ChildFund Ethiopia is an international child focused NGO working to improve the wellbeing of deprived, excluded, and vulnerable children and families. We strive to achieve positive change in communities in partnership with local organizations through our three core programs that improve education, health and livelihoods and achieve the outcomes of healthy and secure infants, educated and confident children and skilled and involved youth. Currently, ChildFund Ethiopia is directly reaching out to 39,629 children in sponsorship through its local implementing partners in Addis Ababa, Oromia, SNNPR and Amhara regional states.

ChildFund Ethiopia is currently developing a project which, if approved, will be funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) under the special initiative "Promotion of Developmentally Important Projects by Private German Sponsors”. The project title is “Sustainable food security program for 1,800 households in rural areas in Ethiopia particular reference to Sodo, Debub Sodo, Misrak/ Meskan and Marko woredas”. In this relation ChildFund Ethiopia is desirous to conduct a feasibility study. The purpose of the feasibility study is to provide the target funding partner with a sound basis for developing a project concept, by identifying project prerequisites, opportunities, and risks. It involves an assessment of the feasibility of a project and a systematic review of the extent to which the project's approach can plausibly achieve the planned changes under the existing framework conditions. This in turn, will increases the effectiveness of the project and avoids mis investment at early stage. To this end, the service of a competent consultant/firm is required

 

Required Qualification

• The Consulting team/firm has to have an experience of more than five years related with the assignment. The proposed team for the assignment needs to have the following educational background and experience.
• MSc/BSC degree with demonstrable expertise (at least 7/10 years) in Economics, development studies, Agriculture, Social development especially in area of Food Security and Natural Resource management.
• Demonstrable experience (at least 7 years) in feasibility study/research/evaluation of complex programs related to the sectors.
• Experience working with Food Security project.
• Ability to conduct high quality research, meet deadlines and respond to requests and feedback provided timely and appropriately.
• Excellent track record in designing and conducting quantitative and qualitative research, analysis and evaluation.
• Experience in undertaking feasibility study/research with most vulnerable communities.
• Knowledge of Ethiopia governance and cultural context.
• Knowledge of women’s and children’s rights: previous experience conducting research with young children, women and vulnerable groups will be considered an asset.
• Excellent and demonstrated understanding of child protection, gender and cultural diversity issues in research and project design.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and reporting skills in English

 

Closing date: the closing date for submission of proposal is 13 Feb 2023 at 4:00 PM in the afternoon