MEAL Consultant - Power To Choose Project (SRHR ) Final Evaluation

RFQ-JOAMM-26-0008

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1.BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

Oxfam has been in Jordan since the 1990s. We work with local partners in Jordan for a future where everyone can reach their full potential, especially women and young people. We provide essential humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees as well as vulnerable Jordanians, while promoting longer term sustainable solutions to challenges facing Jordan, with a focus on Climate Justice, Economic Justice, and Gender Justice.

Under the Gender Justice program, Oxfam in Jordan is implementing the “Power to Choose” initiative. This project contributes to achieving equitable access to inclusive health services and supports stakeholders to advocate for evidence-based health care policies, focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The initiative builds on Oxfam’s expertise in using a right- based and gender responsive approach and has a focus on reaching vulnerable women and young people in Jordan. This initiative contributes to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all, and SDG to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls.

2.SPECIFICATION OF GOODS OR SERVICES OR WORK REQUIRED

The consultant is required to conduct a comprehensive review of project documents, tools, reports, and data collection related to the project’s Outcomes. They will conduct field visits to project sites in Amman, Irbid, and Az Zarqa to meet with project staff, partners, and beneficiaries. The consultant will also interview key stakeholders, including government officials, NGOs, and community leaders, to gather insights and perspectives on the project’s overall progress, effectiveness, and impact, with a particular focus on bodily autonomy, agency around SRHR, capacity to make informed life decisions on SRHR, gender equity, and social inclusion, considering factors such as class, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, displacement, geography, ethnicity, and other forms of marginalization.

The consultant will analyze both quantitative and qualitative data to assess the project’s effectiveness, efficiency, and impact among adolescent girls and young women, including those who are displaced, living with a disability, unmarried,

Based on the findings, the consultant will provide evidence-based conclusions on the project’s achievements, relevance, and sustainability and develop actionable recommendations to inform future SRHR programming and strategic decision-making. The consultant will prepare a final evaluation report presenting the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, including a presentation to the project team and partners.

The evaluation will apply a feminist MEAL approach, ensuring that the perspectives and lived realities of participants are reflected in the findings and that the evidence generated provides meaningful insights for partners and stakeholders.

3.METHODOLOGY

The evaluation will measure the extent to which the project has contributed to its intended outcomes and ultimate goal. Specifically, it will assess progress toward:

Ultimate Outcome

• 1000 Increased enjoyment of health-related human rights by young women and adolescent girls living in vulnerable and marginalized conditions

Intermediate Outcomes

• 1100 Enhanced agency of young women and adolescent girls, enabling equitable use of SRH services
• 1200 Strengthened provision of gender-responsive, inclusive, and accountable SRH services by providers for diverse groups of young women and adolescent girls

Immediate Outcomes

• 1110 Increased capacity of young women and adolescent girls to make informed decisions related to sexual and reproductive health and rights
• 1120 Strengthened collective support to reduce gender-related social, cultural, and structural barriers to SRHR
• 1220 Improved quality and accessibility of gender-responsive SRH services and health facilities

Evaluation Questions:

• To which extent have young women and adolescent girls gained agency and the ability to make informed decisions regarding their SRHR? To which extent have they gained bodily autonomy?
• What have been the effectiveness of family, community, and key influencers in supporting in the reduction of gender-related barriers to SRHR?
• Have there been improvements in the quality, inclusiveness, and accountability of SRH services and service providers?
• Are our project strategies relevant to the evolving SRHR needs of young women and adolescent girls in Jordan?
• Have approaches and partnerships been coherent, well-coordinated, and efficient?
• To which extent are project results sustainable, including strengthened systems, capacities, and ways of working?
• Which other contributions can be identified for a broader progress toward realizing health-related human rights for young women and adolescent girls?

The evaluation will assess the overall success of the project in achieving its intended outcomes and ultimate goal, measuring the extent to which young women and adolescent girls have experienced enhanced agency, access to gender-responsive SRH services, and improved enjoyment of their health-related human rights. Using a feminist Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (FMEAL) approach, the evaluation will ensure that findings capture participants’ lived realities and gendered experiences. The results will provide evidence-based insights on the project’s effectiveness, relevance, and sustainability, offering actionable recommendations to inform future SRHR programming and strategic decision-making.

The methodology of the evaluation will be as follows:

• Inception Report: As part of the evaluation, the consultant will prepare an inception report outlining the proposed methodology, detailed evaluation matrix, risk analysis, sampling strategy, data collection tools, and detailed work plan, explicitly describing how both quantitative and qualitative data collection will be conducted according to the planned timeline.
• Feminist MEAL Approach: Throughout the evaluation, a feminist Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (FMEAL) approach will be applied to ensure gender sensitivity, inclusivity, and stakeholder engagement, capturing the lived experiences of young women, adolescent girls, and marginalized groups.
  • Consultants are to show how they will take ethical considerations into consideration, using a “Do no harm” approach when working with project participants. This should be shown in the risk analysis in the inception report.
  • Consultants should define essential requirements for effective and safe data management. Consider the following open-access Oxfam policies:
    • Oxfam Digital safeguarding Policy (Arabic) (English)
  • Full informed consent is to be obtained from every participant involved
  • Consultants should be familiar with a feminist MEAL approach and include specific suggestions on how to apply it to data collection, analysis and validation. Consider the following open-access resources:
    • Feminist MEAL orientation document and resource Box
    • Guidance note on feminist MEAL
    • Feminist knowledge strategy
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• Desk review: The consultant will conduct a desk review of project documents, tools, reports, and data related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in Jordan, with a focus on the project’s objectives, outcomes, and results.

The evaluation will follow a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.

• Quantitative Data Collection: The quantitative data collection will take place in mid-February and will be conducted by the consultant’s data collectors via phone with a sample size of (n=367). To ensure proper protection of beneficiary information, Oxfam partner (Forearms of Change Center to Enable Community) will supervise the data collection process. Surveys and relevant project data will be used to assess the project’s impact against its intended outcomes, and the results of this quantitative analysis will guide the development of the qualitative data collection tools.
• Qualitative Data Collection: Based on the quantitative findings, the consultant will design and conduct qualitative data collection in April, including interviews, focus group discussions, and stakeholder consultations at project sites in Amman, Irbid, and Az Zarqa. The sample size will aim to reach data saturation. In total of 11 FGDs, 5 in Amman governorate, 3 in Az Zarqa and 3 in Irbid. This will allow for an in-depth understanding of outcomes, experiences, and contextual factors influencing project success.
• Data Analysis: Quantitative data will be analyzed to measure the project’s effectiveness, relevance, and impact. Qualitative data will undergo thematic analysis to identify trends, challenges, best practices, and lessons learned.
• Final Deliverables: The evaluation will culminate in a final report presenting key findings, conclusions, and actionable recommendations, accompanied by a presentation to project stakeholders. The final report must include the following sections:
  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Methodology and limitations
  • Key findings
  • Conclusions
  • Recommendations
  • Annexes:
    • Cleaned data sets
    • Completed performance measurement framework
    • Evaluation matrix
    • Copies of all data collection tools
    • Consent forms from all participants

The consultant is expected to provide the following deliverables:

1. A Written methodological approach and inception report, including finalized quantitative data collection tools, detailed evaluation matrix, risk analysis, sampling strategy and full methodology.
2. Cleaned database (qualitative with organized notes and/or transcripts, quantitative in .xlsx file)
3. Summary of quantitative data report

• A revision of qualitative data collection tools adjusted according to the results of the quantitative data summary report

1. Final revised report with both qualitative and quantitative analysis - number of revisions depend on the quality of the submitted document
2. Power Point Presentation of the findings
3. Validation and actors’ engagement Workshop delivery
4. Workshop report with findings, recommendations, action points and strategic decisions captured throughout the discussions during the event.

Planned timeline

4.TIMEFRAME AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Remuneration is based on submission of final deliverables according to the schedule below.