Objective: Baseline Study
Assignment locations: Senegal, Ghana, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Kenya – Country Specific
Timeframe: 2 months
Objective: Baseline Study
Assignment locations: Senegal, Ghana, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Kenya – Country Specific
Timeframe: 2 months
The Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada) is seeking qualified local consultants
(one consultant per country) to conduct a baseline study for the ‘VOICE for women and girls’ project.
The assignment will include the preparation of consolidated information for the project/targets at
ultimate, intermediate, immediate and if possible, at output levels.
The Organization
CDF Canada is registered as a charity in accordance with the laws of Canada. The organization was
established in 1947 and is headquartered in Ottawa. In 2017, CDF Canada amalgamated with the
Canadian Co-operative Association. CDF Canada is governed by an independent Board of Directors made
up of 11 individuals with strong links to Canada’s co-operative business and international development
sectors. CDF Canada’s mission is to establish and grow co-ops internationally that build a better world,
where individuals and communities thrive economically, socially, and culturally. Climate resilience and
gender are key cross-cutting priorities in all of CDF Canada’s programs.
The Project
VOICE for women and girls is a seven-year project (2020-2027), implemented in five African countries;
Senegal, Ghana, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Kenya. Funded by the Canadian government through Global
Affairs Canada (GAC), the project aims at strengthening the performance of developing country partner
organizations to advance gender equality and economic empowerment of 50,000 women and men from
marginalized communities.
The Ultimate Outcome of the project is to improve economic well-being of the poorest, most
marginalized, and vulnerable people particularly women and girls in project countries, to contribute to
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This multi-country project will target 30,000 vulnerable women
and 20,000 men.
This will be achieved through the following Intermediate Outcomes:
The Mandate
The baseline study should measure the current state of selected indicators in targeted communities to
understand the starting point of key elements of the work against which later progress will be
measured. The baseline study should be meaningful, relevant, cost effective and practically
implementable. The study should be closely linked with the critical aspects of the activity monitoring
plan. In so doing, the baseline should complement the timelines and targets set in the Performance
Management Framework (PMF) of the VOICE project.
The objective of the Assignment:
Methodology
CDF Canada will recruit a lead consultant who will be based in Canada. The data to be gathered will be
outlined by a Lead Consultant who will co-ordinate the baseline study remotely, from Canada.
The Research Assistant will work in close collaboration and report directly to the Lead Consultant. The
Lead Consultant will be available by correspondence but will not have the ability to support the data
collection process in person.
The study is expected to employ a variety of data collection and analysis techniques for both
quantitative and qualitative data to meet the evaluation objectives. This includes but is not limited to
surveys, focus group discussions and key informant interviews.
Volunteers will work closely with implementing partners to integrate context specific gender components of the
FIAP which are aligned with their mandate.
All data collected and analyzed will be segregated based on gender, age, vulnerability status etc.
This includes disaggregated groups such as country partner, institutions supporting coop, coop members,
community leaders and direct beneficiaries (men, women).
Vulnerable populations in this context include groups of persons whose range of options is severely limited
because of the barriers they experience to social, economic, political, and environmental resources, as well as
limitations due to illness or disability.
Duties and Responsibilities of Research Assistant:
The baseline study will incorporate a mixed method approach and is expected to collect quantitative
and qualitative data.
Research Assistant Expertise and Qualifications
The Research Assistant should have the following expertise and qualifications
Deliverable
The Research Assistant is expected to submit a country specific baseline study to the Lead Consultant for consolidation of the Voice Program report. The Lead Consultant will be responsible for the quality of the report and its submission to CDF.
Deadline and Submissions
Please submit the following documents to rnyambi@cdfcanada.coop no later than 4:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 9th, 2021, including the position title (“Baseline Study”) in the subject line.
The following needs to be submitted with the application:
CDF Canada thanks all applicants for their interest. Please note that due to time constraints, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.
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