant should have broader experience working with relevant peace -building approaches, including Do no harm (DNH) and strengthening local capacities for peace. Strong background and experience in data collection and analysis; experienced in and able/willing to use mobile technology (tablets) for data collection. Proven experience in undertaking evaluations/research or leading evaluation/research teams, with outstanding skills in qualitative and quantitative research and data analysis using relevant software such as STATA or SPSS. The consultant should be able to complete and submit the assignment within one month period. H/She should be familiar with Kenya’s peacebuilding and development strategies. Ability to travel to remote and often insecure project areas with/without support from FCA team.
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