Recrutement d’un consultant en Suivi, Evaluation et Apprentissage – CFYE, Kenya
Company Overview:
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.
Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.
Background Challenge Fund for Youth (CFYE):
The Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE) is a 6-year and €114 million programme funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that aims to create a prosperous future for 200,000 young women and men in the Middle East, North Africa, Sahel & West Africa and Horn of Africa regions. The Fund will be supporting initiatives in 23 focus countries that will offer youth, in particular young women, opportunities for work that is demand-driven and productive, offering a stable income and safe working conditions, and that is contributing to their personal development and social protection.
The private sector, civil society, and knowledge institutions will be invited to submit proposals geared to scalable solutions for creating more and better jobs and income-generating opportunities for youth. Solutions will in particular focus on an integrated approach that addresses the shortcomings on the demand side (jobs) and supply-side (skills) and bridging the mismatch between these two in the labour market.
Role overview:
CFYE requires in-country Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Advisors in Kenya to work with Implementing Partners (IPs) during their Inception Phase to support them in developing and refining their project MEL Frameworks, identify potential data quality risks and develop mitigation plans, and assist in conducting baseline research into jobs and employers. There is potential to extend the role into the Project Implementation phase, supporting IPs on a more long-term basis to improve the MEL systems, processes, and tools.
Objectives and Activities:
The in-country MEL Advisor is responsible for supporting the day-to-day MEL-related activities during IPs’ inception period, and thereafter to support with IPs’ data collection and reporting. The role requires a candidate with substantial experience providing hands-on, in-depth support and coaching to partners, building their capacity to create and maintain a high-quality project MEL Framework and appropriate data collection processes and tools.
Specific Activities:
- Support CFYE MEL team in the planning and running of the MEL Kick-Off Workshop for all Implementing Partners in Kenya, introducing partners to Fund-level Results Framework, project reporting requirements, and MEL-related inception activities.
- Conduct 1:1 MEL strategy workshops with all IPs, co-defining the logical causal pathways to the job outcomes, based on a thorough understanding of the project delivery approach.
– Provide on-demand follow-up support to IPs as necessary, continuing to refine the MEL Framework, interrogate the underlying assumptions, define/develop data collection approaches, and respond to IP MEL-related issues as needed.
- Review CFYE’s baseline collection tools, and adapt to create bespoke, IP-specific versions to accommodate the project context of each IP. Conduct jobs/employer baseline survey with each IP using the tailored tools.
- Work with the IPs to establish project-specific decent work parameters for the jobs to be counted (e.g., minimum income thresholds), including developing research questions and methods if needed. Work with the CFYE Decent Work team to triangulate findings and ensure alignment with the final IP MEL frameworks (e.g., defining minimum income threshold in the results framework, refining indicators based on the research findings, etc.).
- Work with the central Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) and Youth Engagement, Empowerment, and Resilience (YEER) teams to ensure these aspects are covered in the IP MEL Frameworks.
- Attend Data Quality Assessment (DQA) methodology training, run by the CFYE MEL team. Work with the CFYE MEL team to refine CFYE’s methodology for Data Quality Assessment (as needed) to make it fit-for-purpose with the IPs in the country portfolio.
- Conduct Data Quality Assessment (DQA) with each IP in the country portfolio, based on existing understanding of the project data quality risks (gleaned through consistent coaching and strategizing with IPs throughout inception), and supplemented by an additional site visit as required.
- Complete full analysis and write-up of data quality risks identified over the inception period and through the DQA site visit, and propose appropriate mitigation strategies. Present the findings back to the CFYE MEL team and to each IP, and contribute to the IPs’ TA Plans with prioritised MEL support needs.
- Liaise with the CFYE MEL team on shaping and developing the IPs’ Knowledge Agendas, drawing out relevant, high-quality learning from the country portfolio.
Deliverables:
1) Completed Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Templates for each Implementing Partner (IP). This deliverable will be developed jointly with the Implementing Partners and includes:
- Results Chain (Theory of Change) ;
- Results Measurement Frameworks including Indicators and Definitions ;
- Targets against KPIs ;
- Completed available baseline data.
2) Completed Data Quality Assessment (DQA) for each IP, including:
- Completed DQA: Description of data quality risks for the data reported into project KPIs ;
- Recommendations to IPs delivered via Feedback Session: for effective mitigation strategies (e.g., through more long-term MEL TA support during project implementation) for any flagged risks.
Level of effort:
Between 14 – 18 days per month from 15 October 2021 – 15 February 2022.
Reporting:
The MEL Advisor will report directly to the Country Relationship Manager with technical oversight from the MEL central team.
Required Qualifications:
- Based in Kenya and has the right to work in Kenya ;
- Expertise in MEL, including experience developing and refining Results Chains/Theories of Change and Results Frameworks, indicator selection, baseline assessments, and setting targets ;
- Demonstrable experience supporting programme partners to develop and apply suitable MEL processes and tools, including creating an overall MEL strategy and plan to operationalise it ;
- Experience working on job creation programmes and knowledge of the key data quality risks in job creation programmes are preferable ;
- Working knowledge of key issues and opportunities related to decent work in Kenya and how these should be captured and applied in results measurement plans (e.g., establishing and measuring decent income) is preferable ;
- Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships across teams and organisations ;
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe ;
- Experience using both qualitative and quantitative data collection/research techniques, and advising programme partners on the use of appropriate research techniques ;
- Familiarity with the DCED Standard of Results Measurement preferable ;
- Previous experience advising or working with the private sector is preferable ;
- Fluency in written and spoken English is compulsory.
Closing Date: August 31st 2021