Expression of Interest

• Interested applicants (individuals and/or organizations) should submit an Expression of Interest of no more than 15 pages detailing and including the following:
• A technical proposal with the proposed evaluation framework/design, a list of activities and a scheduled timeline, and a description of the evaluation team.
• The applicant should also provide the following details as an appendix to the Expression of interest:
• The CV(s) of proposed staff and consultant(s) listing qualifications and relevant past assignments, experience, and expertise.

Names and email addresses of three previous clients/referees who can be contacted to provide references.

A financial proposal which details the time frame and cost of conducting the end term evaluation. This includes daily rates of each team member proposed by the applicant organization/individual consultant. Individual consultants should list their proposed daily rate. Consultant(s) tendering for this work should propose a budget and a time breakdown that fits the methodology and deliverables proposed.

Skills of the consultant(s)

The Evaluator(s) must have the following expertise and qualifications:

• Have a proven track record of designing, conducting, and delivering high quality evaluations and have strong qualitative, quantitative and /or emerging evaluation methods as well as analytical research skills
• Have experience working with the TVET sector at a minimum in the tertiary education sector, preferably in applied research.
• At least 10 years of experience in working with international organizations and donors.
• Experience of programme formulation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Expertise/experience in planning for and evaluating projects in the TVET sector would also be an asset
• Strong organizational commitment to, expertise and knowledge of the TVET sector
• At least 10 years of experience in report writing, academic writing, M&E and Research
• Have the ability to work efficiently and effectively with programme stakeholders in various locations and from multiple organizations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English - publication and communications capacity an asset
• Demonstrated ability to work during COVID-19 context, and readiness to effectively deliver in case this context is extended or recurs