Country: Switzerland
Closing date: 26 Jul 2017
The purpose of the ‘look-back’ methodology is to facilitate, through a set of standard tools and guidance, a better understanding of the long-term impact of a WASH intervention over time and the sustainability aspects of the intervention. It also helps to assess whether a software-oriented package with emphasis on the community-based management of the facilities and hygiene behaviour change has been applied, and whether this approach has been a critical element of success in terms of impact and sustainability closely linked to the physical or infrastructural outputs of the project.
Project objectives
Study to be completed before November 2017. Total number of working days not to exceed 30 days including travelling time.
Desired outcomes
The ‘look-back’ methodology will be used in the context of the Phase 3 project in Ivory Coast to verify actual project outputs, locations, data checking, condition and history since implementation. Further recommendations in the areas of appropriateness, replicability, impact and sustainability are expected from the study. It will help the Red Cross and partners in general to draw lessons and identifying good practices for improving the design and management of present and future WASH interventions.
A post-intervention or look-back survey in the form of a household survey and a survey of all infrastructure (water points, institutional latrines for schools, household latrines) will be conducted.[1] This will provide fundamental data to perceive the changes occurred in the communities in the years after the project concluded. CICR will be the leading partner in this activity providing enumerators and organizing the logistic of the field activities under close scrutiny of the consultant. Training of enumerators, technical supervision of field activities and final data analysis will be facilitated by the evaluation team. In addition to the household interviews, a combination of quantitative and qualitative data will be gathered through different tools such as direct observation, FGDs, key informant interviews and any other relevant participatory tool such as community map, voting chart, etc. This will be facilitated by the evaluation team in close collaboration with CI volunteers and staff.
An exhaustive inventory of water pointsand latrine infrastructure will be produced to feed into further reporting on WASH coverage (MDG. No 7, SDG 6). The inventory process should also include an assessment of community cash collections, to determine how much cash has been collected at each community.
Consultancy outputs
A narrative report on the findings of the study of not more than 25 pages. (Annexes and a data collected can be attached to this report with no limit). A separate brief report of WASH infrastructure mapping and condition of not more than ten pages is expected. The Report should include an executive summary with recommendations of not more than 5 pages. The reports should be accompanied with photographs taken in the field to demonstrate any key findings visually.
Method of delivery and reasons for selecting that method
The starting date is planned for 3rd Quarter 2017 with a total period of one week preparation and three weeks in CI for the consultant to conclude the first draft report which will be submitted and discussed with CICR and Nestle in CI in the first instance, before the consultant departs.
The ‘Look back’ study methodology is well established with a full set of tools that are commonly used and adaptable to context.
Support to be provided to the consultant
Logistics support in the form of a vehicle and driver will be provided by the CICR and funded separately by IFRC. IFRC will facilitate introductions accordingly for the consultant to the primary interlocuters.
Schedule for payment of fees
30% in advance and balance on completion of the consultancy and submission of the expected outputs and reports.
Time Allocation, for budget purposes
Study completed before December 2017.
Management of consultancy
Robert Fraser, Senior Officer WASH.
Consultancy requirements
The successful candidate for this consultancy is expected to meet the following requirements:
- Fluency in French and English
- Minimum 5 years field experience in WASH programming in a technical management role
- Degree or diploma in water engineering
- Minimum 3 years Africa experience
- Having worked for Government and/or humanitarian sector minimum 3 years
- Proven analytical skills and ability to collate and present technical data.
[1] Survey and sampling methodology and hardware inventories are in the standard Look Back toolkit but it is expected that at least all water points and schools are visited and some sampling is done of household latrines and other household level interventions are undertaken.
How to apply:
Please submit applications to Réa Ivanek (rea.ivanek@ifrc.org) with Robert Fraser (robert.fraser@ifrc.org) in copy