Job Description

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Consultancy Title​
Final Evaluation Consultant-Emergency WASH project
Job Location
• Bikita Masvingo
Period of Consultancy
2 December 2024 -20 January 2025

Organizational Background
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, non-governmental organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health and emergency relief programming. During the 2008–09 cholera epidemic, its work in Zimbabwe included health, water, and sanitation interventions for the affected populations. Currently, International Medical Corps is implementing a USAID/ Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance funded project in support of ‘Emergency Intervention to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access in Masvingo Province (Bikita District).
Amidst a decade of economic decline in Zimbabwe, International Medical Corps has delivered quality water, sanitation, and hygiene services to vulnerable populations in poor and vulnerable rural communities. The interventions aimed to improve access to clean drinking water and reduce the spread of waterborne disease. Thus, International Medical Corps seek to conduct a comprehensive end of project evaluation that focuses on this WASH intervention. The evaluation will examine the alignment between the project's stated goals and objectives and its actual achievements. It will assess whether the project has effectively addressed the identified needs and whether the desired outcomes have been realized.

Duties and Responsibilities

Evaluation Purpose
This evaluation aims to:
o Assess the effectiveness of different water infrastructure supported through BHA on access to water, socio-economic dynamics and sustainability.
o Identify best practices, lessons learned, strengths, and challenges in the activity design, including the theory of change, and implementation for achieving activity’s expected results.

Qualifications and Experience

Assessment Location
The evaluation aims to cover Masvingo Province (Bikita District) where the current emergency WASH project is being implemented. Furthermore IMC implemented a previous emergency WASH project in the district in 2023.
Required Expertise
The expert or consultancy firm must have at minimum a Master's degree in Environmental Health, Development Studies, Climate Adaptation or a related disciplines with at least seven (7) years of work experience in or with MoHCC and/UN system and NGOs, and proven experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. The expert must have a strong technical team to support the thematic areas and the team must have a Water Engineer. The expert will also have demonstrated experience in research and development work related to program assessments, evaluations, or operational research. The consultant should have:
o Education at a master degree level is mandatory; PhD is an advantage.
o Proven experience in conducting impact evaluation in WASH.
o Experience using mixed methods in data collection.
o Strong command of English and knowledge of local languages (i.e., Shona and Ndebele).
o Experience in the use of mobile data collection and mapping of GPS Coordinates.
o Commitment to and understanding of internationally recognized child protection values and principles and a commitment to abide by the International Medical Corps Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse policy.

How to Apply

Application Requirements
All expressions of interest should include:
• ​A technical proposal (maximum of 10 pages), highlighting the scope of work, experience, and qualifications, as well as a brief explanation on understanding the Terms of Reference. An analysis framework and evaluation plan should also accompany this.
•​Financial proposal in US dollars (US$): the financial proposal should provide cost estimates for services rendered.
•​Proof of previous work done, in the form of hard copies of at least three (3) reports produced for previous work done from maximum the last 7 years.
• The consultant should be prepared to make a presentation to International Medical Corps and stakeholders on how they propose to carry out the assessment. The expert is to attach CVs of all team members that will participate in the assessment.

Application Requirements
All expressions of interest should include:
• ​A technical proposal (maximum of 10 pages), highlighting the scope of work, experience, and qualifications, as well as a brief explanation on understanding the Terms of Reference. An analysis framework and evaluation plan should also accompany this.
•​Financial proposal in US dollars (US$): the financial proposal should provide cost estimates for services rendered.
•​Proof of previous work done, in the form of hard copies of at least three (3) reports produced for previous work done from maximum the last 7 years.
• The consultant should be prepared to make a presentation to International Medical Corps and stakeholders on how they propose to carry out the assessment. The expert is to attach CVs of all team members that will participate in the assessment.

Code of Conduct
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Trafficking in Persons, Child Safeguarding and any suggested violation to our Code of Conduct, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any suggested activities then you have an obligation to report.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Compliance & Ethics:
Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
This position is open to Zimbabwe local consultants only and aapplicants are requested to submit the aforementioned documents through e-mail to [email protected] with the email heading ‘Final Evaluation Consultant-Emergency WASH project’ by the 22nd of November 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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