Job Description
The PRDP is a World Bank assisted Project implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DA) nationwide. It is a national government platform for a modern and climate-smart agriculture that seeks to strengthen partnership with the Provincial Local Government Units (PLGUs) and agri-fishery stakeholders. The PRDP aims to increase rural incomes and enhance farm and fishery productivity in targeted areas. The Project promotes more inclusive rural development by supporting smallholders and fisher-folk to increase their marketable surpluses, and by improving access to markets.
The Mid-term Evaluation Study (4 months) shall be undertaken to objectively assess and understand the extent by which outcomes anticipated from implementing the Project are taking place or likely to be achieved given the status of implementation as of the mid of the Project-life. The findings to be derived from the study shall be relevant for the DA and partner local government units to determine appropriate adjustments and strategies that need to be put in place in the Project operation in order to ensure that the outcomes anticipated from each Project Component and the overall Project Development Objectives would be successfully achieved at end of the Project.
The key objectives of the Mid-term Evaluation Study are as follows:
- Analyze the progress of the PRDP implementation by Component. This shall provide discussion of the project outputs relevant to the desired intermediate outcomes and PDOs, financial performance, strategies and adjustments that have been undertaken both in administration and operation aspects, and others.
- Describe situations and compare changes in the Project targeted areas in the two periods namely; (a) prior to the PRDP implementation (baseline); and (b) as of the mid of the PRDP implementation period (Year 3). The study shall focus on determining changes on the indicators specified in the PRDP Results Framework and Arrangement for Monitoring (RFAM) as well as the other benefits emerging from the Project interventions. The RFAM is attached as Annex 1 for reference.
- Provide an assessment whether or not changes emerging are spearheaded by the PRDP activities and interventions as of the period of the study.
- Identify implementation issues, challenges and measures to address these in the next half of the Project implementation period.
- Identify lessons learned that need to be taken into consideration in steering the Project and for the DA in designing future similar projects.
- Review and evaluation of the institutional arrangements for farm-to-market roads construction and maintenance.
Activities of the Study Team
- Desk review and gathering of relevant primary and secondary data including Project M&E reports and other documents from the DA, other national line agencies, PLGUs and others as may be deemed necessary;
- Development of detailed methodology for gathering primary data that will employ household survey and focus group discussion (FGD)
- Pilot tests of the surveys and submission of the field test report to the Project TWG is also necessary as basis for revising the instrument and methodology (if needed) before conducting the actual field survey. The pilot test for the household survey shall cover 50 respondents. The pilot test for the survey with the proponent groups on the other hand may involve five (5) producer groups.
- Conduct of household survey (stratified random sampling) and other relevant data gathering activities such as focus group discussions, desk reviews and key informant interviews to acquire qualitative data from stakeholder groups relevant for the study.
- Submission of the field-work progress reports to Project TWG showing status of survey works, etc., shall also be made to allow discussion and resolving of issues / concerns that affect the conduct of study.
- Random verification of questionnaires (conducted by the NPCO together with PSOs and RPCOs) shall also be done to validate overtime the integrity of the process being undertaken that is crucial towards achieving reliable survey results or findings.
- Encoding of survey results and organization of primary as well as secondary data.
- Establishment of a database of survey results.
- Analysis of survey results.
- Mid-term Evaluation Study writing on findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Report submission (together with the survey database and the copies of the filled out questionnaires).
- Presentation of the study results to the TWG; and Foreword
- Finalization of the Mid-term Evaluation Study Report.
Hydroplan is seeking a Rural Infrastructure Specialist:
He/she must have a Doctorate Degree and at least 16 years of experience and at least three similar projects as Rural Infrastructure Specialist. He/She must be very familiar in conducting evaluation studies in the rural development sector.
The selection criteria will be based on all above mentioned qualification.
A. Kamal
About the Organization
Hydroplan is an International engineering and design company with more than 40 years of providing consulting and contracting expertise on international projects. Headquartered in Worms, Germany, we maintain offices in several countries including Haiti and conduct project work globally. Our clients regularly recognize us for helping them to deliver their projects under budget and within aggressive time frames.
Hydroplan has successfully carried out more than 1000 projects in more than 100 countries world-wide.
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