Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 16 Feb 2016
1. Context
Country Context
After state security forces allegedly uncovered a plot to overthrow South Sudan’s first president and member of the Dinka ethnic group, Salva Kiir, in December 2013, violence erupted in the northern part of the country and quickly spread to seven out of ten states in South Sudan. The coup – supposedly led by former vice president Riek Machar, a Nuer from Unity State – has exacerbated historical grievances, prompted violence along “tribal” lines, weakening the country’s nascent sense of “nationhood.” This most recent conflict threatens to have long-lasting humanitarian and social consequences for a state still recovering from decades of violence.
More than two years after the initial crisis sparked the current ongoing conflict, violence between warring parties and other armed groups in South Sudan persists and has even spread to additional states. Although, a peace agreement was signed in August 2015, between both Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, the implementation of the agreement are being contested, making the existing fragile peace process all the more tenuous. Over 1.6 million South Sudanese have been internally displaced since the current crisis sparked in December 2013 and more than 622,500 have sought refuge in neighboring countries.[1]
Intervention Summary
In June 2014, Search for Common Ground (SFCG) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) supported by USAID, signed a Programme Cooperation Agreement (PCA) for the project entitled “Communicating for Peace in South Sudan: A Social and Behaviour Change Communication Initiative.” Under the management and technical support of Communications for Development (C4D) and Peacebuilding, Advocacy in Education (PBEA) respectively, the project sought to promote social cohesion and the peaceful resolution of conflicts while building resilience amongst individuals and communities in South Sudan. The project had two primary branches of activities targeting youth and youth influencers: (1) radio programming and (2) outreach activities. Targeting children and youth in particular, as well as key groups such as parents, teachers, and community leaders, the project also sought to reinforce attitudes, behaviors, and social norms conducive to social cohesion and resilience against conflict. Outreach activities targeted youth influencers (i.e. media, religious leaders, community leaders) through workshops, trainings, and interactive discussions on conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding messaging to contribute to an enabling environment in which knowledge gained through radio programming can support attitude and behaviour change. Radio programming was also carried out in partnership with the Catholic Radio Network (CRN), a national NGO, and focused on augmenting people’s knowledge and understanding of peacebuilding and conflict resolution.
The project directly falls within Outcome IV of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework for South Sudan: Violence is reduced and community security improves. The overall goal of this project aimed to promote social cohesion, peaceful resolution of conflicts, and building resilience among individuals and communities.
For more details on the Terms of Reference kindly click on the link below: https://www.sfcg.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SFCG-UNICEF-ToR-Project-Final-Evaluation_Final.pdf
How to apply:
Interested candidates (consulting teams or institutions are preferred) are requested to submit the following documents:
- Curriculum vitae;
- Short biographies of candidates;
- A technical proposal proposing a methodology for the evaluation;
- A financial proposal for the completion of the aforementioned deliverables;
- A copy of one evaluation conducted by the candidate(s) in English.
Applications must be submitted by email before 15 February 2016 through our application website at https://sfcg.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=439
A selection committee composed of both UNICEF and SFCG-South Sudan staff will evaluate candidates. Consultants will be assessed on the following selection criteria:
- Technical proposal;
- Financial proposal;
- Experience and expertise of the consultant in PBEA, SBCC, DME and the project’s thematic or geographic area of coverage is advantageous;
- Fluency in English (Arabic is highly desirable).