Background

TTL Program Background

The Tindog Tabang Leyteno (TTL) program is a 3.5 year USD 20 million program collaboratively implemented by the American Red Cross (ARC) in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) towards the promotion of community resilience in areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The goal of the TTL program is “to contribute to building safe and resilient communities by identifying and addressing various factors that will help people sustainably rebuild their lives, livelihoods and assets while ensuring that future climate, environmental and disaster related risks are addressed and/or minimized.” The project strives to reach this goal through three objectives: “to increase PRC capacity in community based recovery and preparedness to enhance community resilience”, “to increase communities’ capacity to adopt resilient practices”, and “to increase household and community access to safer and more sustainable infrastructure and resources”. Although the program is implemented in an integrated fashion, program activities generally fall into one of six sectors: Shelter, Infrastructure, Livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Health, or Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). To better understand community needs the program uses a community-driven approach in which decision-making is led by Barangay Recovery Committees (BRC). These BRCs serve as key points of contact between the program and community and are instrumental in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of program interventions. A detailed description of sectoral interventions implemented to-date follows below:

Shelter sector interventions include the Core, Shelter Retrofitting Assistance (SRA), and IDEALS programs. The Core program is intended for households with severely damaged homes and provides households with one of two PRC approved core shelter designs in addition to a latrine and provision of training on Safe Shelter Construction Techniques (SST). The SRA program provides households with moderately damaged homes with a cash grant, in-kind construction materials, technical oversight, and training on SST. The IDEALS program provides legal support for households with tenuous land rights towards improved land tenure.

Infrastructure sector interventions include the construction of Community Solar Lights, Multi-Purpose Halls, Community Drainage Systems, and a Stepped Pathway. All infrastructure projects were identified through the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) process and are included in the communities’ Community Action Plans (CAP). Infrastructure selected for support were chosen based on a mix of community needs, interests, vulnerability, and capacity.

Livelihoods sector interventions include the CCG Program, Agri-Extension Program, Skills Training and Enterprise Development (STED) Program, and the Community Managed Livelihood Program (CMLP). Through the CCG Program, households who lost productive assets during Typhoon Haiyan were provided conditional cash grants for the recovery of their livelihoods. These households were required to provide a proposal outlining their plan for replacement of assets and expenditure of granted funds were closely monitored against the initial proposal. The Agri-Extension Program provides households with agricultural production and marketing trainings for swine, poultry, fisheries, and vegetable producers. Following the trainings, households are then eligible to receive farm inputs or a cash grant to support the utilization of the production techniques learned during the training. The Skills Training and Enterprise Development (STED) program provides out-of-school youth with formalized skills training courses through local accredited technical institutions. Courses identified include welding, cooking, automotive, carpentry, and plumbing courses. Following the completion of the training courses, individuals are provided toolkits or cash grants towards the achievement of employment. The Community Managed Livelihoods Program (CMLP) provides established community groups and associations with cash grants towards the purchase of income-generating productive assets and with trainings towards the improvement of the group’s functioning.

WASH sector interventions include the Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST) Program, Child Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (CHAST) Program, and the construction of water systems and latrines at the community and household levels. The PHAST program is a participatory process that seeks to address the major hygiene and sanitation issues faced by the community. The program provides trainings to community members on good hygiene and sanitation practices and supports the identification of hardware interventions required within the community. The CHAST program is similar to the PHAST program but focuses on schools and seeks to address the major hygiene and sanitation issues faced by schools. The program provides trainings to students on good hygiene and sanitation practices and supports the identification of hardware interventions required within the schools. Based on the hardware needs identified by the PHAST and CHAST programs, the WASH sector provides Level-1, Level-2, and Level-3 water systems within the community as well as providing latrines at the household level.

The Health sector interventions includes the Community Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA) Program is a participatory process that seeks to address the major health issues faced by the community. The program provides trainings to community members on good health practices and supports the identification of interventions required within the community to promote good health.

The DRR sector interventions includes the Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) Program, Contingency Planning Program, Household Preparedness Planning Program, and DRR in Schools Program. The CBDRR Program is a participatory process that seeks to raise awareness of key DRR concepts within the community. The program provides trainings to community members on good DRR practices and supports the development of a community disaster risk reduction plan. The Contingency Planning Program works with communities to develop the Contingency Plans for the major hazards faced by the community. The Household Preparedness Planning Program works with households to develop household preparedness plans. The DRR in Schools Program works with schools to help train students and teachers on key DRR concepts

TTL Program Scope and Reach

The TTL program is currently operating in 4 municipalities and 23 barangays across Leyte Province in the Philippines. The targeted barangays are mostly non-contiguous and include densely populated urban barangays as well as remote rural barangays. Currently there are around 28,000 direct beneficiaries and an estimated 30,000 indirect beneficiaries.

TTL Program Stakeholders

In addition to donors and community members and government officials in the 23 targeted barangays, program stakeholders include ARC National Head Quarters staff, PRC National Head Quarters staff, PRC Haiyan Task Force Leyte Chapter staff, and PRC Leyte Chapter staff. The program also works in close coordination with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) and 14 other partnering national societies operating under the movement.

TTL Program Surveys To-Date

To date there have been three major data collection efforts conducted by the TTL program including an initial household profiling of all households within the TTL target areas, a baseline survey, and an evaluation of the program’s cash-based Shelter Retrofitting Assistance (SRA) program. A detailed description of each of these data collection efforts follows below:

TTL Program Household Profiling

The TTL program has previously conducted a census-based household survey of 5,706 households within the 23 barangays. Data collected included basic socio-economic data. This census-level data has been essential in providing data for beneficiary selection for program interventions and was used for the creation of beneficiary identification cards that are the backbone of the TTL program monitoring systems. These beneficiary identification cards have allowed for complete and efficient reporting and have allowed program managers to better understand the integration of program activities.

TTL Program Baseline Survey

The TTL program has previously conducted a baseline survey in August 2015 with data collected through a household-level survey administered to 563 households selected through simple random sampling with one-stage stratification by municipality. The baseline survey sought to enable the eventual assessment of the program’s effectiveness and impact against the outcome and goal level indicators included in the program logical framework.

Shelter Retrofitting Assistance Evaluation

The TTL program has previously conducted an evaluation of its Shelter Retrofitting Assistance (SRA) program which to-date has provided 3,459 households with cash grants averaging 426.30 USD per household and corrugated galvanized iron sheets averaging 12.82 per household. The SRA program has additionally trained 3,321 individuals on safe shelter techniques (SST). As the SRA program approached its end in May 2016, the need for an evaluation was established with a goal of better understanding the Relevance and Appropriateness; Efficiency; Effectiveness; Impact; and Sustainability of the program as well the program’s alignment with the RCRC Movement Fundamental Principles and Code of Conduct. The evaluation additionally sought to inform ongoing and future operations of the RCRC Typhoon Haiyan Operation as well as provide necessary information to ensure the TTL Program upholds it obligation to ensure accountability to beneficiary communities. The evaluation was undertaken across June, July, and August 2016.

Scope of Work

The TTL program is currently finishing its final year of implementation and is seeking to conduct a mixed methods evaluation using a sequential explanatory approach. The evaluation seeks to first understand “what happened” through the analysis of quantitative data collected through an endline survey designed to understand progress against outcome and goal level indicators outlined in the program Logical Framework. The evaluation then seeks to understand “why it happened” through the analysis of qualitative data drawn from existing secondary data and through the collection of primary data. In support of this evaluation, the TTL program is seeking a consultant to provide technical support related to endline survey tool development, enumerator training, data collection supervision, data analysis, and presentation of findings as well final evaluation question of interest formulation, tool development, enumerator training, data collection supervision, data analysis, and presentation of findings and recommendations. The expected duration of the consultancy is from October 2nd, 2017 to December 12th, 2017. A detailed description of the roles and responsibilities follows below.

Consultant Responsibilities

The consultant will be responsible for the following aspects of the survey:

Endline Survey Tool Development

Review of questionnaire

The consultant will review the data collection tool (questionnaire) supplied by the TTL M&E staff. The consultant should ensure that the question wording does not lead to bias in response and that question wording reflects the intent of data collection. The consultant will review definitions for outcome-level indicators and will ensure that all indicators can be reported per the definition and to the desired level of precision. Additionally, the consultant will ensure that a relevant composite measure of community resilience can be compiled to allow the TTL project to report against its goal as defined within the Logical Framework.

Pre-testing and finalization of questionnaire

The consultant will coordinate and supervise the pre-testing of the data collection tool (questionnaire). The pre-testing should involve a debriefing period and should ensure that all issues are addressed. The consultant will work closely with the TTL staff to incorporate these changes into the data collection tool, a task likely requiring short turnaround times. It is expected that the consultant have flexibility in working hours during this stage.

Endline Survey Enumerator Training

Training of enumerators

The consultant will coordinate and lead a formal training of enumerators of no less than 4 days. This training should include portions on replacement procedures, ethics, and safety. The training should also include roleplaying activities and pre-testing involving field activities and debrief. The consultant will be required to provide all training materials for enumerator reference.

Training of supervisors

The consultant will coordinate and lead a formal training of survey supervisors. The training should cover general management, communication, and quality assurance procedures. For both enumerator and supervisor trainings, adult learning methodologies should be incorporated.

Endline Survey Data Collection Supervision

Oversight of data collection

The consultant will be responsible for coordinating and supervising all data collection activities. The consultant should work closely with supervisors to ensure that enumerators are managed properly. All logistics will be organized by the consultant in coordination with the TTL operations staff.

Development of quality control measures

The consultant will be responsible for proposing and incorporating quality control measures to ensure that data quality is maintained throughout the data collection activity. This could include random spot checks, enumerator log sheets, etc. The consultant should also ensure that data is cleanly uploaded and synchronized to the server throughout the data collection process.

Endline Survey Data Analysis

Data cleaning

The consultant will be responsible for supervising the cleaning of data. Enumerators will be provided for this task.

Data analysis

The consultant will be responsible for analysis of the primarily quantitative endline data. The analysis will include descriptive statistics as well as basic hypothesis testing with the unit of analysis of the household.

Endline Survey Presentation of Findings

Presentation of findings

The consultant will be responsible for presenting and validating the findings of the endline data analysis

Final Evaluation Question of Interest Formulation

Development of evaluation questions of interest

The consultant will draw from the analysis of the endline survey to develop evaluation questions of interest under the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) evaluation criteria.

Final Evaluation Tool Development

Development of qualitative data collection tools

The consultant will develop qualitative data collection tools to support the collection of primary qualitative data. Primary qualitative data sources will likely include key informant interviews and focus group discussions.

Pre-testing and finalization of qualitative data collection tools

The consultant will coordinate and supervise the pre-testing of the data collection tools. The consultant will work closely with TTL staff to incorporate these changes into the data collection tool, a tasks likely requiring short turnaround times. It is expected that the consultant have flexibility in working hours during this stage.

Final Evaluation Enumerator Training

Training of enumerators

The consultant will coordinate and lead a formal training of enumerators on the qualitative data collection tools. This training should include portions on facilitation skills, ethics, and safety. The consultant will be required to provide all training materials for enumerator reference.

Final Evaluation Data Collection Supervision

Oversight of data collection

The consultant will be responsible for coordinating and supervising all data collection activities. All logistics will be organized by the consultant in coordination with the TTL operations staff. The consultant should work closely with enumerator supervisors to ensure that enumerators are managed properly.

Final Evaluation Data Analysis

Data cleaning and data entry

The consultant will be responsible for coordinating the cleaning and entry of primary data. Enumerators will be provided for this task.

Data analysis

The consultant will be responsible for analyzing primary and secondary qualitative data to support the validated findings of the endline survey. Qualitative data sources will likely include key informant interviews, focus group discussions, most significant change videos, success stories, and monitoring reports.

Final Evaluation Presentation of Findings and Recommendations

Presentation of findings and recommendations

The consultant will be responsible for presenting and validating the findings and recommendations of the final evaluation analysis.

TTL Program Responsibilities

The TTL Program will be responsible for the following aspects of the survey:

Endline Survey Tool Development

Drafting of questionnaire

TTL staff will be responsible for the original development of the data collection tool (questionnaire)

Translation of questionnaire

TTL staff will be responsible for translation of the data collection tool (questionnaire) into the local dialect, Waray-Waray. The TTL staff will also provide forward and backward translation for this study until assurance can be made of translation quality.

Endline Survey Enumerator Training

Logistical support for pre-testing and data collection.

TTL staff will be responsible for providing transportation for up to 10 enumerators, 4 supervisors, and 1 consultant during the pre-testing and data collection.

Endline Survey Data Collection Supervision

Recruitment of enumerators and supervisors

TTL staff will be responsible for recruiting up to 10 enumerators and 4 data collection supervisors

Procurement of equipment for data collection

TTL staff will be responsible for providing up to 10 phones for data collection activities.

Endline Survey Data Analysis

Procurement of equipment for data cleaning

TTL staff will be responsible for providing up to 3 computers for data cleaning activities.

Recruitment of data entry staff

TTL staff will be responsible for recruiting up to 3 data entry staff.

Review of analysis

TTL staff will be responsible for reviewing the analysis and providing timely feedback.

Endline Survey Presentation of Findings

Logistical support for presentation

TTL staff will be responsible for providing the venue and local transportation for the presentation

Administrative support for presentation

TTL staff will be responsible for ensure attendance by relevant stakeholders

Final Evaluation Question of Interest Formulation

Review of evaluation questions of interest

TTL staff will be responsible for the review and approval of the evaluation questions of interest.

Final Evaluation Tool Development

Review of data collection tools

TTL staff will be responsible for the review and approval of the qualitative data collection tools.

Translation of data collection tools

TTL staff will be responsible for translation of the qualitative data collection tools into the local dialect, Waray-Waray. The TTL staff will also provide forward and backward translation for this study until assurance can be made of translation quality.

Final Evaluation Enumerator Training

Logistical support for pre-testing and data collection.

TTL staff will be responsible for providing transportation for up to 10 enumerators, 4 supervisors, and 1 consultant during the pre-testing and data collection.

Final Evaluation Data Collection Supervision

Recruitment of enumerators and supervisors

TTL staff will be responsible for recruiting up to 10 enumerators and 4 data collection supervisors

Final Evaluation Data Analysis

Procurement of equipment for data entry and data cleaning

TTL staff will be responsible for providing up to 3 computers for data cleaning activities.

Recruitment of data entry staff

TTL staff will be responsible for recruiting up to 3 data entry staff

Review of analysis

TTL staff will be responsible for reviewing the findings and providing timely feedback.

Final Evaluation Presentation of Findings

Logistical support for presentation

TTL staff will be responsible for providing the venue and local transportation for the presentation of findings and recommendations

Administrative support for presentation

TTL staff will be responsible for ensure attendance by relevant stakeholders

Endline Survey Detailed Overview

Endline Survey Objectives

The main objective of the survey is to collect quantitative data necessary for calculation of endline figures for goal and outcome level indicators within the Logical Framework.

Endline Survey Geographic Scope

The survey will cover the 23 target barangays of the TTL Program from the municipalities of Alang-Alang, MacArthur, Mayorga, and Tacloban City.

Endline Survey Target Population

The target population includes all 5,706 households with the 23 target barangays. The population includes 1,194 households in Alangalang, 1,112 households in MacArthur, 1,626 households in Mayorga, and 1,774 households in Tacloban. The average households size is 5.1 individuals with the eldest male in the household generally considered the head of household.

Endline Sampling Frame

The sample frame for the endline survey will be the household profiling list which includes all households within the targeted barangays. The household profiling list is considered to cover the entire population of interest. The sampling unit will be the household.

Endline Survey Mode of Data Collection

The mode of data collection will be personal interviews with data collected using Samsung Duos cellular phones running the ODK Collect survey application.

Endline Survey Main Audience

The main audience for the data collected from the survey will be the TTL program staff. All TTL staff efforts will be measured against the outcome-level indicators measured through the study. Additionally, ARC program delegates, ARC field management, ARC NHQ senior management, and PRC NHQ senior management will have special interest in the findings from this study. The survey will largely be used to better understand impact through comparison of baseline and endline data and will be used as an input for a final program evaluation, special information bulletins, case studies, and technical briefs.

Endline Survey Sample Methodology

The sample methodology will be a single stage stratified random sample.

Endline Survey Sample Precision

Survey estimates should have a level of precision less than or equal to 0.05.

Endline Survey Sample Size

The sample size for the study has been calculated as 600 households by the TTL staff however the consultant will be responsible for reviewing the calculations upon arrival. The finite population correction factor has been applied for each strata and a nonresponse rate of 15% is estimated at the strata and project level.

Endline Survey Sample Stratification

The sample design will be a single stage stratified random sample. The strata for this sample will be the municipality. The sampling unit will be the household and the selection methodology will be systematic random sampling within the strata. Clustering is not required because of the close proximity of households within the barangay.

Work Plan and Deliverables

Work Plan

The consultancy is expected to last 52 working days from October 2nd, 2017 to December 12th, 2017. The expected workflow for the consultancy is as outline in below.

• Desk review of secondary data (baseline report, evaluation report, etc.) and discussions with TTL program staff - 2 days
• Develop inception report - 1 day
• Review questionnaire for endline survey - 1 day
• Develop enumerator training guide for endline survey - 1 day
• Conduct enumerator training for endline survey - 5 days
• Supervise data collection for endline survey - 10 days
• Analyze data for endline survey - 5 days
• Presentation of findings for endline survey - 1 day
• Formulation of questions of interest for final evaluation - 2 days
• Desk review of secondary qualitative data (MSC videos, success stories, monitoring reports) for final evaluation - 2 days
• Develop qualitative data collection tool for final evaluation - 1 day
• Develop enumerator training guide for final evaluation - 1 day
• Conduct enumerator training for final evaluation - 2 days
• Supervise qualitative data collection for final evaluation - 4 days
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data for final evaluation - 6 days
• Presentation of findings and recommendations for final evaluation - 1 day
• Develop final evaluation report - 7 days

Deliverables

• Inception report - 10/04
• Endline Survey Findings Presentation - 11/06
• Final Evaluation Findings and Recommendations Presentation - 12/03
• Final Evaluation Report - 12/12

Qualifications of Consultant/Firm

• Post graduate degree from a recognized institution relating to social research, survey methodologies or monitoring & evaluation required
• Minimum 10 years relevant experience in mixed-methods research, preferably in the development/NGO sector in developing countries required
• Demonstrated experience in management of household level surveys required
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative data analysis for stratified multistage surveys required
• Demonstrated experience in qualitative data analysis for key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and audio/visual content required
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection tool development required
• Demonstrated experience in training enumerators required
• Professional work experience with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement preferred
• Professional work experience with the Red Cross Typhoon Haiyan Recovery Operation preferred
• Professional work experience in country or region preferred
• Fluency in English required, knowledge of Tagalog preferred

Application Submission Details

Applications should include a proposal brief, curriculum vitae, cover letter, reference sheet, and rate sheet. Proposals should be submitted by email to jobs.prc.ttl@gmail.com. All proposals should be submitted by 5 pm (UTC +8) on August 16^th, 2017. Any bids received after the deadline will not be considered.

Application Submission Procedures

Interested candidates should submit the following application materials:

• Proposal Brief (max 2 pages)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Reference Sheet
• Rate Sheet

The proposal brief should include a short explanation of high-level activities proposed by the candidate and should be limited to a maximum of 2 pages in length. The proposal brief should specify a preferred methodology and provide cost estimates for meeting the deliverables listed in the TOR. The cover letter and curriculum vitae should concisely summarize prior experiences of key personnel relevant to the aforementioned TOR. The reference sheet should include at least three professional references. The rate sheet should include daily rates for the previous 12 months of work. We thank you in advance for understanding that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next step in the application process.

American Red Cross in Haiti is seeking two evaluators:

1) Lead Evaluator: National or International

2) Local Assistant Evaluator: National Only

One of the evaluators should be of senior level having evaluation experiences in mostly all of the above Pillars, will lead as a team leader.

The team leader will be the main responsible person to write, compile and produce Inception and Evaluation Report.

The positions are a short term contract and the contractors will be required to work for about 54 days. They will report to the Lead evaluator during the contract period.

I. Program Background and Objectives

Due to the context encountered by Cité Soleil and Martissant, as described above, ARC formulated a project proposal that addressed the issues facing the youth in these communities. A project called “Creating Options for Youth- Cité Soleil and Martissant” was developed after an initial research in the area, and consultation with stakeholders including HRC and ICRC with the allocation of a total of $2.35 million fund. The working modality of the project was to provide small grants to the national/international NGOs in a range of USD 50,000 to 250,000 who had long working relationships with these communities and had access to reach out the local CBOs and stakeholders to implement the program. The following goal, objectives and strategic activities were formulated in the proposal and within the periphery of which NGOs competing for the grants were asked to formulate and submit their proposals to the ARC.

The proposal for the Youth Program aimed in helping youths of age 10 to 25 who were unemployed, school drop-out and engaged in/ or potential to be engaged in activities that could be detrimental to the societies and country in general. The assessment also identified several CBOs and national level NGOs that could be potential partners in reaching out these communities and the youth as they had long experiences working in these communities.

The Program’s goal and key objectives set out are as follows;

Program Goal

Project Goal

Objectives

Outputs

Young women and men from age 10 to 25 living in Cité Soleil and Martissant will have increased opportunities for personal growth and skills development that enhance their physical, mental and economic well-being and prepare them to be agents of positive change in their communities.

Objective 1: Young women and men from the target communities have enhanced access to recreation activities, life-skills information and volunteer opportunities that support them to make positive choices about their future.

1.1: Youth have increased access to recreational activities (sports, dance, art) that improve their physical and mental health.

1.2**:** Youth have enhanced life skills for coping with challenges, setting goals and making positive life choices.

Objective 2: Young women and men from the target communities have improved skills in setting and achieving education and employment goals.

2.1: Enhanced supports and services for youth to improve their educational attainment.

2.2: Increased access to employment and enterprise development services for young women and men.

Objective 3: Local and national community-based organizations have strengthened capacity to provide quality education, employment and recreational programs and services to youth in Cité Soleil and Martissant.

3.1: Strengthened organizational structure of neighborhood-based NGOs, CBOs and youth associations in providing services for recreation, life skills, education and employment for youth

3.2: Strengthened capacity of Haitian Red Cross to develop programs for youth and engage youth in its volunteer network.

The project formulated the following key strategic activities to meet the outputs and the objectives:

1) Recreational activities for youth that develop their physical and mental health

2) Life skills and leadership training to youths

3) Educational support for drop outs including formal/informal literacy, and business literacy.

4) Support for employment and enterprise development for youth

5) Support to local CBOs and NGOs to strengthen their capacities to provide services to the youths

6) Expansion of HRC volunteer network and engage youth in volunteerism.

II.Evaluation Objective(For details of evaluation design, please refer to the elaborated ToR)

Assess and describe overall effectiveness of the ARC’s youth program and how it has contributed in achieving the defined outcomes such as helping youths to have increased access to entrepreneurship and life-skill development, and positive choices and information for their future.

Assess and describe how ARC’s youth program has contributed in building the network, coalition and capacity of the HRC, partner NGOs and local CBOs in sustainably addressing the needs of vulnerable children and youth in the project area.

Draw lessons learned and provide recommendations for ARC (refer to evaluation criteria No. 2 and 7 esp. for ARC) and Partners with focus on key future strategies in managing similar nature of program.

III. Required Qualifications of the Evaluators

The following are the desired qualifications of the Lead Evaluator (Haitian national or International);

1. Master or preferably PhD degree in sociology, demography, economics or relevant field from recognized university

2. At least 10 years of experience as a team leader in numerous evaluations, of leading International organizations and up to date in the latest evaluation techniques and methodologies

3. Experience evaluating projects with multiple partners, small grant programs, youth programs and skilled in managing teams and producing high quality reports,

4. Strong analytical and report writing skills in English, including writing case studies

5. Demonstrated experience in evaluating programs related to youth, life skill and education programs, livelihoods, and capacity building

6. Experience conducting evaluations in an urban context

7. Professional experience in post-disaster/humanitarian environments

8. Demonstrated experience in leading focus group discussions and conducting interviews

9. with a wide range of stakeholders

10. Professional work experience in Haiti

11. Fluency in English and French is required, and knowledge of Creole preferred

The following are the desired qualifications of the Local Assistant Evaluator (Haitian nationals only):

1. Bachelor/Master degree in economics, social sciences or related field

2. At least 4 years of experiences in program evaluation, research and assessment in Haiti, including experience with youth community engagement and / or employability programs

3. Demonstrated experience in conducting rapid rural appraisals using focus group discussions, key informant interviews of beneficiaries, project staff and other stakeholders

4. Fluent in French and native speaker of Haitian Creole; fluency in English required

Consultant National and International with significant expertise in evaluation is encouraged to apply.

The proposal should include the following five items. Please note that any proposal that does not contain all five items will be rejected.

1. Summary of experience (1 page maximum)

2. Example of a complete evaluation report written in English Language

3. Detailed CV of all professional (s) who will work on the evaluation.

4. Professional references: please provide three references from your previous clients.

5. Daily rate: please mention the proposed daily rate for each contractor in USD.

Please, request the TOR by email from: senji.gaetane@amcrosshaiti.org (copy to: gina.barreau@amcrosshaiti.org)

Background

TTL Program Background

The Tindog Tabang Leyteno (TTL) program is a 3.5 year USD 20 million program collaboratively implemented by the American Red Cross (ARC) in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) towards the promotion of community resilience in areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The goal of the TTL program is “to contribute to building safe and resilient communities by identifying and addressing various factors that will help people sustainably rebuild their lives, livelihoods and assets while ensuring that future climate, environmental and disaster related risks are addressed and/or minimized.” The project strives to reach this goal through three objectives: “to increase PRC capacity in community based recovery and preparedness to enhance community resilience”, “to increase communities’ capacity to adopt resilient practices”, and “to increase household and community access to safer and more sustainable infrastructure and resources”. Although the program is implemented in an integrated fashion, program activities generally fall into one of six sectors: Shelter, Infrastructure, Livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Health, or Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). To better understand community needs the program uses a community-driven approach in which decision-making is led by Barangay Recovery Committees (BRC). These BRCs serve as key points of contact between the program and community and are instrumental in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of program interventions. A detailed description of sectoral interventions implemented to-date follows below:

Shelter sector interventions include the Core, Shelter Retrofitting Assistance (SRA), and IDEALS programs. The Core program is intended for households with severely damaged homes and provides households with one of two PRC approved core shelter designs in addition to a latrine and provision of training on Safe Shelter Construction Techniques (SST). The SRA program provides households with moderately damaged homes with a cash grant, in-kind construction materials, technical oversight, and training on SST. The IDEALS program provides legal support for households with tenuous land rights towards improved land tenure.

Infrastructure sector interventions include the construction of Community Solar Lights, Multi-Purpose Halls, Community Drainage Systems, and a Stepped Pathway. All infrastructure projects were identified through the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) process and are included in the communities’ Community Action Plans (CAP). Infrastructure selected for support were chosen based on a mix of community needs, interests, vulnerability, and capacity.

Livelihoods sector interventions include the CCG Program, Agri-Extension Program, Skills Training and Enterprise Development (STED) Program, and the Community Managed Livelihood Program (CMLP). Through the CCG Program, households who lost productive assets during Typhoon Haiyan were provided conditional cash grants for the recovery of their livelihoods. These households were required to provide a proposal outlining their plan for replacement of assets and expenditure of granted funds were closely monitored against the initial proposal. The Agri-Extension Program provides households with agricultural production and marketing trainings for swine, poultry, fisheries, and vegetable producers. Following the trainings, households are then eligible to receive farm inputs or a cash grant to support the utilization of the production techniques learned during the training. The Skills Training and Enterprise Development (STED) program provides out-of-school youth with formalized skills training courses through local accredited technical institutions. Courses identified include welding, cooking, automotive, carpentry, and plumbing courses. Following the completion of the training courses, individuals are provided toolkits or cash grants towards the achievement of employment. The Community Managed Livelihoods Program (CMLP) provides established community groups and associations with cash grants towards the purchase of income-generating productive assets and with trainings towards the improvement of the group’s functioning.

WASH sector interventions include the Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST) Program, Child Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (CHAST) Program, and the construction of water systems and latrines at the community and household levels. The PHAST program is a participatory process that seeks to address the major hygiene and sanitation issues faced by the community. The program provides trainings to community members on good hygiene and sanitation practices and supports the identification of hardware interventions required within the community. The CHAST program is similar to the PHAST program but focuses on schools and seeks to address the major hygiene and sanitation issues faced by schools. The program provides trainings to students on good hygiene and sanitation practices and supports the identification of hardware interventions required within the schools. Based on the hardware needs identified by the PHAST and CHAST programs, the WASH sector provides Level-1, Level-2, and Level-3 water systems within the community as well as providing latrines at the household level.

The Health sector interventions includes the Community Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA) Program is a participatory process that seeks to address the major health issues faced by the community. The program provides trainings to community members on good health practices and supports the identification of interventions required within the community to promote good health.

The DRR sector interventions includes the Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) Program, Contingency Planning Program, Household Preparedness Planning Program, and DRR in Schools Program. The CBDRR Program is a participatory process that seeks to raise awareness of key DRR concepts within the community. The program provides trainings to community members on good DRR practices and supports the development of a community disaster risk reduction plan. The Contingency Planning Program works with communities to develop the Contingency Plans for the major hazards faced by the community. The Household Preparedness Planning Program works with households to develop household preparedness plans. The DRR in Schools Program works with schools to help train students and teachers on key DRR concepts

TTL Program Scope and Reach

The TTL program is currently operating in 4 municipalities and 23 barangays across Leyte Province in the Philippines. The targeted barangays are mostly non-contiguous and include densely populated urban barangays as well as remote rural barangays. Currently there are around 28,000 direct beneficiaries and an estimated 30,000 indirect beneficiaries.

TTL Program Stakeholders

In addition to donors and community members and government officials in the 23 targeted barangays, program stakeholders include ARC National Head Quarters staff, PRC National Head Quarters staff, PRC Haiyan Task Force Leyte Chapter staff, and PRC Leyte Chapter staff. The program also works in close coordination with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) and 14 other partnering national societies operating under the movement.

TTL Program Surveys To-Date

To date there have been three major data collection efforts conducted by the TTL program including an initial household profiling of all households within the TTL target areas, a baseline survey, and an evaluation of the program’s cash-based Shelter Retrofitting Assistance (SRA) program. A detailed description of each of these data collection efforts follows below:

TTL Program Household Profiling

The TTL program has previously conducted a census-based household survey of 5,706 households within the 23 barangays. Data collected included basic socio-economic data. This census-level data has been essential in providing data for beneficiary selection for program interventions and was used for the creation of beneficiary identification cards that are the backbone of the TTL program monitoring systems. These beneficiary identification cards have allowed for complete and efficient reporting and have allowed program managers to better understand the integration of program activities.

TTL Program Baseline Survey

The TTL program has previously conducted a baseline survey in August 2015 with data collected through a household-level survey administered to 563 households selected through simple random sampling with one-stage stratification by municipality. The baseline survey sought to enable the eventual assessment of the program’s effectiveness and impact against the outcome and goal level indicators included in the program logical framework.

Shelter Retrofitting Assistance Evaluation

The TTL program has previously conducted an evaluation of its Shelter Retrofitting Assistance (SRA) program which to-date has provided 3,459 households with cash grants averaging 426.30 USD per household and corrugated galvanized iron sheets averaging 12.82 per household. The SRA program has additionally trained 3,321 individuals on safe shelter techniques (SST). As the SRA program approached its end in May 2016, the need for an evaluation was established with a goal of better understanding the Relevance and Appropriateness; Efficiency; Effectiveness; Impact; and Sustainability of the program as well the program’s alignment with the RCRC Movement Fundamental Principles and Code of Conduct. The evaluation additionally sought to inform ongoing and future operations of the RCRC Typhoon Haiyan Operation as well as provide necessary information to ensure the TTL Program upholds it obligation to ensure accountability to beneficiary communities. The evaluation was undertaken across June, July, and August 2016.

Scope of Work

The TTL program is currently finishing its final year of implementation and is seeking to conduct a mixed methods evaluation using a sequential explanatory approach. The evaluation seeks to first understand “what happened” through the analysis of quantitative data collected through an endline survey designed to understand progress against outcome and goal level indicators outlined in the program Logical Framework. The evaluation then seeks to understand “why it happened” through the analysis of qualitative data drawn from existing secondary data and through the collection of primary data. In support of this evaluation, the TTL program is seeking a consultant to provide technical support related to endline survey tool development, enumerator training, data collection supervision, data analysis, and presentation of findings as well final evaluation question of interest formulation, tool development, enumerator training, data collection supervision, data analysis, and presentation of findings and recommendations. The expected duration of the consultancy is from October 2nd, 2017 to December 12th, 2017. A detailed description of the roles and responsibilities follows below.

Consultant Responsibilities

The consultant will be responsible for the following aspects of the survey:

Endline Survey Tool Development

Review of questionnaire

The consultant will review the data collection tool (questionnaire) supplied by the TTL M&E staff. The consultant should ensure that the question wording does not lead to bias in response and that question wording reflects the intent of data collection. The consultant will review definitions for outcome-level indicators and will ensure that all indicators can be reported per the definition and to the desired level of precision. Additionally, the consultant will ensure that a relevant composite measure of community resilience can be compiled to allow the TTL project to report against its goal as defined within the Logical Framework.

Pre-testing and finalization of questionnaire

The consultant will coordinate and supervise the pre-testing of the data collection tool (questionnaire). The pre-testing should involve a debriefing period and should ensure that all issues are addressed. The consultant will work closely with the TTL staff to incorporate these changes into the data collection tool, a task likely requiring short turnaround times. It is expected that the consultant have flexibility in working hours during this stage.

Endline Survey Enumerator Training

Training of enumerators

The consultant will coordinate and lead a formal training of enumerators of no less than 4 days. This training should include portions on replacement procedures, ethics, and safety. The training should also include roleplaying activities and pre-testing involving field activities and debrief. The consultant will be required to provide all training materials for enumerator reference.

Training of supervisors

The consultant will coordinate and lead a formal training of survey supervisors. The training should cover general management, communication, and quality assurance procedures. For both enumerator and supervisor trainings, adult learning methodologies should be incorporated.

Endline Survey Data Collection Supervision

Oversight of data collection

The consultant will be responsible for coordinating and supervising all data collection activities. The consultant should work closely with supervisors to ensure that enumerators are managed properly. All logistics will be organized by the consultant in coordination with the TTL operations staff.

Development of quality control measures

The consultant will be responsible for proposing and incorporating quality control measures to ensure that data quality is maintained throughout the data collection activity. This could include random spot checks, enumerator log sheets, etc. The consultant should also ensure that data is cleanly uploaded and synchronized to the server throughout the data collection process.

Endline Survey Data Analysis

Data cleaning

The consultant will be responsible for supervising the cleaning of data. Enumerators will be provided for this task.

Data analysis

The consultant will be responsible for analysis of the primarily quantitative endline data. The analysis will include descriptive statistics as well as basic hypothesis testing with the unit of analysis of the household.

Endline Survey Presentation of Findings

Presentation of findings

The consultant will be responsible for presenting and validating the findings of the endline data analysis

Final Evaluation Question of Interest Formulation

Development of evaluation questions of interest

The consultant will draw from the analysis of the endline survey to develop evaluation questions of interest under the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) evaluation criteria.

Final Evaluation Tool Development

Development of qualitative data collection tools

The consultant will develop qualitative data collection tools to support the collection of primary qualitative data. Primary qualitative data sources will likely include key informant interviews and focus group discussions.

Pre-testing and finalization of qualitative data collection tools

The consultant will coordinate and supervise the pre-testing of the data collection tools. The consultant will work closely with TTL staff to incorporate these changes into the data collection tool, a tasks likely requiring short turnaround times. It is expected that the consultant have flexibility in working hours during this stage.

Final Evaluation Enumerator Training

Training of enumerators

The consultant will coordinate and lead a formal training of enumerators on the qualitative data collection tools. This training should include portions on facilitation skills, ethics, and safety. The consultant will be required to provide all training materials for enumerator reference.

Final Evaluation Data Collection Supervision

Oversight of data collection

The consultant will be responsible for coordinating and supervising all data collection activities. All logistics will be organized by the consultant in coordination with the TTL operations staff. The consultant should work closely with enumerator supervisors to ensure that enumerators are managed properly.

Final Evaluation Data Analysis

Data cleaning and data entry

The consultant will be responsible for coordinating the cleaning and entry of primary data. Enumerators will be provided for this task.

Data analysis

The consultant will be responsible for analyzing primary and secondary qualitative data to support the validated findings of the endline survey. Qualitative data sources will likely include key informant interviews, focus group discussions, most significant change videos, success stories, and monitoring reports.

Final Evaluation Presentation of Findings and Recommendations

Presentation of findings and recommendations

The consultant will be responsible for presenting and validating the findings and recommendations of the final evaluation analysis.

TTL Program Responsibilities

The TTL Program will be responsible for the following aspects of the survey:

Endline Survey Tool Development

Drafting of questionnaire

TTL staff will be responsible for the original development of the data collection tool (questionnaire)

Translation of questionnaire

TTL staff will be responsible for translation of the data collection tool (questionnaire) into the local dialect, Waray-Waray. The TTL staff will also provide forward and backward translation for this study until assurance can be made of translation quality.

Endline Survey Enumerator Training

Logistical support for pre-testing and data collection.

TTL staff will be responsible for providing transportation for up to 10 enumerators, 4 supervisors, and 1 consultant during the pre-testing and data collection.

Endline Survey Data Collection Supervision

Recruitment of enumerators and supervisors

TTL staff will be responsible for recruiting up to 10 enumerators and 4 data collection supervisors

Procurement of equipment for data collection

TTL staff will be responsible for providing up to 10 phones for data collection activities.

Endline Survey Data Analysis

Procurement of equipment for data cleaning

TTL staff will be responsible for providing up to 3 computers for data cleaning activities.

Recruitment of data entry staff

TTL staff will be responsible for recruiting up to 3 data entry staff.

Review of analysis

TTL staff will be responsible for reviewing the analysis and providing timely feedback.

Endline Survey Presentation of Findings

Logistical support for presentation

TTL staff will be responsible for providing the venue and local transportation for the presentation

Administrative support for presentation

TTL staff will be responsible for ensure attendance by relevant stakeholders

Final Evaluation Question of Interest Formulation

Review of evaluation questions of interest

TTL staff will be responsible for the review and approval of the evaluation questions of interest.

Final Evaluation Tool Development

Review of data collection tools

TTL staff will be responsible for the review and approval of the qualitative data collection tools.

Translation of data collection tools

TTL staff will be responsible for translation of the qualitative data collection tools into the local dialect, Waray-Waray. The TTL staff will also provide forward and backward translation for this study until assurance can be made of translation quality.

Final Evaluation Enumerator Training

Logistical support for pre-testing and data collection.

TTL staff will be responsible for providing transportation for up to 10 enumerators, 4 supervisors, and 1 consultant during the pre-testing and data collection.

Final Evaluation Data Collection Supervision

Recruitment of enumerators and supervisors

TTL staff will be responsible for recruiting up to 10 enumerators and 4 data collection supervisors

Final Evaluation Data Analysis

Procurement of equipment for data entry and data cleaning

TTL staff will be responsible for providing up to 3 computers for data cleaning activities.

Recruitment of data entry staff

TTL staff will be responsible for recruiting up to 3 data entry staff

Review of analysis

TTL staff will be responsible for reviewing the findings and providing timely feedback.

Final Evaluation Presentation of Findings

Logistical support for presentation

TTL staff will be responsible for providing the venue and local transportation for the presentation of findings and recommendations

Administrative support for presentation

TTL staff will be responsible for ensure attendance by relevant stakeholders

Endline Survey Detailed Overview

Endline Survey Objectives

The main objective of the survey is to collect quantitative data necessary for calculation of endline figures for goal and outcome level indicators within the Logical Framework.

Endline Survey Geographic Scope

The survey will cover the 23 target barangays of the TTL Program from the municipalities of Alang-Alang, MacArthur, Mayorga, and Tacloban City.

Endline Survey Target Population

The target population includes all 5,706 households with the 23 target barangays. The population includes 1,194 households in Alangalang, 1,112 households in MacArthur, 1,626 households in Mayorga, and 1,774 households in Tacloban. The average households size is 5.1 individuals with the eldest male in the household generally considered the head of household.

Endline Sampling Frame

The sample frame for the endline survey will be the household profiling list which includes all households within the targeted barangays. The household profiling list is considered to cover the entire population of interest. The sampling unit will be the household.

Endline Survey Mode of Data Collection

The mode of data collection will be personal interviews with data collected using Samsung Duos cellular phones running the ODK Collect survey application.

Endline Survey Main Audience

The main audience for the data collected from the survey will be the TTL program staff. All TTL staff efforts will be measured against the outcome-level indicators measured through the study. Additionally, ARC program delegates, ARC field management, ARC NHQ senior management, and PRC NHQ senior management will have special interest in the findings from this study. The survey will largely be used to better understand impact through comparison of baseline and endline data and will be used as an input for a final program evaluation, special information bulletins, case studies, and technical briefs.

Endline Survey Sample Methodology

The sample methodology will be a single stage stratified random sample.

Endline Survey Sample Precision

Survey estimates should have a level of precision less than or equal to 0.05.

Endline Survey Sample Size

The sample size for the study has been calculated as 600 households by the TTL staff however the consultant will be responsible for reviewing the calculations upon arrival. The finite population correction factor has been applied for each strata and a nonresponse rate of 15% is estimated at the strata and project level.

Endline Survey Sample Stratification

The sample design will be a single stage stratified random sample. The strata for this sample will be the municipality. The sampling unit will be the household and the selection methodology will be systematic random sampling within the strata. Clustering is not required because of the close proximity of households within the barangay.

Work Plan and Deliverables

Work Plan

The consultancy is expected to last 52 working days from October 30th, 2017 to January 16th, 2018. The workplan should include a one week window from December 23, 2017 to December 31, 2017 in which the office will be closed and no staff will be available to support activities. The expected workflow for the consultancy is as outline in below.

• Desk review of secondary data (baseline report, evaluation report, etc.) and discussions with TTL program staff - 2 days
• Develop inception report - 1 day
• Review questionnaire for endline survey - 1 day
• Develop enumerator training guide for endline survey - 1 day
• Conduct enumerator training for endline survey - 5 days
• Supervise data collection for endline survey - 10 days
• Analyze data for endline survey - 5 days
• Presentation of findings for endline survey - 1 day
• Formulation of questions of interest for final evaluation - 2 days
• Desk review of secondary qualitative data (MSC videos, success stories, monitoring reports) for final evaluation - 2 days
• Develop qualitative data collection tool for final evaluation - 1 day
• Develop enumerator training guide for final evaluation - 1 day
• Conduct enumerator training for final evaluation - 2 days
• Supervise qualitative data collection for final evaluation - 4 days
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data for final evaluation - 6 days
• Presentation of findings and recommendations for final evaluation - 1 day
• Develop final evaluation report - 7 days

Deliverables

• Inception report - 11/01/2017
• Endline Survey Findings Presentation - 12/04/2017
• Final Evaluation Findings and Recommendations Presentation - 01/07/2018
• Final Evaluation Report - 01/16/2018

Qualifications of Consultant/Firm

• Post graduate degree from a recognized institution relating to social research, survey methodologies or monitoring & evaluation required
• Minimum 10 years relevant experience in mixed-methods research, preferably in the development/NGO sector in developing countries required
• Demonstrated experience in management of household level surveys required
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative data analysis for stratified multistage surveys required
• Demonstrated experience in qualitative data analysis for key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and audio/visual content required
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection tool development required
• Demonstrated experience in training enumerators required
• Professional work experience with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement preferred
• Professional work experience with the Red Cross Typhoon Haiyan Recovery Operation preferred
• Professional work experience in country or region preferred
• Fluency in English required, knowledge of Tagalog preferred

Application Submission Details

Applications should include a proposal brief, curriculum vitae, cover letter, reference sheet, and rate sheet. Proposals should be submitted by email to jobs.prc.ttl@gmail.com. All proposals should be submitted by 5 pm (UTC +8) on September 30^th, 2017. Any bids received after the deadline will not be considered.

Application Submission Procedures

Interested candidates should submit the following application materials:

• Proposal Brief (max 2 pages)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Reference Sheet
• Rate Sheet

The proposal brief should include a short explanation of high-level activities proposed by the candidate and should be limited to a maximum of 2 pages in length. The proposal brief should specify a preferred methodology and provide cost estimates for meeting the deliverables listed in the TOR. The cover letter and curriculum vitae should concisely summarize prior experiences of key personnel relevant to the aforementioned TOR. The reference sheet should include at least three professional references. The rate sheet should include daily rates for the previous 12 months of work. We thank you in advance for understanding that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next step in the application process.

Job Description Summary

The American Red Cross International Services Department (ISD) seeks to prevent and alleviate human suffering around the world by responding to disasters, building safer, more resilient communities, and educating future humanitarians. Currently and in the coming years the American Red Cross will rapidly deepen and expand its international programming while also working to strengthen the global Red Cross Red Crescent network, in order to deliver vital help and hope to some of the most vulnerable communities in the world.
The primary goal of the Regional Director is to provide leadership and management oversight of the American Red Cross’ programs in AMEE. In addition, the Director will ensure effective coordination and planning with RC/RC and non-RC/RC partners in the region as part of the overall programmatic strategies of the International Response and Program (IRP) unit. The Director will manage the strategic program implementation and will be responsible for programmatic monitoring and quality assurance of all activities in AMEE, while ensuring that managerial, administrative, and financial procedures comply with provisions of the ARC and Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement (RC/RC) policies.
The AMEE Director reports directly to the International Response & Programs Executive Director and will manage a team of country representatives and delegations staff in Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, and Nepal. IRP’s Executive Director may assign additional specific program and/or management oversight responsibilities to the AMEE Director in the future as needs dictate.

Responsibilities:

The Director’s duties include directing and coordinating regional programs activities and staff to ensure excellence, predictability and consistency in oversees programs and new business development; ensures compliance with internal polices, donor agreements and applicable rules and regulations; builds partnerships and strengthens relationships with other International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement partners, government agencies, and private sector organizations; and representing the American Red Cross goals and interests to all key regional stakeholders. The Director will be expected to use a high degree of initiative to achieve portfolios objectives under a matrix management structure.

Specific responsibilities include:

· In consultation with IRP leadership and other Regional Directors, leads and ensures consistency in the development, management and implementation of a portfolio covering disaster response, disaster recovery, disaster risk reduction, community based programs, and support to partner Red Cross societies.

· Leads in developing and executing annual and multi-year business development strategies for the region’s fundraising. Develops and grows financial resources within the region, ensuring adequate and diversified financial resources.

· Represents ARC and builds good relations with Movement partners, national authorities, international and national organizations, donors and other organizations represented in the country/region, as well as national and international media.

· Directly supervises a regional staff, and manages multiple offices throughout the region.

· Facilitates and supervises strategic and project planning and ensures implementation in Asia and the Pacific per identified best practice, approved plans, budgets, regulations, policies, and in coordination with RC/RC and non-RC/RC partners.

· Assist in the development, and implementation of the IRP strategic plan and Multi-year Operation Plan and ensures its regional implementation.

· Works closely with the Preparedness, Response, and Recovery units in the development and monitoring of program strategic and results frameworks, program standardization, coordination of technical assistance, and dissemination of best practices in technical areas.

· Facilitates sector and country specific program integration and ensures coherence with ISD doctrines and programmatic frameworks.

· Works closely with NHQ (including International Services Finance; Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning, Business Operation, and Partnership and Policy) and field staff to provide and coordinate guidance in the design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting AMEE responses and programs.

· Hires, manages, coaches and motivates regional staff, including program offices’ personnel; monitors staff performance continuously, provides timely and targeted feedback to staff, and conducts performance evaluations; identifies and monitors staff development requirements and facilitates staff development opportunities.

· Ensure that AMEE projects planning, budgeting and reporting is carried out in a timely and appropriate fashion in accordance with ARC requirements, formats and standards; facilitates support to the National Society, other RC/RC entities or non-RC/RC partners in these areas when relevant.

· Together with Response, Preparedness, and Recovery units, participate in program management reviews, identifies program management deficiencies and defines systems solutions.

· Ensures compliance to ISD and ARC corporate business policies and processes across the AMEE portfolios at all levels, including but not limited to financial, operational and compliance with ARC/ISD/ISF policies and procedures. Identifies and provides for needed training in areas of project management, finance, compliance, grants management, contracting and procurement and other relevant corporate policies.

· Oversees and ensures all security protocols are updated, known and followed region-wide.

· Represents ARC and build good relations with national authorities, Movement partners, international and national organizations, donor Governments and other organizations represented in the country/region, as well as national and international media.

· Ensures efficient and effective management of ARC resources in all areas.

Qualifications:

· BA/BS or MA in international studies, business management, public administration or relevant field required.

· Minimum of 7 years of international relief and development experience is required, including significant experience in operations management and implementation especially within the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement.

· Minimum of 5 years of managerial experience is required.

· Prior overseas/field experience with international NGO, and /or RC/RC is required. Knowledge of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, international relief and development principles and operations management is essential.

· Proven track record in successful program design, proposal development, and grant management is required.

· Strong leadership skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as effective interpersonal skills are required.

· Must display flexibility, adaptability, initiative, result oriented, and a high degree of competence in planning, project management, team building, teamwork, and commitment to the American Red Cross principles.

· Must possess strong personal integrity and ability to adapt to changing situations.

· Should be computer proficient, especially in MS Office. Regional language strongly preferred.

· This position is based in Bangkok, Thailand and will require up to 40% international travel.

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DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:

The American Red Cross (ARC) International Services Department (ISD) seeks to prevent and alleviate human suffering around the world by responding to disasters, building safer, more resilient communities, and educating future humanitarians. With programs and partners in 70 countries, the American Red Cross is working to strengthen the global Red Cross Red Crescent Network in order to deliver critical assistance to some of the most vulnerable communities in the world, reaching 100 million people annually.

POSITION SUMMARY:

International Disaster Response (IDR) Reserves are disaster management professionals who have extensive experience in emergency operations management, coordination, or specific technical areas. In all cases the role of the IDR Reserves is to support the response and recovery activities of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement disaster operations. IDR Reserve employees of the Red Cross are paid while working on disaster operations and on specific non-disaster assignments. IDR Reserves are expected to be available for disaster response deployments for a minimum of 4 weeks and no more than 6 months at a time, must be available to either deploy or provide remote support with a minimum notice and must successfully complete a medical clearance form. Travel is required on some IDR Reserve assignments.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The IM/GIS Specialist provides both deployed and remote support to the IFRC and Operating National Society (ONS in order to facilitate effective response activities in keeping with IFRC/ONS disaster management strategy for a response operation. Based on the emergency strategy and the support requested the role may include the following responsibilities:

Required:

• Serve as the focal point or on a team responsible for geospatial information on Red Cross/Red Crescent activities
• Identify data/analysis/information needs to support decision-making
• Establish data and geospatial data collection and processing systems
• Collect, collate, analyze and disseminate geospatial information regarding the plans and actual service delivery of major assistance providers
• Use data collected to provide initial analysis that identifies gaps, overlaps, and bottlenecks by sector/area/program through maps and other products as needed
• Design, create, and/or coordinate IM/GIS products such as visual representation in assessments, planning and reporting
• Understand and apply RC format on maps and information products

Additional duties as needed:

• Support preparation of situation reports and communication documents, briefing papers, maps and final reporting; specifically, responsible for IM/GIS products such as visual representation of information used in reporting and communication activities (maps, graphics, charts, etc)
• Support Movement coordination with inter-agency coordination efforts across sectors
• Advocate and support advocacy for best match of resources to needs based on the information and analysis.

QUALIFICATIONS:

An ideal IM/GIS Specialist has a mixture of technical and interpersonal skills, as well as experience working in international contexts and foreign language skills. We are looking for a combination of the following:

• Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to synthesize, process and prioritize large amounts of information quickly
• Strong understanding of data collection and management
• Significant computer literacy with moderate to advanced skills in QGIS and/or ArcGIS. Ability to produce high-quality maps in the field is highly desirable though mapping can often be supported remotely.
• Additional skills with databases, IT equipment, web design, scripting, and use of cloud services are all an added asset
• Some experience with graphic design and the ability to translate digital information into graphic presentations. Adobe Illustrator skills preferred. GIS products are required for different audiences, utilizing a mixture of text, charts, graphs and other visual displays of information to effectively communicate complex geospatial information.
• Knowledge of mobile data collection and survey techniques using OpenDataKit and Magpie are a plus
• Good understanding of humanitarian responses, the actors involved, and the role of evidence-based decision making upon the delivery of humanitarian action.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience with teamwork and coordination. Information managers often need to bridge the communication between decision makers, coordinators, etc. and technical personnel responsible for delivering various technologies aimed to assist in data collection, storage, or analysis.
• Strong attention to detail, and ability to identify gaps and take the initiative to address them
• International work experience preferred
• Fluency in a foreign language (preferably Spanish) IM/GIS Reserve, IROC

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Background

The American Red Cross (ARC) is jointly implementing a recovery program with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) called “Tindog Tabang Leytana” (TTL) and is scaling up other developmental programs under their five year strategic engagement plan 2018 - 2022. The TTL project facilitates community and household recovery through a range of interventions in the areas of water and sanitation, shelter and settlements, livelihoods, community-based health and disaster risk reduction whereas other projects focus more on disaster preparedness and readiness.

The field-implemented projects are based in Leyte and currently cover 4 municipalities and 23 barangays or villages.

Purpose

Supports the American Red Cross (ARC) delegation in partnership with the PRC by delivering operations management guidance and oversight for ARC/PRC Red Cross-managed programs. The Operations Coordinator is the lead technical advisor overseeing procurement, logistics, fleet, HR, administration, warehousing and facilities management and IT and will ensure operational excellence and compliance with all ARC and PRC operations policies and procedures and in accordance with all grant agreements.

Main Tasks

The Operations Coordinator directly oversees the Operations functions in the field (e.g. Tacloban), ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, flexibility and responsiveness to the needs of the program while adhering to ARC’s and PRC’s logistics and administrative procedures and regulations.

The Operations Coordinator is responsible for the line management of operations staff (logistics, procurement, admin, HR, IT etc.) based in Leyte.

Specific operational responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Procurement:

· Maintains business relationships with third party suppliers, vendors, consultants, and contractors for the delegation

· Ensure smooth and timely delivery of procurement services for internal stakeholders. Oversee the procurement officers and maintain highest standards in relations to practices and procedures as outlined in the PRC Procurement Manual.

· Conduct verification of all procurement conducted by the Procurement staff and ensure final check is conducted on Payment Requests for completed procurements

· Assist and advise on the preparation of timely, accurate and reasonable procurement plans for new proposals as well as existing ones.

· Allocate and distribute new requests for procurements between existing team.

· Ensure high quality maintenance of procurement records such as the Order Tracking System, Vendor Rosters, and Market Surveys etc.

· Imbue an organisational culture of best practices, anti-fraud and corruption within the procurement department and prepare and implement a rigorous system of independent spot checks on all aspects of procurement.

Warehousing:

· Ensure that any storage facilities/warehousing are secure, fit for purpose, managed and meet health and safe working practice requirements.

· Ensure stores systems and procedures are in place to adequately manage and report on stocks in compliance with PRC’s Logistics Manual and in accordance with ARC requirements,

· Ensure daily warehouse reports, Stock Management Sheet’s, stock counts and all stock records are recorded on both paper and in electronic format

· Ensure Oversight of stores record reconciliations; comparing stock data with procurement statistics and distribution data from programme teams,

· Ensure all standards and exercises for stock accountability and records are in place and managed,

· Ensure that stock utilization and replenishment systems are adequate to maintain an adequate supply of commodities to facilitate the smooth operation of the programme.

· Liaise with programme staff to ensure stock usage and distribution at end of project.

Fleet:

· Oversee the management of all transport and fuel issues; responsible for ensuring that:

• vehicles are driven safely and maintained appropriately,
• vehicles are insured,
• all damage is reported accurately and timely,
• ensure that vehicle equipment (first aid kits, communications etc.) is complete and serviceable;
• Fuel usage is correctly managed, logged, recorded and analysed.

Premises:

· Oversee an effective systems for the maintenance and security of all ARC Offices, residences, and warehouses and ensure they conform to recommended insurance, health and safety standards.

· Ensure that sufficient accommodation is maintained for all ARC expatriate staff; leases, premises insurance etc. is updated in a timely fashion.

Assets:

· Ensure that all communications equipment is operational, used in line with communications equipment policy and that requisite training is provided to staff on usage protocols

· Liaise effectively with programme and finance staff on the cessation of project to ensure Leyte assets are disposed of in accordance with financial guidelines and procedures.

· Oversee the maintenance of a live, up-to-date Fixed Asset Register ensuring all assets are labelled and current locations of all assets are known and reported,

· Ensure that the system of controlling asset movement between personnel, programmes and locations within the country is in place and working adequately.

· Ensure appropriate disposal of assets as required in accordance with ARC-PRC project agreement.

Administration:

· Coordinate the regular reviews of all relevant manuals and manage their rollout

· Support the Head of Office in the management of security and crisis management

· Ensure efficient and effective administration systems in line with local regulations and PRC policy

· Ensure that visitors and new staff are provided with welcome packs, schedules and in-country briefings

· Provide systems induction to new staff members.

Humans Resources Management:

· Ensure that guidance, mentoring and monitoring on all PRC logistical procedures and policies are given to all the logistics team, in particular the field logistics team.

· Ensure performance management systems are in place for all operations staff including training plans as well as support management to implement an effective annual performance review and development process.

· To maintain and update all Job Descriptions of operations personnel to ensure adequacy, standards and compliance.

· To liaise and coordinate with the TPA-Admin/HR on personnel issues including recruiting and discipline procedures of staff in accordance with PRC HR policy and Labour Law.

· Ensure that recruitment is managed in a transparent, effective, efficient and compliant manner

IT

· Ensure that the IT planning reflects programme priorities

· Provide guidance, mentoring and support to the IT assistant

· Provide support and oversight for IT related issues including adherence to IT guidelines

· Ensure that regular back-ups, security and virus checks are carried out

Budgets & Financial Management:

· Review the operation core cost budget versus actual with the Head of Office and support revisions where needed.

· Participate in Budget Management Meetings as required.

Reporting:

· Ensure stocks (SMS), assets (FAR), DIK and fleet reports are correct, produced on time and shared with programme managers, programme coordinators and SMT

· Ensure that the monthly logistics report is submitted to Head of Office in a timely manner.

· Provide assistance as required for end of project reports related specifically to stock and assets, and ensure that reports are submitted to the programmes staff in sufficient time for actions to be addressed

Other Responsibilities:

· Assist on internal and external audits and follow up on recommendations, ensuring corrective measures are put in place and understood by all,

· Ensure that adequate anti-fraud procedures are in place minimising the potential for abuse of ARC-PRC’s logistics systems.

· Any other duties as required and instructed by Head of Office.

Key Deliverables

• Detailed and actionable monthly report highlighting key activities and results with special attention to any recommendations and key actions required per the assessments described above. This report should also include reflections on progress to-date on the Software Management Action Plan and any required next steps.

Key Personnel / Contacts

• ARC Head of Office.

Timeframe

This engagement will take place on a FULL TIME BASIS from December 4, 2017, to December 3, 2018.

Support Provided to the Contractor:

Contractor will be based in Tacloban, Leyte, with travel to Manila to work with Philippine Red Cross (PRC) HQ as needed. The contractor will report to the American Red Cross (ARC) Head of Office.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resume and cover letter by email to jobs.prc.ttl@gmail.com
In the subject line of your email please state the position you are applying for, your surname and first name.
*Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Background

The American Red Cross (ARC) is jointly implementing a recovery program with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) called “Tindog Tabang Leytana” (TTL) and is scaling up other developmental programs under their five year strategic engagement plan 2018 - 2022. The TTL project facilitates community and household recovery through a range of interventions in the areas of water and sanitation, shelter and settlements, livelihoods, community-based health and disaster risk reduction whereas other projects focus more on disaster preparedness and readiness.

The field-implemented projects are based in Leyte and currently cover 4 municipalities and 23 barangays or villages.

Purpose

Supports the American Red Cross (ARC) delegation in partnership with the PRC by delivering operations management guidance and oversight for ARC/PRC Red Cross-managed programs. The Operations Coordinator is the lead technical advisor overseeing procurement, logistics, fleet, HR, administration, warehousing and facilities management and IT and will ensure operational excellence and compliance with all ARC and PRC operations policies and procedures and in accordance with all grant agreements.

Main Tasks

The Operations Coordinator directly oversees the Operations functions in the field (e.g. Tacloban), ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, flexibility and responsiveness to the needs of the program while adhering to ARC’s and PRC’s logistics and administrative procedures and regulations.

The Operations Coordinator is responsible for the line management of operations staff (logistics, procurement, admin, HR, IT etc.) based in Leyte.

Specific operational responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Procurement:

· Maintains business relationships with third party suppliers, vendors, consultants, and contractors for the delegation

· Ensure smooth and timely delivery of procurement services for internal stakeholders. Oversee the procurement officers and maintain highest standards in relations to practices and procedures as outlined in the PRC Procurement Manual.

· Conduct verification of all procurement conducted by the Procurement staff and ensure final check is conducted on Payment Requests for completed procurements

· Assist and advise on the preparation of timely, accurate and reasonable procurement plans for new proposals as well as existing ones.

· Allocate and distribute new requests for procurements between existing team.

· Ensure high quality maintenance of procurement records such as the Order Tracking System, Vendor Rosters, and Market Surveys etc.

· Imbue an organisational culture of best practices, anti-fraud and corruption within the procurement department and prepare and implement a rigorous system of independent spot checks on all aspects of procurement.

Warehousing:

· Ensure that any storage facilities/warehousing are secure, fit for purpose, managed and meet health and safe working practice requirements.

· Ensure stores systems and procedures are in place to adequately manage and report on stocks in compliance with PRC’s Logistics Manual and in accordance with ARC requirements,

· Ensure daily warehouse reports, Stock Management Sheet’s, stock counts and all stock records are recorded on both paper and in electronic format

· Ensure Oversight of stores record reconciliations; comparing stock data with procurement statistics and distribution data from programme teams,

· Ensure all standards and exercises for stock accountability and records are in place and managed,

· Ensure that stock utilization and replenishment systems are adequate to maintain an adequate supply of commodities to facilitate the smooth operation of the programme.

· Liaise with programme staff to ensure stock usage and distribution at end of project.

Fleet:

· Oversee the management of all transport and fuel issues; responsible for ensuring that:

• vehicles are driven safely and maintained appropriately,
• vehicles are insured,
• all damage is reported accurately and timely,
• ensure that vehicle equipment (first aid kits, communications etc.) is complete and serviceable;
• Fuel usage is correctly managed, logged, recorded and analysed.

Premises:

· Oversee an effective systems for the maintenance and security of all ARC Offices, residences, and warehouses and ensure they conform to recommended insurance, health and safety standards.

· Ensure that sufficient accommodation is maintained for all ARC expatriate staff; leases, premises insurance etc. is updated in a timely fashion.

Assets:

· Ensure that all communications equipment is operational, used in line with communications equipment policy and that requisite training is provided to staff on usage protocols

· Liaise effectively with programme and finance staff on the cessation of project to ensure Leyte assets are disposed of in accordance with financial guidelines and procedures.

· Oversee the maintenance of a live, up-to-date Fixed Asset Register ensuring all assets are labelled and current locations of all assets are known and reported,

· Ensure that the system of controlling asset movement between personnel, programmes and locations within the country is in place and working adequately.

· Ensure appropriate disposal of assets as required in accordance with ARC-PRC project agreement.

Administration:

· Coordinate the regular reviews of all relevant manuals and manage their rollout

· Support the Head of Office in the management of security and crisis management

· Ensure efficient and effective administration systems in line with local regulations and PRC policy

· Ensure that visitors and new staff are provided with welcome packs, schedules and in-country briefings

· Provide systems induction to new staff members.

Humans Resources Management:

· Ensure that guidance, mentoring and monitoring on all PRC logistical procedures and policies are given to all the logistics team, in particular the field logistics team.

· Ensure performance management systems are in place for all operations staff including training plans as well as support management to implement an effective annual performance review and development process.

· To maintain and update all Job Descriptions of operations personnel to ensure adequacy, standards and compliance.

· To liaise and coordinate with the TPA-Admin/HR on personnel issues including recruiting and discipline procedures of staff in accordance with PRC HR policy and Labour Law.

· Ensure that recruitment is managed in a transparent, effective, efficient and compliant manner

IT

· Ensure that the IT planning reflects programme priorities

· Provide guidance, mentoring and support to the IT assistant

· Provide support and oversight for IT related issues including adherence to IT guidelines

· Ensure that regular back-ups, security and virus checks are carried out

Budgets & Financial Management:

· Review the operation core cost budget versus actual with the Head of Office and support revisions where needed.

· Participate in Budget Management Meetings as required.

Reporting:

· Ensure stocks (SMS), assets (FAR), DIK and fleet reports are correct, produced on time and shared with programme managers, programme coordinators and SMT

· Ensure that the monthly logistics report is submitted to Head of Office in a timely manner.

· Provide assistance as required for end of project reports related specifically to stock and assets, and ensure that reports are submitted to the programmes staff in sufficient time for actions to be addressed

Other Responsibilities:

· Assist on internal and external audits and follow up on recommendations, ensuring corrective measures are put in place and understood by all,

· Ensure that adequate anti-fraud procedures are in place minimising the potential for abuse of ARC-PRC’s logistics systems.

· Any other duties as required and instructed by Head of Office.

Key Deliverables

• Detailed and actionable monthly report highlighting key activities and results with special attention to any recommendations and key actions required per the assessments described above. This report should also include reflections on progress to-date on the Software Management Action Plan and any required next steps.

Key Personnel / Contacts

• ARC Head of Office.

Timeframe

This engagement will take place on a FULL TIME BASIS from December 4, 2017, to December 3, 2018.

Support Provided to the Contractor:

Contractor will be based in Tacloban, Leyte, with travel to Manila to work with Philippine Red Cross (PRC) HQ as needed. The contractor will report to the American Red Cross (ARC) Head of Office.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resume and cover letter by email to jobs.prc.ttl@gmail.com
In the subject line of your email please state the position you are applying for, your surname and first name.
*Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

In response to Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda), which made landfall on 8th November 2013, the American Red Cross (ARC) raised nearly US$ 80 million. Following a four month relief operation, the ARC developed a large recovery and development portfolio. As of April 2016, the delegation is at the halfway point of recovery implementation. The main recovery program, Tindog Tabang Leytano (TTL) focuses on integrated recovery in 23 barangays (villages) in 4 municipalities in Leyte. The program prioritizes interventions in shelter, livelihoods, water & sanitation, health and disaster risk reduction and is currently budgeted at US$ 19.9 million. An additional US$ 4 million is anticipated to be added to the program in FY17.

The ARC is seeking a highly experienced Head of Office/Deputy Head of Delegation (HoO/DHD) to manage the ARC Tacloban office in the implementation of TTL. In this capacity the HoO/DHD will oversee the work of Head of TTL Program, Head of Operations, M&E and Finance, ensuring quality and sustainable outcomes while managing the different lines of service to work together to deliver the program on time.

In addition, the Head of Office will support the Country Representative in the management and oversight of the overall portfolio and at times, act in her stead. While the main focus of the HoO’s job will be the management of the Tacloban Operation, he/she may also provide support in stakeholder relations, resource mobilization and portfolio development. As the main recovery program comes to a close in late CY2018, it is anticipated that the HoO will relocate to Manila to take over the Country Representative position while overseeing the closeout and exit of the Tacloban program.

The HoO will be based in Tacloban, Leyte as this is the location of the TTL program. The position will report directly to the Country Representative and will maintain a collaborative relationship with key stakeholders in Asia, Middle East, and Europe (AMEE) Regional Quality & Learning Unit, and relevant staff in HQ to ensure consistent and standardized use of best practices and processes.

This is a full time position for a minimum of 366 days with the possibility of extension. This is an accompanied post for spouses/partners only (e.g. not children). Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ensure sound program and fiscal management of the TTL program according to international standards and ARC as well as PRC policies and procedures.
• Directly line manage up to six management team members and in-directly manage up to three senior management team members with the Country representative. The HoO will also indirectly manage a national team of up to 100 staff and 50 volunteers.
• Develop complementary recovery programming for TTL using up to US$ 4 million in contingency funds.
• Develop and manage a recovery exit strategy for the TTL program areas.
• Develop and manage a capacity-building strategy with the PRC Leyte Chapter in accordance with ARC goals, Chapter interests and capacity and in-line with the overall PRC capacity enhancement plan.
• Ensure impact-oriented, sustainable project results within project scope, budget, and timeframe by performing regular program reviews, organizing value-added trainings, monitoring budgets, and reporting.
• Manage and mentor ARC national management team and provide opportunities for learning and growth in accordance with the office nationalization strategy.
• Work in an interdisciplinary fashion with the finance, M&E and program staff to design, plan, implement, and monitor all projects within the delegation with relevant tools and templates.
• Provide support to all project staff in ensuring that integration and cross-cutting themes are considered in interventions at all levels, especially in project design, budgets, work plans, and trainings
• Proactively seek funding and be able to write proposals and design projects.
• Develop reports on the program for management
• Ensure that the programs operate within the approved budget
• Monitor and approve all budgeted program expenditures and ensure all financial records for the program are up to date
• Ensure operational and financial compliance
• Support M&E and Programs in the management of a learning agenda.
• Provide additional program support and management duties as requested by the Country Representative.

Qualifications:

• Masters degree in social sciences or related field required.
• Minimum of eight years related programmatic experience and five years of management experience required.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in international response, recovery and development work and familiarity with the Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement.
• Experience working in the Asia region
• Experience in writing proposals and project design required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and achieve results through collaboration are preferred.
• Fluency in English required with strong writing skills

https://americanredcross.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/American_Red_Cross_Careers/job/Manila-Phillippines/Head-of-Office--Philippines-Recovery-Program_RC13320

As part of an Emergency Response team, responsible for analysis and coordination of a wide variety of activities necessary to support the disaster response operations of the International Services Department (ISD) as part of the Response Operations team. The position is responsible for ensuring our readiness to respond to international disasters through equipment, response teams, operational knowledge and best practice, and provision of operational and technical support to headquarters based response leads and emergency deployed field staff. The most common interventions of the American Red Cross are emergency assessments, response planning, operational leadership, emergency implementation, monitoring and reporting for cash and commodity based interventions.

Key components of the position are utilizing field experience to inform headquarters and field based operations management, support internal and external coordination as needed, coordinating internal operating systems and standard operating procedures, emergency operations support, inform equipment/asset management, and support in deploying international emergency response operations personnel. The position is based at headquarters with emergency operational field deployments anticipated of approximately 50%. The American Red Cross responds multilaterally to approximately 25 disasters per year, with half including field personnel deployments.

The position reports directly to the Manager of Response Operations and maintains an integrated, collaborative relationship with ARC National Headquarters relevant staff outside of NHQ and Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement partners.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide fast, accurate, well presented information, analysis, and recommendations for emergency operations based on best practice, field experience and situational appropriateness for operational and strategic decision making in an emergency response. Lead and implement response interventions at NHQ and Field level as necessary.
• On very short notice, deploy to emergency field operations for up to six weeks for response activities and be willing to work after hours during an emergency, often acting in a leadership position.
• Lead and support diversity of funding opportunities and proposals for emergency response and preparedness specifically through US Government and Corporate donors.
• Develop, implement, and adapt innovative response systems and strategies beyond current tools and sectors as appropriate and ensuring best practices and lessons within American Red Cross and other sources are incorporated. These are likely to include rapid nonfood item distributions, cash transfer programming, emergency shelter, and beneficiary information management.
• Coordinate use of internal and external experience and knowledge through working groups and other platforms expertise to support effective emergency response.
• Serve as integral part of the International Response and Programs response team during global operations. Support may include appropriate distribution of supplies or other emergency intervention, prioritizing and facilitation of rapid assistance including financial and in kind resource, tracking internal processes.
• Provide support of the rapid deployment of personnel, daily communications, and guidance as required for emergency field operations, ensuring high performance of deployed field personnel.
• Serve as liaison and/or maintain important internal relationships and process management with other units including Operations and Grants Management, Logistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, and ARC Domestic Disaster Response.
• Ensure resources, agreements and systems are in place to respond multilaterally and bilaterally to emergencies, including global and regional response teams.
• Provide technical assistance to support ARC’s Disaster Management activities, including Readiness to Respond capacity with National Societies of ARC Regional priority.
• Work with colleagues to ensure appropriate training and opportunities are developed, including annual facilitation of core training and offer emergency operational technical guidance and training to International Services volunteers and professional staff.
• Develop and maintain relationships and represent American Red Cross at meetings, workshops, training events which may include International Federation, ICRC, and external organizations; Provide support to Red Cross Movement partners in strengthening Disaster Management and Response capacities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Advanced degree in related field preferred
• Minimum seven years working in emergency humanitarian response, disaster relief and/or development environment with technical knowledge in international disaster response
• Minimum two years of supervisory experience, particularly in a team setting required including strong relational and strategic leadership competencies
• Candidates must have demonstrated knowledge and experience in international disaster response operations including knowledge of supply chain, distributions, reporting and emergency monitoring and reporting is essential. Knowledge of Disaster Management cycle including preparedness, response and recovery
• Experience in additional logistics, shelter, cash transfer programming, and/or telecommunications also preferred
• Diverse experience within humanitarian industry including knowledge foundation, contexts, coordination and implementation mechanisms and application of humanitarian standards
• Experience working with international partner organizations and individual counterparts and must have the ability to work in an environment of diverse languages and cultures
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and demonstrated ability to work in a high stress environment in both strategic direction setting and implementation
• Excels under tight deadline pressures and limited material and human resources
• Exceptional verbal and written communication, organizational and information management
• Excels in collaborative, collegial team environment with very strong interpersonal skills
• Fluency in a foreign language (Spanish or French) preferred
• Previous experience with the Red Cross is preferred
• Position requires operational flexibility to meet sudden and unpredictable business and disaster related needs including variety of work hours and international travel of approximately 50%

Physical requirements are those present in normal office environment conditions in addition to movement and lifting of equipment and living and working in challenging physical conditions; Candidate should be physically able to lift at least 50 lbs.

https://americanredcross.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/American_Red_Cross_Careers/job/Washington-DC/Senior-Officer--International-Emergency-Field-Operations_RC14033

The Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) is requesting proposals for a new consultancy on Consultancy for Design Solutions For City Resilience

Working in collaboration with the IFRC and American Red Cross, the GDPC has received an award (to be referred to as the Coastal Cities Project) from USAID/OFDA to design and test a set of tools and services to assist RCRC National Societies and other local organizations to create effective city coalitions on community resilience, targeting climate smart resilience and coastal risk reduction in particular. The idea is that the RCRC National Societies or other local organizations would convene relevant partner organizations in lasting coalitions to focus city-wide expertise, capabilities, and resources on priority risks facing vulnerable communities in the city. The coalitions are intended to complement existing urban governance processes led by the local governments and draw wider support from the business community, universities, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders into city-wide civic engagement on community resilience.

The GDPC seeks consultancy services to the overall design, development, prototyping and coaching services for the design solution process and a toolkit to help city coalitions develop and implement viable, inclusive and sustainable solutions to the priority problems identified.

The Consultant(s) will deliver the four following outputs:

1) Development of a cutting-edge methodology for a participatory solution design process which

a. Focuses on inclusive community resilience

b. Complements existing resilience assessment and coalition-building processes and methodologies developed under the project; this also will link with the community-level assessments which the National Societies will use to facilitate a deeper analysis of the issue identified through city-level assessment.

c. Takes into account evolving innovation initiatives and technology available to communities

d. Facilitates iterations on the design process to refine and combine solutions for use in addressing community resilience at scale across countries

e. Takes into consideration the process, experiences and learning of the pilot design solutions process exercises done in the current three project cities. This could be done through interviews/meetings with by visiting the cities or through skype.

2) Piloting of the methodology and materials in the project city of Myanmar. Documenting the process and incorporating feedback and learning into the finalized versions.

3) Development of a toolkit that would help Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies, local government leaders and communities to apply similar design solutions processes in the city communities.

4) At the end of the consultancy, submit a final report of the process, summarizing the lessons learnt, successes and recommendations for improving the process and the materials.

https://www.preparecenter.org/resources/call-proposals-consultancy-design-solutions-city-resilience

Please see the attached Terms of Reference for additional information on the consultancy and the submission guidelines.

Submission of proposals: deadline December 21st, 2017. Please send your application with required supporting couments to the email address colin.fernandes@redcross.org and paul.rebman@redcross.org with the subject line SOLUTION DESIGN PROCESS (Name and Organization).

https://www.preparecenter.org/resources/call-proposals-consultancy-design-solutions-city-resilience

The American Red Cross (ARC) International Services Department (ISD) seeks to prevent and alleviate human suffering around the world by responding to disasters, building safer, more resilient communities, and educating future humanitarians. The American Red Cross continues to deepen and expand its international programming while also working to strengthen the global Red Cross Red Crescent Network, in order to deliver critical assistance to some of the most vulnerable communities in the world.

At the American Red Cross, we believe in the power of working together to save a life. We also care as deeply for our co-workers, customers and donors as we do for those who need us the most. We believe that the work we do every day MATTERS. We are friendly, caring, calm and professional at all times. We are movers and shakers who take responsibility to get things done. Does this sound like you? Then come join us!

SUMMARY:**

In response to Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda), which made landfall on November 8th 2013, the American Red Cross (ARC) is seeking an experienced Country Representative to develop and carry out the objectives of the American Red Cross’ relief, recovery and mitigation framework in the Philippines, and manage the ARC delegation in country. ARC works in the following programme areas: disaster management; sheltering; water and sanitation; livelihoods; community-based health & disease prevention; as well as on the, monitoring of programs funded by ARC but implemented by Red Cross and non-Red Cross partners.

The Country Representative is responsible for representing ARC at the senior level with Red Cross Movement and non-Movement partners; international organizations; government entities; the media; and, other coordinating bodies. It is the Country Representative's responsibility to ensure that managerial, administrative, and financial procedures comply with provisions of the ARC and Red Cross Movement policies. This position will be based in Manila, Philippines and will be required to travel up to 50%.

This is a full time position for a minimum of 366 days with the possibility of extension. This is an accompanied post.**

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Country Representative is accountable, under the direction and guidance of the Asia, Middle East & Europe Regional Director, for representing the American Red Cross and managing and implementing ARC’s operational responsibilities and cooperation activities in the Philippines. The Country Representative will be expected to employ a high degree level of initiative to achieve objectives within Philippines.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Develop a strategic plan with program staff for the ARC short and medium term recovery program in country.
• Subsequently oversee and ensure the successful implementation of the resulting approved plans and budgets; in addition to all relevant regulations and policies, particularly those associated with activities/programs funded by the American Red Cross but implemented by Red Cross and non-Red Cross partners.
• Coordinate the in-country efforts of the American Red Cross, connecting the actions and initiatives of all ARC employees supporting efforts in the Philippines.
• Manage the delegation, including personnel, security, fixed assets, financial assets and other resources in accordance with ARC procedures and regulations.
• Analyze social, political, and economic trends that may affect the delegation’s strategic plan and/or efforts in country, and make changes as required.
• Promote the institutional and program development of the operating national Red Cross society (the Philippines Red Cross) through a supportive working relationship.
• Ensure that delegation planning, budgeting and reporting is carried out in a timely and appropriate fashion in accordance with ARC requirements, formats and standards; provide support to the National Society in these areas when relevant.
• Represent ARC and build good relations with national authorities, Movement partners, international and national organizations, donor Governments and other organizations represented in the country/region, as well as national and international media.
• Take initiatives to raise funds in the country of assignment in support of ARC appeals and activities, and for National Society programs, in close coordination with NHQ and with the National Society.
• Ensure efficient and effective management of ARC resources in all areas.
• Ensure compliance with ARC and International Federation policies, procedures and processes in the area of operation.
• Supervise and provide support to all staff in the Philippines, and ensure standard operation procedures are socialized and adhered to.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree in business, management, public administration or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of five years relevant experience, one year supervisory experience, and three years overseas experience – preferably in the post-disaster context - as a senior field representative or chief of party for a large donor agency, international NGO, and /or Red Cross entity required.
• Proven track record of effective program and staff management experience in a post-disaster environment, including experience in: project design and implementation; financial management; and reporting.
• Familiarity with the Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement strongly preferred.
• The position calls for excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and achieve results through collaborative efforts.
• Candidate must be flexible and adaptive to change.
• Computer proficiency required, especially in MS Office.

https://americanredcross.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/American_Red_Cross_Careers/job/Manila-Phillippines/Country-Representative_RC13625

Program Officer, Recovery

Recovery Pillar - International Service, Washington, DC

Supervisor: Manager, Recovery Operations, Recovery Pillar, International Response & Programs

Travel: 30-40%

Possibility to work remotely from anywhere in US

Background

The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. The American Red Cross (AMCROSS) International Services Department (ISD) helps vulnerable people and communities around the world prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and humanitarian crises through mobilizing the power of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. With programs and partners across the globe and as part of the International Federation of Red Cross, the American Red Cross is working to strengthen the global Red Cross Red Crescent Network in order to deliver critical assistance to some of the most vulnerable communities in the world.

Summary

ISD seeks to provide appropriate post-disaster support, as part of a holistic approach to disaster management, spanning the disaster cycle of disaster preparedness, disaster response, early recovery, and when possible, long-term recovery. International Services has established a recovery team with the aim to provide disaster-affected populations with durable solutions to help individuals and households recover more quickly and safely so impacted households, communities and national societies are better prepared and able to reduce vulnerability to future hazards. In addition to providing services to affected populations in the aftermath of catastrophic disasters, the Recovery team works to develop and improve tools, templates, systems and recommendations for establishing quality future programs with a strong orientation to stakeholder accountability.

The Program Officer for Recovery is a highly experienced staff responsible for providing timely programmatic and operational support to Recovery Programs, primarily for a portfolio of specific projects as assigned. Project portfolios require working closely with field-implementing teams, and may include working with National Societies, and other AMCROSS-funded partners. S/he is expected to have a wide range of skills, experience and knowledge in project management, operations and resource acquisition and be able to facilitate information management and contribute to program effectiveness and organizational learning. The PO works closely with all Recovery headquarters and field staff and supports the Recovery Manager’s efforts to establish a strong coordination with all other AMCROSS-ISD technical and business units (Preparedness, Response, Finance, HR, Travel, etc.) primarily at NHQ but also in conjunction with the field delegations. The PO is part of a team that maintains readiness to respond to new recovery operations as they unfold, so will also participate in early recovery assessment and planning remotely from HQ or requiring deployment to field operations. The nature of the work requires travel (approximately 30-40%), occasionally unplanned, and frequent alternate/extended work hours in order to maintain availability for teams operating in other time zones. This position reports directly to the Recovery Operations Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES:**

Support Programs:

• Serves as a lead NHQ point of contact for a specific Recovery program portfolio/s; ensuring streamlined HQ support to the field and ensuring prompt follow up on requests to NHQ.

• Ensures programmatic and financial compliance of field projects; including project start-up, agreements, budget oversight, compliance with monitoring and evaluation and reporting standards.

• Undertakes periodic Recovery Program site visits to support ongoing planning, monitoring, evaluation, close-outs, and other activities as needed.

• Assists the Recovery field staff in monitoring and communicating project-specific or overall program performance.

• Supports the identification and selection of partners based on capacity and strategic alignment with ARC’s principles, ARC Recovery Program strategy and relevant NS priorities.

• Coordinates with Recovery headquarters and supports the UNIT coordinating with relevant ARC business units on operational and compliance matters, including Quality & Learning, Finance, Human Resources, Risk Management, OGC and others.

• Supports DC-based resource mobilization efforts at the direction of the field d/or the Recovery OPS Manager.

• Supports the Recovery Ops Manager to track disaster operations and Early Recovery responses as per assigned portfolio.

• In the event of a sudden on-set disaster, supports the Recovery Managers and Director in managing all aspects of disaster response linked to early recovery (assessments, deployments and AAR). The program Officer provides additional deployment capacity to emergency response/early recovery post-disaster operations and works closely with the Recovery Ops Manager, field staff and the Washington, DC-based Recovery Team to lead/support early recovery needs assessment/contextual analysis, interagency operational coordination, and strengthen long-term programmatic coherence in recovery.

Program Planning and Learning:

• Provides active guidance, oversight and support to project design activities, from concept development to proposal development, work planning and implementation planning.

• Under the supervision of the Recovery Operations Manager, supports the Recovery UNIT in setting up systems, procedures, standard quality and accountability tools and key project documents to i) increase knowledge sharing and harmonization of practices and solutions across all the recovery countries and ii) streamline management and implementation of projects to effectively contribute to the achievement of the Multi-Year Operational Plan (MYOP) deliverables.

• Supports the development and management of RFA and RFP processes, as required.

• Contributes to developing and at times leading specific ISD global initiatives and attends events as required.

• With Recovery Operations Manager, represents ARC and liaises with key US based external partners such as donors, grantees, and other humanitarian, governmental, or private agencies.

• Supports the compilation of lessons learned and other high level information management products and cooperates in the organization of recovery and ISD learning events as required.

• Works closely with the Recovery Ops Manager, field staff and the Washington, DC-based Recovery team to support complementary programming, operations reviews and support in the planning of handovers/transition plans along the disaster management cycle.

• Works with the Recovery Service Support Unit to develop IM products that contribute i) to improve monitoring and management performance of delegations and NS or other implementing actors and ii) to measure partner progress, with regards to grant compliance, project implementation and deliverables, M&E, and both programmatic and financial reporting.

• Supports the overall Recovery Unit planning activity, and constantly provides inputs to the update of the recovery work-plan, readiness plan and development/maintenance of other recovery planning tools.

• Actively participates in, and sometimes leads cross-departmental initiatives which directly relate to Recovery and/or broader ISD strategies.

Other responsibilities as requested. For example:

• Support the recruitment and screening of international staff and consultants as needed.
• Engage / manage volunteers as needed.
• Assist in the orientation of new staff to ARC policies and field programs.
• Backstop for other team members when required.
• Participate in taking and delivering training activities

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required; Master’s degree in disaster management-related field preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years relevant experience required.
• Experience working in international post-catastrophic disaster recovery operations – ideally at the field level.
• Experience-- conducting needs assessments, drafting programmatic and/or operational plans.
• Experience managing, overseeing, supporting and/or implementing projects/programs in post disaster setting.
• Experience identifying, writing and managing USAID proposals required.
• Experience working with international partners and/or stakeholders required.
• Ability to work in a matrixed management environment and effectively coordinate activities of multiple stakeholders simultaneously.
• USAID experience desired.
• Experience interpreting and implementing contracts.
• Prior NGO experience required.
• Availability for international travel up to 40% of time.
• Experience working for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement preferred.
• Work experience in setting up large recovery portfolios is an advantage.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills, show initiative and the ability to work effectively and in a collegial fashion with people from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are essential.
• Fluency in foreign languages is highly desirable.

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Terms of Reference

Review of theIndonesian Disaster Management and Logistics Readiness

Emergency Water Supply and Strengthening Regional Logistics Capacity project

Background:

The El Niño which started in 2014 and continued until 2016, exacerbated drought conditions and also created significant water supply shortages, particularly for vulnerable populations. ,

In 2016, with the funding support from USAID/OFDA, the American Red Cross (ARC) proposed to provide assistance to drought affected populations and improve PMI disaster response capacity and improved coordination among key stakeholders during El Niño-related drought, and related and longer term disaster management situations.

To achieve this, a number of activities were suggested such as a) conducting a comprehensive water supply assessment; b) providing temporary water supply to communities adversely affected by severe drought conditions; and c) strengthening existing PMI regional disaster response management by improving disaster management policies, standard operational procedures and coordination mechanisms related to water supply and non-food-item (NFI) logistics with government i.e. Disaster Management Agency - Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana - BNPB, local government owned Water Supply Enterprise-PDAM, Local government, international organizations (e.g. UNICEF, World Food Program-WFP) and the private sector (e.g., Indonesian Chambers of Commerce-KADIN members).

The Goal of the project and its related outcomes are given below:

Goal: Assistance to drought affected populations and improved PMI disaster response capacity and improved coordination among key stakeholders during short-term El Niño-related drought, and related and longer term disaster management situations.

Outcome 1: Targeted communities adversely affected by severe drought conditions receive adequate clean water and hygiene promotion.

Outcome 2: Targeted PMI regional and Sub-Regional hub strengthening capacity and management by developing SOPs, contingency plan and improving personnel’s response skills and knowledge.

Project scope:

The project has focused on targeting drought affected communities through strategic intervention in the following 5 provinces of East Java, Central Java, West Java, East Nusa Tenggara, and West Nusa Tenggara. With emergency water supply intervention in those five provinces recently concluded, PMI NHQ continues with research and innovation in a small scale, along with advocacy and strengthening coordination mechanism at national and regional South-East Asia levels. In addition to this, there has also been strengthening of PMI’s capacities in their regional hubs of five regions which are based on demographic coverage, including Sumatra Region (Padang warehouse), Kalimantan region (Banjarmasin warehouse), West Java-Banten-Jakarta region (Serang warehouse), Central Java-Yogyakarta region (Semarang warehouse), East Java-Bali-NTT-NTB region (Surabaya warehouse), and Sulawesi-Maluku-Papua region (Ujung Pandang warehouse). The strengthening efforts covers national logistics system improvement, personnel capacity building, logistics-related policy development, and replenishment stock.

Summary of scope of work:

The consultant will be responsible for a mid-term review of the ‘**Indonesian Disaster Management and Logistics Readiness and Emergency Water Supply and Strengthening Regional Logistics Capacity**’ project currently being implemented in Indonesia. The consultant will assess the progress and challenges faced in the implementation process and provide recommendations for improving the effectiveness, strategy and content of the project. The consultant will work closely with American Red Cross Indonesia Country Office, Program Coordinator, M&E Officer, Project Manager, PMI NHQ, regional and Chapter/Brach team members to conduct the review.

Objectives of the review:

• To measure the project performance in terms of relevance, time, budget and scope.
• To assess major factors of projects successes and challenges that contributed to the variance (both positive and negative) of the achievements.
• To obtain inputs and recommendation to make adjustments to the project implementation in terms of timing, approaches and strategies, sustainability and exit plans
• Identify unmet needs and promising approaches that could be included in a follow-on project/cost extension.

Review criteria and questions:

Key Questions Performance Area

Relevance

• How well does the project implementation follow the project document and the project implementation plan?
• Do the project approaches and strategies address the identified and evolving issues/needs of the National Society?
• Are the approaches and strategies selected by the project relevant/ appropriate responsive to the needs of beneficiaries in the given context?
• To what extent do the project design and its related objectives take into account the relevant operating systems of the National Society?
• Is there a need to revise the project design and its corresponding objectives and activities for the remaining project period? If yes, how and what would they be?

Quality

• Were quality standards defined prior to start of implementation and how far did the activities reach the defined standards?
• What were the mechanisms put in place to ensure the qualities of the activities and of project related training?
• What were the challenges or gaps to reach those quality standards?
• Are there any mechanism in places to ensure that the quality standards defined through this project is transferred or replicated by the NS as part of their continuous organizational development and learning?

Effectiveness

• To what extent has the implemented activities contributed to achieving the project objectives indicators?
• What are key challenges, problems and gaps in implementing the key activities and how these are being addressed?
• How has the training initiatives contributed to the further institutional capacity building of the NS?

Sustainability

• How well are the project stakeholders planning for the sustainability of the project’s activities and/or outcomes, as appropriate?
• How well has the project been able to develop and strengthen relationships with external stakeholders to advocate for the sustainability of the project activities, process, methodologies etc?

Timeliness

• Have the project activities delivered that it has met the needs of communities in a timely and adequate manner?
• Are activities implemented as planned (e.g. producing IEC materials before relevant training event)? Are quarterly and monthly work plans developed? Are the plans (planned target against budget and time) realistic?
• What are major problems currently affecting timeliness, relevance and quality and how can they be solved?
• Are the interventions phased and delivered in a rational sequence that well reflects the needs of affected populations and project timeline?

Efficiency

• How well has the unit managed their resources (staff, volunteers, funding, time)?
• Does the project have sufficient human resources/ technical persons to deliver quality services? Has the project utilized the existing human resources (human resource, technical people) in an efficient manner?
• How efficient are work practices and procedures?

Cross Cutting

• How have cross-cutting issues such as gender, disability, old age, environment been integrated into the project design and implementation?
• Has the project been able to identify the needs for these vulnerable groups and addressed them adequately?
• What have been the systems to monitor the engagement of the vulnerable groups and elicit feedback?

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Are the M&E systems and mechanisms adequate to ensure it timeliness, effectiveness and relevance?
• What have been the challenges, gaps and strengths of this system and how can it be improved?
• How does the M&E result contribute to the reporting and decision-making process?

Reporting

• Does the current practice for reporting, capturing good practices and learning contribute to the improvement of the project implementation?
• What are the challenges, gaps and strengths of the current practices for reporting, documenting good practices and learning and how can it be improved?

Overarching key questions and points of inquiry:

• To determine if there have been any changes to scope and if changes have been appropriate and its corresponding impacts on budget.
• To determine among proposed, but yet to be implemented changes to scope, are they the best options for improved project performance.
• To examine how significant current under-spending is, reasons behind slow spending and provide recommendations to increase spending rate.
• To assess the quality of training in the project, Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) and curriculum development and if there are any impacts of the same
• To identify any additional technical support needed to assure project quality and preparation for exit strategy.
• To explore and present new project ideas that could justify requesting a cost extension and what the cost extension could look like
• To determine if they any changes to the project (actual or planned) that are significant enough to inform or request permission from the donor
• To examine the effectiveness of partnership/collaboration approach at provincial, national and regional (ASEAN) levels.
• To determine quality of WASH component review and lessons learned documentation

Methodologies:

Method Critical Element of Project review process

Desk review

• Analysis of documentation for the project(s) under review: proposal, amendment (s), recent quarterly project reports, previous evaluations, mission reports, other reports
• Review of planning processes, including setting of targets and ability to meet them; accomplishments and future plans must be reviewed as well
• Analysis of budgets at the level under review (e.g. overall sector, project, specific activity, branch or chapter, etc.)
• Review of assessment reports, Lesson Learned reports, SOP, training and technical resources such as training curricula, guidelines, etc. and if they are accessible to field staff and volunteers

Key informant interviews

• Asking key stakeholders, beneficiaries and staff what is and is not working
• Discussions with project managers and their respective teams which explore a range of programmatic issues which could focus on what can be done better.

Group discussion

• Asking stakeholders, beneficiaries and staff/team members what was effective and what was not
• Feedback from implementing partners such as regional and Chapter/Branch staff and volunteers, and external partners, as necessary

Observation / Site visits

• Comprehensive review of all activities in the project
• If possible, random selection of sites to visit, not influenced by staff

Location of work:

Jakarta with visits to field sites (if necessary). N.B. it is also possible to convoke key project staff to attend a review meeting in Jakarta or other logistically advantageous location.

Administrativeand logistic support

The consultant is expected to use her/his own computer. Approved administrative and logistical costs will be reimbursed by the Red Cross Team. The consultant will be able to work remotely, after approval of the work plan. Travel costs for PMI and ARC staff to attend review related meetings and activities will be covered directly by AmCross.

Reportingrelationship

The contract will be made by AmCross through the IFRC or AmCross’s headquarters in Washington, DC, meanwhile the consultant will report to Red Cross Team (PMI/ARC) led by AmCross’s Program Coordinator.

Suggested Duration:

Task Duration

• Project Documents review (home-based) 2 days
• Inception report and revised work schedule 2 days
• In-country meetings and field visits 10 days
• Drafting and presentation of findings 2 days
• Finalization of mid-term review report (home-based) 4 days

Deliverable:

• Inception report and revised work schedule
• Mid-term review report in English and Bahasa Indonesia
• Presentation of final report to key stakeholders in Jakarta

Qualification

Successful candidates should possess the following qualifications:

1. Experience in conducting project management level reviews, particularly for USAID and USAID/OFDA funded projects
2. Experienced in WASH practices and systems
3. Working understanding on Logistic systems and processes.
4. Experienced in proposal or project design process
5. Experienced in Monitoring and evaluation process
6. Post graduate degree from a recognized institution relating to WASH, Public Health, Disaster management, social research or related field.
7. Understanding of Red Cross Red Crescent system and/or Indonesian Red Cross structure and working mechanism
8. Excellent communication and facilitation skills in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
9. Excellent report writing skill both in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
10. Has the ability to work with minimum supervision/directions.
11. Ability to work independently, ability to juggle and coordinate many tasks simultaneously, ability to prioritize tasks, well organized, reliable and trustworthy

Application Process

Please submit your proposal application in English not later than 18 January 2018 to recruitment@amredcross.org with DM & Logistics Readiness Mid-Term Review in the subject line and label your CV, proposal and writing sample with your name and document type in the filenames. Only short listed candidates will be notified and contacted for an interview. Applications received after the deadline or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Complete applications should be no more than 5 pages and must include the following:

• Consultant(s) experience: This section should highlight past experience of the consultant in conducting review, research, case study and evaluation.
• Work plan and methodology: The proposal should clearly mention details of each and every activity and methods used including preparatory work, meetings and visits. The time line and person(s) responsible for each activity needs to be clearly mentioned.
• Cost proposal in USD and IDR
• Three references
• Writing Sample: Provide one sample of a recent mid-term review (or related work) completed for another client where you are the lead author and principal consultant.

Payment structure:

Payment by invoice. 20% upon receipt and acceptance of inception report and work schedule, 40% upon receipt and acceptance of draft report and 40% upon receipt and acceptance of final report.

Background:

Tensions have existed for decades between the Myanmar Government and the Muslim population in Myanmar often leading to population movements across borders. The Northern Rakhine population movement crisis took a turn for the worse on 25^th August 2017 due to a military crackdown on supposed separatists in Rakhine state that resulted in internal displacement within Myanmar and an outpouring of refugees to Bangladesh through land borders, river boarder and adjacent sea routes. The current refugee influx since 25^th August stands at above 600,000 entering Bangladesh with another few thousand stranded or preferring to be in the border areas of Myanmar and Bangladesh.

The American Red Cross (AmCross) International Services (ISD) convened a Working Group in November 2017 to analyze the situation and assess options for coherent AmCross support for what is likely to be a protracted issue. The group is comprised of the following persons:

1. Executive Director for International Response & Programs

2. Regional Director for Asia/Middle East/Europe Region

3. Country Representative for Bangladesh

4. Country Representative for Myanmar

5. Director for Emergency Response

6. Director for Recovery

7. Senior Program Advisor

The specific tasks of the groups are as follows:

1. To brainstorm and map needs, trends and available opportunities in each country or regionally in relation to this crisis

2. To identify our strategic advantages and clarify AmCross role in this crisis in medium and long term

3. To put together guidance for exploring medium and long-term opportunities with in-country partners; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and partner national societies.

4. To put together an engagement strategy to explore Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and/or Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) engagement opportunities in the medium and long term

5. To explore the use of AmCross strategic advantages in country for different representational and engagement options with interested PNS partners

6. To recommend to Senior Leadership Team on possible engagement options in each country, collectively or regionally for AmCross engagement in the Rakhine refugee crisis

7. To prepare a work plan for operationalizing the strategy and actively collaborate action across and between ISD units, IFRC, ICRC, PNS and external partners

The Strategy Development Working Group for Rakhine Refugee Crisis will focus on the new influx situation and explore short term, mid-term and long-term engagement opportunities in both Myanmar and Bangladesh in the current context.

Regional Strategy TOR Purpose and Objectives:

The Working Group has identified the need for a lead consultant/advisor to develop a Regional Strategy to support our priority national societies and members of the Movement in addressing this humanitarian crisis.

The strategy will be developed between January and March 2018 and will include:

1. Analysis of the situation (i.e. who is doing what, where and what are the gaps)

2. Analysis of the options from a regional perspective on opportunities, pros and cons for AmCross engagement

3. Well-substantiated recommendations on the AmCross role including actions at Headquarter, Regional and Country level

4. Draft strategic objectives and key interventions

5. M&E plan and high-level work plan (after the recommendations and strategic objectives are finalized)

The following methodologies and key tasks are envisioned:

1. Secondary data review on historical context, current situation and long-term projections; this should include but is not limited to Red Cross documentation, Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) analysis, United State Government and UN strategic analysis, UN Strategy, and INGO strategy. Data should include both quantitative and qualitative analysis and should include a reflection on the quality and reliability of data.

2. Key informant interviews with various stakeholders including AmCross management, Red Cross management in the priority countries and in region (i.e. national society, partner national society, IFRC, ICRC), donor contacts (i.e. in USAID, OFDA and PRM etc.), key staff from INGO and local organizations, and representatives from the affected population

3. Site visits in Cox’s Bazar and in Northern Rakhine state to better understand the context

The work is expected to take 25 working days over a ten-week period and will include travel to Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bangkok and possibly Kuala Lumpur. During this period, the following deliverables will be produced:

1. Draft strategy and recommendations for review and feedback

2. Updated draft strategy incorporating the feedback

3. A one-page synopsis of the plan for AmCross

4. A high-level work plan guiding the efforts of the AmCross Myanmar, Bangladesh and Regional delegations

The consultant may elect to do an inception report updating the methodology and structure of the deliverables within the days allotted.

Qualifications of Consultant:

The required qualifications and experience are as follows:

1. At least five (5) years’ experience conducting and leading strategy development for humanitarian sector, should be with international organizations (NGOs, UN, and other humanitarian agencies)

2. Post graduate degree from a recognized institution relating to international development, social research or related sectors

3. Experience with disaster response and recovery;

4. Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and professional skills in interacting with development stakeholders

5. High level written and oral communication skills in English

6. Ability to work independently, ability to juggle and coordinate many tasks simultaneously, ability to prioritize tasks, well organized, reliable and trustworthy

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications which should include CV and cover letter with “Strategy Development Consultant” on the subject line to sasikarn.paankate@ifrc.org by Sunday, 21st January 2018.

Background

TTL Program Background

The Tindog Tabang Leyteno (TTL) program is a 3.5 year USD 20 million program collaboratively implemented by the American Red Cross (ARC) in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) towards the promotion of community resilience in areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The goal of the TTL program is “to contribute to building safe and resilient communities by identifying and addressing various factors that will help people sustainably rebuild their lives, livelihoods and assets while ensuring that future climate, environmental and disaster related risks are addressed and/or minimized.” The project strives to reach this goal through three objectives: “to increase PRC capacity in community based recovery and preparedness to enhance community resilience”, “to increase communities’ capacity to adopt resilient practices”, and “to increase household and community access to safer and more sustainable infrastructure and resources”. Although the program is implemented in an integrated fashion, program activities generally fall into one of six sectors: Shelter, Infrastructure, Livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Health, or Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). To better understand community needs the program uses a community-driven approach in which decision-making is led by Barangay Recovery Committees (BRC). These BRCs serve as key points of contact between the program and community and are instrumental in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of program interventions. A detailed description of sectoral interventions implemented to-date follows below:

Shelter sector interventions include the Core, Shelter Retrofitting Assistance (SRA), and IDEALS programs. The Core program is intended for households with severely damaged homes and provides households with one of two PRC approved core shelter designs in addition to a latrine and provision of training on Safe Shelter Construction Techniques (SST). The SRA program provides households with moderately damaged homes with a cash grant, in-kind construction materials, technical oversight, and training on SST. The IDEALS program provides legal support for households with tenuous land rights towards improved land tenure.

Infrastructure sector interventions include the construction of Community Solar Lights, Multi-Purpose Halls, Community Drainage Systems, and a Stepped Pathway. All infrastructure projects were identified through the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) process and are included in the communities’ Community Action Plans (CAP). Infrastructure selected for support were chosen based on a mix of community needs, interests, vulnerability, and capacity.

Livelihoods sector interventions include the CCG Program, Agri-Extension Program, Skills Training and Enterprise Development (STED) Program, and the Community Managed Livelihood Program (CMLP). Through the CCG Program, households who lost productive assets during Typhoon Haiyan were provided conditional cash grants for the recovery of their livelihoods. These households were required to provide a proposal outlining their plan for replacement of assets and expenditure of granted funds were closely monitored against the initial proposal. The Agri-Extension Program provides households with agricultural production and marketing trainings for swine, poultry, fisheries, and vegetable producers. Following the trainings, households are then eligible to receive farm inputs or a cash grant to support the utilization of the production techniques learned during the training. The Skills Training and Enterprise Development (STED) program provides out-of-school youth with formalized skills training courses through local accredited technical institutions. Courses identified include welding, cooking, automotive, carpentry, and plumbing courses. Following the completion of the training courses, individuals are provided toolkits or cash grants towards the achievement of employment. The Community Managed Livelihoods Program (CMLP) provides established community groups and associations with cash grants towards the purchase of income-generating productive assets and with trainings towards the improvement of the group’s functioning.

WASH sector interventions include the Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST) Program, Child Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (CHAST) Program, and the construction of water systems and latrines at the community and household levels. The PHAST program is a participatory process that seeks to address the major hygiene and sanitation issues faced by the community. The program provides trainings to community members on good hygiene and sanitation practices and supports the identification of hardware interventions required within the community. The CHAST program is similar to the PHAST program but focuses on schools and seeks to address the major hygiene and sanitation issues faced by schools. The program provides trainings to students on good hygiene and sanitation practices and supports the identification of hardware interventions required within the schools. Based on the hardware needs identified by the PHAST and CHAST programs, the WASH sector provides Level-1, Level-2, and Level-3 water systems within the community as well as providing latrines at the household level.

The Health sector interventions includes the Community Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA) Program is a participatory process that seeks to address the major health issues faced by the community. The program provides trainings to community members on good health practices and supports the identification of interventions required within the community to promote good health.

The DRR sector interventions includes the Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) Program, Contingency Planning Program, Household Preparedness Planning Program, and DRR in Schools Program. The CBDRR Program is a participatory process that seeks to raise awareness of key DRR concepts within the community. The program provides trainings to community members on good DRR practices and supports the development of a community disaster risk reduction plan. The Contingency Planning Program works with communities to develop the Contingency Plans for the major hazards faced by the community. The Household Preparedness Planning Program works with households to develop household preparedness plans. The DRR in Schools Program works with schools to help train students and teachers on key DRR concepts

TTL Program Scope and Reach

The TTL program is currently operating in 4 municipalities and 23 barangays across Leyte Province in the Philippines. The targeted barangays are mostly non-contiguous and include densely populated urban barangays as well as remote rural barangays. Currently there are around 28,000 direct beneficiaries and an estimated 30,000 indirect beneficiaries.

TTL Program Stakeholders

In addition to donors and community members and government officials in the 23 targeted barangays, program stakeholders include ARC National Head Quarters staff, PRC National Head Quarters staff, PRC Haiyan Task Force Leyte Chapter staff, and PRC Leyte Chapter staff. The program also works in close coordination with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) and 14 other partnering national societies operating under the movement.

TTL Program Surveys To-Date

To date there have been three major data collection efforts conducted by the TTL program including an initial household profiling of all households within the TTL target areas, a baseline survey, and an evaluation of the program’s cash-based Shelter Retrofitting Assistance (SRA) program. A detailed description of each of these data collection efforts follows below:

TTL Program Household Profiling

The TTL program has previously conducted a census-based household survey of 5,706 households within the 23 barangays. Data collected included basic socio-economic data. This census-level data has been essential in providing data for beneficiary selection for program interventions and was used for the creation of beneficiary identification cards that are the backbone of the TTL program monitoring systems. These beneficiary identification cards have allowed for complete and efficient reporting and have allowed program managers to better understand the integration of program activities.

TTL Program Baseline Survey

The TTL program has previously conducted a baseline survey in August 2015 with data collected through a household-level survey administered to 563 households selected through simple random sampling with one-stage stratification by municipality. The baseline survey sought to enable the eventual assessment of the program’s effectiveness and impact against the outcome and goal level indicators included in the program logical framework.

Shelter Retrofitting Assistance Evaluation

The TTL program has previously conducted an evaluation of its Shelter Retrofitting Assistance (SRA) program which to-date has provided 3,459 households with cash grants averaging 426.30 USD per household and corrugated galvanized iron sheets averaging 12.82 per household. The SRA program has additionally trained 3,321 individuals on safe shelter techniques (SST). As the SRA program approached its end in May 2016, the need for an evaluation was established with a goal of better understanding the Relevance and Appropriateness; Efficiency; Effectiveness; Impact; and Sustainability of the program as well the program’s alignment with the RCRC Movement Fundamental Principles and Code of Conduct. The evaluation additionally sought to inform ongoing and future operations of the RCRC Typhoon Haiyan Operation as well as provide necessary information to ensure the TTL Program upholds it obligation to ensure accountability to beneficiary communities. The evaluation was undertaken across June, July, and August 2016.

Scope of Work

The TTL program is currently finishing its final year of implementation and is seeking to conduct a mixed methods evaluation using a sequential explanatory approach. The evaluation seeks to first understand “what happened” through the analysis of quantitative data collected through an endline survey designed to understand progress against outcome and goal level indicators outlined in the program Logical Framework. The evaluation then seeks to understand “why it happened” through the analysis of qualitative data drawn from existing secondary data and through the collection of primary data. In support of this evaluation, the TTL program is seeking a consultant to provide technical support related to endline survey tool development, enumerator training, data collection supervision, data analysis, and presentation of findings as well final evaluation question of interest formulation, tool development, enumerator training, data collection supervision, data analysis, and presentation of findings and recommendations. The expected duration of the consultancy is from October 2nd, 2017 to December 12th, 2017. A detailed description of the roles and responsibilities follows below.

Consultant Responsibilities

The consultant will be responsible for the following aspects of the survey:

Endline Survey Tool Development

Review of questionnaire

The consultant will review the data collection tool (questionnaire) supplied by the TTL M&E staff. The consultant should ensure that the question wording does not lead to bias in response and that question wording reflects the intent of data collection. The consultant will review definitions for outcome-level indicators and will ensure that all indicators can be reported per the definition and to the desired level of precision. Additionally, the consultant will ensure that a relevant composite measure of community resilience can be compiled to allow the TTL project to report against its goal as defined within the Logical Framework.

Pre-testing and finalization of questionnaire

The consultant will coordinate and supervise the pre-testing of the data collection tool (questionnaire). The pre-testing should involve a debriefing period and should ensure that all issues are addressed. The consultant will work closely with the TTL staff to incorporate these changes into the data collection tool, a task likely requiring short turnaround times. It is expected that the consultant have flexibility in working hours during this stage.

Endline Survey Enumerator Training

Training of enumerators

The consultant will coordinate and lead a formal training of enumerators of no less than 4 days. This training should include portions on replacement procedures, ethics, and safety. The training should also include roleplaying activities and pre-testing involving field activities and debrief. The consultant will be required to provide all training materials for enumerator reference.

Training of supervisors

The consultant will coordinate and lead a formal training of survey supervisors. The training should cover general management, communication, and quality assurance procedures. For both enumerator and supervisor trainings, adult learning methodologies should be incorporated.

Endline Survey Data Collection Supervision

Oversight of data collection

The consultant will be responsible for coordinating and supervising all data collection activities. The consultant should work closely with supervisors to ensure that enumerators are managed properly. All logistics will be organized by the consultant in coordination with the TTL operations staff.

Development of quality control measures

The consultant will be responsible for proposing and incorporating quality control measures to ensure that data quality is maintained throughout the data collection activity. This could include random spot checks, enumerator log sheets, etc. The consultant should also ensure that data is cleanly uploaded and synchronized to the server throughout the data collection process.

Endline Survey Data Analysis

Data cleaning

The consultant will be responsible for supervising the cleaning of data. Enumerators will be provided for this task.

Data analysis

The consultant will be responsible for analysis of the primarily quantitative endline data. The analysis will include descriptive statistics as well as basic hypothesis testing with the unit of analysis of the household.

Endline Survey Presentation of Findings

Presentation of findings

The consultant will be responsible for presenting and validating the findings of the endline data analysis

Final Evaluation Question of Interest Formulation

Development of evaluation questions of interest

The consultant will draw from the analysis of the endline survey to develop evaluation questions of interest under the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) evaluation criteria.

Final Evaluation Tool Development

Development of qualitative data collection tools

The consultant will develop qualitative data collection tools to support the collection of primary qualitative data. Primary qualitative data sources will likely include key informant interviews and focus group discussions.

Pre-testing and finalization of qualitative data collection tools

The consultant will coordinate and supervise the pre-testing of the data collection tools. The consultant will work closely with TTL staff to incorporate these changes into the data collection tool, a tasks likely requiring short turnaround times. It is expected that the consultant have flexibility in working hours during this stage.

Final Evaluation Enumerator Training

Training of enumerators

The consultant will coordinate and lead a formal training of enumerators on the qualitative data collection tools. This training should include portions on facilitation skills, ethics, and safety. The consultant will be required to provide all training materials for enumerator reference.

Final Evaluation Data Collection Supervision

Oversight of data collection

The consultant will be responsible for coordinating and supervising all data collection activities. All logistics will be organized by the consultant in coordination with the TTL operations staff. The consultant should work closely with enumerator supervisors to ensure that enumerators are managed properly.

Final Evaluation Data Analysis

Data cleaning and data entry

The consultant will be responsible for coordinating the cleaning and entry of primary data. Enumerators will be provided for this task.

Data analysis

The consultant will be responsible for analyzing primary and secondary qualitative data to support the validated findings of the endline survey. Qualitative data sources will likely include key informant interviews, focus group discussions, most significant change videos, success stories, and monitoring reports.

Final Evaluation Presentation of Findings and Recommendations

Presentation of findings and recommendations

The consultant will be responsible for presenting and validating the findings and recommendations of the final evaluation analysis.

TTL Program Responsibilities

The TTL Program will be responsible for the following aspects of the survey:

Endline Survey Tool Development

Drafting of questionnaire

TTL staff will be responsible for the original development of the data collection tool (questionnaire)

Translation of questionnaire

TTL staff will be responsible for translation of the data collection tool (questionnaire) into the local dialect, Waray-Waray. The TTL staff will also provide forward and backward translation for this study until assurance can be made of translation quality.

Endline Survey Enumerator Training

Logistical support for pre-testing and data collection.

TTL staff will be responsible for providing transportation for up to 10 enumerators, 4 supervisors, and 1 consultant during the pre-testing and data collection.

Endline Survey Data Collection Supervision

Recruitment of enumerators and supervisors

TTL staff will be responsible for recruiting up to 10 enumerators and 4 data collection supervisors

Procurement of equipment for data collection

TTL staff will be responsible for providing up to 10 phones for data collection activities.

Endline Survey Data Analysis

Procurement of equipment for data cleaning

TTL staff will be responsible for providing up to 3 computers for data cleaning activities.

Recruitment of data entry staff

TTL staff will be responsible for recruiting up to 3 data entry staff.

Review of analysis

TTL staff will be responsible for reviewing the analysis and providing timely feedback.

Endline Survey Presentation of Findings

Logistical support for presentation

TTL staff will be responsible for providing the venue and local transportation for the presentation

Administrative support for presentation

TTL staff will be responsible for ensure attendance by relevant stakeholders

Final Evaluation Question of Interest Formulation

Review of evaluation questions of interest

TTL staff will be responsible for the review and approval of the evaluation questions of interest.

Final Evaluation Tool Development

Review of data collection tools

TTL staff will be responsible for the review and approval of the qualitative data collection tools.

Translation of data collection tools

TTL staff will be responsible for translation of the qualitative data collection tools into the local dialect, Waray-Waray. The TTL staff will also provide forward and backward translation for this study until assurance can be made of translation quality.

Final Evaluation Enumerator Training

Logistical support for pre-testing and data collection.

TTL staff will be responsible for providing transportation for up to 10 enumerators, 4 supervisors, and 1 consultant during the pre-testing and data collection.

Final Evaluation Data Collection Supervision

Recruitment of enumerators and supervisors

TTL staff will be responsible for recruiting up to 10 enumerators and 4 data collection supervisors

Final Evaluation Data Analysis

Procurement of equipment for data entry and data cleaning

TTL staff will be responsible for providing up to 3 computers for data cleaning activities.

Recruitment of data entry staff

TTL staff will be responsible for recruiting up to 3 data entry staff

Review of analysis

TTL staff will be responsible for reviewing the findings and providing timely feedback.

Final Evaluation Presentation of Findings

Logistical support for presentation

TTL staff will be responsible for providing the venue and local transportation for the presentation of findings and recommendations

Administrative support for presentation

TTL staff will be responsible for ensure attendance by relevant stakeholders

Endline Survey Detailed Overview

Endline Survey Objectives

The main objective of the survey is to collect quantitative data necessary for calculation of endline figures for goal and outcome level indicators within the Logical Framework.

Endline Survey Geographic Scope

The survey will cover the 23 target barangays of the TTL Program from the municipalities of Alang-Alang, MacArthur, Mayorga, and Tacloban City.

Endline Survey Target Population

The target population includes all 5,706 households with the 23 target barangays. The population includes 1,194 households in Alangalang, 1,112 households in MacArthur, 1,626 households in Mayorga, and 1,774 households in Tacloban. The average households size is 5.1 individuals with the eldest male in the household generally considered the head of household.

Endline Sampling Frame

The sample frame for the endline survey will be the household profiling list which includes all households within the targeted barangays. The household profiling list is considered to cover the entire population of interest. The sampling unit will be the household.

Endline Survey Mode of Data Collection

The mode of data collection will be personal interviews with data collected using Samsung Duos cellular phones running the ODK Collect survey application.

Endline Survey Main Audience

The main audience for the data collected from the survey will be the TTL program staff. All TTL staff efforts will be measured against the outcome-level indicators measured through the study. Additionally, ARC program delegates, ARC field management, ARC NHQ senior management, and PRC NHQ senior management will have special interest in the findings from this study. The survey will largely be used to better understand impact through comparison of baseline and endline data and will be used as an input for a final program evaluation, special information bulletins, case studies, and technical briefs.

Endline Survey Sample Methodology

The sample methodology will be a single stage stratified random sample.

Endline Survey Sample Precision

Survey estimates should have a level of precision less than or equal to 0.05.

Endline Survey Sample Size

The sample size for the study has been calculated as 600 households by the TTL staff however the consultant will be responsible for reviewing the calculations upon arrival. The finite population correction factor has been applied for each strata and a nonresponse rate of 15% is estimated at the strata and project level.

Endline Survey Sample Stratification

The sample design will be a single stage stratified random sample. The strata for this sample will be the municipality. The sampling unit will be the household and the selection methodology will be systematic random sampling within the strata. Clustering is not required because of the close proximity of households within the barangay.

Work Plan and Deliverables

Work Plan

The consultancy is expected to last 52 working days from April 1st, 2018 to June 5th, 2018. The expected workflow for the consultancy is as outline in below.

• Desk review of secondary data (baseline report, evaluation report, etc.) and discussions with TTL program staff - 2 days
• Develop inception report - 1 day
• Review questionnaire for endline survey - 1 day
• Develop enumerator training guide for endline survey - 1 day
• Conduct enumerator training for endline survey - 5 days
• Supervise data collection for endline survey - 10 days
• Analyze data for endline survey - 5 days
• Presentation of findings for endline survey - 1 day
• Formulation of questions of interest for final evaluation - 2 days
• Desk review of secondary qualitative data (MSC videos, success stories, monitoring reports) for final evaluation - 2 days
• Develop qualitative data collection tool for final evaluation - 1 day
• Develop enumerator training guide for final evaluation - 1 day
• Conduct enumerator training for final evaluation - 2 days
• Supervise qualitative data collection for final evaluation - 4 days
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data for final evaluation - 6 days
• Presentation of findings and recommendations for final evaluation - 1 day
• Develop final evaluation report - 7 days

Deliverables

• Inception report - 04/01/2018
• Endline Survey Findings Presentation - 05/03/2018
• Final Evaluation Findings and Recommendations Presentation - 05/25/2018
• Final Evaluation Report - 05/05/2018

Qualifications of Consultant/Firm

• Post graduate degree from a recognized institution relating to social research, survey methodologies or monitoring & evaluation required
• Minimum 10 years relevant experience in mixed-methods research, preferably in the development/NGO sector in developing countries required
• Demonstrated experience in management of household level surveys required
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative data analysis for stratified multistage surveys required
• Demonstrated experience in qualitative data analysis for key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and audio/visual content required
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection tool development required
• Demonstrated experience in training enumerators required
• Professional work experience with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement preferred
• Professional work experience with the Red Cross Typhoon Haiyan Recovery Operation preferred
• Professional work experience in country or region preferred
• Fluency in English required, knowledge of Tagalog preferred

Application Submission Details

Applications should include a proposal brief, curriculum vitae, cover letter, reference sheet, and rate sheet. Proposals should be submitted by email to jobs.prc.ttl@gmail.com. All proposals should be submitted by 5 pm (UTC +8) on January 31st, 2018. Any bids received after the deadline will not be considered.

Application Submission Procedures

Interested candidates should submit the following application materials:

• Proposal Brief (max 5 pages)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Reference Sheet
• Rate Sheet

The proposal brief should include a short explanation of high-level activities proposed by the candidate and should be limited to a maximum of 2 pages in length. The proposal brief should specify a preferred methodology and provide cost estimates for meeting the deliverables listed in the TOR. The cover letter and curriculum vitae should concisely summarize prior experiences of key personnel relevant to the aforementioned TOR. The reference sheet should include at least three professional references. The rate sheet should include daily rates for the previous 12 months of work. We thank you in advance for understanding that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next step in the application process.

Background

In September 2017, the American Red Cross (AmRC) and Philippine Red Cross (PRC) held a workshop to construct the Strategic Engagement Plan (SEP), summarizing six months of research and stakeholder interviews. The SEP serves to guide the partnership over the next five years. This document provides strategic direction to the AmRC Philippines Delegation to ensure resources allocated are aligned with the strategic interests of both organizations and lead to a meaningful and measurable difference in the lives of those we serve in the Philippines. This document also summarizes the parameters for funding, highlights opportunities as well as threats, and outlines 7 Strategic Objectives which serve as the major objectives which the partnership seeks to achieve over the next 5 years. In order to operationalize this plan, the AmRC Philippines Delegation has been holding Strategic Objective Design Workshops and will continue to hold workshops through May 2018 which seek to design logical and achievable projects that can be implemented to achieve these objectives. In support of ongoing project design and proposal writing activities, the AmRC Philippines Delegation is seeking a contractor with extensive knowledge of programming within the Red Cross Red Cross Movement and expertise in project design and proposal writing to help lead the process of drafting of project proposals, working in close collaboration with PRC staff.

Purpose and Scope

The purpose of this contractor is to support the preparation of several project proposals in collaboration with key stakeholders of the Philippine Red Cross. These proposals will be submitted for approval by AmRC and PRC management and will ultimately lead to the implementation of logical and achievable programs that contribute to the achievement of the AmRC/PRC Strategic Objectives.

Main Tasks

• Lead the construction of project proposals (5 to 8) in close collaboration with PRC staff and drawing heavily from the outputs of previously conducted project design workshops.

• Contractor may be needed to support the implementation of the strategic objective workshops which will be the foundation for the proposal writing.

Key Deliverables

• Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Draft Project Proposal

• Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Draft Project Proposal

• Mass Casualty Incident - ADB (MCI - ADB) Draft Project Proposal

• Management Information System (MIS) Draft Project Proposal

• PMER Project Proposal

Key Personnel / Contacts

• AmRC M&E Delegate

• PRC/AmRC Partnership Coordinator

• PRC/AmRC Admin Assistant

Timeframe

This engagement will take place from January 2018 – May 2018.

Special Note

Flexibility in timeframes and location in which services are rendered will be accommodated for exceptionally qualified candidates.

Application Submission Details

Applications should include a proposal brief, curriculum vitae, and rate sheet. Proposals should be submitted by email to jobs.prc.ttl@gmail.com. All proposals should be submitted by 5 pm (UTC +8) on January 19th, 2018. Any bids received after the deadline will not be considered.

Application Submission Procedures

Interested candidates should submit the following application materials:

• Proposal Brief (max 2 pages)

• Curriculum Vitae

• Rate Sheet

The proposal brief should include a short explanation of high-level activities proposed by the candidate and should provide cost estimates for meeting the deliverables listed in the TOR. The proposal brief should be limited to a maximum of 2 pages in length. The curriculum vitae should concisely summarize prior experiences of key personnel relevant to the aforementioned TOR.The rate sheet should include daily rates for the previous 12 months of work. We thank you in advance for understanding that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next step in the application process.

The American Red Cross (ARC) International Services Department (ISD) seeks to prevent and alleviate human suffering around the world by responding to disasters, building safer, more resilient communities, and educating future humanitarians. The American Red Cross continues to deepen and expand its international programming while also working to strengthen the global Red Cross Red Crescent Network, in order to deliver critical assistance to some of the most vulnerable communities in the world.

The American Red Cross is looking for a full-time an Information Management Officer (IMO) to support our data initiatives. Your core responsibilities will include crafting a data framework, building a data culture within the department and the Red Cross movement. This position will work as part of dynamic team of humanitarian information management and geospatial professionals, working with the Global Lead ICT & Analytics and colleagues in international disaster management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with partners to create and apply data readiness framework to existing programs.

• Support the development of American Red Cross International Services data strategy.

• Develop new volunteers and train existing volunteers on use and analysis of data.

• Travel to project sites, primarily in Asia, to train volunteers on data management and mapping techniques.

• Actively engage with the IFRC, Red Cross movement actors, and organizations to build relationships within the information management field.

• Identify applications of data within project areas. Develop strategies and pursue chances to create data useful in the local context.

• Compile data from a variety of sources such as reports, mobile data collection, and GIS databases.

• Deploy to disaster responses on limited notice, for up to one month, as an information management delegate.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in a related field with a minimum of 5 years of experience as an analyst or similar.

• Experience building project plans and budgets.

• Experience planning and delivering technical trainings to a wide variety of audiences with varying skill levels including volunteers, community members, and staff.

• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and/or InkScape to create informative and appealing infographics and/or marketing materials.

• Experience conducting research to locate and obtain existing relevant data.

• Strong data management skills and experience using Excel and/or relational databases.

• Knowledge of survey design, data collection, and management using mobile data collection tools.

• Experience working on international development or humanitarian response projects, preferably not only in headquarters based roles.

• Experience using GIS applications such as QGIS to produce maps a plus but not required

• Enthusiasm for open data and open-source tools.

• Ability to tackle problems under a variety of circumstances and adapt to dynamic situations

• Ability to work as an active team member but independently, with limited guidance.

• Experience with the Red Cross network and international humanitarian work is helpful.

• Proficiency in Spanish or French helpful.

https://americanredcross.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/American_Red_Cross_Careers/job/Washington-DC/IM-Officer--International-Programs_RC15568

Deadline for registration February 25, 2018 by IFRC

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:

The International Services Department (ISD) of the American Red Cross (AmRC) seeks to prevent and alleviate human suffering around the world by responding to disasters, building safer, more resilient communities, and educating future humanitarians. With programs and partners in 70 countries, the American Red Cross works to strengthen the global Red Cross Red Crescent Network in order to deliver critical assistance to some of the most vulnerable communities in the world, reaching 100 million people annually.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Although some disasters are highly visible events garnering significant media attention and generous contributions from the public, many responses are lower profile and, as a result, under-resourced. Millions of people’s urgent humanitarian needs go unmet. In other cases, the American Red Cross has potential to mobilize humanitarian actors in the countries affected by disaster by addressing operational or financial constraints. This position helps meet the needs of those impacted by “underfunded disasters,” those disasters that do not garner the necessary attention and resources as well as be more effective in the field for emergency response.

The Global Surge Delegate will be responsible for contributing to the ISD capacity to surge in support of the global Red Cross and Red Crescent network response. The Delegate will be embedded in the response operation to support assessments, planning, implementation, operations, and reporting. They would provide leadership and technical expertise to the operation with the intention to improve timely and appropriate service delivery. Additionally, from their global work, the response specialist will be able to bring back lessons learned and best practices to the American Red Cross in further support of our response capacity and decision making processes.

The Global Surge Delegate will have significant technical disaster management experience and will be expected to deploy for extended periods of time primarily for underfunded operations or support that is needed to implement the response.

The Global Surge Delegate will be expected to deploy in the following capacities:

Assist the national society, ARC delegation, or IFRC delegation with:

--accessing US-based resources such as OFDA or Food for Peace

--operational issues in which US officials can influence positive outcomes in their daily work with national governments and other actors

--appeals, plans of action, assessment and other gaps as identified by RC/RC leadership in-country

--coordinate with existing AmCross entities such as regional offices, NHQ, and AmCross delegation leadership

In some cases, the surge delegate with deploy in a specific requested positions within the RC/RC structure such as:

· Emergency Response Unit (ERU) Team Leader

· Field Assessment Coordination Team (FACT) Team Leader or as Technical Specialist

· Interim Country Representative

· Operations Manager

· Disaster Management Coordinator

Inherent in the role is the need for flexibility, the ability to travel, and willingness to work in multiple contexts with different stakeholders. The Delegate must be able to deploy at a short notice for significant periods of time and up to 75% of the year traveling to remote and potentially unstable areas.

The position will report directly to the regional director in Panama. They will also work closely with the International Response Operations Manager and Operations Specialists in Washington, D.C.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Operational Support:

· Fill emergency coordination and management positions in the field with the AmRC, IFRC, or to undertake specific projects or tasks, as defined by the IROC Manager.

· Develop, support or manage projects at potentially any stage of the project cycle, including support or management of teams to assess, identify, design and implement appropriate response operation activities.

· Manage and lead a team of delegates, staff and volunteers, as appropriate.

· Identify potential financial resources from US government resources (OFDA, FFP, BPRM) to support RC/RC Movement disaster response; write concept papers and proposals as appropriate.

· Coordinate the development of a Federation emergency appeal or the Plan of Action against a Federation emergency appeal (or revised appeal) and budget. This may include leading or participating in needs assessments as well as program development.

· Coordinate, as appropriate, with USG entities (USAID, US Embassy, US military) to enable the RC/RC Movement operations

· Maintain communication and coordination activities with key counterparts and ensure strong working relationships with the host National Society, partner National Societies, the ICRC and Federation representations.

· Coordinate as required with other actors and stakeholders, depending on the position held at the time (e.g. this might mean Humanitarian Coordinator, cluster leads, UN agencies, NGOs and others, as well as national and local government authorities).

· Participate, and where appropriate lead, in relevant internal and external coordination, ensuring strong sharing of information and development of consistent and/or complementary program approaches that seek to maximize value for money and impact.

· Provide capacity-building support as required to national and, where appropriate, expatriate staff.

· Ensure effective communication and reporting of program activities to relevant stakeholders, including AmRC donors if appropriate.

Support Partnership Development, Institutional Learning and Development:

· Maintain contacts at regional level with USG and other US-based potential partners with offices in region to enable coordination during emergencies.

· During periods of non-deployment the position would contribute to organizational capacity by supporting institutional learning opportunities, reviews and evaluations of AmRC-implemented or supported activities and support the effective dissemination and follow-up of findings and recommendations.

· Support AmRC accountability obligations and contribute to donor reporting and management responsibilities.

· Undertake ad hoc projects to develop operational tools and procedures to support program implementation.

· Facilitate or run AmRC or Federation training courses, or act as mentor to other AmRC delegates, roster members, and staff.

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:**

· 4-year degree in international development, disaster management, climate change adaptation, water and sanitation, environmental rehabilitation, organization development or related field required. Master’s degree preferred.

· Minimum 7-years working in emergency humanitarian response, disaster relief and/or development environment with at least 2 years total in international disaster response in a variety of contexts.

· Minimum 2-years of supervisory experience, particularly in a team setting with strong relational and strategic leadership competencies.

· Proven ability to work successfully in the humanitarian field for periods of up to 6 months outside one’s home country.

· Demonstrated knowledge of roles of USG entities in international disaster response, including experience working with grant mechanisms or operations of USAID, Department of State, or US military.

· 5-years experience in geographic focus area (Asia/Middle East or Latin America/Caribbean)

· Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Disaster Management cycle including preparedness, response, and recovery.

· Strong preference for knowledge in supply chain, relief distributions, information management and reporting, logistics, shelter, cash transfer programming, telecommunications, assessment methodologies, and monitoring.

· Proven management ability to assess, plan, manage, implement, direct, and monitor multi-faceted projects or programs, managing resources to achieve operational delivery.

· Diverse experience within humanitarian industry including knowledge foundation, contexts, coordination and implementation mechanisms and application of humanitarian standards.

· Experience working with international partner organizations and individual counterparts with an ability to work in a complex environment of diverse languages and cultures.

· Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple tasks while setting strategic direction, analysis, and implementation in a high-stress environment.

· Exceptional verbal and written communication, organizational and information management.

· Excels in collaborative, collegial team environment with very strong interpersonal skills.

· Previous experience within the RC/RC movement is strongly preferred.

· Fluency in a foreign language (Spanish or French) strongly preferred.

· Position requires operational flexibility to meet sudden and unpredictable business and disaster related needs including variety of work hours and international travel of approximately 75%.

· Preferably to be based in Panama.

· Ability to secure visas and work permits in base country.

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

A letter of motivation must be submitted along with the application no later than February 25, 2018. In order to ensure a proper comparative evaluation of your application for this vacancy and to enable us to consider your profile against other similar current and future vacancies, we ask that you submit your application thru the following email address hr.americas@ifrc.org

Post Title : Senior Finance Officer

Post Level : Senior Officer Level I

Contract Duration : 9 months (with possibility for extension)

Base of assignment : Jakarta

Report to : Finance Manager American Red Cross

Organizational Context:

The American Red Cross (Amcross) helps vulnerable people around the world to prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters, complex humanitarian emergencies and life-threatening health conditions. It is a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and works closely with Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI). Currently Amcross supports programs in DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, NTB, NTT, Lampung, and North Maluku. Amcross works with the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) focusing on program sectors: Disaster Management, Organizational Development, Environment, WASH and Logistic Readiness.

Job Purpose:

The Senior Finance Officer is part of finance unit at Amcross Indonesia Delegation, Jakarta Office to provide support and ensure delegation finance are managed in accordance with the American Red Cross Policies, procedures and generally accepted accounting principles. This position is part of Finance Department and directly report to Finance Manager

Role and responsibilities

1. Responsible to the overall Financial Management of American Red Cross Indonesia Delegation which includes submission of the monthly/quarterly/annual financial reports, ensure the compliance with GAAP, IFRC and Amcross policies and procedures, donor requirements and local laws.

2. Ensure that appropriate finance system, procedures and controls are maintained and compliance with GAAP, IFRC, donor requirement and local laws.

3. Prepare disbursement voucher and ensure all the payment will be wired to the beneficiary.

4. Encodes transactions into the accounting system (EPICOR), and ensure financial record and document maintained.

5. Maintain the cash advance staff and vendor advance payment

6. Provide monthly finance report i.e. bank reconciliation, tracking deposit and prepayment, outstanding accrual and monthly closing checklist.

7. Develop new initiative project budget and develop annual project budget

8. Provide budget versus actual (BVA) and provide financial analysis to Program Managers

9. Provide Quarterly Project report in terms of finance perspective.

10. Review the partner financial report to ensure all financial transaction are valid, adequate supported.

11. Provide technical support to partner in order to strengthen their financial management capacity

12. Coordinate finance coverage during supervisor’s absence to ensure that ongoing support is available to finance staff, program and operation

Required Skills and Experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting required; Master’s Degree is an advantage

Experience

ü At least 4 years project accounting experience within NGO of related experience at the national and/or international level in development program, and scholarship program preferably within a bilateral/multilateral development agency, including employment with a non-profit organization with a proven track record of success

ü Understanding of and/or experience with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement; Capacity building and/or experience with institutional strengthening; 2-3 years’ experience in community development, relief, humanitarian or related professional experience at a similar capacity.

Knowledge and technical capacity

ü Familiar with Red Cross and US Government/USAID Rules and Regulation is desirable

ü Very good in understanding of general accounting principles and practices, audit process and internal control system.

ü Familiar with accounting software system (such as EPICOR and QuickBooks)

ü Strong knowledge in Microsoft Office Suites (Word, Excel, PPT, etc.)

ü Excellent reporting (is a MUST)

Competencies

ü Able to prioritize, meet deadlines, and achieve results through collaboration.

ü Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines

ü Self-motivated, with good judgment and initiative.

ü Must be flexible and adaptive to change

ü Ability to maintain confidentiality

ü Excellent communication skills in Indonesian and English

ü Team player attitude, ability to think, plan, create and successfully work with others

ü Ability to build and maintain relationships in order to deliver on results

ü Honest, reliable, accurate, and punctual

Application procedures:

Please submit your application and curriculum vitae (with your expected salary information) in English not later than 4 March 2018 to recruitment@amredcross.org placing the job title in the subject line and label your CV with your name (CV max. 200KB size). Only short listed candidates will be notified. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Background

TTL Program Background

The Tindog Tabang Leyteno (TTL) program is a 3.5 year USD 20 million program collaboratively implemented by the American Red Cross (AmCross) in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) towards the promotion of community resilience in areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The goal of the TTL program is “to contribute to building safe and resilient communities by identifying and addressing various factors that will help people sustainably rebuild their lives, livelihoods and assets while ensuring that future climate, environmental and disaster related risks are addressed and/or minimized.” The project strives to reach this goal through three objectives: “to increase PRC capacity in community based recovery and preparedness to enhance community resilience”, “to increase communities’ capacity to adopt resilient practices”, and “to increase household and community access to safer and more sustainable infrastructure and resources”. Although the program is implemented in an integrated fashion, program activities generally fall into one of six sectors: Shelter, Infrastructure, Livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Health, or Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). To better understand community needs the program uses a community-driven approach in which decision-making is led by Barangay Recovery Committees (BRC). These BRCs serve as key points of contact between the program and community and are instrumental in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of program interventions. A detailed description of sectoral interventions implemented to-date follows below:

TTL Program Scope and Reach

The TTL program is currently operating in 4 municipalities and 23 barangays across Leyte Province in the Philippines. The targeted barangays are mostly non-contiguous and include densely populated urban barangays as well as remote rural barangays. Currently there are around 28,000 direct beneficiaries and an estimated 30,000 indirect beneficiaries.

TTL Program Stakeholders

In addition to donors and community members and government officials in the 23 targeted barangays, program stakeholders include AmCross National Head Quarters staff, PRC National Head Quarters staff, PRC Haiyan Task Force Leyte Chapter staff, and PRC Leyte Chapter staff. The program also works in close coordination with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) and 14 other partnering national societies operating under the movement.

TTL Program Surveys To-Date

To date there have been three major data collection efforts conducted by the TTL program including an initial household profiling of all households within the TTL target areas, a baseline survey, and an evaluation of the program’s cash-based Shelter Retrofitting Assistance (SRA) program.

Scope of Work

The TTL program is currently finishing its final year of implementation and is seeking to conduct a mixed methods evaluation using a sequential explanatory approach. The evaluation seeks to first understand “what happened” through the analysis of quantitative data collected through an endline survey designed to understand progress against outcome and goal level indicators outlined in the program Logical Framework. The evaluation then seeks to understand “why it happened” through the analysis of qualitative data drawn from existing secondary data and through the collection of primary data. In support of this evaluation, the TTL program is seeking a consultant to provide technical support related to endline survey tool development, enumerator training, data collection supervision, data analysis, and presentation of findings as well final evaluation question of interest formulation, tool development, enumerator training, data collection supervision, data analysis, and presentation of findings and recommendations. The expected duration of the consultancy is from October 2nd, 2017 to December 12th, 2017. A detailed description of the roles and responsibilities follows below.

Consultant Responsibilities

The consultant will be responsible for the following aspects of the survey:

• Endline Survey Tool Development

Review of questionnaire

The consultant will review the data collection tool (questionnaire) supplied by the TTL M&E staff. The consultant should ensure that the question wording does not lead to bias in response and that question wording reflects the intent of data collection. The consultant will review definitions for outcome-level indicators and will ensure that all indicators can be reported per the definition and to the desired level of precision. Additionally, the consultant will ensure that a relevant composite measure of community resilience can be compiled to allow the TTL project to report against its goal as defined within the Logical Framework.

Pre-testing and finalization of questionnaire

The consultant will coordinate and supervise the pre-testing of the data collection tool (questionnaire). The pre-testing should involve a debriefing period and should ensure that all issues are addressed. The consultant will work closely with the TTL staff to incorporate these changes into the data collection tool, a task likely requiring short turnaround times. It is expected that the consultant has flexibility in working hours during this stage.

• Endline Survey Enumerator Training

Training of enumerators

The consultant will coordinate and lead a formal training of enumerators of no less than 4 days. This training should include portions on replacement procedures, ethics, and safety. The training should also include roleplaying activities and pre-testing involving field activities and debrief. The consultant will be required to provide all training materials for enumerator reference.

Training of supervisors

The consultant will coordinate and lead a formal training of survey supervisors. The training should cover general management, communication, and quality assurance procedures. For both enumerator and supervisor trainings, adult learning methodologies should be incorporated.

• Endline Survey Data Collection Supervision

Oversight of data collection

The consultant will be responsible for coordinating and supervising all data collection activities. The consultant should work closely with supervisors to ensure that enumerators are managed properly. All logistics will be organized by the consultant in coordination with the TTL operations staff.

Development of quality control measures

The consultant will be responsible for proposing and incorporating quality control measures to ensure that data quality is maintained throughout the data collection activity. This could include random spot checks, enumerator log sheets, etc. The consultant should also ensure that data is cleanly uploaded and synchronized to the server throughout the data collection process.

• Endline Survey Data Analysis

Data cleaning

The consultant will be responsible for supervising the cleaning of data. Enumerators will be provided for this task.

Data analysis

The consultant will be responsible for analysis of the primarily quantitative endline data. The analysis will include descriptive statistics as well as basic hypothesis testing with the unit of analysis of the household.

• Endline Survey Presentation of Findings

Presentation of findings

The consultant will be responsible for presenting and validating the findings of the endline data analysis

• Final Evaluation Question of Interest Formulation

Development of evaluation questions of interest

The consultant will draw from the analysis of the endline survey to develop evaluation questions of interest under the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) evaluation criteria.

• Final Evaluation Tool Development

Development of qualitative data collection tools

The consultant will develop qualitative data collection tools to support the collection of primary qualitative data. Primary qualitative data sources will likely include key informant interviews and focus group discussions.

Pre-testing and finalization of qualitative data collection tools

The consultant will coordinate and supervise the pre-testing of the data collection tools. The consultant will work closely with TTL staff to incorporate these changes into the data collection tool, a tasks likely requiring short turnaround times. It is expected that the consultant has flexibility in working hours during this stage.

• Final Evaluation Enumerator Training

Training of enumerators

The consultant will coordinate and lead a formal training of enumerators on the qualitative data collection tools. This training should include portions on facilitation skills, ethics, and safety. The consultant will be required to provide all training materials for enumerator reference.

• Final Evaluation Data Collection Supervision

Oversight of data collection

The consultant will be responsible for coordinating and supervising all data collection activities. All logistics will be organized by the consultant in coordination with the TTL operations staff. The consultant should work closely with enumerator supervisors to ensure that enumerators are managed properly.

• Final Evaluation Data Analysis

Data cleaning and data entry

The consultant will be responsible for coordinating the cleaning and entry of primary data. Enumerators will be provided for this task.

Data analysis

The consultant will be responsible for analyzing primary and secondary qualitative data to support the validated findings of the endline survey. Qualitative data sources will likely include key informant interviews, focus group discussions, most significant change videos, success stories, and monitoring reports.

• Final Evaluation Presentation of Findings and Recommendations

Presentation of findings and recommendations

The consultant will be responsible for presenting and validating the findings and recommendations of the final evaluation analysis.

Work Plan

The consultancy is expected to last 52 working days from April 1st, 2018 to June 5th, 2018. The expected workflow for the consultancy is as outline in below.

• Desk review of secondary data (baseline report, evaluation report, etc.) and discussions with TTL program staff - 2 days
• Develop inception report - 1 day
• Review questionnaire for endline survey - 1 day
• Develop enumerator training guide for endline survey - 1 day
• Conduct enumerator training for endline survey - 5 days
• Supervise data collection for endline survey - 10 days
• Analyze data for endline survey - 5 days
• Presentation of findings for endline survey - 1 day
• Formulation of questions of interest for final evaluation - 2 days
• Inception report with methods – 1 day
• Desk review of secondary qualitative data (MSC videos, success stories, monitoring reports) for final evaluation - 2 days
• Develop qualitative data collection tool for final evaluation - 1 day
• Develop enumerator training guide for final evaluation - 1 day
• Conduct enumerator training for final evaluation - 2 days
• Key informant interview – 4 days
• Supervise qualitative data collection for final evaluation - 4 days
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data for final evaluation - 6 days
• Presentation of findings and recommendations for final evaluation - 1 day
• Develop final evaluation report - 7 days

Deliverables

• Inception Report - 04/01/2018
• Endline Survey Findings Presentation - 05/03/2018
• Final Evaluation Findings and Recommendations Presentation - 05/25/2018
• Final Evaluation Report - 06/05/2018

Qualifications of Consultant/Firm

• Post graduate degree from a recognized institution relating to social research, survey methodologies or monitoring & evaluation required
• Minimum 10 years relevant experience in mixed-methods research, preferably in the development/NGO sector in developing countries required
• Demonstrated experience in management of household level surveys required
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative data analysis for stratified multistage surveys required
• Demonstrated experience in qualitative data analysis for key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and audio/visual content required
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection tool development required
• Demonstrated experience in training enumerators required
• Professional work experience with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement preferred
• Professional work experience with the Red Cross Typhoon Haiyan Recovery Operation preferred
• Professional work experience in country or region preferred
• Fluency in English required, knowledge of Tagalog preferred

Application Submission Details

Applications should include a proposal brief, curriculum vitae, cover letter, reference sheet, and proposed daily rate. Proposals should be submitted by email to Sasikarn PAANKATE at sasikarn.paankate@ifrc.org. All proposals should be submitted by 5 pm (UTC +7) on March 15, 2018. Any bids received after the deadline will not be considered.

Application Submission Procedures

Interested candidates should submit the following application materials:

• Proposal Brief (max 5 pages)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Reference Sheet
• Proposed Daily Rate

The proposal brief should include a short explanation of high-level activities proposed by the candidate and should be limited to a maximum of 5 pages in length. The proposal brief should specify a preferred methodology and provide cost estimates for meeting the deliverables listed in the TOR. (Please also see full TOR at https://www.dropbox.com/s/aysr9xsqpefzwn9/Terms%20of%20Reference%20TTL%20Evaluation%20%28002%29.pdf?dl=0) The cover letter and curriculum vitae should concisely summarize prior experiences of key personnel relevant to the aforementioned TOR. The reference sheet should include at least three professional references. We thank you in advance for understanding that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next step in the application process. ','gtm.elev=Y