Myanmar: Project Evaluator (multiple positions)

Sep 17, 2017 | UN Office for Project Services
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The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is the operational arm of the United Nations. We are helping build a better future by expanding the ability of our partners to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Myanmar is one of UNOPS leading offices in Asia, acting as fund manager for three of the largest development programmes in the country, namely the Three Millennium Development Goal Fund (3MDG), the Livelihood and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) and the Joint Peace Fund (JPF). In addition, UNOPS Myanmar is Principal Recipient for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Myanmar and Cambodia, and for the Global Fund¹s Regional Artemisinin-resistance Initiative targeting drug resistant malaria in the Greater Mekong sub-region. UNOPS provides procurement, infrastructure and project management services to a wide range of organizations in the country, including the Government of Myanmar, international development partners, other UN agencies, NGOs and INGOs. UNOPS Myanmar plays a critical role in ensuring that the quality of services provided to its partners meets stringent requirements of speed, efficiency and cost effectiveness.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Title: Project Evaluator (multiple positions)

Project: Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT)

Duty station: Home based with mission travel to Myanmar, or Myanmar based Post Level: IICA-3 (International Individual Contract Agreement) Section/Unit: LIFT

Duration: Maximum 52 days (October to December 2017) Supervisor: Livelihoods and Food Security Specialist

I.Project I

Project Title: Tat Lan Sustainable Food Security and Livelihoods Programme PHASE   II,IP: implemented by IRC in Minbya and Myebon, Rakhine (IRC – International Rescue Committee)Location: Minbya and Myebon Township, Rakhine, Myanmar

Duration: January 2016 – December 2018

IRC Tat Lan-II (TL-II) addresses the underlying causes of food insecurity in Myebon and Minbya Townships i.e. (i) poor availability of food, the (ii) limited accessibility of food, and the (iii) poor utilisation of food as the three key challenges that people continue to face in the target areas of the proposed programme, which covers 102 villages and two town centres. IRC Tat Lan-II’s comprehensive package of interventions includes agriculture, financial services, alternative livelihoods, nutrition, and WASH activities, which will be implemented in partnership with  and owned by communities themselves. More information on the Tat Lan programme is available at:www.tatlan.orgThe objective of Tat Lan-II project implemented by IRC is to achieve the following High Level Outcomes:
  1. Communities actively participate in decision-making related to village development
  2. Strengthened livelihood, food and nutrition security through enhanced livelihood opportunities
  3. Improved nutrition security in target areas
  4. Improved infrastructure and strengthened hygiene and sanitation practices

Project II

Project Title: Tat Lan Sustainable Food Security and  Livelihoods Programme PHASE    II,

IP: implemented by Save the Children in Pauktaw and Minbya, Rakhine

Save the Children

location: Pauktaw and Minbya, Rakhine, Myanmar

Duration: January 2016 – December 2018

Budget: USD 10,300,000

In the second phase of Tat Lan (01.2016-12.2018), Save the Children addresses the three main direct causes of food and nutrition insecurity in Pauktaw Township: (a) Nutrition insecurity as a direct  result  of  the  combination  of  suboptimal  feeding  practices  and  limited  access  to  quality  water,sanitation facilities and inadequate hygiene practices; (b) Insufficient income and access to financial services directly impact on the capacity of the households to access a balanced diet all year long; (c) Fragile and deficient food production systems inhibit agricultural productivity which is compounded by external shocks (natural hazards) that encourage the use of unsustainable coping strategies.  More information on the Tat Lan programme is available at: www.tatlan.org The objective of Tat Lan-II project implemented by Save the Children is to achieve the following High Level Outcomes:
  1. Communities actively participate in decision making;
  2. Enhanced livelihood and nutrition through improved infrastructure and strengthened hygiene and sanitation practices;
  3. Strengthened livelihood, food and nutrition security through enhanced livelihood opportunities;
  4. Sustainable livelihood opportunities supported through increased access to financial services;
  5. Improved nutrition security in the target areas;
  6. Community development and sustainable livelihood opportunities are supported through socially accountable government.

Project III

Project Title: M&E and Learning for Tat Lan Phase II implemented by CARE

IP: CARE

Location: Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar

Duration: January 2016 – December 2018

Budget: USD 964,463

This project builds on the first phase of the Tat Lan Program, when CARE International in Myanmar partnered with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Oxfam/BLO and Save the Children to provide technical support in planning and conducting monitoring and evaluation for the program. The rationale for this M&E project is that if effective monitoring systems are in place, beneficiaries are involved through bottom-up planning, and relevant research is conducted, then M&E outputs  will be able to be used by IPs to adapt and improve the program. This will ultimately contribute to improved outcomes for rural households both directly targeted by the project, as well as those more widely who will benefit from evidenced based policy and practice changes. More information on the Tat Lan programme is available at: www.tatlan.org

High Level Outcomes: Rural households benefit from responsive and relevant development interventions

Intermediate Outcomes:
  1. Output monitoring system has been revised and is running
  2. Emerging needs of Tat Lan project for further research are met through demand based studies
  3. Bottom-up learning platform provided to Tat Lan projects
The aim of this three year project is to assist approximately 22,860 persons living in 3,989  households across 30 target villages in Rathedaung township to develop sustainable livelihoods; meaning that they will become food secure and have higher incomes, be more resilient to economic shocks and natural disaster, and be better able to manage intra-communal tensions that presently hold back community development.The project will focus on three interrelated outcomes:Outcome 1: Increased sources and level of income of target households

Outcome 2: Increased capacity of target communities to manage forests, water resources and preparation for/response to disasters

Outcome 3: Improved conditions for sustained livelihoods through increased social cohesion between and within communities

Annex 2: MTR Detailed Questions

This section provides more detail on additional topics and issues that are particularly important to LIFT and its partners.

  1. Relevance:
  • How relevant are the project’s overall purpose and objectives to the needs of Myanmar?
  • How relevant are the project’s overall approach and components to the Myanmar socio- political context and for achieving the project’s objectives?

  2. Effectiveness:

  • To what extent has the project achieved its expected outputs and outcomes on the basis of the project log frame and/or theory of change?
  • To what extent has the project contributed to the achievement of the LIFT log frame, particularly to improving pro-poor policy.
  • What have been the positive and negative unintended and unexpected consequences of the project?

  3. Efficiency

  • To what extent has the project been implemented on budget and on time?
  • To what extent is the project delivering or posed to deliver value for money, as defined by costs versus major benefits

  4. Sustainability

  • To what extent has the project established a viable model for the provision of services and products? In particular in regards to policy networking and capacity building of key stakeholders.

  5. Gender Equality

  • To what extent has the project considered gendered differences in the needs, constraints and opportunities of beneficiaries as well as in regards to research and policy objectives?
  • To what extent have women participated equally in the project?
  • To what extent have men and women benefitted equally from the project?