Objective 1: Women, girls and particularly discriminated groups have improved access to sexual and reproductive health and rights

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1 CONSULTANCY - BASELINE ASSESSMENT TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR CONDUCTING BASELINE Assessment 1.0 Backgrund Actin Aid Liberia wn a five year grant frm the Embassy f Swedish in Liberia t implement a five year prject titled Enhancing the prtectin f the rights f wmen and girls and ther discriminated in Liberia (EPR). The verall gal f the prject is t ensure that Wmen, girls and mst at risk and vulnerable grups acrss Liberia enjy fundamental human rights as a result f the claims f a strengthened advcacy riented civil sciety and evidence f quality respnses frm lcal gvernment and the state. The prject empwers stakehlders wrking n access t justice at sub-natinal levels by creating advcacy aimed at duty-bearers thrugh CSO platfrms, which will cnstitute CSOs, CBOs and cmmunity level structures; and this actin will increase demand twards subnatinal and natinal state institutins t facilitate the prvisin f quality services frm an infrmed and rights-based perspective. The prject will make use f accuntability mechanisms and tls t measure the cntributin f state t ensure rights f wmen, yuth and girls and mst at risk ppulatins. Actin Aid will wrk twards building capacity f partner rganizatins in crdinatin with Search fr Cmmn Grund and Kvinnatill Kvinna and pssible ther strategic partners. Direct prgram interventin will cver 45 cmmunities within cunties ver a perid f five years. Advcacy and slidarity activities will have a three tier apprach; sub-natinal t natinal t glbal, linked t AAI wmen s right cmmunity f practice and internatinal advcacy partners. The cunties identified were based n recent natinal research cnducted by the Natinal AIDS cmmissin n mst at risk ppulatin, and als ActinAid s wrk n harmful traditinal practices infrmed the selectin f cunties. The lcal partnerships are planned t start in all fur cunties and then expand prgressively t the ther cmmunities during the prgramme perid. The identified are: Bng, Mntserrad, Grand Gedeh and Gbarplu and these are selected fr their expertise in the subject matter. Baseline assessment is a critical cmpnent f the prject inceptin perid hence the need t develp a TR fr the baseline. Partners will be directly implementing the prject in the varius LRPs. 2.0 Objective Objective 1: Wmen, girls and particularly discriminated grups have imprved access t sexual and reprductive health and rights Objective 2: Wmen and girls have increased prtectin frm all frms f vilence, abuse and explitatin thrugh imprved mnitring, risk assessment and preventin effrts. Objective 3: Capacity f state and nn-state actrs at sub-natinal level in 4 cunties are strengthened t integrate gender and human rights in the prvisin f services affecting vulnerable wmen, yuth and girls

2 Objective 4: An interagency develpment frum develped t act with crdinated and enhanced capacity t influence gender and human rights in targeted plicies and develpment plans at natinal level. 3.0 Expected Results Expected Result: Wmen and girls have increased access t reprductive health infrmatin and services Expected Result 2: Increased awareness f, and measures in place t deal with prtectin risks t wmen and girls at the cmmunity level Expected Results 3- Frmalized system fr lng term technical supprt and mentring available fr selected Liberian actrs at subnatinal level including lcal administratin Expected Result 4: A develpment dialgue f internatinal and lcal practitiners wrking n wmen s rights cnvened as arena fr infrmatin exchange, jint planning and advcacy 4.0 Objective f the Baseline Assessment The verall bjective f the Baseline survey is t assess the situatin and establish benchmark indicatrs based n the Prgramme Lgic t infrm its Mnitring and Evaluatin plan and frm platfrm fr the impact evaluatin f the Enhancing the prtectin f the rights f wmen and girls and ther discriminated in Liberia Prject. 5.0 Scpe and fcus f the assignment The cnsultant with supprt f the Prgram Quality Crdinatr will lead the baseline assessment prcess fr the EPR prgram infur cunties in Liberia;Mntserrad, Bng, Grand Gedeh & Gbarplu. It is intended that the baseline assessment will prvide: a) baseline data fr the prgram as benchmarks fr perfrmance evaluatin; b) infrmatin that will assist in updating the result framewrk c) infrmatin fr the develpment f training mdules and capacity building interventins and d) infrmatin that will assist in identifying relevant plicies, guidelines and framewrks fr supprting prject implementatin and advcacy. 6.0 Scpe f Wrk The cnsultant will be required t lead n the fllwing task in cnsultatin with bth the Prgram Crdinatr and the Prgram Quality Crdinatr. Develp a baselinemethdlgy s fr the assessment Attend the HRBA analysis training rganized fr the baseline study Hld inceptin meeting with ActinAid Liberia prgram team and cnduct a desk review f key relevant dcuments and understanding the prject design and cntextual framewrk Design tls/questinnaire and methdlgy fr data cllectin f bth qualitative and quantitative data. The baseline tl shuld be able t capture cunty and cmmunitylevels data. Assess the current situatin f Harmful Traditinal Practices (HTP) and Sexual Reprductin Health Rights (SRHR) in the fur cunties lking at the interventins, challenges, and recmmendatins fr pssible interventin D an analysis f stakehlders wrking n HTP and SRHR in the cunties

3 Assess the capacity and current activities f cunty educatin, health and gender and ffice Hld discussins with relevant stakehlders in the fur cunties t identified prject cmmunities Field test the baseline assessment tls Access the capacity f implementing partners and prvide training t ensure that standardized methdlgy and applicatin f the tls are fully understd by all. Implement and supervise field data cllectin and data entry Analyze and synthesize data; and prepare reprt and Prgram Indicatr Tracking Submit data analysis and draft reprt fr feedback Incrprate, cmpile and submit final reprt 7.0 Expected Deliverables A cmprehensive baseline assessment reprt fr the Enhancing the Prtectin f the Rights f Wmen, Girls and ther Discriminated Grups in Liberia Prgram submitted in bth electrnic versin and signed hard cpy including recmmendatin and implementatin strategies. A reprt f all findings n SRHR and FGM infrmatin gathered during the baseline prcess and review f existing systems/structures and recmmendatins Systematic baseline database prduced and delivered with final reprt Prduce High quality validatin f the infrmatin cllected thrugh a Validatin wrkshp f the findings 8.0 Apprach and Methdlgy It is highly anticipated that the cnsultant will take up bth quantitative and qualitative methds fr the Baseline assessment. The cnsultant will be appreciated fr using Participatry Tls and Techniques fr data cllectin, which may include but nt be limited t In-depth interview, Key infrmant interview, Fcus Grup Discussin with ActinAidstaff, partners, gvernment line ministries, cmmunity grups, amng ther stakehlders. 9.0 Reprting The cnsultant,during the curse f this assignment, will reprt t the Prgram Quality Crdinatr, Head f Prgram and Plicy and the Cuntry Directr. (See Annex 1) 10.0 Prpsed wrk plan Activity Timeframe Activity Timeframe Respnsible Develpment f TOR April 2014 Prgram Identificatin and recruitment f cnsultant April 2014 HR and Prgramme ( HR leads in recruitment) Review f TOR and relevant April 2014 Cnsultant dcuments Develpment f inceptin April 2014 Cnsultant reprt including methdlgy and tls Review f tls April 2014 ActinAid Liberia

4 Review f relevant literature April 2014 Cnsultant Data cllectin April 2014 Cnsultant and partners Analysis f Data per cunty April 2014 Cnsultant Draft Reprt May 2014 Cnsultant Validatin May 2014 ActinAid Liberia Presentatin f final reprt May 2014 Cnsultant 11.0 Time frame The baseline survey will last fr a perid f 1 & ½ mnths, beginning the date f cmmencement Expertise and Experience The suitable persn must have a minimum f a bachelr s degree in the fields f Scial Sciences, Statistics, Demgraphy, Research Methdlgies, Develpment Studies, Law, Educatin and any ther related fields. The persn shuld have wrked with a develpment rganizatin befre fr at least 5 years and has a minimum demnstrable experience f undertaking desk reviews, as well as rapid assessments & r evaluatins. The cnsultant shuld be cnversant with NGO s peratin with a fcus n wmen and gender. Additinal knwledge and experience n netwrks will be f great imprtance The cnsultant shuld have a significant experience f cllecting and analyzing quantitative data frm small scale sample surveys. The cnsultant shuld mentin previus wrks in regard/ relatin t quality assessment/evaluatin prcesses in their prpsal and give reference t previus clients. Experience f wrking within a dispersed team, remaining self-mtivated, using initiative and respnding apprpriately t cnstructive feedback Able t reliably access the Internet, as well as relevant natinal plicy/planning dcuments and surveys. Knwledge f AAL values is an added advantage 13.0 Applicatin Prcess Interested Cnsultant must submit the fllwing dcuments: a. Cver Letter b. CV including reference details f previus clients c. Sample f previus wrk in similar cnsultancy wrk (assessment/survey/baseline assessment) (Initial). Technical prpsal t cnduct the baseline survey, based n the Prgramme Lgic (Impact-Prject Gal-Outcmes-Activities) with the fllwing (minimum) infrmatin: What baseline infrmatin shuld be cllected What surces are needed fr the infrmatin identified What methdlgies are apprpriate given the bjective f the assessment? Financial prpsal based n activities/ requirements f the Cnsultant If persns intend t wrk in a team, they shuld indicate the team members and attach their CVs. Clearly highlight the Team leader whse minimum qualificatins shuld be at Masters Level

5 All dcuments must be submitted nt later than April 10, 2014at 5:00p.m via t vacancy.liberia@actinaid.rg and cpy krt.williams@actinaid.rg (Annex 1) The cmprehensive baseline reprt shuld include at least the fllwing: Executive summary (2-3 pages) Intrductin Methdlgy used Limitatin f the assessment Ratinal f the assessment Findings -Recmmendatins Cnclusin