Friends-International TERMS OF REFERENCE CONSULTANCY End of Project Evaluation: ’Family+’ Good practice family-based systems for child protection BACKGROUND Led by Friends-International and funded by USAID, the “Family +” project brings together the leading child protection organizations in Cambodia with the aim of addressing the rapid increase in residential care centers for children as opposed to family-based systems. The overall objective is to improve the national system for alternative care in Cambodia, allowing for the stronger protection, well-being, and development of vulnerable children. The ‘’Family+’’ is collaborating with three partner organizations: Mith Samlanh, Komar Rikreay, and Kaliyan Mith (the FI project in Siem Reap). Additionally, four Technical Support partners will participate in the project through developing and demonstrating best practice residential, reintegration, and prevention of institutionalization services. FI supports the partners to develop good practice models for case management-based sustainable family reintegration in line with national laws and policies and the Royal Government Cambodia’s (RGC) Minimum Standards of Care. About Friends-International: We drive an innovative network of government and nongovernmental organizations working together to solve the problems children and youth face worldwide. The objective is to significantly improve the quality and impact of services to marginalized urban children and youth and related groups through an effective network of internationally recognized organizations. We have developed a holistic social integration cycle that is based on individual and community needs to achieve best practice methods directly or in collaboration with partners. Planned outcomes of the ‘’Family+’’ project:  Improving transitional residential centers to exceed the minimum standards of the RGC and provide best practice models  Increasing and strengthening services and systems for the reintegration of children to their family units, and strengthening options for children including kinship care, foster care, and domestic adoption  Recording and disseminating best practice service models and research obtained through the project  Working with and supporting the RGC and its continued work to establish and implement strong Alternative Care mechanisms in Cambodia  Undertaking education and public awareness campaigns reinforcing the importance of family-based care PURPOSE OF THE EVALUATION  To evaluate the impact of the activities conducted in the project and indicate key learnings Friends-International: House 89B, Street 103, P.O Box 597, Phnom Penh, Cambodia T: (855) 23 986 601 E: [email protected] W: friends-international.org 1 Friends-International TERMS OF REFERENCE   To assess how the partnership management has increased capacity of Civil Society Organization (CSO) partners for program effectiveness and efficiency To assess the performance of program implementation in terms of service delivery by each CSO partner TIMEFRAME AND FEE The consultancy is expected to begin ideally on 1st of May, but no later than 18th of May, 2015, and last approximately 2 months. Payment will be commensurate with experience and qualifications and will be made based on the satisfactory submission of the bellow expected outputs. QUALIFICATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS        Familiarity with issues related to child rights and deinstitutialization of child care Good knowledge of the situation of children in Cambodia Good knowledge of policies, standards, guidelines and procedures in relation to protection and care for children in Cambodia Good knowledge of projects aiming to strengthen the family type of care for children Previous record of successfully conducted research and evaluation projects Excellent interview and analytical skills Ability to write concise reports and present key findings in a simple and interesting way EXPECTED OUTPUT    Draft evaluation report with summary of key findings and recommendations presented to FI for review and comments Presentation of findings and recommendations at a one day meeting of stakeholders to share draft findings and recommendations Final evaluation report provided to FI by June 30, 2015 in electronic format APPLICATION PROCEDURE Interested applicants should submit their CVs with a cover letter to [email protected] by April 5, 2015. Cover letter should include expected payment amounts and timeframes for the consultancy. Friends-International: House 89B, Street 103, P.O Box 597, Phnom Penh, Cambodia T: (855) 23 986 601 E: [email protected] W: friends-international.org 2