Deadline of this Job: 10 November 2022
Objective 1: The primary objective of the assignment is to provide support to ensure high quality coverage surveys are completed in the targeted catchment areas within the targeted catchment areas of 4 regions of Somalia with quantitative reports finalized no later than November 30 th .
• You will assume overall responsibility for implementation of the coverage survey, including coaching of IRC nutrition managers, daily supervision of coverage survey teams and daily data collection quality assurance
• You will work closely with the Somalia team to put in place actions that move forward the preparatory work in order to start data collection according to the timeline (mid-October).
• You will finalize the sampling framework for the coverage survey
• You will operate within the local approval agreements coordinated by IRC Somalia
• You will train enumerators and supervisors including pretesting the questionnaire
• Manage team movements and communicate effectively with the Somalia MEAL Manager, Nutrition Specialist and GiveWell MEAL Advisor,
• You will provide the raw data to be analyzed by the IRC statistician
• The consultant will report to the Coverage Nutrition Specialist for the project. The IRC retains ownership of the data and will be provided to the IRC by the consultant. The consultant does not have permission to use the data in any way outside of the purposes of this consultancy.
Objective 1: The primary objective of the assignment is to provide support to ensure high quality coverage surveys are completed in the targeted catchment areas within the targeted catchment areas of 4 regions of Somalia with quantitative reports finalized no later than November 30 th .
• You will assume overall responsibility for implementation of the coverage survey, including coaching of IRC nutrition managers, daily supervision of coverage survey teams and daily data collection quality assurance
• You will work closely with the Somalia team to put in place actions that move forward the preparatory work in order to start data collection according to the timeline (mid-October).
• You will finalize the sampling framework for the coverage survey
• You will operate within the local approval agreements coordinated by IRC Somalia
• You will train enumerators and supervisors including pretesting the questionnaire
• Manage team movements and communicate effectively with the Somalia MEAL Manager, Nutrition Specialist and GiveWell MEAL Advisor,
• You will provide the raw data to be analyzed by the IRC statistician
• The consultant will report to the Coverage Nutrition Specialist for the project. The IRC retains ownership of the data and will be provided to the IRC by the consultant. The consultant does not have permission to use the data in any way outside of the purposes of this consultancy.
Deadline of this Job: 14 November 2022
PURPOSE FOR THE EVALUATION
The purpose of the FIG-Somalia midterm evaluation is to review the project’s implementation and propose any correct management actions for the remaining period of implementation. The evaluation should assess or identifyed on:
• Substantial microfinance practices in alignment with Islamic finance principles
• Risk management of lending in Somalia
• Support provided or required to mitigate risk
• Necessary changes may be required to meet the programme goals.
KEY EVALUATION QUESTIONS
• To what extent has the programme design supported the increased access to finance for women and young people in productive sectors in Somalia?
• Have the financial intermediaries disbursed the funding made available?
• Who has been reached with the concessional financing?
• Has the technical assistance training provided to the bank staff been effective in addressing identified capacity gaps?
• Has the technical assistance provided to end beneficiaries improved business performance and improved repayment rates?
• What have been the development impacts achieved to date for the various categories of beneficiaries, particularly on the number of jobs created and the average income generated per beneficiary?
• Is the programme on course to generate the development impact for end beneficiaries expected?
• How has the programme impacted the business performance of the two financial intermediaries? This should focus on their revenues, profits, jobs, branches, geographic coverage, products, technology, etc.
• To what extent has the programme been impacted by government policies affecting lending in Somalia, and what can be done by the EU and other stakeholders to improve the financial business environment?
• Has loan default guarantee facilitated the banks to venture into new sectors with their funds?
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PURPOSE FOR THE EVALUATION
The purpose of the FIG-Somalia midterm evaluation is to review the project’s implementation and propose any correct management actions for the remaining period of implementation. The evaluation should assess or identifyed on:
• Substantial microfinance practices in alignment with Islamic finance principles
• Risk management of lending in Somalia
• Support provided or required to mitigate risk
• Necessary changes may be required to meet the programme goals.
KEY EVALUATION QUESTIONS
• To what extent has the programme design supported the increased access to finance for women and young people in productive sectors in Somalia?
• Have the financial intermediaries disbursed the funding made available?
• Who has been reached with the concessional financing?
• Has the technical assistance training provided to the bank staff been effective in addressing identified capacity gaps?
• Has the technical assistance provided to end beneficiaries improved business performance and improved repayment rates?
• What have been the development impacts achieved to date for the various categories of beneficiaries, particularly on the number of jobs created and the average income generated per beneficiary?
• Is the programme on course to generate the development impact for end beneficiaries expected?
• How has the programme impacted the business performance of the two financial intermediaries? This should focus on their revenues, profits, jobs, branches, geographic coverage, products, technology, etc.
• To what extent has the programme been impacted by government policies affecting lending in Somalia, and what can be done by the EU and other stakeholders to improve the financial business environment?
• Has loan default guarantee facilitated the banks to venture into new sectors with their funds?
Other Tenders
Deadline of this Job: 08 November 2022
Deadline of this Job: 31 October 2022
Deadline of this Job: 08 November 2022