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TERMS OF REFERENCE – Acceptability, Feasibility and Early-Learning (AFel) Study
Job Title: Short-Term Consultancy (Research)
Unit: Monitoring and Evaluation
Cluster/s: Research
Start Date: Tentative-Monday 4
th November, 2024
End Date: Tentative 3rd January 2025
Location: Lilongwe
Reporting To: Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Submission Date: 30th October 2024
Background
mothers2mothers (m2m) is currently implementing a two-year Sondra Smalley Cancer Project in Malawi. With an estimated reach of 10,000 clients, the project aims at improving the lives of women and adolescent girls through prevention, early detection of cancer and treatment for those already affected. The project will support health facilities in Lilongwe District in selected catchment communities for m2m’s through direct implementation.
- Acceptability, Feasibility, early Learning Study (AFeL)
Goal: The AFeL aims to critically review the implementation of the Sondra Smalley Cancer Project in Malawi after 6 months of implementation. The purpose of the AFeL is to investigate the extent to which the Sondra Smalley Cancer Project in Malawi is implemented with fidelity to the project design, the implementation plan and the SOPs; whether the project systems, processes and tools are functional and in place, and whether the project has the best chance of delivering on targets set. The AFeL is traditionally conducted within a period of 6 months since project start-up, with a view to monitor whether services are delivered as intended, whether clients are reached as intended, whether Quality Assurance and Routine Monitoring are in place and delivering the desired outputs (e.g. routine reports), and whether project management structures and process are functioning optimally. Data collection / fieldwork takes place within m2m. (I.e. data is not collected among m2m clients).
Objectives:
The overarching objective of the AFeL is to comprehensively assess the quality and effectiveness of project implementation and identify challenges encountered or observed
during the first 6 months of implementing the interventions. The insights generated at the outset will help in addressing potential obstacles promptly, improving the project’s reach and effectiveness.
Detailed Description of Tasks to be Performed:
The consultant will, in close collaboration with the Country Director and the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer in Malawi, and other resource partners, provide technical leadership, support
and service delivery in the following:
- Research Design / AFeL protocol development
- Developing a work plan.
- Conducting the AFel – including data collection, analysis and report writing
- Submit a final AFel Report
- Presentation of results
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