External Evaluation Consultant Job Vacancy: CHF International Kenya

CHF International Kenya with financial support through PEPFAR has been implementing a national umbrella grant management program - Local Prevention and Treatment of HIV/ AIDS - Grants Management (LPATH-GM) over the past 4 years.

The goal of LPATH-GM is to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in Kenya by strengthening the capacity of local, community, and faith-based organizations to provide and sustain high-quality, expanded HIV/AIDS services.

CHF International Kcmya invites qualified consultants to undertake end-term evaluation of LPATH-GM activities.

Purpose/Objectives

• Determine extent to which technical, organizational and program capacity has been strengthened;
• Establish level of information sharing and referral networks at POs;
• Document successes, challenges, lessons learnt and focus areas for capacity building program improvement.
• Determine stakeholders (POs, CDC, NACC and NASCOP) perceptions and attitudes on LPATH including advantages/ disadvantages, strengths/ weaknesses and emotive attachments if any;
• Inform the donor, government and its partners to guide other current and future country programs, and inform stakeholders of the impact of LPATH's work in Kenya.
• Inform CHF International in future program development.
• Provide a list of key recommendations.

Qualifications

The consultant will be a research, monitoring and evaluation specialist with a master's degree in public health, community health development, or related field.

Additionally, they will possess the following:

• At least five years experience in monitoring and evaluating international development programs with a specific emphasis in HIV/AIDS programs;
• Experience and working knowledge of all PEPFAR approved areas of intervention;
• Experience in conducting operational research studies;
• Experience working in the Africa region and fluent in English and Swahili

Consultancy Duration

CHF expects that the consultancy will last about 5 weeks from appointment to development and production of the final report.

Interested consultants may request for full Terms of Reference by sending mail to pmucheke @ chfkenya.org including "L-PATH End of Term Evaluation" in the subject line.

Technical and financial proposals to be received not later than 27th July 2009 and sent through email only to: vacancies @ chfkenya.org

NB: CHF reserves the right to reject any bids/proposal and only selected firms/consultants will be contacted.