LWR QUEST Recovering Businesses Real Time Evaluation

Under the supervision of the Lebanon Programs Director and Program Manager , the Quest Recovering Businesses Phase 2 – Lebanon (Quest II) program funded by kerk in actie “KIA” and implemented by Lutheran World Relief “LWR” Lebanon and local partners is searching for a program evaluation consultant /content creator that will conduct the real-time evaluation of Quest II program to determine what the program has achieved, what worked, what did not, the tools effectiveness, relevance and efficiency in tackling in achieving the program’s objectives? How did the program adapt to the challenges and to the local context and what could be done in the future to meet these objectives effectively and efficiently and how to sustain the program’s successful interventions?

To ensure accountability, Lutheran World Relief (LWR) will hire a consultant in alignment with Kirk in Actie’s (KIA) requirements and consensus to evaluate the program and its financial and non-financial interventions in terms of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, coherence, impact and sustainability. The evaluation will compare outcomes against baseline and targets using both quantitative and qualitative data. The assessment should provide insights about the program’s design and performance to enable designers, implementers, and partners to apply lessons learned for future programs.

Scope of the Consultancy

Starting from August 19, 2024, and ending August 30, 2025, LWR anticipates two tiers of analysis: program material/ reports desk review, and field-based research.

In preparation for the evaluation, the consultant will be provided with the following background information documents for desk review:

• The Quest II enterprise assessment baseline and endline reports.
• Criteria for enterprise assessments and reassessments, and reports for the assessments and reassessments.
• Program Fact Sheet Summary
• Access to Finance reports, brochure(s) (Loans/Impact Investment)
• Financial Literacy Training Handout
• Social Cohesion Day Materials and reports
• Maharat Initiative narrative and performance report(s)
• ELDI Initiative narrative and performance report(s)
• Business Coaches Report
• Shared Futures Holistic Approach Document
• Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) Template
• Pre-Post Monitoring Sheet
• Any other relative materials that the consultant or LWR Lebanon reckons as needed including the program evaluation and recommendations from Phase I

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