1. About Hope for Victoria Children (HOVIC): HOVIC is a child focused organization that exists to empower vulnerable children including children living and working on the streets, youth with their families to enable them have dignified and meaningful lives.

Our major activities include; Rescue of street children, provision of NFE (Non-formal education), LSE (Life Skills Education), Mentorship, Health Education focusing on reproductive health, HIV and AIDS prevention and care, Treatment of minor ailments and referrals of complex medical conditions,
Counseling & Psychosocial Support, Feeding, Sports for behavior change, provision of hygiene care, advocacy and lobbying for provision and adherence of child rights and strengthening family capacities to support their children through training and socio–economic empowerment.

We are currently implementing “Towards Long term Sustainable change Project” funded by Comic Relief through Widows and Orphans International.

This project forms part of a broader programme of “Street and Working Children & Girls from the hidden sector” work which is being implemented in Western part of Kenya covering the period from 19th February 2013 to 15th March 2017.

2. Scope and Focus of this evaluation:
The purpose of this review is to assess the progress and achievements of the project and to provide recommendations to guide the remaining implementation period of the project.

The following are the objectives of the Mid-term review
To assess progress made to date to meet the project outcomes and objectives
To assess the difficulties and challenges and the steps taken to resolve the challenges
To assess whether the project is still on course to achieve the outcomes and if there are threats what remedial action can be taken
To assess the relationship between HOVIC and its critical partners and whether this has strengthened or weakened HOVIC operations
To make recommendations that will enable HOVIC to remain on course and make specific recommendations addressing the challenges identified during the review

3. Deliverables:
a) Evaluation methodology and implementation plan
b) Draft Report
c) Final Report

4. Skills and Competencies:
HOVIC is looking for consultants with a strong record in conducting evaluations, particularly in the Children context.

The consultant will need respect and credibility within the field, excellent knowledge of monitoring and evaluation in theory and practice, and a good understanding of policy work.

The consultant should have the following skills and competencies:
Demonstrable experience of producing high-quality, credible evaluations (examples required).
Demonstrable experience of working with/evaluating NGO work.
Demonstrable knowledge of street children issues.
Demonstrable experience with participatory methodologies.
Ability to write concise, readable and analytical reports and understanding of public communications.
Excellent writing and verbal communication skills in English.
Good working knowledge of Swahili would be an asset.

5. Reporting
The evaluator will complete and submit a draft and final report in both hard and soft copy at the end of the evaluation.
The report should be logically structured, containing evidence-based findings, conclusions, lessons and recommendations and should be free of information that is not relevant to the overall analysis.
The report should respond in detail to the key focus areas as described in the project document. It should include a set of specific recommendations formulated for the project, and identify the necessary actions required to be undertaken, who should undertake those and possible time-lines (if any).
Project stakeholders will provide comments on the draft report, and the evaluator will finalize the report in view of these comments. The final report shall consider comments/suggestions of stakeholders.
For presenting and discussing the draft report interactively, the consultants will facilitate a one-day concluding workshop for the project stakeholders.
We expect the report to include guidance on the process by which findings will be shared and discussed with all stakeholders including those who are benefitting from the project and how any resulting changes in the report will be included

6. Application Process
Interested candidates should submit a proposal not exceeding 4 pages, excluding contractor CV and budget.

The proposal should include the following:
Evaluation design and methodology:
What will be your overarching approach to this work?
What data collection methods will be used and why?
Detailed timeline.
Brief discussion of relevant experience.
Detailed line-item budget, including time estimates for each task, billing rate and estimation of direct expenses (e.g. long distance phone calls and travel costs).
Further information on the TOR for this assignment can be obtained at HOVIC Centre on Nyerere Road Kisumu during office hours; (Mondays – Fridays 08:00am to 05:00pm).

Candidates are invited to bid on the program of work described above by sending a detailed technical and financial proposal by close of business on Friday 6th November, 2015 to: admin@hovic.org

Hope for Victoria Children
Tom–Mboya Estate,
Nyerere Road, off Kisumu-Kakamega Highway
P.O. Box 9350 – 40141
Kisumu

Cell Phone: +254 712 533 160

www.hovic.org