Consultant for End-of-Project Evaluation
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- Development Aid from People t…
- Expires 27 Sep 2026
- Chimanimani
- Contractor
Job Description
Organisation: Development Aid from People to People Zimbabwe (DAPP Zimbabwe)
Project: Building Adaptive Capacity of Vulnerable Communities to Climate Change in Chimanimani District
Project partner: UFF-Humana
Donor: Civil Society in Development (CISU)
Location: Chimanimani District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, with fieldwork in Wards 13 and 21
Application period: 23-25 September 2026
Assignment duration: Approximately 20–25 working days; final dates to be agreed with the selected consultant
1. Project Background
Development Aid from People to People Zimbabwe (DAPP Zimbabwe), in partnership with UFF-Humana and with support from CISU, is implementing a 30-month project titled “Building Adaptive Capacity of Vulnerable Communities to Climate Change in Chimanimani District.”
The project is implemented in Wards 13 and 21 of Chimanimani District, Manicaland Province. It seeks to strengthen the absorptive, adaptive and transformative capacity of vulnerable communities and local authorities to withstand and respond to climate-related shocks and stressors, including droughts, floods, cyclones, landslides and environmental degradation.
The project directly targets 1,000 smallholder farmers, comprising 60% women and 40% men, with deliberate inclusion of youth and persons with disabilities. It also engages traditional leaders, councillors, AGRITEX, Ward Disaster Management Committees, the District Civil Protection Committee, the Environmental Management Agency and other district-level stakeholders. Approximately 5,000 household members are expected to benefit indirectly.
The project promotes:
• Climate-smart agriculture and sustainable water-management practices.
• Alternative livelihoods, including beekeeping, fish farming, poultry and goat production.
• Market access, financial literacy, agribusiness and entrepreneurship.
• Agroforestry, tree planting, reforestation, vetiver grass and soil-conservation measures.
• Firewood-saving stoves and sustainable natural-resource management.
• Community-based disaster risk reduction and climate-change adaptation planning.
• Strengthening of Community Climate Change Adaptation Centres and local disaster-management structures.
• Evidence-based advocacy, learning, policy dialogue and dissemination of indigenous climate-adaptation practices.
As the project approaches completion, DAPP Zimbabwe seeks an independent consultant or consultancy firm to conduct a comprehensive end-of-project evaluation.
2. Objective and Scope of Work
The purpose of the consultancy is to independently assess the project’s performance and contribution to climate resilience, livelihoods, sustainable natural-resource management and disaster preparedness in Chimanimani District.
The evaluation will assess the project using the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria:
• Relevance.
• Coherence.
• Effectiveness.
• Efficiency.
• Impact.
• Sustainability.
The evaluation must also assess gender equality, youth inclusion, disability inclusion, participation, accountability to communities and the effectiveness of project learning mechanisms.
The consultant will be expected to:
• Review project documentation, including the project proposal, results framework, work plans, monitoring data, progress reports, financial information, training records, feedback records, policy briefs and learning materials.
• Develop and implement a mixed-methods evaluation methodology combining quantitative and qualitative approaches.
• Conduct field visits to project-supported sites in Wards 13 and 21, including selected Farmers Clubs, community gardens, Community Climate Change Adaptation Centres, agroforestry or tree-planting sites and soil-conservation interventions.
• Conduct Key Informant Interviews with DAPP Zimbabwe staff, UFF-Humana, AGRITEX, local government, traditional leaders, the Environmental Management Agency, disaster-management committees, market actors and other relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct Focus Group Discussions with participating women and men farmers, youth, persons with disabilities, Farmers Club members, step-up farmers and community leaders.
• Assess achievement against the project’s intended results, including adoption of climate-smart agriculture, livelihood diversification, market access, financial literacy, agroforestry, sustainable harvesting, disaster preparedness and local climate-adaptation planning.
• Examine the functioning, accessibility and sustainability of Farmers Clubs and Community Climate Change Adaptation Centres.
• Assess the effectiveness of community feedback mechanisms and the extent to which beneficiary feedback informed project implementation.
• Identify intended and unintended outcomes, good practices, implementation challenges and lessons learned.
• Develop practical, evidence-based and prioritised recommendations for DAPP Zimbabwe, UFF-Humana, CISU and relevant local stakeholders.
Duties and Responsibilities
3. Deliverables
Deliverable Description
• Inception Report A detailed report outlining the consultant’s understanding of the assignment, evaluation methodology, evaluation matrix, sampling strategy, data-collection tools, work plan, ethical approach, risks and limitations.
• Data-Collection Package Finalised questionnaires, KII guides, FGD guides and site-observation tools. The consultant will also submit anonymised quantitative data files and a codebook at the end of the assignment.
• Draft Evaluation Report A draft report presenting findings against the OECD-DAC criteria and project results framework, including gender, youth, disability inclusion, accountability and sustainability analysis. The report should not exceed 35 pages, excluding annexes.
• Validation Presentation A presentation of preliminary findings, conclusions and recommendations to DAPP Zimbabwe, UFF-Humana and selected stakeholders for validation and feedback.
• Two Themed Learning Papers Two concise, evidence-based learning papers of 4–6 pages each. The papers will focus on: (1) Farmers Clubs and climate-smart livelihood adaptation; and (2) community-based DRR, Community Climate Change Adaptation Centres and indigenous climate-adaptation strategies. Each paper must include evidence, good practices, challenges, lessons learned and practical recommendations.
• Final Evaluation Report A final report incorporating stakeholder feedback, including an executive summary of no more than five pages, conclusions and prioritised actionable recommendations.
Case Studies / Stories of Change At least three concise case studies or Most Significant Change stories, developed with informed consent, highlighting meaningful project outcomes, good practices, lessons or challenges.
Qualifications and Experience
Education
A minimum of Master’s degree or equivalent qualification in monitoring and evaluation, development studies, agriculture, climate change, environmental management, disaster risk reduction, social sciences or a related discipline.
Experience
At least seven years of demonstrated experience conducting external programme evaluations, including end-of-project or final evaluations for donor-funded development programmes.
Technical expertise
Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Climate-change adaptation and resilience programming.
• Climate-smart agriculture and sustainable rural livelihoods.
• Disaster risk reduction and community-based disaster preparedness.
• Agroforestry, environmental conservation and natural-resource management.
• Food security, market systems, financial literacy or livelihood diversification.
• Gender equality, youth empowerment, disability inclusion and community accountability.
Evaluation skills
Strong experience in participatory and mixed-methods evaluation approaches, including quantitative data analysis, qualitative interviewing, focus-group facilitation, analysis of monitoring data and evidence-based report writing.
Contextual knowledge
Knowledge of Zimbabwe’s development, agriculture, climate-change and disaster-risk-reduction context is required.
Languages
Full professional proficiency in English is required. Ability to communicate in Shona and/or Ndau will be an advantage.
Independence
Applicants must disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest. The consultant must be independent from DAPP Zimbabwe, UFF-Humana and organisations directly involved in project implementation.
How to Apply
Interested individual consultants and consultancy firms should submit their application package during the application period of 28–30 September 2026.
Applications should be copied to the following emails:
recruitment@dapp-zimbabwe.org; angel.mashayangombe@dapp-zimbabwe.org; p.chihota@dapp-zimbabwe.org
and copy with the subject line:
“Chimanimani End-of-Project Evaluation 24-5365CSP-UI – (Consultant/Firm Name)”
