Mission East Humanitarian Aid Organization Armenian Branch
TITLE: Consultant for Final Evaluation of the Project A Healthy
StartPromoting the Rights of Children and Youth with Disabilities in
Armenia
OPEN TO/ ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: All interested and qualified national and
international consultants residing in Armenia.
DURATION: 14 billable days, between 17 May and 17 June 2011.
LOCATION: Yerevan, Armenia
JOB DESCRIPTION: The Consultant will allow a critical appreciation of
the project implementation and provide recommendations on the areas for
improvement in an extension and consolidation phase. This should result
in changing social attitudes and healthcare practices towards greater
inclusiveness for children and youths with disabilities and giving voice
to those affected by the marginalisation of people with disabilities in
Armenian society.
The working areas are: Yerevan, Tavoush and Gegharkunik regions, Armenia.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
– Assess the level of achievement of goals and objectives, set by the
project as well as the relevance of implemented activities;
– Evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of the project;
– Assess the capacity of local partners;
– Consider the efficiency of the used resources, identify whether the
resources provided within the project were and are used correspondingly
and resourceful;
– Asses the sustainability of the implemented project, evaluate the level
of involvement of different partners/stakeholders, their input to the
project, as well as the level of their commitment to support the outcomes
of this and other similar projects in the future. A special focus should
be put on assessing the role of the Ministry of Health and their
readiness to initiate and/or support the implementation of promoting the
rights of children and youth with disabilities in Armenia;
– Provide expert recommendations on areas that need further improvement
and recommendations for extension and consolidation. Highlight weak
aspects of the project implementation, outcomes and results, derive
lessons learnt for the future and develop a list of short and long term
recommendations and action points.
Outputs for which Consultant is wholly responsible:
– An inception report with evaluation schedule and methodology to be
used;
– A final evaluation report outlining: findings, lessons learned and
recommendations;
– A short version of the final evaluation report for distribution;
– Annexes to the Evaluation Report including data collection instruments
(structured interview plans, questionnaires, etc.) as well as lists of
interviewed people, list of reviewed documents etc.;
– A Power Point presentation for Mission East, its partner organization
and major stakeholders.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
– MA in Public Health, Disability Studies, Social Science, Monitoring and
Evaluation, International Development or other related fields;
– Strong background in monitoring and evaluation, data collection and
analysis methods;
– Experience in project evaluations;
– Experience in multiple areas of development intervention, and
familiarity with integrated approaches and institutional issues at local
and national levels;
– Strong analytical thinking and writing skills;
– Understanding of the situation of people with disabilities, their
rights and limited access to these rights in Armenia and worldwide;
– Fluency in written and spoken English language, knowledge of Armenian
language is a strong advantage;
– Excellent computer skills in Word, Excel and Outlook;
– Sympathy to Mission East Organisational Values.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: To apply, please send an updated CV, cover
letter and fee expectations to: nona@… with cc to:kirstin@… . No phone calls or drop-ins please.
Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of
this job opportunity through Career Center and mention the URL of its
website – www.careercenter.am, Thanks.
OPENING DATE: 19 April 2011
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 01 May 2011
ABOUT COMPANY: Mission East, founded in Denmark in 1991, is an
international humanitarian organisation, carrying out relief and
development programmes in Eastern Europe and Asia.
Mission East has been working in Armenia since 1993. Currently Mission
East implements projects in the field of HIV/Aids as well as disability
rights. In the field of disability rights, activities are implemented in
three main sectors: health, education and advocacy.
More information on Mission East can be found at: www.miseast.org.
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Mission East Humanitarian Aid Organization Armenian Branch
Yerevan, Armenia
– Assess the level of achievement of goals and objectives, set by the
project as well as the relevance of implemented activities;
– Evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of the project;
– Assess the capacity of local partners;
– Consider the efficiency of the used resources, identify whether the
resources provided within the project were and are used correspondingly
and resourceful;
– Asses the sustainability of the implemented project, evaluate the level
of involvement of different partners/stakeholders, their input to the
project, as well as the level of their commitment to support the outcomes
of this and other similar projects in the future. A special focus should
be put on assessing the role of the Ministry of Health and their
readiness to initiate and/or support the implementation of promoting the
rights of children and youth with disabilities in Armenia;
– Provide expert recommendations on areas that need further improvement
and recommendations for extension and consolidation. Highlight weak
aspects of the project implementation, outcomes and results, derive
lessons learnt for the future and develop a list of short and long term
recommendations and action points.
Outputs for which Consultant is wholly responsible:
– An inception report with evaluation schedule and methodology to be
used;
– A final evaluation report outlining: findings, lessons learned and
recommendations;
– A short version of the final evaluation report for distribution;
– Annexes to the Evaluation Report including data collection instruments
(structured interview plans, questionnaires, etc.) as well as lists of
interviewed people, list of reviewed documents etc.;
– A Power Point presentation for Mission East, its partner organization
and major stakeholders.
The Consultant will allow a critical appreciation of
the project implementation and provide recommendations on the areas for
improvement in an extension and consolidation phase. This should result
in changing social attitudes and healthcare practices towards greater
inclusiveness for children and youths with disabilities and giving voice
to those affected by the marginalisation of people with disabilities in
Armenian society.
The working areas are: Yerevan, Tavoush and Gegharkunik regions, Armenia.
