Scope of Work: Planning and Supporting MEL Community of Practice
SOW Title: Planning and Supporting MEL Community of Practice in the Pilot Phase
Work Plan No: TBD
SOW Date: April 18, 2022
SOW Status: Draft
Consultant Name: TBD
Job Classification: TBD
Reporting to: Lisa Masannat. Acceleration Manager
I. Specific Challenges to be Addressed by this Scope of Work
The USAID Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activity (the Activity) aims to build the technical capacity of Local MEL Organizations (LMOs) and professionals through a MEL Community of Practice (COPR). The COPR will connect its members with MEL resources, capacity building engagements, and networks to improve their own delivery of MEL services to Jordanian institutions, USAID, and other donors. Through a market assessment, the Activity identified EvalJordan as an eligible partner to implement the COPR. EvalJordan will manage technical delivery of COPR initiatives while the Activity will provide institutional support and guidance to ensure that these initiatives can be sustained and expanded.
The Activity and EvalJordan envision that the COPR will start with a one year-long pilot phase. In this phase, the Activity and EvalJordan which will develop a portfolio of COPR services which will build from EvalJordan’s existing activities. The Activity seeks a Short-Term Technical Assistance (STTA) consultant to support work planning, activity mapping, rollout of these pilot activities, and management support to the COPR in this year-long pilot phase.
II. Objective of this Scope of Work
This Scope of Work aims to launch the COPR with the following objectives accomplished by the consultant, in collaboration with the Activity and EvalJordan:
The consultant will support the Activity and EvalJordan through the first year of the COPR, also known as the pilot phase. As a result of this Scope of Work, the Activity anticipates that the COPR will commence with an intentional, well-planned pilot phase.
III. Specific Tasks of the Consultant
Under this Scope of Work, the consultant(s) shall perform the following non-comprehensive list of tasks:
Required Reporting Includes:
All deliverables should be submitted in English and will be considered complete once approved by USAID.
IV. Time frame for the Consultancy. Unless otherwise specified in writing, the following time frame will govern the timing of the completion of this consultancy:
Task | Time Frame | LOE (days) |
Kick-off meeting with the Activity, EvalJordan, and USAID | May 19, 2022 | 1 |
Review design concepts developed by the Activity and EvalJordan, 2019 activity mapping exercise, and existing COPR activities | May 19 – 28, 2022 | 7 |
Support development of the 2022 activity mapping exercise | May 28 – June 12, 2022 | 12 |
Develop a pitch deck of pilot activities with metrics | June 12 – July 30, 2022 | 18 |
Provide day-to-day implementation support during the pilot phase (e.g., coordinating COPR members, arranging meetings, etc.) | May 19, 2022 – April 1, 2023 | 30 |
Outline a transition plan based on progress of pilot activities | March 1 – 28, 2023 | 15 |
Total | 83 |
VI. Consultant Qualifications. The Consultant(s) shall have the following minimum qualifications to be considered for this consultancy:
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