Consultant To Conduct Endline Assessment for GFFO and BMZ Projects Individual Consultant

Plan International strives to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. As an independent development and humanitarian organization, we work alongside children, young people, our supporters and partners to tackle the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. For over 80 years we have been building powerful partnerships for children, and we are active in over 75 countries.

Plan International Nigeria is part is the global federation of Plan International and was registered as a National Organization in 2014 in Nigeria. Our intervention is currently focused on education, protection (Child Protection and Gender-Based Violence); improving community health services, youth and citizens’ participation in governance, creating economic opportunities and livelihoods for the neediest people and building resilient communities. Plan International Nigeria’s country strategy is driven by its theory of change. This applies to development programmes as well as humanitarian assistance in emergencies and disasters. All its interventions will enable children, boys, girls and young people with particular emphasis on vulnerable young women to survive, grow and realize their potential in a supportive environment becoming active and contributing citizens Read more about Plan International’s Global Strategy: 100 Million Reasons at https://plan-international.org/strategy

1. Summary of the Requirement

German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO)

The Lake Chad Basin region (North East of Nigeria, the Far North region of Cameroon, the Lake region of Chad and the Diffa region in Niger) is affected by a persistent and multidimensional humanitarian crisis which is driven by more than 10 years of armed conflict, displacement, food insecurity and malnutrition, disease outbreaks and extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change. The persistent insecurity has resulted in displacement, devastated agricultural production and livelihoods, limited access to essential services and infrastructure and a protection crisis.With funding from German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO), Plan International Nigeria is implementing the ” Provision of multi-sectoral basic services for adolescent and youth in the Lake Chad region ” for a duration of 36 months. The objective of this project is that children, adolescents and youth (CAY) affected by the humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad region, particularly adolescent girls and young women, are supported through gender sensitive protection, SRHR and nutrition interventions to realize their rights safely with dignity.

In Nigeria, the project is implementing in Borno and Adamawa state of the four desired impacts (outcomes) of the project in Nigeria the project is being implemented in Borno and Adamawa states. As part of the regional GFFO programme covering Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger, Plan International Nigeria is working towards achieving all four outcomes.”, Plan International Nigeria will work towards achieving them all.

• Outcome 1 states that adolescents and youth are empowered with skills, knowledge and attitudes to make autonomous decisions about their protection and health and have equal opportunities to participate and lead the changes they want to see in their communities.
• Outcome 2 states that adolescents and youth live in safe and supportive families and communities where their basic needs are met.
• Outcome 3 states that adolescents and youth have access to responsive services that support their survival and well-being.

1. Outcome 4 states that peer to peer support systems are established by communities applying healthy nutrition and care practices for all children, adolescents and youth, especially mothers including adolescent mothers. A baseline study was conducted in [June/2024], establishing reference values for all outcome indicators. Same for the midline which was conducted in (June/2025). The end-line evaluation will measure progress from these baseline figures, through midline and CFFM (Child friendly feedback mechanism).”The intervention aims to provide especially adolescents and youth that are among the most disadvantaged and vulnerable in this crisis, with skills and knowledge that empower them to make healthy autonomous decisions to improve protection from violence and access to responsive services (Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE), Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)) and nutrition) to improve their well-being. The programmatic framework of this project (Outcomes 1, 2 and 3) promotes multi-sectoral and multi-level programming. This means that interventions are focused on the needs of adolescents and youth in crises, and therefore not (solely) organised by thematic sector. Rather, adolescents’ concerns and needs are addressed at different levels (individual, family, community and institutional), and cover protection and SRHR interventions. Through the outcome 4, adolescent and youth mothers and households can improve their immediate nutritional situation on their own including the treatment of moderate and severe acute malnutrition of their children.
2. This project, titled “Promotion of safe pregnancy through age-appropriate Maternal health, SRHR and Gender Based Violence (GBV) services to enhance adolescent maternal health in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria,” is a two-year initiative by Plan International, running from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. The overall goal is to reduce adolescent maternal mortality in Bama LGA, Borno State, by improving access to age- and gender-appropriate maternal health, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and GBV services. The project addresses a critical humanitarian context in Northeast Nigeria, where prolonged insurgency by Boko Haram and other armed groups continues to create violence and uncertainty. This has led to protection risks for girls, young women, and boys, with many children growing up in a state of crisis and their needs extending into adulthood. Nigeria has a large youth population, yet adolescents often lack access to adequate SRH services and information, increasing risks of early and unplanned pregnancies, unsafe abortions, sexual violence, and mental health issues. Maternal mortality rates in Nigeria are among the highest globally, with eclampsia and teenage/early pregnancy being significant factors, particularly in Northeast Nigeria. Bama LGA is one of the worst-affected areas, with a large internally displaced person (IDP) population facing challenges with sustainable reintegration and basic needs.

The project’s strategy is built on three key outcomes:

1. Enhancing Healthcare Provider Capacity: Health care providers will be trained to deliver adolescent-friendly and gender-responsive maternal health, GBV, and SRHR services. This includes mapping services, training GBV case workers, renovating and equipping safe spaces, and providing specialized training for Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs), midwives, and health workers in areas like Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEMONC), communication with adolescents, contraceptive methods, and Clinical Management of Rape (CMR). Dignity kits will also be distributed, and family planning services strengthened in primary healthcare facilities.
2. Community Engagement and Leadership: Community representatives and leaders will be empowered to promote SRHR, prevent GBV, and support local initiatives to reduce early pregnancies and challenge harmful practices. Activities include training community volunteers on SRHR and GBV prevention, providing training on SRHR and GBV concepts for community structures (including women’s groups, police, local security forces), collaborating with local media for awareness campaigns, organizing campaigns with local leaders, and facilitating bi-annual town hall meetings and inter-generational dialogues.
3. Adolescent Empowerment: The project aims for adolescents and young people to develop positive attitudes and self-confidence regarding SRHR, including contraceptive use and family planning. This will be achieved through a Training of Trainers (ToT) for Girls Get Equal (GGE) and Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) groups on SRHR, quarterly focus group discussions with adolescents, development and distribution of key messages on SRHR and GBV, and a 13-session life skills program for 600 adolescents. IEC/BCC materials will also be reproduced and distributed.

The project plans to reach approximately 5,500 people directly and 27,500 indirectly. The primary direct target group includes vulnerable girls (10-18) and young women (19-24) from the IDP camp in Bama and surrounding host communities, along with community leaders, women and youth groups, boys, men, and relevant service providers. Specific vulnerability criteria for participation include out-of-school adolescents, adolescent mothers, and GBV survivors or those at risk.

Plan International Nigeria integrates conflict sensitivity and a “Do No Harm” approach, ensuring community engagement, child-friendly feedback mechanisms, and staff training on these principles. The project was designed based on insights from previous interventions and ongoing monitoring activities in the target area, with plans for start-up meetings and joint action plan development with community members to ensure their inclusion in planning and implementation.

Sustainability is a key focus, with Plan International aiming to enhance the capacity of government staff and local health systems to ensure SRHR services are sustainable and scalable beyond the project’s funding period. An internal or external evaluation will be conducted at the start, middle, and end of the project using the Outcome Harvesting approach to identify changes and lessons learned.

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZÜH).

The protracted crisis in the Lake Chad Basin region remains one of the most severe humanitarian emergencies in the world, affecting the North East of Nigeria, the Far North region of Cameroon, the Lake region of Chad and the Diffa region in Niger. The crisis has unfolded in a region beset by chronic fragility where poverty, underdevelopment, gender inequality, unemployment and a lack of prospects for young people fuel extremism. This is compounded by environmental degradation and the impact of climate change. With funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZÜH), Plan International Nigeria has implemented the ” Youth learn, earn and prosper in the Lake Chad region project” for a duration of 36 months. The objective of this project was to strengthen the resilience of adolescents and youth in food-insecure regions of Lake Chad.

The project was implemented in Adamawa (Girei and Fufore) LGAs and Borno (Damboa and Mafa) LGAs. Plan International Nigeria and Hope and Rural Aid Foundation (HARAF) worked towards achieving three desired outcomes of the project:

Outcome 1: Adolescents and youth have successfully applied life skills and entrepreneurial skills in Nigeria to improve food production and their socio-economic situation

Outcome 2: Adolescents and youth are empowered to make informed decisions on their Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and are supported to access appropriate SRH services

Outcome 3: In Nigeria a strengthened locally-led peace architecture contributes to peacefully managed conflict and prevents violence from escalating

As main activities, the intervention sought economic empowerment of the adolescents and youth with a special focus on girls, through the acquisition of technical skills that will enable them to better cover their own needs (and those of their families), especially with food, through its production and processing. It aimed to improve the knowledge and behaviour of both adolescents and youth and their families and communities, as well as their relevant service providers and institutions in the field of SRHR, so that they can make informed and self-determined decisions about their choice of partner, possible pregnancies, sexual preferences, free from stigmas and disadvantages or even persecution and fight against GBV, and finally it provided an environment for peaceful coexistence that was created by strengthening existing and/or establishing new structures (if needed) for peaceful conflict resolution and for additional measures (dialogue/training formats) to promote peace and social cohesion in order to address intersectional causes of conflict (age, gender, exclusion, resources).The Endline Evaluation will consider the security constraints of North East Nigeria.

Location

Adamawa (Girei and Furfore LGAs), Borno (Mafa and Damboa LGAs)

1. Objectives of the End line assessment.

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The evaluation should analyze the following points

1. Relevance: the extent to which the interventions and their approaches were adapted to the priorities and strategies of the people and communities intended to benefit.
2. Effectiveness: to what extent and why the objectives of the project or programme were achieved (or not), and whether these factors led to unintended consequences (positive or negative) for anyone involved in or affected by the interventions.
3. Efficiency: the extent to which financial resources have been used economically and efficiently, including any cost-benefit ratios and alternative programming approaches
4. Sustainability of results and their effects/impacts in terms of capacity building of beneficiaries and national partners and in terms of sustainable human development.
5. Coherence: Examine how interventions align with national and organizational strategies, including Plan International’s global priorities.
6. Impact: establish the causal attribution of any observed effect, whether positive, negative, primary or secondary in the long term.

The evaluation should make it possible to formulate proposals for capitalising on what has been learnt and for improvements, with a view to the possible continuation of activities as part of an extension of the present project or a new project in terms of strategies and organizational arrangements for implementing and monitoring the project, and the material, human and financial resources required for its implementation, including the methods of execution.

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1. Specific Objectives

SO1: Primary data collection for the end line evaluation outcome indicators will be compared against the baseline, midline and CFFM (Child friendly feedback mechanism) data to assess change over time.

1a. % of Adolescent and Youth (AY) who report to apply positive practices that promote their wellbeing, health and safety

1b. % of CP and GBV cases that receive quality case management response (assessment, case planning, case plan implementation, follow-up, and case closure)

2a. % of targeted AY who report positive parent-child interaction at family level

2b. % of targeted Community level child protection structures that are functional and actively identifying, reporting, referring, and following-up on CP and GBV cases

3a. % of AY who perceived access to CP services

3b. % of AY who consider SRHR and CP services to be adolescent- and gender-responsive, at the time asked

3c. % of adolescent girls and young women who report to be able to access emergency contraception and post-exposure prophylaxis

4a. % of caregivers, including adolescents and youth, trained on identifying danger signs of acute malnutrition, who report to be applying MUAC screening on a regular basis

4b. % of Care-Groups members who report to have acquired IYCF and ECD skills and started to put them into practice

4c. % of families with children < 5 yrs suffering from severe and moderate acute malnutrition report to have access to treatment.

SO2: Assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and sustainability of the actions undertaken in the project’s flagship components (CPiE, SRHR and Nutrition) as well as that of the frameworks for collaboration with the various stakeholders; for monitoring, coordinating and steering the project’s interventions and their effects/impacts at local level and well beyond.

SO3: Analyses gender mainstreaming and inclusion during the missions in other to have an overview and updates. Otherwise, the analysis will answer this evaluation question: To what extent do interventions meet the needs of marginalized groups (women, young people, people with disabilities, etc.)?

SO4: Formulate recommendations with a view to accelerating and/or improving the implementation of the project and maximizing the achievement of the results envisaged by the end of the current phase.

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZÜH).

The Endline Evaluation aims to measure the outcomes, effectiveness, and overall impact of the project at its conclusion, comparing final results against Baseline and Midline data to determine whether objectives were achieved and how sustainable the changes are.

At an outcome level, the evaluation will measure the following indicators:

1a. % of adolescents (14-17 yrs.) and youth (18-24 yrs.) participants in the Livelihood Incubation Centres report to have acquired food production and business skills and planned/started to put them into practice (including at least 60% adolescent girls and young women)

1.b % adolescents’ girls and youth women targeted are economically empowered, through engaging in livelihoods opportunities and financial literacy

2a. % of adolescents and youth (ages 14-24) – feel able to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health (including females and males)

2b. % of targeted health centres offer appropriate and standardised gender-responsive and inclusive SRH services

2c. % of trained state and non-state service providers are able to identify, refer and treat cases of violence and abuse against adolescent and youth (including gender-based (sexual) violence

3a. % of community members report that inter-community conflicts are addressed in a nonviolent way

3b. Number of local early warning and conflict resolution committees supported are successfully established

3c. % of adolescent and young people have gained knowledge of conflict early warning signs and know how to prevent escalation the existing tools for capturing the indicator

In addition, the endline evaluation will measure the following

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZÜH).

Specific Objectives

SO2: Assess the relevance of the actions undertaken in the project’s flagship components (Livelihoods, SRHR and Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation) as well as the frameworks for collaboration with the various stakeholders; monitoring, coordination and steering of project interventions and their effects/impacts at the local level and beyond.

SO3: Analyse gender mainstreaming and inclusion during missions in order to obtain an overview and updates. Otherwise, the analysis will answer this evaluation question: To what extent do the interventions meet the needs of marginalised groups (women, young people, people with disabilities, etc.)?

SO4: Make recommendations to improve the implementation of a possible next phase of the project.

The endline evaluation will also focus on the following evaluation criteria:

Relevance: The extent to which interventions and their approaches have been tailored to the priorities and strategies of the people and communities intended to benefit from them.

Coherence: The extent to which the intervention is consistent with other interventions within a country, sector, or institution.

Effectiveness: The extent to which the objectives of the project or programme were achieved (or not), and whether these factors led to unintended consequences (positive or negative) for those involved in or affected by the interventions.

Efficiency: The extent to which financial resources have been used economically and efficiently, including cost-benefit ratios and consideration of alternative programming approaches.

Sustainability: The durability of results and their effects/impacts, particularly in terms of capacity building for beneficiaries and national partners, as well as contributions to sustainable human development.

Impact: The causal attribution of any observed effects—positive or negative, primary or secondary—over the long term. The evaluation will also enable the formulation of proposals to capitalize on achievements and identify areas for improvement. This will support the possible continuation of activities, either through an extension of the current project or the initiation of a new project. Consideration will be given to strategies, organizational arrangements for project implementation and monitoring, and the material, human, and financial resources required for effective implementation.

In addition, the end line evaluation will analyses the following points:

Youth Economic Empowerment

To what extent did the project improve youth employability and income opportunities?

Gender Equality

Did the project reduce barriers faced by adolescent girls and young women?

Social Cohesion / Resilience

Did the intervention strengthen community resilience and social inclusion?

Market Systems

Were the skills provided aligned with local labour market needs?

This extra evaluation questions are important because it allows testing the programmatic hypotheses.

The evaluation will also enable the formulation of proposals to capitalize on achievements and identify areas for improvement. This will support the possible continuation of activities, either through an extension of the current project or the initiation of a new project. Consideration will be given to strategies, organizational arrangements for project implementation and monitoring, and the material, human, and financial resources required for effective implementation.

Child rights, gender and Inclusion

In line with Plan International’s values and organizational ambition, the evaluation should seek to prioritize a focus on child rights, gender and inclusion. As a minimum, this requires:

1. the disaggregation of all data points from the assessment by age, sex , disability and Status (IDP, returnees, refugees, host population…) and people with disabilities (5% of the sample)

   
   

2. the development of an ethics protocol that safeguards children, youth and vulnerable adults, and

3. robust assessment estimates measuring girls and boys (aged between 10-19 years old).

   
   
   

   Methodology.

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The end line evaluation will employ a mixed-methods approach, integrating both quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques. This approach ensures a comprehensive understanding of project outcomes by capturing not only measurable changes but also the contextual factors influencing those changes. To strengthen the validity and reliability of the findings, the evaluation team will apply data triangulation, drawing on multiple data sources and methods to corroborate results.

As part of the analytical process, the evaluation team will systematically compare endline data with baseline and midline results, enabling an assessment of progress and changes that have occurred over the course of the project implementation period. In addition, the team will review and integrate evidence generated through the Child-Friendly Feedback Mechanism (CFFM) to capture children’s perspectives and experiences. Combining these datasets will allow the evaluation to assess change over time, identify trends, and determine the extent to which project objectives have been achieved.

The study team will employ a gender-and group-sensitive mixed-methods approach to drive the collection and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data. Data will be drawn from multiple sources to ensure triangulation of data and accuracy of findings. These stakeholders comprising of males and females’ adolescence (10-17), youths (18-24), adults (25+), government representatives, community heads /community representative and Health facility representative. Random sampling will be adopted taking into consideration the different age groups and proportion of males and females as outlined in the project charter document.

In particular, the following methods will be use to collect data directly from adolescents and youth, Government representatives, community leaders, caregivers, members of local structures, services providers etc.

• Surveys for caregivers, adolescence, youth, Community level child protection structures and Care groups.
• Review of previous evaluation reports
• Key stakeholder interviews
• Project staff interviews
• Literature review
• Analysis of existing data
• Focus group discussions or other participatory and child-friendly approaches, with caregivers and adolescents (Male/Female)
• Key informant interviews
• Observation method.

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Data collection:

Data collection will take place at household level and ensure the expected number of persons are reached a total of 792 individual surveys (Adolescent Boys and Girls 458, Care-group members 100, and 53 Caregivers who received training on either MUAC, ECD, and IYCF; 36 Beneficiaries satisfaction survey with direct beneficiaries who received protection and/or sexual reproductive health services; 22 CBCPM Members; 123 project evaluation survey with Adolescent 10 – 19yrs, Youths 20 – 24yrs, Caregivers, Community leaders, and project implementation staff to measure the Coherence, Effectiveness, Equity, Efficiency, Relevance, Sustainability and Ownership putting into consideration the number of tools administered and persons to be reached with the tools. Data Collection will be done using the Kobo Collect platform (which has offline data collection capacity) for the surveys that will be conducted while Focus group discussions and Key Informant Interviews will be conducted using paper-based tools that will then be transferred into Excel templates for analysis and documentation.

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZÜH).

The consultant is expected to utilize an appropriate evaluation design used during the baseline and midline evaluations, applying a mixed-method approach that combines qualitative and quantitative assessments. The study should be conducted within a suitable methodological framework that incorporates a gender-transformative approach, targeting the local government areas of implementation in Adamawa and Borno States, Northeast Nigeria.

The consultant will also be responsible for conducting a comprehensive desk review of relevant documents, as well as reviewing appropriate data collection tools, study design, sample size determination, and sampling techniques. The sampling strategy adopted should be consistent with that used during the Baseline and Midline Assessments to enable comparison over time between baseline, midline, and endline assessments, ensuring that observed changes can be attributed to the intervention.

A draft methodology will be submitted to Plan International for approval. This methodology will include, but not be limited to:

• Review of previous evaluation reports
  • Focus group discussions
  • Key stakeholder interviews
  • Project staff interviews
  • Literature review
  • Analysis of existing data
  
  
• Training approach
  • Data quality assurance approach
  • Data collection and analysis approach.
  
  

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZÜH).

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Ethics, Child Protection and Safeguarding

The team that will interface with children will be required to provide a statement within their proposal on how they will ensure ethics, child safeguarding in the process of data collection and visits in compliance with Plan International’s Global Safeguarding Children and Youth People Policy. Details on the adoption of gender-balance amongst interviewers, focus group discussion (FGD) facilitators and observers shall be provided. The study team shall also explain how confidentiality and anonymity of participants will be guaranteed. This is because the GFFO intervention is keen on giving opportunities for girls, boys, women and men to provide feedback on the project intervention. Gender lens would be used to analyse results for girls and boys in comparison to their situations.

Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy represents a serious commitment by the organization to hold ourselves accountable to children and young people, ensuring that they feel safe and protected with us and those who represent Plan International at all times. Everyone working with and associated with Plan is expected to adhere to the provisions of the policy. This means always acting appropriately with children and young people, assessing and reducing risks to children and young people in all our operations and activities including research and studies, and taking appropriate action in line with global and local procedures to report and respond to concerns about a child or young person’s welfare. Plan International takes stringent measures against any Plan staff, associate, or visitor who breaches this policy.

The study will involve data collection with young people, and therefore, must ensure appropriate, safe, non-discriminatory participation; stressing that a proportional representation of young women’s and young men’s views are collected; a process of free and un-coerced consent and withdrawal; confidentiality and anonymity of participants. Environments and working methods should be adapted to the capacities of children and young people; time and resources should be made available to ensure that young men and women are adequately prepared and have the confidence and opportunity to contribute their views.

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZÜH).

Ethics and Child Protection.

Plan International is committed to ensuring that the rights of those participating in data collection or analysis are respected and protected, in accordance with our Ethical MERL Framework (Annex 4), our detailed guidance on Safeguarding in MER (Annex 5), and our Child and Youth Safeguarding Policy (Annex 3). All applicants should include details in their proposal on how they will ensure ethics and child protection in the data collection process. Specifically, the consultant(s) shall explain how appropriate, safe, and non-discriminatory participation of all stakeholders will be ensured and how special attention will be paid to the needs of children and other vulnerable groups. The consultant(s) shall also explain how confidentiality and anonymity of participants will be guaranteed, as well as risk mitigation measures.

Team Composition

The End-line evaluation will be conducted with the support of different team within Plan International Nigeria. The contact person for the evaluation will be the M&E Lead (…), with support from the Knowledge Management Officer and Plan Enumerators. The project will fund the activity and co-lead the process of assessment with specific task of coordinating on this process.

Key deliverables and Timeline (indicative):

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Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZÜH).

The Evaluation is expected to be conducted within 4 weeks, starting from the inception meeting to report validation.

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Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZÜH).

Dissemination strategy

The evaluation report will be shared with the Lake Chad M&E Specialist, GNO, Plan International … and relevant stakeholders including:

• learning-sharing sessions with partner organizations and beneficiaries.
• Translate results into visual formats (infographics, videos …) for greater accessibility to others vulnerable groups for more inclusion and accountability.
• Organize targeted learning sessions for different stakeholder groups (government partners, local NGOs, and beneficiaries).
• Translate the executive summary of the evaluation report into Hausa, French, and Kanuri for wider accessibility.

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2. Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZÜH).

   Expected Outcome

   
   

• Evaluation Report
• Analysis Document

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Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZÜH).

German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO).

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Endline Evaluation Scope of Work

The consultant(s) activities, outputs and working conditions are outlined below.

Overall Responsibilities

The consultant will lead and coordinate the overall assessment process.

Specifically, the consultant will undertake the following:

• Prepare a technical proposal with a work plan (Gantt Chart) and a separate financial proposal and submit it to Plan International Nigeria for review not later than the date specified in the announcement.
• Hold preliminary discussions with the Country MERL Manager/Coordinator/Officer, Project coordinators and key stakeholders.
• Design appropriate data collection methodology, tools and sample size to align with the baseline and midline assessment
• Develop appropriate training and field manual in the local language to guide the data collection process.
• Design and manage training for supervisors and interviewers/data collectors.
• Oversee the data collection process to include: assessment pre-test/Pilot test; and ensure effective management of data collection teams by supervisors.
• Produce a draft report on findings (per the required format and data request).
• Incorporate comments from the project team into the draft report and produce a final report.
• De-brief the project team and other Plan International employees both at the field and country office (after the initial field trip and upon submission of the report).
• Coordinate with the project team to disseminate study findings to respondents and other stakeholders.
• Prepare and submit an electronic copy of the raw data and final report, and two hard copies of the final report within the specified time of agreement.
• Produce a final report and make relevant amendments/enrichment based on the draft report comments.

Key Deliverables

• Inception report including:
• an updated timeline
• a detailed methodology including draft sampling methodology and size
• Review data collection tools
• ethical and safeguarding considerations and risk assessment
• consent forms for any primary data collection
• draft methods for data analysis and quality control
• a brief justification of the methods and techniques envisaged (including relevant underlying values and assumptions/ theories) with a justification of the selection made.
• Final data collection tools;
• Final Sampling methodology (including unit of sampling and sampling frame);
• Draft endline evaluation report, including cleaned data files (e.g. Excel, SPSS, Kobo toolbox…), transcripts of qualitative data syntax/ code books etc. and completed consent forms (including for children and their caregivers and adults;
• Final endline evaluation report including an Executive Summary and indicators monitoring table with reference data;
• Other communication products to disseminate.

Plan International’s Responsibilities

The MERLCoordinator/ Officer with support from other staff on the Project will facilitate the following responsibilities:

• Provide consultants with relevant Project documents.
• Link consultants to relevant stakeholders in Adamawa and Borno.
• Supervise the training of field enumerators in Adamawa and Borno.
• Ensure effective coordination of the study logistics to facilitate the consultant(s) in undertaking the assignment.
• Consolidate Plan International’s comments for incorporation by the consultants.
• Provide additional information as required.

Ownership of Research Data/Findings

All data collected for this study shall remain the property of Plan International Nigeria. Any work product resulting from this study must cite Plan International Nigeria as a primary or contributing author.

1. Consultants’ expected qualifications

The Consultant selected for this study will be a firm, a group of consultants or an individual. The consultant(s) will possess the following skills and experiences:

• Advanced Degree in a relevant discipline (Statistics, Evaluation Science, Social Sciences, Education or other related Degree),
• At least five years of hands-on experience in conducting assessments and evaluations. Experience leading project evaluations and assessments is essential (experience in North West Nigeria region is desirable);
• Strong analytical and research skills, with skills in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, drawing findings from multiple sources and handling potential contradictions between data sets, including ensuring a greater understanding of quantitative data results through the triangulation of qualitative data
• A thorough understanding of the education sector, including laws, policies and trends within Nigeria and in the international context.
• Proven experience of submitting high-quality technical reports and presentations from desk and field research processes.
• Proven leadership and coordination skills with the ability to quality assure an enumerator team
• Experience/understanding of Child Rights Programming and development
• Fluency in English, Hausa and other local languages required.

Applications

A proposal detailing the technical and financial aspects for the end of project evaluation(with consultant’s understanding of the assignment, a clear reporting format, consultant(s)’ up to date CVs, detailed study cost) should be submitted. Interested applicants should provide a proposal covering the following aspects:

1. (If a firm or company proving), Provide the legal documents of registration and operation of the its existence and compliance with the law;
2. Reports of two similar evaluations carried out and/or 2 recommendations from INGOs for which the bidder has recently carried out a similar study.
3. Provide curriculum vitae of team members detailing knowledge/experience in the above areas;
4. Proposed methodology;
5. Detailed budget, including daily fee rates, expenses, taxes etc.
6. Possible dates he/she will be available to commence the consultancy ASAP.
7. Provide name of at least two references that can attest to the consultant capability to conduct this baseline study.
8. Specifically, considerations for child and young people safeguarding and gender throughout the study, demonstrating what approaches will be used to ensure that child protection, safeguarding and gender considerations will be applied throughout the design and the data collection phases of the study
9. Demonstration of how the consultant would address the project indicators

Proposals obtaining more than 70% of the technical points will be considered technically suitable and qualify for a financial assessment. The financial proposal must consider all costs for proper execution of the end of project evaluation as outlined in these terms of reference. This proposed total value should include all direct and indirect costs associated with the evaluation. The financial proposal should be as detailed as possible and presented by task/activity, where feasible.

Note : that all cost is subject to applicable WHT and VAT rates

Additional information including all the annexes and tables relating to this consultancy can be accessed via this link – BMZ-GFFO Baseline

How to apply

Interested Consultants and Consultancy firms are to make their submissions no later than 11.59pm, 3rd May, 2026 to: Nigeria.procurement@plan-international.org

Consultants are strongly advised to fill all relevant annexes and submit all requested documentation, to be technically evaluated.

Females and Female led organizations are encouraged to apply.

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