The main objective is to ensure learnings, knowledge and good practices are documented and turned into a Programme Quality Toolbox. The purpose of the Programme Quality Toolbox is to develop a common standard on the design and implementation of the Community Inclusion Currency throughout the programme cycle. The Community Inclusion CurrencyToolbox should include: step by step guidance on how to plan for, design, budget for, implement, monitor and evaluate a CIC project. In this way, we should end up with standards on the different phases of a CIC programme cycle. These can be used when implementing the CIC approach in other countries.
Scope of the work
Develop a Programme Quality Toolbox that covers the whole CIC project cycle.
• Create the structure of the Programme Quality Toolbox within the first week of the contract and share it with the supervisor for review. It should be adjusted and updated during the whole contract period. The Programme Quality Toolbox will be saved and worked on directly from two document storage platforms.
• Create an overview of existing materials which can be found in GoogleDrive, a dashboard, reports submitted, project documents and at the different partners. Gather all the materials in one place and read it.
• Minimum two project visits to Mukuru and two to Kisauni to get a better project understanding and to do field observations.
• Create interview guides and conduct interviews with key stakeholders with focus on the project teams. Minimum two interviews with people from GEF, KRCS, DRC with focus on the project cycle and five interviews with beneficiaries.
• Based on the material overview, the interviews and field observations, identify and write down what information is missing in order to ensure the Toolbox is complete.
Make a plan on how to get the missing information for it to be included in the Toolbox before the end of contract.
• Consider if conducting a survey to get more data is relevant.
• When developing the Toolbox, reflections should be included on how to do CIC in the different response phases: disaster response, early recovery, recovery and long-term projects.
• Incorporate in the Toolbox under each project cycle a minimum three concrete examples and/or lessons learned from Kisauni and/or Mukuru to illustrate better.
• Incorporate pictures in the Toolbox.
• First draft of the Toolbox should be submitted 7 weeks from the contract start date for review.
• Final draft of the Toolbox should be submitted 9 weeks from the contract start date for review.
• Arrange for a presentation on the Toolbox with relevant stakeholders to present the final product.
• Present the Toolbox when it is done in the DRC Cash Matrix Meeting.
Strengthen the quality of the CIC programme and ongoing projects.
• Create a database to store challenges and action points taken within the first week of contract start date.
• Include in the database the challenges mentioned and identified as well as the actions taken based on the interviews made, the participation in meetings, the project site visits and the materials read.
• Present the challenges that have not been addressed to the team for actions to happen at the weekly and bi-weekly team meetings throughout the contract period.
• Adjust the Toolbox when needed based on the findings.
Data Analysis
• Summarizing results from CIC data covering, gender, trade numbers and volumes in different categories
• Suggestions around impact claims
• Suggestions around data protection
Submit weekly reports and a final report.
• Submit and get approved an implementation plan based on an existing format within the first week from the contract start date. Adjust the implementation when changes occur.
• Write and submit a weekly short progress report to the direct supervisor with point of departure in the implementation plan using an existing format. The short progress report will be shared with relevant team members and will be discussed in weekly meetings with the direct supervisor and team members.
• Two weeks before the contract ends, submit a final report that reflects the overall achievements of the CIC projects as well as recommendations for future considerations. A special focus should also be on; the positive and
negative outcomes that were not foreseen during the project design phase (as stated in the logical framework), reflections on CIC in the different response phases, locations (urban vs. country sides), reflections on what the advantages are for the beneficiaries, Red Cross and donors, how can CIC be seen as new tool and new way of responding in humanitarian settings.
Deliverables
A CIC Programme Quality Tool Kit which include: a step by step guidance on the CIC project cycle:
The Preparedness Phase, Situational Analysis (for preparedness), Response Analysis, Programme Design, Implementation Phase, Monitoring and Evaluation.
For the different steps in the project cycle different standard documents and/or annexes will be developed such as guidance on community entry, a budget example, training package on CIC divided into different levels as well as an Internal and external communication package.
• Lessons learned database with actions points taken to meet them.
• A one or two pager with an introduction to the idea behind CIC to be presented for external use. This could touch upon following topics: basic income, community currency, Modern Monetary Theory, currency as a public utility or commons.
• A comprehensive CIC presentation.
• Weekly short reports progress reports and a final report
Roles and Responsibilities
The M&E consultant will be working under Danish Red Cross and be part of the collaboration between Kenya Red Cross, Grassroots Economics and Danish Red Cross.
The consultant will work under direct supervision of the DRC Programme Manager, under the guidance of the Country Manager and the Innovative Financing and System Change Unit.
As the projects are implemented by KRCS and GEF, the consultant will work closely together with both and specific persons from KRCS and GEF will be supporting with the overall supervision.
Skills and Qualifications
Competencies
• High competencies in data science, monitoring and evaluation,
• Ability to work and deliver outputs under pressure,
• Very sensitive to deadlines and agreements,
• Self-motivated and able to recommend constructive solutions to challenges,
• Exceptional technical, critical and analytical skills,
• Exceptional communication and writing skills,
• Participatory and interactive approach to consultancy work.Education:
• Master’s degree or equivalent in Data Science, International Relations, Political Science, Economics or related.
• If not a master’s degree a minimum of 5 years of experience is expected.
Experience:
• At least 3 years of professional humanitarian or development related work experience at the national and/or international level. Experience should be related to monitoring and evaluation of complex level frameworks and/or strategic plans involving multiple stakeholders,
• Experience in developing, implementing, and monitoring of strategic documents and project documents,
• Experience in developing Standard Operating Procedures, strategies and/or project documents
Language and Computer Requirements:
• Fluency in English both oral and written and Swahili is an advantage
• Superior computer literacy
• Superior writing and presentation skills
• Managing all of the office package
How to Apply
Application Requirement
The DRC will enter into an agreement with the consultant with a fixed payment for the scope of the consultancy based on a negotiation taking into consideration the scope of the assignment and the expectation of days needed to fulfil the agreement.
The Consultant will be asked to submit:
• A two-page written response to this ToR in terms of a proposal detailing the technical understanding of the tasks and proposed methodologies, proposed workplan and financial bid (in Kenya Shilling only),
• A CV only including relevant experiences and full contact details of minimum three references (name, e-mail and phone number),
• A one-page motivation letter.
Kindly send the three above mentioned documents to following e-mails: Vaida@rodekors.dk and in CC: Donko@rodekors.dk by the 16th of March 2021.
For any relevant questions please direct them to: Vaida@rodekors.dk.
Interviews is planned take place during the last week of March 2021.
