Consultant - Baseline Survey and Schools Identification (HGSFP) at ActionAid Nigeria

Summary

• ActionAid (AA) Nigeria is seeking to recruit a consultant to conduct a baseline study for the Promoting Accountability and Transparency in Home Grown School Feeding Programme in Kaduna State.

Introduction (Back Ground Of The Project)

• Promoting Accountable and Transparency in school Feeding project aims to support and improve Kaduna state structures and agencies in providing the right quality and quantity of food for primary school children, through the application of effective systems and structures for the delivery, tracking, documentation and learning. It will further ensure that the money disbursed goes to the school feeding program; that the system for managing the school feeding program is functional; that the school feeding program is constantly being improved following the monitoring of this project.
• The project will be implemented in 150 pilot schools (working with various stakeholders) located across the 3 senatorial zone of the State.
• Project Goal: Public primary school children in Kaduna state have access to a transparent and accountable school feeding programme.

Project Objectives

• To support and improve Kaduna state structures and agencies for managing and delivering HGSFP
• To support development of a HGSFP monitoring model by SBMCs in Kaduna state. The Model will have methodologies, process, tools and structure of how SBMCs can monitor the day to day school feeding program.
• To strengthen independent monitoring of HGSFP by civil society and the School Based Management Committees in 150 Primary Schools across Kaduna State.
• To encourage cross learning among Foundation partners working on Home Grown School Feeding program in Kaduna state and contiguous states
• To advocate for improvement of the HGSFP in Kaduna state, based on the result of tracking, monitoring and evaluation

Expected Outcomes

• Increased capacity and collaboration of the Kaduna State agencies responsible for HGSFP for effective delivery of program
• An effective SBMC monitoring and support model (methodology, tools and processes) of the HGSFP instituted in all public primary school in Kaduna State, adapted from the state monitoring framework of the program.
• Increased participation of SBMC members and CSOs in tracking, monitoring and evaluating of the home grown school feeding in 150 Primary Schools in Kaduna State.
• Contribute to knowledge and Learning on effective model of citizens’ engagement of the HGSFP in Nigeria.
• Improved accountability and transparency on the HGSFP in 150 Primary schools in Kaduna State.

Objective of the Baseline and School Identification

• Identify to what extent, the CSOs monitoring and engaging with the government, can come up with measures, systems, and processes for inter-agency collaboration through which the state government will have a functional school feeding program.
• Identify to what extent the school feeding programme has influenced the enrolment and retention of primary school children in the state.
• Ascertain the different ways in which the SBMC structure from school to state level and CSO actors at community and state level can engage with the government in ensuring inter agency collaboration in the school feeding program in the state.
• Assess the level of the citizen’s participation and capacity in monitoring of the HGSFP in 150 primary schools in the state.
• Identify ways of tracking the food, disbursed funds, monitoring of food vendor and also the payment system.
• To ascertain the existence and locations of the 150 Project schools.

Scope Of Work

• The consultants will design and refine (as required), the evaluation protocol/methodology and undertake the data collection and analysis

The following key outputs will be required from the consultants:

• Evaluation protocol, including the evaluation design & instruments and detailed work plan.
• Process and methodology report after field work.
• Draft report in soft copy.
• Power Point presentation(s) of key findings.
• Summary Report
• Final Report(s) in soft copy in a format to be proposed by AA Nigeria.

Expertise Required For The Baseline Study
The consultant shall have:

• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation, preferably with some experience in baseline data collection and on programmes or projects related to the above themes
• Experience in designing and facilitating participatory appraisal techniques and analysis, i.e. developing quantitative and/or qualitative data collection methods and tools, data analysis frameworks, etc.
• Strong interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity to effectively lead and interact with diverse assessment team members and programme stakeholders.
• Exceptional analytical and writing skills to draft and edit reports and publications for non-academic audiences
• Detail-oriented; demonstrated ability to multi-task and meet client deadlines
• Demonstrated knowledge of measuring government responsiveness and accountability towards education, child’s rights, defining transparency, accountability and vulnerability indicators.
• The consultant should be willing to adopt participatory process and collaborate with the programme staff from AA Nigeria and partners in planning and data collection. However, analysis of data, conclusion and recommendations will rest with the consultant.

Deliverables And Timelines

• The study would take 10 days (8 days for field work and 2 days report writing and presentation of final report.)
• The consultant will be paid based on the total number of days at the AAN consultancy policy rate. Please note that ActionAid Nigeria will deduct and remit to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) a 5% Withholding Tax from the total consultancy fees in accordance with the Nigerian Tax Law. To this effect, the consultant will be required to provide his or her Tax Identification Number (TIN).