Job Description

Terms of Reference Baseline study of the project “Promoting inclusive women's economic empowerment in fisheries sector in Berbera, Somaliland”

1. INTRODUCTION

The project will be implemented by Youth Volunteers for Development and Environment Conservation (YOVENCO) in partnership with The International Solidarity Foundation (ISF).

YOVENCO is duly licensed to operate as a Non-Governmental Organization in the Republic of Somaliland that commits to work with people in poverty and exclusion to improve their socio-economic status, protect their rights, promote gender equality and well-being and reduce climate change vulnerability through service delivery, empowerment, and policy advocacy.

ISF is a Finnish development organization, founded in 1970. It has a vision to be an organization with a leading role in the empowerment of women and girls in East Africa by 2030.  It envisions a world where women and girls are empowered to build their own future, their self-determination is fully realized, and their right to bodily integrity respected.

The proposed action is a two-year project designed to improve women's opportunities and livelihood in the fisheries sector through three development lines: 1) strengthening the profitability of the women’s businesses in Berbera fish market; 2) improving women's chances of employment in the fisheries sector, particularly in fish processing factories; and 3) preventing violence and harassment of women at home and at workplace.

2. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY

The main aim of the assignment is to provide the baseline values of the project indicators of the project goal, outcomes and outputs, as presented in the project result matrix (Annex 1).

The other aim of the assignment is to strengthen the ability of the YOVENCO project team to collect the project's annual data in the future.

3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 3.1 The Consultant

The consultant leads the baseline study planning and reporting. The YOVENCO project team will participate in the baseline data collection under the supervision of the consultant. The specific tasks are, as follows:

• Plan quantitative and qualitative data collection methods and tools in cooperation with YOVENCO and ISF.
• Recommend the appropriate sample design and determine an adequate size for the sample within the financial limitations of the project to meet the objectives of the survey.

• Implementing the survey in cooperation with the YOVENCO project staff, including

o   Train and supervise enumerators, if needed.

o   Pre-testing and piloting the standard polls using OMBEA digital audio response system, polls will be revised based on errors detected in the pre-test and then once again translated (and back translated) into the local language.

o   Leading and supervising the data collection.

• Cleaning and analysing the baseline data, including data entry, data cleaning, data verification, coding open-ended questions and conduct exploratory data analysis.
• Produce the final report with cleaned final dataset (baseline values for indicators) on the basis of the data collected from the field.
• Verify the relevancy of each indicator and make recommendations for the update of project’s result matrix.

3.2 YOVENCO

• will be responsible for all field operations, including logistical arrangements for data collection and obtaining the consent of respondents.
• will also contact local officials and village leaders to explain the project and obtain community consent for the baseline survey.
• participate in the data collection and familiarize with the data collection methods and tools.
• comment and approve the baseline report.

3.3 ISF

• gives the consultant the existing, indicator-specific question batteries and clarifies them if necessary
• comment and approve baseline survey methodology and tools
• comment and approve baseline report

4. DURATION, SCHEDULE AND EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

The consultancy will last 15 days, including inception report, pre-testing the tools, travel and data collection, data entry, cleaning and analysis, draft and final report.  The consultancy starts on the 10th of January and the final report will be delivered to ISF and YOVENCO by 30th of January 2024.

Deliverables of this assignment are the following:

• The Inception Report serves as an agreement between parties on how the consultancy will be conducted, covering the following items:

o   Research methodology, including data collection tools and suggested interviewees.

o   Schedule of the consultancy incl. travelling (timeline).

o   Detailed budget.

o   Personal resume/CV

• Data collection tools and have them approved by ISF and YOVENCO before data collection.
• Draft baseline report with baseline values and recommendations for updating the result matrix.
• Final baseline report after incorporating the comments from ISF and YOVENCO.

Experiences and Qualifications

Minimum working experience of 7 years in in data handling, analyzing and presentation in a report form.

• Minimum working experience of 7 years in the field of…
• Master’s degree in statistics is an advantage
• The consultant must submit proven checkable record of conducting similar exercises with three referees.
• Submit similar type of baseline survey sample reports conducted by the applying consultant.

Skills Required

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