Background
Panagora Group, a woman-owned small
business providing novel and integrated solutions in global health and
international development, is supporting USAID/Indonesia to implement its 2020-2025
Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) through a Monitoring,
Evaluation, and Learning Platform (MEL-P) Activity. MEL-P provides its services
through five components: 1) monitoring support services, 2) designing and
conducting performance and impact evaluations, 3) providing research,
assessment, and data analysis, 4) providing consulting and advisory services
and logistical support services, and 5) initiating collaboration, learning, and
adapting activities.
Under MEL-P, Panagora has been assigned to
conduct an evaluation for USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance
(USAID/BHA). The evaluation is intended to verify the utility, accuracy and
effectiveness of a rainfall prediction tool that developed for farmers in the
provinces of Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) and Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), and to
inform future environmental activity related to climate change adaptation and
resilience. The evaluation will start in or about April and finish by October
2022.
Position Summary
MEL-P is seeking an Agriculture & Climate
Change Expert for the USAID/BHA evaluation of effectiveness of rainfall
prediction tool for farmers in NTB and NTT. The subject matter expert works
under the leadership of the Evaluation Team Leader and Panagora.
The assignment will require an estimated six
months of period which will begin in or about April to October 2022, with at
least two weeks of travel to NTB and NTB may require for field work data
collection, and a week in Jakarta for data analysis. Remote coordination and
data collection will be considered depending on Covid-19 restrictions and GOI
policies and procedures.
Responsibilities
Selected candidate will participate in all
aspects of the evaluation, and responsibilities will include:
- Conducting background reviews.
- Providing technical insight related to
agriculture, climate adaptation, mitigation and resilience.
- Contributing to developing of a rigorous
evaluation methodology and work plan, including data collection instruments and
data analysis.
- Systematically collecting and categorizing
evaluation data.
- Analyzing data to provide evidence-based
answers to the evaluation questions.
- Supporting the Team Leader in conducting
special research as needed.
Reporting
The consultant will be supervised directly
by the Evaluation Team Leader.
Period of Performance
The estimated level of effort for the STTA
for Agriculture & Climate Change Expert will be 66 days. The duration of
the assignment would intermittently cover the period April to October 2022.
Requirements
- 10 years of working experience in
agriculture and climate change.
- Strong knowledge in agriculture extension
and climate change in Indonesia.
- Prior performance evaluation experience is
preferred, including conducting key informant interviews and organizing and
analyzing data.
- Experience evaluating USAID projects is
preferred.
- Excellent writing and inter-personal
communication skills.
- Open only to Indonesian citizens.