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HST works with clients to solve business growth, operational, people, financial, tax, governance, risk, learning and compliance challenges with locally relevant solutions. We do not provide &lsquo;off the shelf&rsquo; and standard solutions developed for other markets. As a local professional services firm, HST offers best practices that acknowledges its clients&rsquo; unique circumstances and the environment they are operating in..
HST is powered by highly qualified multi-disciplinary professionals working in strategy, human capital, corporate finance, enterprise risk, audit, technology, education, tax and outsourcing. The firms&rsquo; professionals are supported by updated resources and modern technology; specifically tailored to the Ethiopian business environment to provide solutions for vital client issues. &nbsp;
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HST Consulting PLC

HST is a knowledge company that provides services for clients across various industries.&nbsp;HST endeavors solve its clients’ business growth, operational, people, financial, tax, governance, risk, learning and compliance challenges with locally relevant solutions. As local professional service firm, HST offers best practices that fully considers its clients’ unique circumstances and the social, political and economic environment in which they are operating.&nbsp;HST is powered by highly qualified and best in class multi-disciplinary professionals in strategy; organization design, human capital; audit; corporate finance; enterprise risk; technology; education; tax and outsourcing. The firm professionals are supported by up-to-date knowledge and modern technology specifically tailored to the Ethiopian business environment to provide solutions to clients’ issues that matters most.&nbsp;HST is looking for career oriented self-motivated and resilient professionals who would like to engage in consultancy and training services in strategy formulation, organization design, organizational policy and procedure preparation, finance transformation, human resources, performance management and operational excellence and related areas as a consultant.&nbsp;Major responsibilities&nbsp;The consultant is responsible for drafting proposals and engagement plans in strategy, organization design, organizational policy and procedure preparation, and management consulting areas and work as a member of consulting team in collecting and analyzing data and information relevant to the consulting project to deliver high quality services to clients.

Consultant

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research and technology — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.As we evolve to meet the challenges of the future, we stand committed to the principles that have guided our organization for the last 40+ years. Our work continues to be grounded in research and science, strengthened by partnerships and focused on building the capacity of individuals, communities and countries to succeed.

FHI360

Background:Family Health International (FHI 360) is a non-profit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. FHI-360 is leading a consortium of International and Private Partners in implementing Feed the Future Ethiopia Community Nutrition Activity&nbsp;that aims to improve the nutritional status of women and children.The Community Nutrition program recently conducted an assessment in 63 phases one woredas in seven regions and one city administration and collected data against three scopes. The first scope was on household and target group mapping, the second was on multisectoral functionality assessment, and the third was on health facility service availability and readiness assessment. Data was collected using Kobo tools and is ready in PowerBI and SPSS formats.&nbsp;A researcher is required to work with the project LME team to analyze these data from the intervention woredas and to generate actionable knowledge. The project is looking for an expert in data analysis and report writing who properly understands the Ethiopian health system and the nutrition programs as it pertains to SBC, service delivery and multisectoral coordination.&nbsp;Nature of the available data<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><ol><li>Target population related: data collected from&nbsp;65,000 HHs reaching more than 82,000 women of reproductive age (including 6,000 pregnant women, 21,000 lactating women), 53,000 children under the age of five, and more than 32,000 adolescents.&nbsp;</li></ol><ul><li>Number of variables: from 5 to 15 variables for each target group.</li></ul><ol><li>Health facility readiness assessment: data from more than 140 health facilities (HCs and HPs)</li></ol><ul><li>Number of variables up to 40 variables per facility</li></ul><ol><li>Multi sectoral coordination functionality assessment related data collected from 63 woredas (six sectors per woreda)</li></ol><ul><li>Number of variables: up to 15 variables for each sector</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>Role and Responsibility of the ConsultantThe&nbsp;consultant will be responsible for the following tasks&nbsp;<ul><li>Lead analysis of secondary data that is already collected from over 65,000 HHs, more than 140 health facilities and multi sectoral coordination functionality related data collected from 63 woredas (six sectors per woreda)</li><li>Hold a discussion with the LME and the technical leads to clean the data as needed and to understand the available data contents and the desired analysis outputs.</li><li>Select research topics and draft detail analysis plan with the technical team. Undertake stepwise analysis of the data that may include:<ul><li>Examine existing data in detail</li><li>Analyze the sociocultural and economic patterns in intervention woredas from datasets, which help understand the context and predict future outcomes regarding better community nutrition implementation.</li></ul></li><li>Analyze existing data to help understand the maternal, child, and adolescent nutrition situation and determinant at the community level.&nbsp;</li><li>Analyze the health facility readiness assessment data and the multi-sectoral coordination functionality assessment data collected at woreda and kebele level.&nbsp;</li><li>Propose action-oriented recommendations and an advocacy brief to enable better decision-making across sectors and at different intervention levels.</li><li>Use existing data and analysis to test and confirm or refute the existing approach to nutrition demand and services provision.&nbsp;</li><li>Review a literature relevant to the objective of the assessments and prepare at least 3 abstracts for publications that will be jointly determined with in discussion with the technical teams (e.g., for HH, 1 for HF and 1 for MSC)</li><li>Prepare a PPT for dissemination workshop, assist for the presentation and organize a consultative workshop. During the workshop, organize all comments and feedback and incorporate to the original draft.</li></ul>Deliverables<ol><li>Inception Report: A detailed work plan outlining the methodology, timeline, and resource requirements for the consultancy.</li><li>First draft Data Analysis Report:&nbsp;<ol><li>Develop a first draft comprehensive report which summarizes the findings of the data analysis, including statistical analyses and visualizations.</li><li>Develop first draft for three jointly selected research with data analysis reports on selected topics</li><li>Develop a first draft policy/advocacy brief paper based on analysis comprehensive report</li></ol></li><li>Final reports:<ol><li>Submit a final comprehensive report that incorporated feedback from FHI360</li><li>Submit final versions of three well-structured and formatted papers for publication on selected topics, for submission to a peer reviewed journal</li><li>Submit a final policy/advocacy brief paper</li></ol></li></ol>

Public Health Researcher - Consultant

<div style="text-align:justify">The Center for Victims of Trauma Ethiopia is a US based non-governmental organization and non-profit organization engaged in Mental Health programs in Ethiopia to support the Eritrean refugees in Mai Ayni and Adi Harush refugee camps. CVT is looking for a qualified Administration and Human Resources Officer for its Ethiopia country program.</div>

The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)

BackgroundThe Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) is an international non-governmental organization founded in the United States in 1985. CVT provides direct and indirect services, with offices in the United States, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Uganda and Iraq, and partner networks in many more&nbsp;countries. Learn more about CVT here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cvt.org/">https://www.cvt.org/</a>&nbsp;CVT has extended rehabilitative care to survivors of trauma living in Ethiopia since 2012.&nbsp; To address the grief resulting from the devastating civil conflict in Northern Ethiopia, CVT has introduced a new initiative in Ethiopia.&nbsp;The Brief Grief Intervention (BGI) is designed as a 6-hour, 3-day intervention, developed by CVT to address the psychological, physical and social effects of grief in the context of organized violence and armed conflict. It is a trauma-focused intervention&nbsp;facilitated by trained local Ethiopian clinical mental health providers, working with clinical supervisors.&nbsp;Evaluation Purpose and ScopeCVT plans to contract an external evaluator to review the feasibility and acceptability of the BGI based on the initial pilot phase of implementation.&nbsp;The purpose of the evaluation is to determine if the BGI is feasible, acceptable and of added value to the existing services CVT provides in Ethiopia.TimelineThis evaluation will begin on February 20th, 2025 and be completed by April 28th, 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;IRB ReviewPlease note that CVT may request a Program Evaluation Exemption approval (through internal review), particularly if the method(s) involve direct engagement with clients from BGI and/or other services.

Request for Proposals – External Evaluation Consultancy Service to Assess the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Value of a New Mental Health Intervention in Ethiopia.

Business Development

The Talent Firm

Pepsico/ Senselet Food Processing is a potato processing company in Ethiopia producing potato chips. It has been set up in accordance with European standards and knowledge and produces high quality potato crisps, branded as Sun Chips, that are sold locally in the Ethiopian market.&nbsp;About the Role&nbsp;Training Coordinator is responsible for planning, coordinating, and evaluating training programs within the PepsiCo Supply Chain. This position collaborates with various departments to identify training needs, develop training materials, and ensure the effective delivery of training initiatives. The Training Coordinator will also track training attendance, maintain training records, and assess the impact of training programs on employee performance.&nbsp;&nbsp;Responsibilities&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Conducting needs assessments to understand what employees already know and what they need to learn next as well as&nbsp;</li><li>Collaborate with department managers to identify training needs and develop training plans aligned with organizational goals.</li><li>Coordinate and schedule training sessions, including securing training venues, arranging equipment, and notifying participants.</li><li>Develop training materials, such as presentations, handouts, and online resources, to support the delivery of training programs.</li><li>Collaborate with subject matter experts and trainers to deliver effective training sessions.</li><li>Track and monitor training attendance, maintaining accurate records of participant information and training outcomes.</li><li>Evaluate training programs through surveys, assessments, and feedback to assess the effectiveness and make necessary improvements.</li><li>Stay updated with industry trends and best practices in training and development to enhance training programs.</li><li>Assist in the selection and management of external training vendors when required.</li><li>Communicate training information, schedules, and updates to relevant stakeholders.</li><li>Provide administrative support, such as maintaining training databases, preparing reports, and managing training materials inventory.</li><li>Measuring the effectiveness of training programs by conducting evaluations with participants and managers after a course has been completed</li><li>Align set out trainings to the factory master plan and road map</li></ul>&nbsp;Training Coordinator &nbsp;– Recruited by The Talent Firm&nbsp;&nbsp;Work Location - Tulofa

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Health Care

We believe that the contribution older people make to society is invaluable. Yet older people remain some of the poorest and most neglected in the world. We are committed to helping them claim their rights, challenge discrimination and overcome poverty. Our vision and mission Our vision is of a world in which all older people can lead dignified, active, healthy and secure lives. We work with our partners to ensure that people everywhere understand how much older people contribute to society and that they must enjoy their right to healthcare, social services and economic and physical security. Our values We believe that &quot;age helps&quot; - a position which puts the experience of older women and men at the centre of our work. This guides the type of programmes we run, the way we develop our advocacy work and the way we communicate. Our values and the way we behave are: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Supportive &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Optimistic &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Expert &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Committed How we work &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We put older men and women at the heart of our work, involving them in programme design, implementation and review. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We work in partnership with like-minded organisations. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We provide services where governments are not. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We respond to emergencies quickly and effectively. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We develop ways of improving older people&#39;s lives by monitoring our programmes. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We persuade policy makers to address ageing issues. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa with a population of nearly 90 million. Despite having good economic growth, it remains among the 10 poorest countries in the region. HelpAge began working in Ethiopia in 1992 and works with 20 local partners to support older people. HelpAge&rsquo;s priority programmes include income security, social care and support, inclusive health and wellbeing, emergency response and resilience building.

HelpAge International

This TOR highlights issues for conducting EoP evaluation for the project titled ‘“Multisectoral lifesaving and recovery assistance for most at-risk refugees, IDPs, and host communities in Oromia, Benishangul, Amhara, Afar, and Gambella regions, Ethiopia, Ethiopia”BackgroundHelpAge International (HAI) is a global network of organizations working with and for older people. HelpAge has been operating in Ethiopia for almost 32 years (since 1992) supporting older people in general and destitute and disadvantaged ones. As the only agency primarily working for older people, HelpAge’s priority programs include&nbsp;income security, social care and support, inclusive health and wellbeing, emergency response and resilience building. Pursuant to its global mission, HelpAge continues providing lifesaving humanitarian responses for vulnerable communities. Returnees, refugees and Internally displaced people (IDPs) in different parts of Ethiopia. To this effect, HelpAge International and its five local partners’, with the financial supports from GFFO, have been implementing an integrated and multisectoral humanitarian response project in five regions of Ethiopia. Namely Oromia, Benishangul Gumuz, Gambela, Amara, and Afar Regions, Ethiopia which started in April 2020 and to end in 31st November 2024. The project is entitled “Multisectoral lifesaving and recovery assistance for most at-risk refugees, IDPs, and host communities in Oromia, Benishangul, Amhara, Afar, and Gambella regions, Ethiopia, Ethiopia”. In accordance with HelpAge’s MEAL procedures and the Donor’s, German Federal Foreign Office (through HAD), and local stakeholders compliance, a final evaluation will be conducted by an independent external consultant at the end of the project implementation.&nbsp;The following are the main intervention areas and target group for all partners:<ul><li>HelpAge intervening has been implementing the project in seven woredas of Borena Zone in Oromia, three zones and three refugee camps of Benishangul, and four refugee camps and surrounding host communities in Gambela regions, focusing on with a focus on PSNs and older people in Oromia (Borena zone) while at Gambela &amp; Benishangul Gumuz targeting IDPs/returnees, host communities and refugees (older people. In terms of intervention WaSH, protection, health and core relief items at Oromia (Borena zone) while Protection &amp; inclusion, health and nutrition, Livelihood and core relief items and rehabilitation in four camps in Gambela and in collaborate with RaDO field office in Assosa are main intervention areas. The target groups are IDPs/returnees, host communities and refugees with a focus on PSNs and older people.</li><li>RCWDO - focusing on IDPs and host communities WASH, Health and core relief items in East Bale zone of Oromia region for the whole period of the project;</li><li>RADO - focused on Rehabilitation and Protection plus core relief items in three camps of Benishangul-Gumuz and three camps in Gambela refugee camps from the beginning until June 2023;</li><li>ECDD - implementing Capacity building and inclusion of age and disability in humanitarian assistance in all project areas, i.e. Oromia, Gambela and Benishangul Regions from the beginning until June 2023.&nbsp;</li><li>AEID - has been implementing the project in four woredas of Amhara Region since July 2023;</li><li>OSD, has been implementing the project in four Woredas of Afar region since July 2023, and;</li></ul>Objectives of the final evaluation&nbsp;The overall objective of this EoP evaluation is to determine the extent to which the project achieved its intended aim. Specifically, the EoP evaluation will assess the project against the specific outcomes expected as outlined above in relation to the following five areas, while making recommendations for improvement in future design and implementation of projects for both HelpAge International and the donor, partners, German Federal Foreign Office.Scope of the WorkIn accordance to the project approval procedures, the project will carry out a final evaluation conducted by an external consultant. The term “External Consultant” or “Consultant” here refers to an Individual or a group of individual(s) or&nbsp;firm which are external to the project team and country program and which will be hired to lead the overall evaluation work. Enumerators will be directly hired and supervised by the Consultant and as such will be part of the Consultant Team.DeliverablesThe Consultant will produce a report (no more than 25 pages plus appendices, in Microsoft Word using Verdana font 11). The report is expected to include:&nbsp;<ul><li>An inside page which shows project title, Project code, name of implementing partner, name of person compiling the evaluation report, including summary of role/contribution of others in the team and period during which the evaluation was undertaken</li><li>Executive Summary (1 A4 page maximum). This must be a standalone summary, describing the Action, the main findings of the evaluation, conclusions and recommendations.</li><li>Achievement Rating Scale (5 A4 pages maximum – see template at Annex 1)</li><li>Full evaluation of Project addressing the evaluation objectives as outlined above</li></ul>TimelinesThe evaluation is scheduled to take place within one month. The final report should be submitted no later than the end date of the consultancy contract and hence all other stages of the evaluation must be satisfactorily completed in good time to meet this deadline. The actual work will start immediately after the signing of the contract (Max. last week of December).&nbsp;For more and detailed information, please use the linked document below:&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PCtM0gN4cfIy61hg3SzTFwGAwrQZBLwb/view?usp=sharing">ToR for End of project Evaluation. _ GFFO (1) 2024</a>

Terms of Reference (TOR) for conducting End of Project /EoP/ Evaluation

Advocacy Center for Democracy and Development(ACDD)

IntroductionAdvocacy Center for Democracy and Development (ACDD) is a civil society organization established on April 3, 2020, in Ethiopia under registration number 4867. ACDD's mission is to advocate for and nurture the establishment and consolidation of true democracy and sustainable, equitable, and inclusive development in Ethiopia. Hence, its thematic scope of intervention places mainly evidence-based advocacy at the center to promote peace building and conflict resolution, human rights protection and democratic culture, inclusive development, and local community empowerment through a right-based approach and employing community participation, dialogue, and media strategic&nbsp;tools.Advocacy Center for Democracy and Development (ACDD), in collaboration with the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), is implementing a project funded by the European Union titled "Strengthening Civil Societies' Capacities to contribute to the Transitional Justice Process in Ethiopia - Phase II." This project will be implemented in four regions: Amhara, Oromia, Somali, and Tigray. The project aims at&nbsp;advancing accountability, the rule of law, gender justice, affirm victims’ dignity, and promote responsive institutions through increased engagement of victims and other civil society organizations (CSOs) with state institutions as a step toward coming to terms with past violations and preventing new ones.  &nbsp;The project will involve consultations and training sessions across four regions, targeting CSOs and victim associations. These&nbsp;consultation&nbsp;workshops aim to equip participants with essential skills and knowledge to support their communities and effectively contribute to the transitional justice process. Given the conflict and post-conflict context, many participants may still be experiencing the fresh impacts of these events. Therefore, all activities must be designed and delivered with a mental health and trauma-informed approach.&nbsp;With this in mind, this Terms of Reference (ToR) aims to identify three qualified consultants to conduct a one-day training on psychosocial and trauma-informed approaches during the consultations workshops in the Amhara and Oromia (to be held in Addis Ababa) and Tigray (to be held in Mekelle) regions. In addition to delivering the training, the consultants will also provide MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support) services to participants throughout&nbsp;the&nbsp;workshop.Objectives<ul><li>Guide and oversee the integration of trauma-informed knowledge into workshop activities and content.</li><li>Provide MHPSS support to participants during the workshop.</li><li>Foster a safe space for open dialogue on participants' experiences and challenges.</li></ul>Scope of Work<ul><li>Collaborate with ACDD and ICTJ teams to integrate psychosocial support into the program design.</li><li>Deliver a one-day training on psychosocial and trauma-informed approaches.</li><li>Provide introductory training on key skills and strategies for trauma coping.</li><li>Conduct pre-workshop assessments to identify participants' psychosocial needs.</li><li>Facilitate activities like group discussions, emotional resilience and stress and burnout management, and individual support as needed.</li><li>Monitor participant engagement and emotional well-being during the workshop.</li></ul>Target AudienceThe service will be directed to 25 CSOs and victim associations’ representatives attending the workshop in each region (Amhara, Oromia, and Tigray region)Methodology<ul><li>Adopt a participatory approach to foster sharing and mutual support among participants.</li><li>Apply trauma-informed practices to ensure sensitivity to participants' experiences.</li><li>Incorporate culturally relevant practices and materials into all activities.</li></ul>Date and duration&nbsp;The workshops are tentatively planned to take place on the dates mentioned below:<ol><li>Tigray – fourth week of December&nbsp; 2024<ol><li>Addis Ababa – fifth week of December 2024 and third week of January &nbsp;2025</li></ol></li></ol>

Terms Of Reference (Tor)  Psychosocial Support Service During Consultations with CSOS And Victim Associations

<div style="text-align:justify">Amref Health Africa (formerly African Medical Research Foundation) is the premier African-led international health development organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities, Amref Health Africa in the intervening years has broadened its mission to include training of some 500 thousand community health workers and managing the design and implementation of health development projects in more than 30 countries across Africa. With a focus on women and children, Amref Health Africa strives to overcome the most critical health challenges facing the continent: maternal and child health, HIV &amp; TB, malaria, clean water and sanitation and surgical and clinical outreach. Amref Health Africa has offices in Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, South Sudan, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda as well as in Europe and North America. The organization employs over 1,000 people. Although Amref Health Africa has been formally registered in Ethiopia in 1998, a full-fledged country program was started in 2002. Since then, the country program has grown from one project in Addis Ababa to over 20 projects in five regions (Addis Ababa, Afar, North Shewa, Oromiya and Southern Nation, Nationalities and People Region). Amref Health Africa Health Africa, Ethiopia is working in health development with the motto of lasting health change in Africa. </div>

Amref Health Africa

Amref BackgroundAmref Health Africa is the largest African-based and led international health development organization serving over 30 million people annually across 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.&nbsp; Strategically engaging with communities, governments, and local partners for the past 65 years, we work through our European and North American network of sister organizations on program implementation, advocacy, fundraising and partnership. Our subsidiaries include Amref Flying Doctors, Amref Enterprises Limited, and the Amref International University.Our organization is driven by its vision to bring lasting health change in Africa and its mission to catalyze and drive community-led and people-centered health systems while addressing social determinants of health. Amref believes that the power to transform Africa's health lies within its communities, and therefore strives to ensure that health systems are functioning at an optimal level and communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of high-quality and affordable health care.&nbsp;Amref has been active in Ethiopia since the 1960s and became fully operational as of 2002. We have been partnering with the Ethiopian government and local communities to co-create solutions and implement diverse health and development project portfolios throughout the country for over twenty years. Aligning with the national Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II), we work to ensure health equity by serving women and children, reaching the most disadvantaged, inaccessible communities including pastoralist communities and placing an emphasis on youth development.&nbsp;Our programs are designed to support community level interventions while strengthening health systems at the regional and national levels. With an integrated and multi-sectoral approach, Amref strategically addresses cross-cutting issues through these programmatic focus areas.&nbsp;Project Background&nbsp;Reset plus is progressive project that lasted for over six years focusing on resilience community and Family planning using different initiatives. This project is implemented with many local CSOs to ensure its sustainability and increase the capacity of the CSOs.&nbsp; Reset plus addresses different intervention areas through its two phases.&nbsp;The first phase which was implemented from January 15, 2018, to October 15, 2021 in three regions, five zones and 24 woredas by four consortium organizations with Amref Italy lead. The 2nd phase (December 29, 2021- December 28, 2024) is currently implementing&nbsp; &nbsp;in five clusters/zones of four region at 16 woredas by three organization.&nbsp; From&nbsp;Southern nation, nationalities and people region (SNNPR) two zones and seven woredas namely&nbsp;Wolaita zone (Damot Pulasa, Duguna Fango, Boloso Sore and Kindo Koysha districts) and South Omo (Hammer, Dasench, and Gnagatom districts); from Oromia region one zone and three woredas by namely Borana zone (Moyale, Dhaas and Arero districts); from Amhara region at one zone of three woredas, Waghimra (Gazgibila, Sekota and Ziquala woredas) and Afar region zone 1 (Afambo, Assiyta and Elidar districts). Amref Health Africa Italy has led; and the project has been implemented with consortium members namely, Amref Health Africa Ethiopia (lead in country), Woman Empowerment in Action, Kulich Youth Reproductive Health and Development Organization (KYRHDO).&nbsp;The project is highly important to address the following key problems in the implementation areas; Low family planning service utilization; low quality service of SRHR including FP; poor awareness of family planning and its link with resilience building; gender disparities and prevalence of harmful traditional practice; low youth involvement in SRHR promotion, poor multi-sectoral coordination and&nbsp;political engagement, limited institutional capacity of different organized groups and local government to promote family planning service and its link with resilience building.Objectives of the projectOverall objective: To contribute to the resilience of vulnerable communities through consolidated Family Planning (FP) practices, gender equality and decreased demographic pressure.The specific objective: to ensure the improvement of social cohesion, sustainable access to quality SRH and FP services, and productive capacity and self-reliance of women and youths.The project has four expected results- At this time, we expect to have the following major outcomes to be achieved<ul><li>Result 1: Increased empowerment of youths and women through strengthening and establishment of grassroots-based groups and access to socioeconomic opportunities</li><li>Result 2:&nbsp;Increased community awareness on the link between FP and resilience, SRHR and gender equity including HTPs</li><li>Result 3: Improved access to quality FP/SRHR services by strengthening the capacity of local service providers</li><li>Result 4: Policy and decision making influenced the consolidation of a comprehensive framework for resilience building including FP and gender equality by scaling up and institutionalization of the program and its approaches at national level.&nbsp;</li></ul>Major project DeliverablesProject objective verifiable indicators as stated in the project logframe/project document, and this will be shared for the winner to see the full picture of the indicators.&nbsp;<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Long term outcomes indicatorIncreased social cohesion, sustainable access to quality SRH and FP services, productive capacity and self-reliance of women and youths</td></tr><tr><td>1. Average value of the Women’s Autonomy Index2. Unmet need for family planning decreased by 10%&nbsp;3. Number of Key stakeholders and partners promote family planning (including reference to policy endorsement and/or implementation by # and type of policies endorsed effectively implemented) as a key component for increased resilience4. Percentage of women whose demand is satisfied with a modern method of contraceptionIntermediate outcomes indicatorResult 1. Increased empowerment of youth and women1.1 number or % of targeted [households / persons] that increased their income from EU supported project.&nbsp;1.2.&nbsp; % of youth and women making their own informed decisions regarding SRH servicesResult 2. Increased community awareness on the link between FP and resilience. SRH and gender equity including HTP2.1. % of people (in EU intervention areas) who gained the desired knowledge / skills on about impact of population pressure on resilience&nbsp;2.2 % of community (in EU intervention areas) with attitudes supportive of gender equalityResult 3. Improved access to quality FP/SRH services3..1: # of youth and women utilizing SRH/FP services, contraceptive use, Skilled birth attendants (disaggregated by service and sex). 3.2 Percent of clients satisfied with SRH services&nbsp;3.3: % HFs experiencing stock out (disaggregated by type of SRH/FP commodity) in the last 3 monthsResult 4. Policy and decision making influenced on the consolidation of a comprehensive framework for resilience building including FP and gender equality4.1: # and proportion of relevant government sector offices which mainstream FP and gender equality to bring resilient community&nbsp;4.2.&nbsp; # and type of national policies or procedures or frameworks adopted, maintained, improved including the number of detrimental policies which are prevented or blocked from adoption or development to decrease barriers to FP and resilience</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>BeneficiariesDirect beneficiaries are 107,600 (50,000 AY and 57,600 adults), 600 HEWs, 12,000 HWs Indirect beneficiaries: total population in the intervention districts is 807,400Purpose of this end term evaluation&nbsp;The purpose of the end term evaluation is to assess the extent to which the Reset Plus project has achieved its objectives and the overall performance. The objective of this evaluation includes:General objective:The overall objective of the evaluation is to assess the extent to which the project has achieved its intended results at long term outcome and intermediate outcome against predetermined targets. And the baseline findings will be used as a reference point to compare changes.&nbsp;&nbsp;Specific objective:<ol><li>To assess the degree to which project deliverable mentioned above were achieved</li><li>To examine the changes that resulted from project intervention comparing with baseline findings</li><li>To assess the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability and impact&nbsp;of the project</li><li>To provide recommendation to partners for scale up and donors for future funding</li></ol>Results from this evaluation will be used to assess the significance of the intervention and to come up with evidence-based recommendation for scaling up or not. To highlight the project’s achievements/results, the consultant will focus on the results and outcome indicators targeted during project design.&nbsp;Geographic coverage&nbsp;This end term evaluation will be conducted in Four project implementation regions (South region, Oromia, Amhara and Afar), and districts. Selection of representative study units will be the responsibility of the consultant based on statistically sound criteria.Proposed MethodologyThe consultant is expected to propose a scientifically sound methodology that best suits the evaluation objective. Amref is open to considering the consultant's suggestions. The methodology should include an appropriate sampling approach with robust data collection and quality assurance processes. The methodology should not only inform program decision-makers from a programmatic and scientific perspective, but also generate findings that are suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. The goal is to develop an evaluation approach that is both rigorous and practical, providing Amref with the information needed to make evidence-based decisions, while also producing outputs that contribute to the broader scientific literature in this domain.Specific tasks to be done by the consultantThe below listed&nbsp;will&nbsp;include main&nbsp;activities to follow;<ul><li>Meet Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia head office to present the work plan as per the tasks required as per the terms of reference (ToR).&nbsp;</li><li>Review&nbsp;key databases and researches&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;relevant&nbsp;documents&nbsp;like&nbsp;project baseline report,&nbsp;reports,&nbsp;documented&nbsp;data …etc&nbsp;including&nbsp;but not&nbsp;limited&nbsp;to develop the introduction, frameworks and methods will used.&nbsp;</li><li>All reviewed databased should be included in standard referencing software’s preferably endnote program (also share will shared the databases used to Amref for reviewing)</li><li>The firm should get approvals from Amref M&amp;E department on the body of the content, introduction, framework/s and methods used before starting the final tool development.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop the final tool as per the agreed introductions, frameworks and methods.</li><li>Meet Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia head office and project staff at the beginning and at the&nbsp;end of the&nbsp;field&nbsp;work for inception report and debriefing.</li><li>Discuss&nbsp;with&nbsp;Amref&nbsp;program&nbsp;development/program/project&nbsp;managers&nbsp;and&nbsp;M&amp;E&nbsp;staffs</li><li>Identify key partner for&nbsp;interviews from the&nbsp;government&nbsp;and private&nbsp;sectors&nbsp;at all levels&nbsp;</li><li>Develop protocol that clearly defines the methodologies for sampling/ disaggregated by&nbsp;district/urban, data collection, entry, cleaning, compilation, analysis of data and report&nbsp;writing (Approvals required from Amref M&amp;E department) and so that Amref health Africa will have a mandate to follow the process directly or&nbsp;indirectly.</li><li>Recruit qualified data collectors and train evaluation team and pre-test data collection&nbsp;tools;</li><li>The team compositions for the data collectors have to be very well qualified and who has an experience in both quantitative and qualitative research.</li><li>Coordinate&nbsp;data&nbsp;collection,&nbsp;processing,&nbsp;analysis,&nbsp;management&nbsp;and&nbsp;reporting;</li><li>Conduct&nbsp;a&nbsp;final&nbsp;debriefing&nbsp;at&nbsp;an&nbsp;Amref&nbsp;health&nbsp;Africa&nbsp;Ethiopia&nbsp;Office</li><li>Develop and submit final report incorporating all comments given by Amref Health&nbsp;Africa&nbsp;Ethiopia, datasets and Do-files.&nbsp;</li></ul>Period for Submission and deliverables<ul><li>The consultancy firm or team should follow the overall time frame of 60 calendar days starting from signing of the agreement to the finalization of report (incorporating all changes and requests from Amref).</li><li>The consultancy firm will submit and present the inception report that clearly defines the methodologies for sampling and data collection tools in the first week following signing the contract. Final data collection tools will be annexed to the protocol and address the feedbacks in the second week of agreement.</li><li>Training of data collectors and supervisors will take place in the second week following singing the contract.&nbsp;</li><li>By end of fifth week, data should have been analyzed and first draft of report submitted. The actual data collection will take place in third and fourth week following signing the contacts.&nbsp;</li><li>The consultant will update Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia on the progress of the work regularly.</li></ul>Expected Key Outputs<ul><li>Detailed Final proposal: including the consultant’s understanding of the assignment, proposed methodology to be used (for sampling, data collection, and entry, cleaning and data analysis), report structure, deliverables, timelines, budget and CV.</li><li>Final Data Collection Tools (Use Amref data warehouse for data collection)</li><li>Analysis plan and steps</li><li>1ts draft of the end term evaluation report</li><li>2nd draft of the end term evaluation Report</li><li>Final report and presentations as required.</li><li>Final Evaluation Report: hard copy, complete data set and analysis syntax / preferably STATA dataset and DO-file.</li></ul>

Consultancy Service to Conduct End-Term Evaluation for RESET Plus - Scaling up the Family Planning for Resilience Building program amongst youth and women in drought prone and chronically food insecure regions of Ethiopia Project

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The assignment will focus on large scale Agricultural financing in Ethiopia and cover agro ecologies and commodities, but not limited to, characterized for large scale agricultural investments. The consultant will get technical experts from the relevant sector institute to be agreed and detailed with the project.&nbsp;&nbsp;Specific Objectives&nbsp;The specific objectives of the project include qualitative and quantitative analysis:&nbsp;<ul><li>To show relevance of rain fed agriculture at large-scale agricultural investment, specific to agro ecology and commodity</li><li>PESTE analysis of Agriculture, focusing on commercial and large-scale investment and its current and foreseen contribution to GDP and Sustainable economic development/Food Systems &nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Financing gap on large scale agricultural investment and its impact on contribution of agriculture to Food security, Nutrition, Environment and overall economic development, sustainable food systems&nbsp;</li><li>Risk and Mitigation on financing to rain fed agriculture</li></ul>

Call for Consultancy service for Preparation of Rational Document for Financing Rain Fed Large Scale Agricultural Investments

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