Consultancy for Endline Evaluation
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Consultancy for Endline Evaluation
Nigeria-Benin Border Communities Peace Initiative: Enhancing Collaboration for Peace and Security in Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Kwara, and Niger States (ECPS Project)
Context
Search for Common Ground
Search is an international conflict transformation NGO that aims to transform how individuals, groups, governments, and companies deal with conflict, away from adversarial approaches and towards collaborative solutions. Headquartered in Washington DC, USA, and Brussels, Belgium, with 52 field offices in over 30 countries, including Nigeria. Search designs and implements multifaceted, culturally appropriate, and conflict-sensitive programs using a diverse range of tools, including media and training, to promote dialogue, increase knowledge, and determine a positive shift in behaviours. Search is seeking a consultant to conduct an Endline Study to determine age, and gender-disaggregated information for the outcome indicators in 5 focal states of the project implementation: Kebbi, Kwara, Katsina, Niger, and Zamfara in Northern Nigeria.
The Project
The project aims to improve peace and security in Nigerian-Benin border communities in Kebbi, Kwara, Niger, Katsina, and Zamfara States. The first three states were the focal states for the on-the-ground implementation of the project initiatives. These initiatives are being achieved through community capacity building, institutional strengthening, and cross-border collaboration. Planned project activities focused on empowering community members through training in conflict sensitivity and early warning systems, establishing and revitalising local government-level and state-level Peace Architecture Dialogues, and fostering collaboration amongst project stakeholders. The project also sought the promotion of trust-building and social cohesion through approaches such as sports activities between communities and security officials, media engagement for conflict-sensitive journalism, and community outreach through radio dramas and participatory theatre. By fostering inclusive dialogue and enhancing security coordination, the project improved perceptions of peace and security while building sustainable conflict resolution and prevention mechanisms in the region.
As a best practice and contractual obligation of the project, this study is designed to conduct an endline evaluation to assess the project's achievements through a comparative analysis between the baseline and endline studies, among other approaches, to evaluate the project's impact by measuring the status of the project’s outcome indicators, as outlined in the table below:
Specific Objectives (SO) and Expected Results (ER) of the Project against the Indicators to be provided by this Consultancy
a. Theory of change:
b. Project objectives & expected results:
Applications
To apply, interested candidates (individuals or teams) are requested to submit the following two documents along with a short cover letter:
Curriculum vitae and a sample of past Endline research work in Northern Nigeria.
A technical proposal proposing a methodology for the evaluation, together with a financial proposal for the completion of the aforementioned deliverables.
NB: Note that all documents should be merged and uploaded as a single document.
Applications must be submitted on or before 11th October 2025
As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.
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Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website
www.sfcg.org
for full details of our work.
All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity - Tenacity - Empathy - Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults.
Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.
View our code of conduct
here
and our privacy policy
here
.
Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs, le titulaire du poste pourra être amené à entreprendre d'autres tâches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus.
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Seuls les candidats invités à un entretien seront contactés. Pas d'appels téléphoniques s'il vous plaît. Veuillez consulter notre site Web
www.sfcg.org
pour tous les détails de notre mission.
Tous les employés de Search doivent adhérer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration- Audace - Ténacité - Empathie - Résultats. Conformément à ces valeurs, Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harcèlement au travail, la protection contre l'exploitation et les abus, la protection des enfants, les conflits d'intérêts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search s'engage à préserver les intérêts, les droits et le bien-être des enfants, des jeunes et des adultes vulnérables avec lesquels elle est en contact et à mener ses programmes et ses opérations d'une manière qui soit sûre pour les enfants, les jeunes et les adultes vulnérables.
Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion (croyance), le sexe, l'expression de genre, l'âge, l'origine nationale (ascendance), le handicap, l'état matrimonial, l'orientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire, dans aucune de ses activités ou opérations.
Dado que la descripción de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva, el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en líneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas.
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Sólo se contactará con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefónicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web
www.sfcg.org
para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organización: Colaboración - Audacia - Tenacidad - Empatía - Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores, Search hace cumplir el Código de Conducta y las políticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, la protección contra la explotación y el abuso, la protección de la infancia, los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses, derechos y bienestar de los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que está en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables. Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminará por motivos de raza, color, religión (credo), género, expresión de género, edad, origen nacional (ascendencia), discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual o condición militar, en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro código de conducta
aquí
y nuestra política de privacidad
aquí
.