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End of Term Evaluation of the UNITED Northern Nigeria Integrated NTD Control Programme

Employer
Sightsavers
Location
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
2 Dec 2018

Job Details

Sightsavers is looking for external evaluators to undertake the End of Term Evaluation of the UNITED Northern Nigeria Integrated NTD Control Programme.

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) is supporting the integrated control of seven NTDs in Northern Nigeria. The programme has an end date of 31st March 2019 and an overall budget of £14.2 million.

Sightsavers is leading a consortium of partners made up of NGOs, academic partners, private sector partners and private sector suppliers as mentioned above, to implement the DFID-UNITED Integrated NTD Control Programme.

The key activity areas are:

  • Mapping of NTDs
  • Mass drug administration
  • Behavioural change communication and coordination
  • Health system strengthening
  • Impact assessments and post-MDA surveillance
  • Capacity building for drug supply chain management
  • Planning for responsible exit from programme activities

The programme aims to strengthen the health system (including drug supply chain management) by:

  • Integrating MDA at scale in Zamfara state (and continuing existing NTD programmes in four other states).
  • Delivering a range of health system strengthening technical support to the MoH at federal and state levels in all five states.
  • Supporting effective BCC/IEC campaigns and improving coordination with all relevant stakeholders in all five states.
  • Strengthening evidence for decision making (including the health management information system).
  • Delivering a robust management approach from the Programme Management Office.
  • Demonstrating trachoma elimination in three local government areas (LGAs) and stopping trachoma treatment in 30 LGAs following impact assessment.

The purpose of the end of term evaluation is to report to funders and partners on the achievements of the programme against the above objectives, including:

  • To assess programme performance against logframe targets and milestones and other planned activities to validate if programme objectives have been met, and evaluate the overall programme success, including intended or unintended, positive or negative results.
  • To assess qualitatively and quantitatively what the success factors and challenges have been in order to capture concrete evidence of what works and does not work in interventions such as these.
  • To generate learning for DFID, Sightsavers, Consortium members, Government and other stakeholders in NTD control activities.
  • To assess programme benefits to the overall health system and the opportunities for sustainability.
  • Disseminate evaluation findings and recommendations among stakeholders and wider audiences.

The evaluation of the programme will use the following seven criteria which will be the basis for evaluation, analysis and reporting: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability, scalability/replicability and coherence/coordination. Consideration will be given to cross-cutting issues such as capacity building and inclusion of marginalised and vulnerable people, particularly women and girls and people with disabilities.

The evaluation will produce findings and a set of specific recommendations for similar, future programme designs, and identify any cross-cutting or organisational level lessons and recommendations. The target audience for the report will be funders, partners, programme staff and global programme support teams within Sightsavers. Evaluation outputs will include an inception report, final report, lessons learned document and an evaluation communication and dissemination plan.

The successful consultants or firm will have strong and comprehensive expertise in undertaking large scale evaluations in the health sector. This will include experience of evaluating consortium-led programmes, and a demonstrated competence in evaluating health system strengthening initiatives, and NTD programmes or very similar health areas.

Team members will have the following essential competencies: international public health specialist experience in NTDs, project/programme analysis, knowledge management and dissemination, report writing, oral presentation skills, as well as a good understanding of the Nigerian health system. The team should preferably include a member with behaviour change communication expertise, and a team including suitably qualified Nigerian consultants would be desirable. The evaluation team will work closely with an Evaluation Review Group.

The evaluation will require time inputs which will include desk review, field activities, travel and report writing. Once the successful consultants have been selected, work will commence immediately in December 2018, for data collection in February 2019.

For more detailed information about the project and the evaluation assignment (outputs required, timeframe, budget, etc.) please see the attached Terms of Reference.

This work can be conducted remotely and visits to Nigeria will be required.

To apply please complete and submit the attached Expression of Interest form and budget template and send to jobs@sightsavers.org, along with the relevant supporting documentation. If you have any questions regarding the process, programme or other details please e-mail dmeacher@sightsavers.org.

The deadline for Expressions of Interest is Sunday 2 December 2018.

Please note that regrettably we are only able to contact shortlisted applications of interest.

Company

Sightsavers Head Office

35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 3BW

Postal Address

Bumpers Way,
Bumpers Farm,
Chippenham SN14 6NG

Sightsavers is an international charity that works in more than 30 countries around the world to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people with visual impairments to live independently. Sightsavers is headquartered in the UK and has over 400 employees. It also has branches in Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, India, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

Sightsavers works with partners in order to provide a comprehensive range of eye care services. In 2013, Sightsavers' projects provided eye health examinations for nearly 14 million people, performed 300,000 eye operations, and treated over 100 million people for neglected tropical diseases.

People are also referred for treatment to prevent blindness or restore sight. Through community volunteers in developing countries, Sightsavers distributes medication to prevent blinding diseases. The charity also trains eye care workers and surgeons and funds operations.

Of the 30 countries Sightsavers works in, 23 are in Africa. These include Mozambique, Mali, Liberia and Kenya. Sightsavers is also present in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Caribbean.

In addition to its medical work, Sightsavers works with partners in order to train specialist teaching staff and supply glasses, Braille kits and other learning tools. The charity aims to educate communities and reduce stigma around visual impairment and blindness. Through its work, people with visual impairments and other disabilities are supported to live independently, get an education and earn an income.

Sightsavers is also a campaigning organisation, working with national governments to tackle the root causes of avoidable blindness, such as lack of access to clean water and sanitation facilities. The charity’s ‘Put us in the Picture campaign calls on the international community to make global development inclusive of the world’s 800m people with disabilities. The campaign’s vision is for all people to have equal access to employment, education, healthcare and participation in society.

Backing up Sightsavers’ work around the world is a strong research capability. Research and policy work revolves around three priorities – health, education and social inclusion. Gathering and disseminating sound research evidence helps to ensure the charity’s programmes meet the needs of the people they are designed to serve. Research evidence is also a strong tool when advocating for policy changes with governments.

Sightsavers has many partners that assist with its aim of eliminating avoidable blindness and may also provide funding. Partners include the UK government’s Department for International Development, the European Union and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Read our latest article on Third Sector: Sightsavers: Work for an award-winning charity tackling blindness worldwide

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Haywards Heath,
West Sussex
RH16 3BW
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