To Conduct: A Project Household Graduation Survey in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Sokoto and Kebbi states for Catholic Relief Services, Nigeria Plot 477, 41 Crescent, Sa’adu Zungur Avenue (4th Avenue), Gwarinpa, FCT Abuja, Nigeria Background Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Nigeria is leading an exciting and innovative project designed to develop sustainable approaches to lift some of the most vulnerable households in Nigeria out of poverty. This USAID-supported project called Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihoods Project is implemented by a consortium of non-governmental organizations. The project is based in rural communities in Northern Nigeria of Sokoto and Kebbi states and the Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory and has expanded to Yobe, Borno, and Adamawa States in FY17. The project consortium works closely with multiple stakeholders within government at state and local levels, and amongst private sector. The project partners with eight local civil society organizations and incorporates a focus on local capacity building for sustained service delivery in project locations. In the NW and FCT, the project engages communities in agricultural-led growth interventions, using a multi-sector approach to help 42,000 very poor households grow their agriculture production, incomes and improve nutrition. The project seeks to improve agricultural practices with a focus on post-harvest storage for nutrient rich crops already being produced, and promotes a market-oriented approach to diversification of production through ensuring that all agricultural activities are adapted to specific agro-ecological and cultural contexts. The project also assists vulnerable families through income diversification and provision of participatory comprehensive nutrition activities at the community level. To help vulnerable families move along the Pathway to Prosperity, the project utilizes cash transfers to help meet nutritional needs, recover assets and overcome barriers to income-generating activities. To support sustainability, the project strengthens the institutional capacity of government systems to implement poverty reduction programs and reinforce accountability between the government and citizens. Therefore, in the NW and FCT, the project has four key results areas of increased agricultural production and productivity, increased income, improved nutrition status and stronger social safety net for households. The project adopts a cohort approach to household interventions. The project randomized the households benefiting in the project into three classes: A, B, and C. Although the intervention with each class overlapped with another, the intervention began with Class A, then Class B and later Class C. At this stage in the project, the interventions are targeting Class C. CRS Nigeria requires the services of a qualified consultant to evaluate and implement a process for graduating benefiting households in the project. This activity will focus on a total of 33,653 households from Class B (14,517 households) and Class C (19,136 households). The graduation tools will be administered to project households located in communities in the following locations: 1. FCT: Bwari Area Council – 4,471 households 2. Sokoto: Dange Shuni, Rabbah, Kebbe and Tangaza LGAs – 17,332 households 3. Kebbi: Birnin Kebbi and Danko Wasagu LGAs – 11,850 households
Objective of the Consultancy The overall objective of this consultancy is to design and administer the graduation tools to project households to evaluate their readiness for graduation; rank households based on performance on the project indicators, and determine the appropriate project services necessary for household still receiving interventions to be eligible for graduation.
Main Tasks
Finalize tools and develop protocol
Review relevant literature and materials developed and used in the project.
Review and finalize the criteria for graduation developed by CRS
Review the tools for graduation using these criteria
Present the tools to CRS project management team.
Finalize preliminary protocol and tools after receiving feedback.
Administer the graduation tools
Orient and train the teams to collect data.
Initiate and supervise the data collection.
Analyze data and share the initial findings with CRS project team.
Report writing and data dissemination
Write-up data findings and initial draft report.
Share findings with CRS project team.
Final report.
This must at a minimum contain:
Title page
Table of contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Objectives of the graduation process
Methodology (how the graduation was conducted)
Summary of Findings
Project implications/Lessons learned Limitations
Conclusion and recommendations for the project Annexes
Develop a database of beneficiaries
General HH information of beneficiaries
HH Wealth ranking
Graduation ranking (status)
Livelihood activities
Current intervention accessed by every member of the HH
Main Deliverables
Detailed workplan after engagement and debriefing Revised data collection tool
Graduation Ranking protocol Report of activity after field data collection
Detailed database of beneficiaries showing the graduation ranking by state, by class
Detailed database of beneficiaries showing interventions received by HHs by state, by class
Draft report of study for review and comments Final report of the study
Timeline The survey is expected to take place within a period of not more than 35 days, commencing July 24 to September 15, 2017. Requirements To be determined responsive, an offer must meet the below requirements:
General Requirements Applications will be accepted from individual consultants or organizations with experience in household surveys, monitoring and evaluation of agriculture and livelihoods programs.
The consultants should possess the following combination of skills and expertise:
Post graduate degree in agriculture, agricultural economics, social science, development studies, etc., and with formal research skills.
At least 5 years of advanced experience in conducting surveys for point estimates of performance indicators with a clear understanding of various social research methodologies.
Demonstrated research and analytical report writing skills with sound experience in measuring agriculture production, income generation and nutrition and hygiene indicators.
Experience in multi-sector and multi-partnership approach to poverty reduction and livelihoods programming.
Ability to clean, analyze and synthesize data using survey data management packages such as CSPro and Excel as well as SPSS and Epi-Info to analyze and report large dataset.
Good eye for detail, adherence to logic, and capacity for inductive reasoning
Strong presentation, facilitating, communication and team working skills.
Strong computer skills and knowledge of ICT4D.
Demonstrated familiarity with and experience in NW Nigeria.
Ability to strictly adhere to ethical standards of research and CRS’ protection policy.
Interested consultants must submit the proposal (Expression of Interest) and resume electronically compatible with MS Word, MS Excel, readable format, or Adobe Portable Document (PDF) format in a Microsoft XP environment to tenders.ngr@crs.org . The title of the consultancy should be stated as the subject of your email quoting HGS040717 e.g. Household Graduation Survey – HGS040717. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their offers are received in accordance with the instructions stated herein. CRS cannot guarantee that late offers will be considered. The resume/proposal should include but not limited to the following: expected daily rate, personal profile, skills, competencies and suitability for the assignment as well as readiness for immediate short-term consultancy plus a copy of such previous work. Applications should reach us by COB Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Only qualified persons will be contacted and invited for screening. Equal Opportunity: “CRS is an equal –opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, etc. Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply”. Statement of Commitment to Protection: ‘’CRS’ recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation. Required Documents 2. Technical Proposal: Applicant must develop a technical proposal that includes 3. Cost Proposals: Applicants should submit a budget in Excel format. Supporting information should be provided in sufficient detail to allow for a complete analysis of each cost element or line item. CRS reserves the right to request additional cost information if the evaluation committee has concerns of the reasonableness, feasibility, or completeness of an Applicant’s proposed cost. Please note that payments will be made in local currency.
Apply via :
tenders.ngr@crs.org