The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) and its project partners seek independent evaluation consultants to evaluate the implementation of the KASA! Initiative which supports sexual violence prevention and advocacy interventions in Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal and at regional levels. The evaluation will be used to inform the necessary adjustments or changes for the remainder of the initiative as well as to inform and improve the development of future programming, including grant-making support to our partners, advocacy strategy and stakeholder engagement. The evaluation is expected to be carried out in 3 months, from June to August 2025.

Scope of Work

In line with AWDF’s strategic priorities, AWDF is commissioning a mid-term review of the KASA! Initiative, which is just past halfway through the initial five-year contract.  The programme evaluation will cover the implementation period from June 2021 to December 2024. KASA! The initiative has supported 45 women’s rights and feminist organisations (24 in Nigeria, 12 in Ghana and 9 in Senegal) since June 2021. The duration of the evaluation is 3 months. The deliverables include an inception report, data collection, analysis and reporting, two validation workshops and final delivery of the evaluation report including a slide set and infographic. 

Qualifications and Experience Required

The call is open to individuals or teams of consultants led by women or gender-diverse persons in Africa, preferably Ghana, Nigeria and/or Senegal, with the following required skills and experience:

•  Hold a graduate degree in Social Sciences or related studies
• Have at least 8 to 10 years of work in the Global South towards promoting and protecting human rights and gender/social justice
• Demonstrated experience working in the area of sexual violence in Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria and/or across Africa
• Demonstrated experience in designing and carrying out evaluations for large multi-actor programmes, using Feminist MEL and related evaluation approaches
• Experience in evaluating similar programmes in the three focus countries and/or regions in the Global South
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and French
• English and French writing skills and report-writing experience.
• Commitment to AWDF’s values of feminist leadership, accountability, diversity, respect and solidarity
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and a flexible attitude
• We will prioritise applicants based in Ghana, Nigeria or Senegal.

How to Apply

Please submit the following as part of your application:

• Profile, capability statement and CVs of the consultant(s) presented to carry out the MTR
• Proposed evaluation plan, including a work plan and budget. This budget should include the estimated consultancy fee for the entire assignment in United States Dollars, supported by an appropriate breakdown analysis of fees plus a detailed estimated travel budget.
• Overview of similar work and assignments undertaken
• 3 references 

to consultants@awdf.org by 17 April 2025. Email subject header: Consultancy, MTR Kasa! Initiative

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