Consultant to Carry out Mid-term Review of PPDP Project

Organization    : Plan Vietnam
Job Title        : Consultant to Carry out Mid-term Review of PPDP Project
Location        : Hanoi

Job purpose:
The mid-term review shall review and evaluate overall performance of the PPDP project, keeping in view of its overall goal, objectives, timeframe, processes, and components achievements under the project. It will also identify the lessons learnt and experiences gained with a view to provide inputs for the further implementation of the Project.

The specific objectives of the mid-term review are as follows:
1. Provide findings and conduct analysis on progress toward project  objectives, and whether the process of implementation is optimum to ensure the progress;
2. Evaluate how much the objectives and expected results of the project have been achieved after one year and a half of implementing the project on field;
3. Assess the P-SEDP implementation process;
4. Evaluate the change in terms of right holders, duty bearers and Plan. The specific dimensions to measure this change will be developed as part of proposal finalisation.
5. Identify the risks  that may prevent for the project from achieving its objectives
6. Provide recommendations on what the project should do in the next one year to achieve the project’s objectives and expected results;

Requirements:  
- The consultant team should consist of one team leader and one member. They should have the following qualifications to effectively carry out the proposed tasks:
- At least 7 years of experience working in development sectors and be able to successfully complete the tasks as detailed in this TOR;
- Post graduate degree/ Bachelors degree in statistic, economics, development studies or relevant fields;
- Experience in conducting M & E project/program

Organization/Project Overview.
Plan International is an international humanitarian, child development-focused organisation without religious, political or governmental affiliation. Plan's vision is of a world in which all children realise their full potential in societies which respect people's rights and dignity. Working with children, their families, and communities in 50 program countries, Plan is one of the world’s largest international development organisations, committed to the well being of children and supporting the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Plan has been in Vietnam since 1993, works in long term partnership with local people, organisations, and government bodies at all levels.
The Pro-Poor Participatory Development Project (PPDP) was developed as a continuation of the three year Grassroots Democracy Decree (GDD) Project. PPDP project will work with local authorities on increasing capacity to support inclusive planning and facilitate better engagement in socio-economic planning and implementation between local authorities and villagers in target communes and villages.
Through its interventions, the project seeks to influence the Social Economic Development Plans to become more pro-poor in term of planning and implementation. 

The project overall objective is:
The marginalized groups (the children, poor and ethnic minorities) shall receive preferential access to quality services (i.e. all citizens are equally able to influence change in resource mobilization and utilization through participatory SEDP).

How to Apply:
The consultant(s) or consultancy companies who are interesting in taking these consultancy works please submit the proposal for providing the works (including outlined time, frameworks and detailed methodologies for completing the mid-term review, expecting consultant fee, logistic and others) along with the individual consultant’s C.Vs to:

Human Resources Department – Plan in Vietnam
10th Floor, 72 Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi, Vietnam
Email: [email protected] ;
and Cc to: [email protected] and [email protected]

Only short-listed consultant groups will be contacted for making a contract.

For more information about Plan, please visit their website:
http://plan-international.org/where-we-work/asia/vietnam

Deadline: 26 October 2009.
Pls download the attached TOR for more details.

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
Plan in Vietnam
Vị trí: 
Ha Noi
Application Deadline: 
Mon, 2009-10-26