Historique

Over the past decade, youth antisocial and violent behavior has become a great national concern and a top policy issue that has been sensationalized by media coverage of rare but devastatingly violent crimes committed by youth at schools and public places. Youth involvement in such dysfunctional and violent behaviors put them at risk of being incarcerated, prosecuted, losing their educational and career future, and maybe their lives.
In a relatively youthful society, such as Kuwait, where youth between the ages of 10-24 constitute about one third of the total population. The need for a new strategy to increase the integration of youth in the country’s development plan becomes crucial.

The “Fostering Youth Resilience “ (FYR) project, Fostering Youth Resilience (FYR), is intended as a response to the increasing incidence of violence among school-age youth, with an ultimate goal of decreasing dysfunctional behavior, violence and physical abuse, by encouraging a healthier lifestyle through self-awareness, and social skills enhancement. The project is a partnership between the UNDP, the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) and the donor the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC).
The project is seeking the expertise of an evaluation specialist to undertake the tasks described below.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Objectives of the Evaluation:

• To review, evaluate and document FYR achievements, effectiveness, relevance, efficiency , impact, timeliness, and sustainability (assessment of FYR);
• To assess and document effectiveness and efficiency of UNDP/KRCS /KNPC support to FYR (assessment of UNDP/KRCS /KNPC support);
• To make a recommendation to UNDP, KRCS and KNPC on: (A) Whether the project should continue beyond June 2014 and (B) If yes, an action plan for future development of the project.

Deliverables and schedule:

The consultant will be expected to produce the following:

Deliverable: 

• Evaluation workplan and timeframe; Date Expected 16 April, 2014

Description:

• Review of project document and progress reports;
• Other relevant literature review;
• Briefing from UNDP Office;
• Agreement on activities & timeframes;
• Preparation of meetings/programme;
• Development of assessment methodology. 
  

Deliverable:

• Documented records of interviews and observations with stakeholders. Date Expected 20 April, 2014
• Presentation of draft evaluation report.

Description:

• Meetings and discussions with Stakeholders;
• Discussions with UNDP, KRCS and KNPC officials, project staff;
• Meeting with other relevant stake holders (will be recommended by UNDP);
• Field visit to participating schools.
  

Deliverable:

• Submission of Final Report Date Expected 24 April, 2014

Description:

The report should be of maximum 25 pages in word document format with tables/graphs where appropriate, incorporating comments made on the draft report and will focus on the following aspects:

• The achievement of the Project objective/outputs;
• Processes;
• Sustainability of results;
• Monitoring and evaluation; and
• Conclusions, lessons learned and recommendations on the way forward.

(The inception plan and the draft and the final evaluation report should be submitted by the Consultant in Arabic and in English.)

Work Arrangements:

The Assignment will be both home based and in Kuwait. The expert will be supervised by UNDP, in close coordination with KRCS and KNPC.

Compétences

Functional Competencies:

• Demonstrated ability to assess complex situations in order to succinctly and clearly distil critical issues and draw forward looking conclusions;
• Good knowledge of the UNDP Evaluation Policy; 
• Knowledge of Result-Based Management Evaluation methodologies;
• Demonstrable analytical skills.

Core Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards.
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP; 
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism; fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment;
• Strong communication skills.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

• At least a Master degree or equivalent in a relevant field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in a relevant field;
• Experience in applying UNDP Results Based Evaluation Policies and Procedures;
• Experience in applying SMART indicators and reconstructing or validating baseline scenarios;
• Prior knowledge of the social and cultural background in Kuwait.

Language:

• Excellent communication, reading and writing skills in both English and Arabic.
  Note:

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
Proposal:

• A letter of confirmation of interest and availability describing why the individual consider him/herself as the most suitable candidate for this assignment;
• Technical proposal and methodology explaining how he/she will approach and complete this assignment;
• Financial proposal presented in a Lump sum with all inclusive fixed total contract price;
• The lump sum shall include all the cost components to enable the consultant’s work, such as, the consultant’s daily fee, travel, allowances, taxes, translations, communication, other as relevant. A breakdown of the lump sum is required;
• Completed and signed P11 form, if necessary the Consultant may supplement the P11 form with a personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.

Evaluation:

The individual consultant will be evaluated based on the cumulative analysis methodology and the award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation:

• Technical Criteria weight: 70%;
• Financial Criteria weight: 30%.

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70 % in their technical proposal would be considered for the Financial Evaluation!
Please note that any CV/P11 not submitted with a technical and financial proposal will not be considered.