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1. Evaluation Context and Object of the Evaluation

The Central African Republic (CAR) continues to face vital humanitarian challenges. While conflict-related shocks have barely decreased, poverty, results of local weather change, restricted entry to primary providers, and low socio-economic alternatives stay pervasive. The CAR is the third poorest nation in the world, and third amongst the international locations with the highest threat index in 2025 in accordance with the INFORM evaluation.

Insecurity persists, pushed by armed conflicts, navy operations, and group clashes. This contributes to displacement, with 469 342 internally displaced individuals (IDPs) as of December 2024, a slight lower from the earlier yr. Between October 2023 and September 2024, 115 shocks affected 241,450 individuals. While the quantity of shocks stays just like the earlier yr, their depth has decreased. The commonest triggers of shocks embrace battle, pure disasters, and the return of displaced populations. Ouham, Ouham-Pendé, Mbomou, Ouaka, and Bamingui-Bangoran prefectures with the highest quantity of shocks.

The HNRP 2025 estimates that 2.4 million individuals (38% of the inhabitants) are extraordinarily susceptible. Poverty is widespread, with almost 68.8% of the inhabitants dwelling under the poverty line. In 2024, 465,000 Centre Africans have been internally displaced and 675,000 have been refugees, i.e. round one in six Central Africans have fled the battle outdoors their nation. Following the battle that has damaged out in Sudan since April 2023, CAR hosts 35,570 individuals, together with 6,158 spontaneous returnees and 29,415 refugees, the majority of whom are girls and kids (83%).

The MSNA recognized key wants as water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), meals safety, and well being. The humanitarian group goals to succeed in 1.8 million individuals with multisectoral interventions, prioritizing cash-based modalities and localizing the response. The RRM will goal 180,000 individuals, specializing in WASH, non-food gadgets, and safety, whereas guaranteeing that help meets the particular wants and preferences of affected populations.

The Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) performs a significant position in addressing humanitarian wants. Through early warning system, speedy assessments, versatile shares, and coordination, the RRM offers vital help to humanitarian actors, aligning with the aims of the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP). In 2024, RRM in CAR maintained its monitoring, analytical and operational modality round three interlinked pillars, specifically humanitarian monitoring, speedy response and coordination and complementarity.

The analysis will likely be carried out by an impartial analysis crew comprising a global advisor (crew chief) and a nationwide skilled. The crew chief will likely be recruited by UNICEF CAR. He/She will likely be accountable and accountable for all the deliverables. He/She should suggest a nationwide advisor who will work below his/her direct supervision.

2- Evaluation Objectives

The aims of the analysis are:

1. To decide the relevance/appropriateness, effectiveness, effectivity, protection (attain of help) and connectedness (linkages with Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Risk Reduction) of RRM as a catastrophe preparedness mechanism for humanitarian alerts, assessments, speedy response and coordination.
2. To determine classes realized about what labored and didn’t work about the RRM over the final 5 years, together with surprising outcomes (constructive and unfavourable), relating to the timeliness and relevance of the response, and the complementarity with different key humanitarian actors.  
3. Identify classes realized and rising good practices in the preparedness and response, and connectedness with different approaches, particularly catastrophe preparedness and DRR.
4. To assess the effectiveness of the RRM in contributing to humanitarian/shock monitoring, evaluation and response in CAR as part of the broader humanitarian system in CAR. To formulate key suggestions on the best way to enhance each the implementation processes (operational suggestions) and strengthen the corresponding methods (strategic suggestions).  
5. To look at the integration of cross-cutting points in RRM together with Gender, Equity and AAP, PSEA, incapacity, do-no hurt.

3- Evaluation Scope

Programmatic Scope

Geographical Scope

Chronological Scope  

The analysis will be sure to seize the essence of the actions carried out between February 2020 and December 2024.

4- Evaluation Criteria and questions

This analysis will likely be guided by OECD-DAC and ALNAP[1] analysis standards: appropriateness, effectiveness, effectivity, and protection (attain of help) and connectedness (with catastrophe preparedness and DRR, as key components of the Nexus strategy).  The Gender, Equity and Inclusions, and AAP and PSEA, incapacity, do-no-harm) will likely be analysed throughout the analysis questions.

The analysis crew will reply the following questions so as to obtain the function and aims of this analysis. The questions (grouped by standards) are questions advised by the UNICEF Country Office. However, the analysis crew might alter the questions in the technical proposal and, if employed for the mandate, finalize them in collaboration with UNICEF employees and probably different analysis stakeholders.

5- Evaluation Methodology

Evaluation Approach

The RRM analysis is meant to be utilization-focused, and its outcomes and suggestions are anticipated to be produced and disseminated on a well timed foundation. In phrases of supposed use, the anticipated consequence of the analysis is a high-quality set of actionable. It will make use of a participatory and inclusive strategy to guage this program. The particular analysis strategy and theoretical framework will likely be detailed in the technical proposal. This strategy should guarantee engagement of the classes of rights holders, together with individuals with incapacity, youngsters (in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and adolescents all through the analysis course of.

Evaluation Methods

A blended strategies strategy will likely be used to gather and analyze information from numerous sources, together with boy/ladies/caregivers who’re anticipated to profit from the program. This triangulation of information will improve the findings’ credibility and deal with the analysis questions comprehensively. To guarantee rigor, the analysis crew will develop rubrics throughout the inception part. Each indicator in the analysis matrix would require information from no less than three totally different strategies.

The advisor/s will develop an in depth analysis methodology primarily based on the chosen strategy. This methodology will embrace an information assortment and evaluation technique, specifically designed instruments, an analysis matrix, and an in depth work plan. It will guarantee stakeholder involvement all through the course of. A purposeful sampling strategy will likely be used to determine information assortment respondents.

The advisor crew is inspired to suggest modern methodologies of their technical proposal.

Evaluation Deliverables

UNICEF employees will present present information and paperwork to the analysis crew no less than one week earlier than the begin of the session. The advisor/s will submit an inception report with an in depth methodology, together with each quantitative and qualitative components, designed to reply the analysis questions precisely.

The report may even suggest particular measures to make sure the analysis complies with moral requirements, together with confidentiality and respect for dignity. The analysis should present proof‐primarily based info that’s credible, dependable, and helpful. The findings of the analysis ought to result in the elaboration of particular, sensible, achievable suggestions that needs to be directed to the supposed customers.

Evaluation Standards

The analysis will likely be carried out based on the requirements of the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) 2 and the UNEG Code of Conduct 3. A transversal evaluation of human rights, gender, and fairness elements will likely be carried out following the Guidelines on the Integration of Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluations 4.

Dissemination and Utilization of Results

To improve usability, the important conclusions and suggestions of the analysis will likely be disseminated in briefing notes or coverage briefs. The analysis validation workshop will function a platform to develop an motion plan for implementing the important suggestions, in a participatory method.

6- Deliverables, timelines and cost schedule

Expected Evaluation Deliverables:

1. Inception Report:
2. Initial Findings Report:
3. Evaluation Report:
4. Dissemination Presentation:
5. Evaluation Brief:

Evaluation Timeline & Approach:

• The analysis will likely be carried out over 4 months (March to June thirtieth, 2025), divided into three important phases (detailed in Table 2).
• The analysis crew will submit an in depth work plan with clear roles and tasks for every crew member in the technical proposal.
• The analysis crew will dedicate roughly 90 working days to the analysis.
• The particular milestones and work plan will likely be reviewed and confirmed throughout the inception part.
• Most actions will likely be carried out remotely, with a go to to Bangui and two areas outdoors Bangui, to gather major information from rights holders at the group stage.

Note: The analysis crew ought to allocate ample time for information assortment, evaluation, report writing, and evaluate by the Evaluation Reference Group to make sure well timed submission of all deliverables.

7- Governance of the analysis

The consultants crew will function below the supervision of the Evaluation Reference Group (ERG). Chaired by UNICEF, the ERG will embrace key stakeholders of the RRM in CAR. 

8- Quality assurance

Quality assurance is significant for a reputable and helpful analysis and consists of a multilevel strategy that analysis groups have to combine in the analysis course of and workplan. The crew chief must guarantee that analysis processes and merchandise meet high quality requirements and the necessities established in the Terms of Reference. Each deliverable will likely be reviewed by UNICEF Country Office and counterparts (the analysis supervisor and the ERG), in addition to by UNICEF’s Regional Office analysis part.

The analysis crew ought to combine and reply to feedback acquired and submit a revised model of every deliverable. The cost of every deliverable will solely be made when the revised model of the report is acquired and accredited, incorporating the acquired feedback in a passable method as assessed by the analysis supervisor. The analysis crew should reply to all feedback transparently by way of a document of feedback and responses that’s shared with the analysis supervisor. If the analysis crew judges it isn’t applicable to make changes to studies/deliverables primarily based on sure feedback it should present justification in the document of feedback.

The remaining analysis report will likely be ex-post reviewed and assessed by the UNICEF high quality evaluation mechanism, referred to as the Global Evaluation Report Oversight System (GEROS). While the evaluate takes place after the finalization and publication of the report, the report is anticipated to fulfill the GEROS benchmarks that are primarily based on UNICEF’s reporting requirements.

9- Ethical Principles in Evaluation

• Anonymity and confidentiality: The analysis should respect the rights of the individuals who present info, guaranteeing their anonymity and confidentiality.
• Responsibility: The total analysis crew should affirm the outcomes introduced in the report, any disagreements are to be talked about. The report ought to inform about any conflicts or variations of opinion that will have arisen between the consultants or between the advisor and the RRM managers relating to the conclusions and / or suggestions of the analysis.
• Integrity: The evaluators might want to spotlight points that aren’t particularly talked about in the ToR, so as to perform a whole evaluation of the RRM.
• Independence: The consultants should be sure that he/she stays impartial in respect to the RRM below evaluate, and he/she shouldn’t be concerned in its implementation or some other part.
• Incidents: If issues come up throughout fieldwork, or at some other level of the analysis, the consultants needs to be reported instantly to the Evaluation Manager. If this isn’t accomplished, the existence of such issues can under no circumstances be used to justify the failure to attain the outcomes anticipated by UNICEF in these phrases of reference.
• Validation of info: The consultants should guarantee the accuracy of the info gathered throughout the preparation of the studies and will likely be accountable for the info introduced in the remaining report.
• Intellectual property: Using the totally different sources of info, the consultants should respect the mental property rights of the establishments and communities concerned in the analysis.
• Submission of studies: If the studies are submitted after agreed deadlines, or if the high quality of the submitted studies is considerably decrease than agreed, the sanctions supplied in these phrases of reference will apply.

10- Remuneration & different Terms and Conditions

The contractor will likely be engaged below short-term particular person contract after the completion of the contracting process.

The contract is anticipated to final for a period of 90 days. The advisor will likely be home-based, utilizing her/his personal workplace gear and assets. 20 days of discipline visits are deliberate. Periodic discussions with the UNICEF Country Office will happen and feedback from the Country Office and the UNICEF Regional Office will likely be integrated into the remaining outputs of the advisor. The merchandise will likely be submitted electronically and based on the indicative schedule above.

Air ticket to and from home base utilizing the most direct and economical routes will likely be supplied based on the UNICEF coverage and procedures. UNICEF doesn’t present or prepare medical health insurance protection for the advisor. DSA will likely be paid as per the normal UNICEF charges.

The contract will likely be ruled by and topic to the UNICEF Terms and Conditions for Individual Contracts. The advisor will likely be paid 30% upon validation by the ERG of the supply of the inception report, 30 % upon supply of the draft report (draft zero of the analysis) and 40% upon validation of the remaining deliverables. No advance cost is allowed.

Amounts and phrases of cost are topic for negotiations however ought to adjust to the UN requirements. An in depth funds breakdown (funds proposal) shall be submitted along with the technical supply.

UNICEF reserves the proper to withhold all or a portion of cost if efficiency is unsatisfactory, if work/outputs: i)is incomplete, ii) doesn’t meet the high quality requirements of UNICEF or just isn’t delivered or has failed to fulfill deadlines.

11- Qualifications & Experience required

The analysis will likely be carried out by a crew of consultants (one worldwide analysis skilled and one nationwide advisor). He/She should search for a nationwide advisor who will work below his/her direct supervision.

The worldwide advisor will  ought to have the following competences and {qualifications}: 

• Master’s diploma in social or political science, economics, worldwide growth or different associated fields associated fields, corresponding to battle research, peace constructing, human rights, and so on.
• Having in depth analysis expertise (no less than 10 years) with a wonderful understanding of analysis rules and methodologies, together with evaluability, capability in an array of qualitative and quantitative analysis strategies, and UNEG Norms and Standards.
• Having in depth expertise on humanitarian interventions – preparedness, response, managing or M&E.
• Holding a complicated college diploma (Master or larger) in economics, social coverage, worldwide growth, public coverage, public administration, or comparable, together with sound data of social safety; familiarity with human rights.
• Proven expertise in conducting evaluations and in utilizing a mixture of evaluations instruments and in making use of a range of mixed-methods analysis approaches (together with the idea of change-based, utilization-focused, participatory, and Gender and Equity-based evaluations).
• Bringing a powerful dedication to delivering well timed and high-quality outcomes, i.e., credible evaluations which can be used for enhancing strategic selections.
• Having in-depth data of the UN’s human rights, gender equality and fairness agendas.
• Having a powerful crew management and administration observe document, in addition to glorious interpersonal and communication expertise to assist be sure that the analysis is known and used.
• Specific humanitarian analysis expertise is an asset, in addition to a powerful mixed-method analysis background; earlier expertise in conducting developmental analysis is taken into account an asset.
• Previous work expertise in growing nation contexts is fascinating, along with an understanding of the West and Central Africa area and CAR context and cultural dynamics.
• The Team Leader should be dedicated and keen to work independently, with restricted common supervision; s/he should exhibit adaptability and suppleness, consumer orientation, confirmed moral follow, initiative, concern for accuracy and high quality.
• Fluency in French and English.

The Team Leader will likely be accountable for endeavor the impartial analysis from begin to end, for managing the analysis, for the bulk of information assortment, evaluation and consultations, in addition to for report drafting in English and communication of the analysis outcomes.

National advisor ought to have the following competences and {qualifications}:

• Holding superior college levels (Masters-level) in statistics, economics, worldwide growth, public coverage, public administration, or comparable coursework.
• Strong coaching and expertise in humanitarian analysis
• Hands-on expertise in accumulating and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information, particularly in relation to socio-economic interventions.
• Strong experience in fairness, gender equality and human rights-based approaches to analysis and experience in information presentation and visualization.
• Be dedicated and keen to work in a fancy surroundings and in a position to produce high quality work below restricted steerage and supervision.
• Having good communication, advocacy and folks expertise and the means to speak with numerous stakeholders and to precise concisely and clearly concepts and ideas in written and oral kind.
• Good command of English and fluent in french.
• Good Knowledge of native languages will likely be an asset.

Under the steerage of the worldwide advisor, the nationwide advisor will play a key position in information assortment, evaluation and presentation, and preparation of the debriefings, and can make vital contributions to the writing of the important analysis report.

If needed, the supply also needs to embrace the recruitment of native interpreters who can help the evaluators in accumulating information in the discipline. The value of this extra useful resource should be clearly indicated in the technical supply and the monetary supply.

It is significant that the identical people that develop the methodology for the request for proposals for providers will likely be concerned in conducting the analysis. In the evaluate of the proposals, whereas ample consideration will likely be given to the technical methodology, vital weighting will likely be given to the high quality, expertise (together with CVs, three referees and written samples of earlier evaluations, particularly in humanitarian settings) and relevance of people who will likely be concerned in the analysis.

12- How to apply and choice course of

UNICEF accepts functions from particular person contractors. The worldwide advisor should submit his technical and monetary proposal together with the value of the nationwide advisor.

All functions ought to include the following paperwork:

1. Technical Proposal which would come with no less than the following:

• Candidate’s CVs
• Methodology word (max 5 pages), which shall cowl the following:

• Understanding of the phrases of reference (not solely aims and functions but additionally UNICEF expectations in phrases of the timing wanted for the completion of the task in addition to the high quality and use of the analysis)
• Evaluation methodological strategy and theoretical framework to handle analysis questions together with estimative pattern dimension and sampling methods
• Data assortment and evaluation strategies

• A transparent definition of the roles and tasks that the advisor will play inside the crew and in relation to the UNICEF Country Office.
• The methodological word shouldn’t replicate the content material of any part of the ToR.

2. Three references (employers/supervisors) together with e mail and telephone quantity.
3. A replica of two analysis studies produced by the Principal Consultant (Team Leader) throughout the final 5 years needs to be connected to the application.

The technical proposal shall be submitted in a separate file or envelop, clearly named/marked: “Technical Proposal.” No monetary info needs to be included in the Technical Proposal. The technical presents will likely be famous based on the evaluation grid supplied in Table 3.

The monetary proposal shall include the Offer with value breakdown and should cowl all bills associated to the analysis together with the desired remuneration, lodging prices, journey prices (financial system class), journey insurance coverage and others. The IT and communication gear needed for the correct implementation of the analysis will likely be the accountability of the advisor. It needs to be famous that the prices of organizing conferences or technical workshops will likely be borne by UNICEF. The monetary supply shall be introduced individually from the technical supply and clearly named/marked “Financial Proposal”. It will solely be examined for presents which can be thought-about technically legitimate (minimal rating of 50 factors in the technical evaluation).

Deadline for functions:  February 21^th, 2025