National Consultancy- 1 Associate Consultant for conducting a comprehensive Joint Education Needs Assessment (JENA) in conflict-affected areas in DRC

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ToR Consultance JENA.pdf

Specifics objectives:

• Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative primary data on children affected by the various crises in the DRC. These data will be disaggregated by status, age groups, disabilities, by geographic area and by sex. The gaps will be compensated through the secondary data collection.
• Collect data on the needs of children and other education stakeholders (children, parents of students and teachers) in relation to crises.
• Collect and analyze data on protection issues and abuse that children face as a result of crises.
• Collect data and information on issues of resilience of communities, structures and the education system itself.
• Set up a dynamic database for data collected.
• Produce JENA evaluation reports (inception report, interim report and final evaluation report, including tables and maps).
• Present the results during a workshop to be organized by the cluster.

Geographic and school level prioritization

The targeted areas will be in Tanganyika, Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces as well as two provinces in the Greater Kasai region. The targeted schools will be primary and secondary schools (falling under both governmental and religious administrative systems), School Catch-up Centers (CRS, falling under the Ministry of Social Affairs’ responsibility), and other non-formal education institutions.

Approach

The JENA will be designed and implemented through a participatory approach, led by the Education Cluster, and guided by an evaluation working group (Evaluation WG) made up of Cluster members who volunteer for this task. In accordance with the Global Education Cluster (GEC) guidelines for needs assessments, in consultation with partners, the consultant(s) will identify the main information needs in a collaborative way by reflecting on the information required for the humanitarian planning cycle and other strategic processes (HNO, HRP, Cluster Strategy update, and ECW MYRP) and developing an evaluation framework. A review of secondary data (SDR) will be carried out by the consultant(s) to consolidate information already available for conflict-affected areas as well as non-affected areas (in order to make a comparison) from various data sources, including multi-sector evaluations (MSEs), government data, research reports, reports from previous secondary data reviews, and individual evaluation reports by cluster members. The JENA evaluation plan will be developed based on the results of this analysis to complement available information and fill in gaps. Key thematic and cross-cutting considerations will be incorporated into the approach, including gender, age and disability breakdown; child protection; the specific needs of vulnerable children, including displaced and returnee children; teacher well-being, etc. The consultant(s) will provide capacity-building activities for partners who will support field data collection, including travel to schools/communities with enumerators.

Key competences, technical background, and experience required deadline

The evaluation mission will be carried out by a firm of at least 2 consultants, including a principal and a partner. In addition to its expertise in evaluation and data analysis, the team must have a solid knowledge of education in emergencies, gender, equity, and human rights. The Associate Consultant will need to have the following profiles:

Associate Consultant:

• A postgraduate degree in statistics, information management, education, or similar fields
• Provide at least 5 years of experience in the development and implementation of evaluation projects/ needs assessments, particularly in the education sector and including emergency responses.
• Good mastery of education in emergencies, human rights and gender-based programming
• Mastery of the community approach to emergency response projects in the education sector.
• Mastery of international standards (INEE, IASC, GPE, etc.) and humanitarian principles.
• A good knowledge of the DRC's education system (strategies, policies and challenges).
• Excellent command of French. A good knowledge of English would be an asset.
• A good knowledge of computer tools (Word, Excel, Power Point).

FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE SRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.