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Call for Proposal “National Consultant to conduct data analysis and draft report for final evaluation and endline KAP survey assessment - Voice of Youth (VoY)Project”

VSO seeks to recruit a consultant to conduct a final evaluation of the Voice of Youth (VoY) project in Thailand.

Due date to submit your application: 31 October 2022

Contract period: 4 November – 31 December 2022 (Tentative dates)

Background to VSO and the Voice of Youth (VoY) Project

Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) has been working in Thailand for over 50 years to improve the lives of the most marginalized, and since 2013 has been implementing its Volunteering for Development (V4D) program to empower citizens, especially youth, to take part in the sustainable development of Thailand. The VfD approach entails that implementation is guided by seven key approaches referred to as VfD pathways. These are: Inclusive, Engagement, Accountability, Resilience, Safeguarding, Volunteering, and Policy and Advocacy.  These pathways frame the manner in which implementation on the ground takes place.

Recognizing the important role that youth can play in the development of their country, including in localizing and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), VSO, Puey Ungphakorn School of Development Studies (PSDS) and Why I Why Foundation (YIY) partnered to address challenges that hinder youth ability to participate in development and governance. The Voice of Youth project (VoY) was set up as means to enable youth participation in these processes. The project aimed to improve capacity of youth led civil society organisations (YLCs) by empowering them to become agents of change, and support their demands for an enabling environment to participate in Thailand’s development and governance. The VoY project is implementing in eight provinces namely Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phayao, Lamphun, Phrae, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham, and Yala) with 10 youth groups.

The specific objective for this project is for young people in Thailand to effectively participate in and contribute to the sustainable development and governance of their communities and country. This will contribute the project’s overall objective of young people having an enabling environment and the capacity to drive poverty and inequality reduction and the achievements of the SDGs. VoY worked directly with YLCs, capitated, supported and enabled them to drive the agenda and lead work in their communities, from the design to the implementation and monitoring. In so doing, youth were primary actors driving the desired change. 

Intended outcomes of this project are

• Outcome 1: Strengthened capacity of local youth CSOs to undertake effective youth-led development and governance in their communities
• Outcome 2: Enhanced effectiveness of 10 youth CSOs to implement community-based projects that are relevant to development and governance of their communities.
• Outcome 3: Increased advocacy and learnings to influence policy for inclusive youth participation and decision-making processes

The intended users of this final evaluation and endline KAP survey assessment include:

       - Voice of Youth (VoY) project and global teams from VSO,
       - Government of Thailand counterparts,
       - Donor (specify),
       - Development partners, and
       - The public and primary actors.

Information from the final evaluation and endline KAP survey will be used to:

       - improve future project design and implementation,

       - ensure accountability, and

       - increase knowledge and understanding of the benefits and challenges of similar interventions in future.

Qualifications and Experience:  

• • Expertise in quantitative research methods, with.
  • Strong quantitative data analysis skills.
  • Ability to work within strict deadlines.
  • Good understanding of safeguarding and data privacy and willing to follow the guidelines provided.
  • Expertise in issues related to community development, sustainable development, youth empowerment, or capacity building is an asset.

Education:

• At least Master’s degree with expertise on community development, youth development, social sciences, or statistic and data analysis.

Experience:

• At least 5 years’ experience in conducting evaluations and assessments including design and implementation of evaluation and assessment instruments and utilization of Results-Based Management (RBM) and participatory methodologies is essential.
• Experience in conducting evaluations with the VSO or other organizations especially in Thailand and the Asia region is essential.
• Excellent data analysis and report writing skills, supported by sample of similar evaluations and KAP survey assessment is essential.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and proven ability to draft recommendations stemming from key findings is an added advantage.

Corporate competencies:

       - Knowledge on VSO programming principles and procedures, VSO evaluation norms and standards,
       - Demonstrates commitment to the VSO values and ethical standards.
       - Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability.
       - Treats all people fairly and with impartiality.
       - Good communication, presentation and report writing skills including proven ability to write concise, readable, and analytical reports and high-quality publications in English.
       - Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
       - Flexible and responsive to changes and demands.
       - Client-oriented and open to feedback.

Deliverables and Schedule: 

Prior to the start date, VSO will organise an introduction meeting with selected consultant in order to provide the basic information of the project, the data collection process, and discuss the workplan. This can be organised either face to face or with the online platform depend on the circumstance.

Evaluation Budget

The assignment has been allocated a budget ceiling of THB 250,000.  All work related to this assignment, including travel related to data collection, cannot exceed this amount. VoY youth groups are available to support some data collection activities.

The submission must address the terms of reference and include:

• • Applicant’s resume
  • A cover letter explaining the applicant’s interest and suitability
  • A technical proposal including research scope, design, methods, and work plan (3 pages maximum)
  • A detailed budget outlining consultancy fee and all other expenses in THB
  • Examples of work:
• reports previously developed by the applicant as the lead researcher in similar context or using similar approaches as the one in the technical proposal
• KAP Survey Assessment report

Closing date for submission:

Applicant should submit their expression of interest by 31 October 2022 through this link: https://www.vsointernational.org/about/careers/final-project-evaluation-consultant-a0m3z00000gfo0taax

Your cover letter, proposal, and other supporting documents as outlined above should be emailed separately to:

Mr. Anuwat Khalertrum: anuwat.khalertrum@vsoint.org

with copy to Ms. Boramey Hun: boramey.hun@vsoint.org

Link to download full TOR and project related documents for your reference: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xVSe1Dt-rTJjY_jKIu0tfkzigvJZY6eF?usp=sharing