ThaiNGO

  ToR for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Training

1.  Executive Summary

Background to the Project

In January 2016, ADRA Thailand started a 36-month Project entitled Enhanced Capacities for Migrant Advocacy funded by the European Union that aimed at strengthening and empowering marginalized and vulnerable migrant workers in Mae Sot, Thailand.  The project targets 3,750 migrant factory workers in Mae Sot, Thailand.

Thailand’s rapid economic growth in the past few decades has created a high demand for low-skilled and low-cost labour, attracting a large number of migrant workers from the three neighbouring countries, namely Myanmar, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Cambodia, to fill the gap of labor shortage. An estimated 3 million migrant workers from these three countries hold either regular or irregular status in Thailand[1]. As located in a bordering province - Tak, Mae Sot has eventually become a transit and destination of Myanmar migrants because of its high concentration of factories. According to statistics from the Tak Provincial Office, there were 27,059 Myanmar migrant workers registered at the Mae Sot District’s One Stop Service Center during the migrant registration process in 2015. Migrant workers are employed in factories in textiles, garments, food processing and ceramics.  The majority of migrant workers are from Myanmar, with Burmese representing the largest ethnic group, along with other ethnic groups such as Karen, Mon and Arakanese.

The major problems facing Burmese migrant workers include: i) lack of awareness about their rights due to language barriers and accessibility to information. Importantly, a limited human resources of the local Labour Protection and Welfare Office compares to a large migrant population in the area; ii.) factory owners do not follow Thai labour law by registering their factories, leading migrant workers to become vulnerable in terms of working in unsafe, unhygienic conditions; iii) a major health concerns of migrant workers included skeletal or muscular illnesses due to heavy workloads and poor occupational health and safety standards; iv) lack of capacity of CSOs to engage in the dialogue process, at national level - little effective coordination, limited resources and travel restrictions, which are among major factors that limit the ability of CSOs to engage directly and actively in policy advocacy dialogue; and v) poor living and unhealthy conditions since migrants are often housed in overcrowded accommodation with inadequate facilities; some factories restrict their workers to the factory premises giving them no opportunity to find other accommodation.

It is envisaged that these identified problems will be tackled through the “Enhanced Capacities for Migrant Advocacy” project. The stated objective will be achieved by three expected results described below:

• Result 1: Improved awareness of, and adherence to, labor law in factories employing migrant workers;
• Result 2: Strengthen and develop the capacity of 8 CSOs to engage in policy dialogue through the INGO platforms and engagement with the private sector, and government duty bearers.
• Result 3: Enhanced collaboration between CSO’s and government stakeholders to bring about improved health and safety conditions for migrant workers.

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Training

The individual trainer or the training team will undertake the following activity proposed by the project under Result 2:

The project will organize various organizational and management capacity building workshops to improve the management and operational capacities of the partner Thai and Burmese led CSOs.

Approaches of the M&E Training

By the end of the workshop, it is expected that participants will have knowledge and skills on the following topics:

1. Purpose and scope of an M&E system
2. M&E principles and skills, and how to use M&E data for reporting and tracking project performance
3. M&E tools
4. Planning for data collection, management, and analysis
5. Planning for data reporting and use, as well as data sharing beyond project staff

This will involve ADRA working closely with the CSO partners in their day-to-day work. Trainings will primarily be conducted through a training of trainers approach.

Keys Tasks of the Trainer or Training Team

The lead trainer will conduct the M&E trainings by performing the following tasks:

• Prepare and conduct a training needs assessment form (in Thai and English) to be sent to ADRA for dissemination to the training participants
• Submit the training needs assessment summary in English  to ADRA               
• Develop the training agenda, lesson plan, and training materials such as presentation in power point and training exercises in English version
• Develop training evaluation tools (e.g. pre-post tests and training evaluation form)
• Organize a two-day training in the middle of October 2018 (Week Day or Sunday and Monday)
• Produce M&E Training report in English at the end of the training

Timeframe of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Training

The training needs assessment and training materials should be developed by the first week of 2018. The M&E Training is scheduled to take place in the second week of October 2018. The M&E tools will be delivered by trainers during the two-day training for CSO participants and the training report will be submitted to ADRA by the end of October.  The total payable working days for training team are no more than 9 days.

Background of the M&E Trainer

• At least 5 years’ of M&E experience
• Concrete knowledge on M&E concepts and principles
• Experience in working with migrant communities considered beneficial
• Experience in conducting M&E training with CSOs or CBOs in Mae Sot, Tak Province considered a plus
• Able to deliver trainings in Burmese language is a plus
• Strong English speaking and writing abilities
• Ability to develop M&E tools for CSOs and CBO training participants
• Ability to collaborate with ADRA and project partners to providing mentoring support during and after the training

Submission of application

Applications should be submitted no later than 30 September 2018.

Applications in the English language, including i) a resume of not more than 3 pages; ii) a cover letter; iii) a brief proposal to describe how trainings will be carried out; iv) a draft budget outlines consultant fees and associate costs should be submitted by email to kultida@adrathailand.org cc to rit@adrathailand.org

Thailand Migration Report 2014, International Organization for Migration (IOM).