Independent Mid Term Review of the GCF Project on Drought Resilience under implementation in 10 Regional states, 22 selected Woredas and 66 Kebeles in Ethiopia

Procurement No.: 100006388

Description: The independent midterm review shall assess progress towards the achievement of the project objectives and outcomes as specified in the Project Document and assess early signs of project success or failure with the goal of identifying the necessary changes to be made in order to set the project on-track to achieve its intended results.
The main tasks and activities include:
1. Conducting a desk review of relevant project documents to be provided by CRGE Facility which will include project proposals, results framework, progress reports, learning studies and other relevant documents, a range of which will be agreed upon and made available during the inception period.
2. Development of an inception report detailing the end line design, methodology (sampling design and data collection and management protocol), measurement of indicators, data collection instruments, work plan schedule and budget to carry out the assignment. This will be developed and finalized in consultation with CRGE facility.
3. Field data collection including key informant or in-depth interviews in the project locations, Focus Group Discussions (FGD’s), beneficiary household surveys etc. using digital data collection mechanisms unless it is impossible to do so.
4. Traceable data sanitization and analysis and quantitative data analysis. A competent do-file if STATA (or syntax if other software) for data management and analysis processes, all raw and clean data including field notes and reports, audio recordings and transcripts for qualitative work, as well as other data will be required as part of the submission. A simple inventory of material handed over will be part of the record if any.
5. Development and submission of concise but comprehensive draft and final project midterm evaluation reports in electronic and printed format (final report)
6. Presentation of key findings as a part of the online learning review with relevant IP colleagues and CRGE teams and across all key stakeholders.