Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 05 Nov 2018
Overview of ICRC in Northern Ireland:
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has a presence in countries where there are conflicts or other situations of violence that may not qualify as conflicts under international law. The ICRC works to address the humanitarian needs that arise from these situations.
The ICRC has travelled to Northern Ireland since the 1950s and undertook prison visits until 1999 after the Good Friday peace agreement was signed. The ICRC conducted an assessment of needs in Northern Ireland in 2010 and decided the humanitarian situation warranted a full-time presence. The ICRC Belfast office opened in April 2011 and now has several staff working on a range of issues.
The objectives of the ICRC in Northern Ireland are to try to address, in a neutral and impartial manner, the humanitarian consequences and needs arising from violence. We interact with individuals and groups across society – our activities are strictly humanitarian and are not limited to any particular section of the community.
Overview of the position:
This is a consultancy position to evaluate ICRC projects in Northern Ireland from 2012 to the end of 2019. Issues to consider will include:
Achievements of the community-based protection programme – including the perception of beneficiaries as to the usefulness of the projects, benefits, risks and recommendations; evidence of changes in violent behaviour, violence or threats in areas covered.
Evolution of the programme – including lessons learned from the approaches used by CBPPs; and comparison of different methodologies employed by the projects such as mediation versus restorative practice.
ICRC support to the CBPP – including ICRC assistance in helping community-based organisations to find alternative financial support and financial stability.
Community-based protection methodology – including strengths, weaknesses, and assessment of the relevance and efficiency of the overall CBPP methodology and the potential for the replication of such an approach in other contexts.
Role objective:
The evaluation report will be instrumental in enabling ICRC to assess whether the community-based protection programme in Northern Ireland can be used as a model for mediation elsewhere.
Expected output:
As part of the evaluation, the external evaluator is expected to produce the following reports:
Six-monthly progress reports: A brief six-month progress report must be submitted to the ICRC advisory team no later than one month after the end of each six-month period during the period of the evaluation. The progress report shall cover an update on what work the evaluator has undertaken in the preceding months and interim recommendations regarding project development.
Year 1 formative and summative evaluation report to be submitted towards the end of 2019.
A final summative evaluation report to be presented by end of August 2020, with the final report being completed by end October 2020.
Where required, presentations by the external evaluator of formative or the summative report may be requested by the ICRC e.g. to community-based organisations or ICRC staff teams.
All reports should be provided in both hard copy and electronic versions in a format compatible with appropriate Microsoft programmes.
Consultants will be bound by the ICRC principle of confidentiality and will be asked to sign an agreement in this regard.
The ICRC will retain copyright ownership of all outputs/products.
Project coordination:
This role is coordinated by the ICRC project manager based in Belfast, with reporting to the ICRC advisory team.
How to apply:
Interested parties should contact the ICRC delegation at London@icrc.org as soon as possible to receive the full Terms of Reference for this consultancy. On the Subject Line of your email, please enter: TOR CBPP NI**
Full tender proposals should be submitted by COB 05 November 2018, and must contain:
Contact details and summary of organisation information
Brief examples of previous work undertaken
Details of how the organisation will carry out the work as outlined in the evaluation brief, including an outline of what quantitative and qualitative analysis the evaluator will undertake to meet the aims of this evaluation
Any variations from the brief should be noted and explained
Details of the people who will carry out the work, including background, qualifications & relevant experience
Workplan and details of the timescales of the work being proposed
Breakdown of costs including VAT if applicable.
Estimated travel costs should be included in the proposal
Reference details
Shortlisted candidates will be called to present their proposals to the advisory team in Belfast (if not in person then by video link) during the week commencing 12th November 2018.
Details on how to submit your tender, will be included within the Terms of Reference.