Final Evaluation Consultant

Save the Children, the world’s largest independent organization for children, delivers immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives all over the world.

Save the Children (SC) works to promote every child’s rights to survival, protection, participation and development as set forth in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The current programme focuses on the following core sectors: Health and Nutrition; HIV/AIDS prevention; Care and support; Education; Child protection; Child-focused emergency preparedness and response; Child rights agenda, including Civil society development, Economic opportunities, Child poverty Research, and Advocacy for child-friendly development policy and practice.

Final Evaluation Consultant (November 2012 – January 2013)

The project ‘Strengthening the Child Protection System in Vietnam to Protect Vulnerable Children from Violence, Abuse, and Exploitation’ is looking for a Consultant to conduct the final evaluation of the project. The Consultant will work in Hochiminh City and have field visits in 03 locations of project in Hochiminh City, Dong Thap Province and Hanoi City.

Main Responsibilities

The Consultant is responsible to conduct the final evaluation for the project including: i) review documents and discuss initial ideas ii)develop a guideline for field based survey, conduct the research process in the field and iii) analyze data and write the final evaluation report.

Key Competencies

- Sound understanding of the child-rights based approach to programming
- Sound understanding of results-based management
- Experience in the evaluation of child migration programmes
- Sound understanding of child rights principles, particularly those relating to child protection and child participation
- Sound analytical skills
- Demonstrated experience in the application of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis tools, techniques and approaches
- Fluency English in written and verbal
- Master degree will be in advantage

Interested individuals or organizations should send a brief consultancy proposal for the evaluation, the CV/personal profile with detailing qualifications and experiences in evaluation and assessment to: HR section, Save the Children - E3, Ngoai Giao Doan Trung Tu, 6 Dang Van Ngu - Dong Da, Hanoi or by Email: [email protected].

The closing date for application is 5 pm on the 21st October 2012. Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned.

Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse, and our people are as diverse as the challenge we face.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.