Baseline Survey Consultant
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Somalia is an International Non-Governmental
Organization registered in Kenya and operating in Somalia.
Organization registered in Kenya and operating in Somalia.
ADRA is seeking services of a professionally qualified and experienced consultant to carry out a Baseline Survey in Mogadishu and Galmudug regions of Somalia.
The specific objectives of the consultancy are to
1. Generate baseline data that will reveal the current situation of education service in all the above stated regions and set benchmarks that will assist project partners to better monitor and measure progress in achieving the project purpose.
2. Produce contextually relevant set of education baseline tools for use by project partners in the assignment as well as for adaptation in education baseline surveys in other areas of operation.
3. Impart education project staff and Ministry staff in the target regions and partners participating in the baseline survey with relevant skills in collecting and analyzing data and effectively reporting on education baseline surveys. This will be gained through training and working together with staff and partners during the consultancy.
The consultant will be expected to undertake the following tasks:
i. Review extensively all relevant reports, studies and surveys on the education sector in Mogadishu and Galmudug, and synthesize the information to ensure that the survey focuses on areas not covered by current literature.
ii. Evaluate project indicators and targets and update the log frame indicators where necessary.
iii. Assess the overall design strategy and implementation approaches of the programme and propose methods of ensuring that the project is implemented in a relevant, effective, efficient and achieves maximum impact and complementarity with other actions.
iv. Design the baseline survey tools based on the objectives of the baselines survey. Design and deliver a 3 day training for the education project staff (and partners) on key aspects of the baseline survey including how data will be collected (process, methods, and tools), analyzed, interpreted, and reported.
v. Prepare and submit comprehensive, well-structured report of the baseline survey
Qualifications and Expertise of the Consultant:
- Post graduate degree in education from a recognized institution of higher learning.
- Extensive experience in research including designing and conducting (education) baseline surveys.
- Knowledge and experience of using participatory methodologies in monitoring and evaluation of education work in a developing country context.
- Knowledge and understanding of education management systems.
- Familiarity with the Somali context and education sector in particular.
- Familiarity with previous work of similar nature will be an added advantage.
For the full Terms of Reference (ToR) please visit ADRA Somalia website www.adrasom.org.
Interested persons should send a technical and financial proposal to hr@adrasom.org by 25th April 2013.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
