Mission East Humaniatarian Aid Organization Armenian Branch
TITLE: Consultant on Vocational Education for Youth with Mild &
Moderate Learning Difficulties” Project
OPEN TO/ ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: National/International consultants for
final evaluation of project, living in Armenia.
DURATION: 10 billable days between 1 May 30 June 2011
LOCATION: Yerevan, Armenia
JOB DESCRIPTION: The Consultant will conduct a final evaluation of the
three year project Vocational Education for Youth with Mild and Moderate
Learning Difficulties” to assess the overall effectiveness and timeliness
of the implemented project and provide expert recommendations on areas of
improvement as well as possible steps for expansion or duplication.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Consultancy objectives:
– Assess the level of achievement of goals and objectives set by the
project as well as the relevance of implemented activities;
– Consider the efficiency of the used resources: Identify whether the
resources provided within the project were and are used in a competent
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 Education and Science and
the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Centre and their readiness to
initiate and/or support the implementation VET courses for youth with
learning disabilities in specific and youth with disabilities in general
in the future;
– Provide expert recommendations on areas that need further improvement:
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;
– Provide expert recommendations for possible expansion and/or
duplication of the project: Elaborate a list of short and long term
recommendations for Mission East, its partners and the Ministry of
Education and Science on sustaining and duplicating the achievements of
the project and improving access to VET for young people with
disabilities.
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 Social Sciences, International Development, Monitoring and
Evaluation, Education, Disability Rights or other related fields;
– Strong background in monitoring and evaluation, data collection and
analysis methods;
– Minimum 2 years of experience in evaluations of international
projects;
– Strong analytical thinking and writing skills;
– Experience in working with marginalised groups.
Necessary Competencies:
– Understanding of the vocational education and training system in
Armenia and worldwide;
– 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 desirable;
– Excellent computer skills in Word, Excel and Outlook;
– Sympathy to Mission East organisational values.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: This position is open to all interested and
qualified national and international consultants residing in Armenia. 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: 14 April 2011
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 22 April 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 Humaniatarian Aid Organization Armenian Branch
Yerevan, Armenia
Consultancy objectives:
– Assess the level of achievement of goals and objectives set by the
project as well as the relevance of implemented activities;
– Consider the efficiency of the used resources: Identify whether the
resources provided within the project were and are used in a competent
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 Education and Science and
the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Centre and their readiness to
initiate and/or support the implementation VET courses for youth with
learning disabilities in specific and youth with disabilities in general
in the future;
– Provide expert recommendations on areas that need further improvement:
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;
– Provide expert recommendations for possible expansion and/or
duplication of the project: Elaborate a list of short and long term
recommendations for Mission East, its partners and the Ministry of
Education and Science on sustaining and duplicating the achievements of
the project and improving access to VET for young people with
disabilities.
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 conduct a final evaluation of the
three year project Vocational Education for Youth with Mild and Moderate
Learning Difficulties” to assess the overall effectiveness and timeliness
of the implemented project and provide expert recommendations on areas of
improvement as well as possible steps for expansion or duplication.
