1. Background Information
The Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme in Lebanon is a project aiming at creating short term employment while constructing and rehabilitating public infrastructure. While the overall objective of the project is to strengthen resilience of local host communities by improving livelihoods for host community members and Syrian refugees through job creation and infrastructure development, the immediate objectives are:
1) Decent employment and income generated for Lebanese host communities and Syrians refugees through sustainable infrastructure and green works, and specific COVID-19 related measures.
2) Enhanced capacity for job creation and asset management through institutional development and contractor training and improved employability of workers through on the job training.
The employment intensive approach is founded on Decent Work Principles and so called Local Resource Based Technology (LRBT) in order to optimize the creation of decent jobs.
Phase IV of the EIIP will be implemented January 2021 – December 2022 with a total budget of EUR 17 Million with employment intensive infrastructure projects planned throughout Lebanon.
The objective of the assignment is to assess the logic of the proposed objectives, outputs and indicators, to propose improvements to the overall M&E framework, including gender indicators, MIS, impact monitoring tools and to verify resources needed.
2. Scope for consultant
The chosen consultant will collect from the EIIP team the relevant documentation and will conduct a preliminary stock-taking of the M&E plan, system and activities to date.
Under the scope of this assignment the consultant will for EIIP Phase IV:
3. Methodology
The evaluability review will involve two complementary data collection and review activities:
1) Document review, including project proposal, log frame, work plan, communication strategy, and other information sources;
2) Review of existing M&E plan and systems, planned surveys to verify sufficiency of data collection and allocation of resources.
The desk review and interviews will suggest a number of findings that in turn will point to additional issues and information to find. The M&E appraisal checklist can also help to guide the analysis. Key steps being followed in the analysis are:
a. Mapping of logic and analysis of indicators:
b. Methodological approaches for defining and measuring impact:
c. Operational risk management:
d. Efficiency of organizational arrangements:
4. Outputs
There should be 4 principle outputs of the appraisal:
1) Proposal for revision to the overall M&E plan, with recommendation of systematic collection of information and monitoring of progress against indicators;
2) Short findings/observations for each of the project outputs and indicators including specific suggestions for improvements, including a more thorough review and assessment of the effectiveness of proposed gender monitoring, gender outputs and indicators;
3) A summary overview of issues, gaps and challenges and proposed measures;
4) Review adequacy of planned surveys for impact monitoring and suggestions for improvement.
5. Time frame and logistics
Quotation Submission
Quality of proposal, including cost and work plan will be considered in selection of consultancy firm.
The consultant shall include a resume of past work of similar nature and references, and CVs including contacts for key staff for this...