Consultancy for External Evaluation of CIAA (E9B) Project at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

This position offers a great opportunity for career growth. Action Against Hunger tackles the causes and effects of hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable children, women and men. Established in France in 1979, Action Against Hunger is a non-governmental, non-political, non-religious, non-profit organization The Northwest region of Nigeria is experiencing an escalated level of insecurity, and the eastern part of Sokoto State remains the most volatile with frequent displacement of communities due to banditry attacks. Moreover, recent security reports indicate a change in dynamics, where the Northern parts of the state have recorded several attacks and displacements. Violence and insecurity in Sokoto state continue to impact many lives, resulting in widespread displacement of communities and an increase in the number of IDPs. In addition to the already 65,393 displaced individuals reported in R11 IOM displacement tracking matrix March 2023, an estimated 10,000 individuals were displaced in the months of March and April 2024, and IOM flash report of May 2024 reported about 3,220 displaced persons. For example, ACF multisector assessment carried out in September 2023 in Ramin Kura settlement in Sokoto town indicated that 42% of the households resort to begging to cover their basic food needs and less than a quarter of IDPs (24%)   have   been able to find work or income- generating activity since they have been displaced and therefore do engage as domestic help. Female headed household whose men have either been killed, kidnapped or missing are even more at risk of exploitation, harassment or rape and some resort to survival sex as a coping strategy. Therefore, the key drivers of malnutrition in North west and North East of Nigeria is due to armed conflict, further compounded with high multidimensional poverty index, inflation, limited access to arable lands for farming and reduced purchasing power due to Naira fluctuation The goal of this exercise is to evaluate the overall goal of the project in terms of effectiveness, relevance, efficiency, coherence, outcome, likelihood of sustainability and impact of the intervention in the implementing locations (North West  Sokoto State- Bodinga, Tambuwal and Gwadabawa LGAs in Sokoto state and Machina and Nguru LGAs in Yobe state). The primary objective of this evaluation is to assess the overall achievements of the project in line with the agreed overall results and objectives. Geographical scope coverage:

• North West Sokoto State- Bodinga, Tambuwal and Gwadabawa LGAs 

• North East- Yobe State- Machina and Nguru LGAs.

Profile of the consultant (Qualification and Experience) The external evaluator/team must have experience and significant knowledge of humanitarian response mechanisms, specifically regarding the Northeast Humanitarian Response, and have previous experience in conducting external evaluations for conflict responses. The evaluator/e...