Rwanda: Monitoring, evaluation, learning(MEL)Consultant at GGGI – Global Green Growth Institute: (Deadline 12 October 2023)

Rwanda: Monitoring, evaluation, learning(MEL)Consultant at GGGI – Global Green Growth Institute: (Deadline 12 October 2023)

INTRODUCTION TO GGGI

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. To learn more please visit about GGGI web page.

The scope of the review is limited to the implementation of the project from the period of the signing of the agreement (June 15, 2021) and September 30,2023. The review will assess the progress of the project towards achieving its goal.

The Mid-term Evaluation will be based on the Theory of change, vision and mission of the organization as highlighted in the project.  The data will be collected against the project expected outputs, outcomes, and impact.  The evaluation will adopt a consultative and participatory approach. The mixed methods will be used to collect and analyze the relevant data.

In general, the approach and methodology will be:

• Conduct a desk review,
• Collect primary data through intensive semi-structured interviews with key informants of the project stakeholders,
• Field visit to the waste to resources sites,

The mid-term review will be based on seven evaluation criteria: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability, risk management and lesson learned.

Relevance:

• To what extent the project was and still relevant to the context of waste management in Rwanda?
• To what extent the project is aligned to the national legal and policy framework like National Strategy for Integrated Solid Waste Management Strategy, National Circular Economy Action Plan and Roadmap and, National Strategy for Transformation (NST)
• To what extent does the project contribute to the achievement of the capacities of the stakeholders?
• Have the activities and outputs of the project contributed to the achievement of the objectives?
• Are there indications that activities and outputs achieved are likely to contribute towards achieving intended impact?

Effectiveness:

• Is the project achieving its purpose and producing the expected outputs?
• Is the project’s financial and administrative management effective in reaching the objectives of the project?
• Are there any factors (internal, external, operational) influencing the achievement or non-achievement of project objectives?

Efficiency:

• Are the project activities cost effective and has planned targets been achieved on time?
• How did GGGI adapt to changes in the context of and emerging challenges during the implementation of the waste to resources project?
• Is the waste to resources project implementation in the most efficient way compared to alternatives?

Impact:

• Are there measured impacts as a result of the project? What is the likelihood of achieving the goal of the project?
• What unintended results (positive and/or negative) have been generated so far by the implementation of the project?
• Are the interventions leading to other changes including “scalable” or “replicable” results?

Sustainability:

• To what extent GGGI has established processes and systems likely to support the continued implementation of the waste to resources project?
• Did the organization put in place mechanisms to mobilize additional resources to continue implementation of the waste to resources project?
• What gaps have been identified so far that could hamper the growth and sustainability of GGGI?

Risk assessment and mitigation measures (both project and financial management risks):

• How well are the identified risks in the project document monitored and handled/mitigated?
• Is there any risk(s) identified during the implementation of the project and what was the degree of the risk (s) in affecting the project implementation?
• Assess any risks of financial management systems at all levels?

Lessons learnt, challenges and recommendations:

• What gaps identified and challenges were faced in the project implementation and which mitigation measures were used to address these challenges?
• What are the best practices and lessons learned which should be considered in the review of project implementation for the remaining part of the project?
• Which additional or new approaches and strategies should be employed to sustainably broaden and/or deepen the impact of the project?
• What are the key recommendations proposed to GGGI and its stakeholders to maximize impact of the project?

The review is expected to last 118 days spread over four months for report writing and submission. The days will be counted from the date of contract signature. The workplan and timelines will be revised by GGGI jointly with the consultant during the inception report review and planning meeting to fit into the proposed duration of the assignment. The review is expected to start October 16, 2023.

The schedule will be:

• Preparation and presentation of the inception report- 5 days (after award of the contract)
• Desk review – 15 days
• Interview with stakeholders in Kigali- 15 days
• Field visits to the project interventions sites and opportunity assessment – 28 days
• Draft, presentation initial findings and validation – 25 days
• Submission of the final report – 30 days

Expected Deliverables

The evaluation will be both an objective and consultative/participatory approach, and is expected to involve the following elements:

• Inception Report,
• Draft Report,
• Debrief to key project stakeholders (Project technical working group),
• Final report.

Report structure

The mid-term report will be simple, concise, and accurate with at least 50 pages maximum including annexes. The report will be expected to be structured but not limited to the following manner:

Acronyms

Executive Summary

1. Introduction and brief background
2. Context analysis
3. Methodology
4. Major findings

• Relevance
• Coherence
• Effectiveness
• Efficiency
• Impact (including major accomplishments to date)
• Sustainability

1. Overall assessment
2. Gaps and Challenges, mitigation measures
3. Good practice and lessons learned including opportunities to scale and replicate the best practice.
4. Recommendation for improvement
5. Establish a baseline information for waste management in secondary cities.

Annexes:

• Terms of reference,
• List of documents assessed,
• List of persons interviewed,
• Evaluation matrix,
• Reviewed and updated logical framework with baseline, targets, and mid-line data,
• Dataset for qualitative and quantitative data collected,
• Sample data collection tools.
• Project draft proposal for replication or scale to either secondary cities and City or Kigali respectively

PAYMENT MODALITIES

GGGI will sign a consultancy contract with the successful consultant/evaluator. The payment modalities will be as follows:

The Consultant shall submit the Final Report which should reflect the outcome of all activities prepared by the consultant. The report should also give recommendations for further activities to be carried out to secure a long-term sustainable development of the measure.

• All relevant technical papers, reports, and other documents prepared from the start to the end of the assignment shall be attached to the Final Report.
• The Consultant shall submit the report in electronic versions readable by a Microsoft Office application.
• All outputs must be in English.
• The final report must be approved by the GGGI with the agreement of the project technical working group. The Consultant shall consider the comments and necessary revisions proposed. Within 14 days from the receipt of the comments or modification proposal from the GGGI, the Consultant shall prepare and submit the final versions of the report.

The description of required expert may be split into following parts:

• Qualifications and skills: PhD or master’s degree in development evaluation, policy analysis, civil engineering, environmental engineering, waste management engineering or related science.
• General professional experience:  5- 8 years relevant experience
  • Specific professional experience: Strong experience in conducting evaluation/assessment including final evaluation of projects.
  • Overall understanding of the Rwandan context, legal, political landscape.
  • Have strong experience in documentation of evidence-based case evaluations.
  • Experience collecting quantitative and qualitative data. Skills to set up questionnaire.
  • Proven record of delivering profession outputs (2 samples of previous similar assignment will be required)
  • Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda.
  • Excellent understanding of MS Office
  • Excellent analytical, oral and written communications skills.
  • Ability to prioritize responsibilities and work independently.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Rwandan nationals preferred.