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Consultancy, DANIDA SPII Project Endline Evaluation

1.1 About Oxfam

Oxfam is a rights-based global development organisation with more than 82 years of experience in more than 80 countries worldwide. Oxfam’s mission is to end the injustice of poverty and inequality through systemic change and the advancement of political, economic, and social rights. Oxfam has been working in Ghana since 1986, managing programmes in economic and social justice, women’s rights and gender justice, social inclusion, and accountable governance. Oxfam’s experience in Ghana and strong partnerships with Oxfam partner affiliates, government institutions, Ghanaian civil society organisations and communities support the delivery of active and innovative programmes and advocacy work seeking to improve the well-being of Ghanaians .      

The vision of the country strategy (2021-2026) is a just, equitable and sustainable society where those with power are accountable and citizens realise their rights. The long-term impact of the strategy will be achieved through structural and transformational change in three (3) thematic focus areas: Just Economy; Gender Justice and Social Inclusion; and Accountable Governance. The main vehicles for programme delivery are designated projects funded by different donors. Among such initiatives is the DANIDA-funded four-year Strategic Partnership Initiative for Ghana and West Africa project through Oxfam Denmark. Built into the delivery are monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning frameworks for programmes and projects to help Oxfam in assessing progress toward the strategic ambitions and outcomes.

1.2 About the Project and Partners

Oxfam in Ghana is commissioning an endline evaluation of the DANIDA-funded Strategic Partnership Initiative for Ghana and West Africa under its Accountable Governance programme pillar. The current strategic partnership initiative, spanning from January 2022 to December 2025 and co-implemented with eleven (11) national civil society organisations in Ghana, is a successor to the first partnership agreement in 2018. The partners include Norsaac, YEfL Ghana, Women in Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF-Ghana), Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), West Africa Network for Peace–building (WANEP-Ghana), Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA), SEND Ghana, Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) and Friends of the Nation (FoN).

The partners represent a broad range of backgrounds, profiles and areas of technical expertise ranging from livelihoods, fiscal policy, governance, women's rights, gender, youth development, education, climate change and energy, and peace building. The partners make up a mix of development actors, national and local level partners, regional organisations with thematic expertise, and capacity in policy advocacy and influencing.

1.3 Project Objectives

The overall impact of the project is to contribute to Ghana, where women, young people and communities live in a more equal, just, accountable, peaceful and sustainable country that leaves no one behind and provides a resilient, sustainable future through just societies, gender and climate justice

The change objectives of the project are:

Just Societies Change Objective 1: 

The governance system, including the education system, at the local and national levels, is influenced by a diversified and representative civil society to be more democratic, accountable, inclusive, gender transformative and delivering quality pro-poor public services.

Leaving no one behind Change Objective 2: 

Governance systems and key actors at subnational and national levels, ignited by civil society movements and alliances, actively promote a progressive agenda, ensuring no one is left behind, including women and youth, to ascertain just, inclusive, accountable, and peaceful Ghanaian societies.

Climate Justice Change Objective 3:

Sustainable green solutions are increasingly adopted, leading to positive and just change for those least responsible and hardest hit by climate change.

2.0 Purpose and Scope of the Evaluation

2.1 The purpose and objectives of the Endline Evaluation

The endline evaluation will systematically assess the project’s achievement of objectives, overall performance, impacts, identify lessons learned, and provide recommendations for future programming and strategic partnerships. The specific objectives are below:

Assess the effectiveness of different project strategies. Evaluate the sustainability of structures and systems. Investigate the impact of advocacy and influencing efforts, relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of the project. Examine the appropriateness of project and partnership approaches. Identify lessons learned (identify success factors, problems and challenges, and external factors) and make recommendations for future project design, implementation and management. Assess the contextual issues (political, economic, social and environmental issues in Ghana and beyond) that are likely to inform the next phase of the DANIDA Strategic Partnership Initiative?

With the endline evaluation, we will build evidence and documentation, validate our performance as Oxfam in Ghana and Oxfam Denmark, and inform the development of an upcoming SP3 application. 

2.2 Scope of Work, Approach and Methodology

Scope of Work
The consultant is expected to assess all elements throughout the project, covering project activities in Ghana as well as influencing activities at the national and regional levels. An engagement with project target stakeholders and field visit to project areas in Ghana is required to assess activities and results, including whether the project has met the influencing agenda. The consultant would also evaluate in more depth a few selected objectives of the project. Partners and beneficiaries will be included in the end evaluation.

Methodology

A specified methodology will be developed, preferably a mixed methods approach, including elements of both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. The methodology will clarify the design and approaches used, data sampling size, collection methods, data analysis techniques and plan for validation and presentation of the findings. The methodology should ensure adequate consultation with project partners and beneficiaries. It’s considered an added value if the consultant actively involves partners in the evaluation. As part of the methodology, the consultant will identify key risks and describe how these risks are mitigated. The consultant will make their arrangements for the field visit and set up interviews, but Oxfam will support with appointments where needed. The consultant will consult the relevant authorities and stakeholders and should ensure validation and triangulation of the results/outcomes.

Reference Group

The evaluation will be managed by the Oxfam in Ghana Programme Effectiveness Manager, and supported by a Reference Group consisting of the Accountable Governance Programme and Policy lead, two (2) partner organisations and the Gender Advisor.

Evaluation Questions by DAC Criteria

The DAC evaluation criteria are the point of departure for the end evaluation: Relevance, coherence, impact, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability. The evaluation will consider all criteria but will emphasise the criteria: Impact, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability. For each of the DAC criteria, explorative but not exhaustive questions are described.

Relevance: To what extent do the intervention’s objectives and design align with the needs, policies, and priorities of beneficiaries, the country, and partner institutions?

Coherence: How well does the intervention align with and complement other interventions within the country, sector, or institution?

Effectiveness: To what extent has the intervention achieved its objectives, and have there been any differential outcomes across different groups?

Efficiency: To what extent has the intervention delivered its intended results in a cost-effective and timely manner? Impact: What significant positive or negative, intended or unintended, higher-level effects has the intervention generated? Sustainability: How likely are the benefits of the intervention to continue beyond its implementation period?

Context Analysis for Forward Looking:  What political, economic, social and environmental contextual issues in Ghana are likely and should inform the next phase of the DANIDA Strategic Partnership Initiative? 

Generic Issues

Moreover, the endline evaluation will review the three Oxfam-specific generic issues: Leave No One Behind (LNOB), Influencing and Connectedness.

Leaving No One Behind (LNOB) is one of the core principles guiding the SP2. Furthermore, it is an integral part of the Sustainable Development Goals framework, and Oxfam Denmark is committed to ensuring and documenting how our projects and programmes reach the poorest and most marginalised. LNOB means moving beyond assessing average to ensure progress for all population groups while identifying who is experiencing intersecting forms of discrimination and inequalities. This evaluation should thus assess the projects’ effectiveness in counteracting inequalities in outcomes and opportunities, and remedy patterns of exclusion and structural constraints.

Influencing: As a foundation in all Oxfam programme designs, the aim for change in structural and underlying causes of poverty and injustice is integral. This implies that all projects should deliver effective influencing, advocacy, and campaigning strategies that tackle the structural causes of poverty, inequality, and environmental crisis. Such strategies aim to help shift unequal and unjust power relations, and to lead to changes in policies, practices, attitudes, behaviours and social norms. This evaluation shall assess the results, the processes and the relevance of adopted strategies. 

Connectedness: Connectedness with the wider development sector in the SP2 countries of implementation constitutes a priority area. Connectedness reflects the emphasis in the SP2 proposal and implementation on local to global connectedness and coordination, aiming to raise complementarity and purposefulness. Feminist Principles and decolonisation: Assess and document the level to which Feminist Principles and decolonisation have been adopted. This includes tracing feminist shaped components in programming and tracing actions to incorporate Feminist Principles.

3.0 Outputs/Deliverables

Inception report detailing the study methodology, work plan and data collection tools. Approval by the reference group is required for the consultancy to proceed. A draft and final report providing an analysis of findings and recommendations. The format for the final report will include a standard cover page, an executive summary, a table of contents, an introduction, evaluation methods and limitations, an analysis of findings, conclusions and key recommendations. Oxfam expects a concise report of a maximum of 20 pages, excluding annexes. Debriefing for Oxfam in Ghana management, Oxfam Denmark, partners and local stakeholders, to share and validate findings. A PowerPoint presentation will be produced for this purpose.

All outputs listed above will be delivered electronically in English.

4.0 Timeframe and estimated working days

The expected timeline for the evaluation and field visit is October 2025, with a possible extension into November 2025. The task is scheduled to take 30 working days

Tasks

Tentative no. of working days

Introductory and follow up meetings

1

Desk review of documents
A BOX folder with all relevant documents will be made available

3

Methodology and questionnaire development

Shall be presented in the inception report

3

Inception report (w/focus on methodology and queries). This will include:

•       Scope of work and detailed study methodology

•       Data collection tools

•       Work plan

•       Defining roles and responsibilities of team members,

•       Sources of data, and possibly a data reporting plan. 

•       Agree on the final report layout

                    

2

Field visit

•       Data collection

•       Debriefings

16

Report writing (draft report) incl. meeting with reference group

The draft evaluation report shall be written in English and should be no more than 20 pages, excluding annexes. The final report should have a clear structure and follow the layout format proposed by the reference group. The executive summary should be a maximum of 2-3 pages. 

4

Final evaluation report revised according to Oxfam comments

1

Estimate of total number of days – including a country visit

30

5.0 Qualifications

The consultant/team of consultants shall include the following competencies: 

Education: Master’s degrees or higher in a relevant field in Public Policy, International Development, Development Economics/Planning, Economics, Public Administration and Management, or any other related university degree.

Experience: A minimum of ten years’ experience, expertise and knowledge in the field of evaluation of development programmes related to sectors, quantitative and qualitative research and analysis

Extensive experience with international organizations and development, and comprehensive expertise in conducting complex, multi-sectoral evaluations Strong analytical skills to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw practical conclusions and make recommendations Experience in assessing organizational structures and ability to provide actionable recommendations for corrective measures and strategic direction Experience across the humanitarian, development, peace nexus spectrum as well as with policy and influencing Demonstrated excellent written and spoken communication skills in English Extensive experience from working in Ghana and/or West Africa Supervision/management of the assignment

The evaluation will be supervised by   programme Effectiveness Manager in coordination with the Accountable Governance Programme and Policy Manager based in Ghana.

Submission of Proposal:

As part of your online application, please upload a cover letter, technical and financial proposals with detailed budget (Consultant’s fees, Travel costs and other direct costs), sample of programmatic or advocacy evaluation or review work completed and CVs of the consultants.  Closing date:  5th September 2025, by 11:59 pm GMT.