Funding partner	Kindernothilfe e.V. (KNH), co-financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Project duration	1 March 2024 – 30 April 2027
Type of evaluation	External, independent endline (summative) evaluation
Minimum methodological requirements	Document and data review, Quantitative component, Qualitative component, Case studies, Triangulation and transparency
Geographic coverage	Eastern Cape Province: Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality and Amathole District Municipality
Evaluation budget	R350,000.00
Consultancy contract period	November 2026 – February 2027
Deadline for proposals	Friday 16 October 2026, 17:00 SAST
Date of induction	Monday 16 November 2026

1. Project Introduction

In South Africa, gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pervasive and deeply entrenched issue, posing significant challenges to the country’s social fabric and development. Factors such as poverty, unemployment, historical inequalities, and cultural norms contribute to the persistence of GBV in the region. In response to these pressing issues in the Eastern Cape, Sonke Gender Justice in collaboration and support from Kindernothilfe is implementing a three-year project titled “Masoyise uxhatshazo olusekezwe kwisini ingakumbi amanina nabantwana!”–  Let us overcome Gender-Based Violence, especially towards Women and Children! The project aims to develop and promote meaningful and inclusive youth participation through capacity building, and mobilise communities to address harmful gender norms through gender transformative approaches in two districts, Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NNM) and the Amathole District Municipality.

2. Purpose and objectives of the evaluation

The purpose of this endline evaluation is to provide Sonke, KNH and BMZ with a credible, independent and evidence-based assessment of what the project achieved over its full implementation period, how and why those results were or were not achieved, what difference the project made for children, adolescents and youth in the target communities, and what should inform future programming.

2.1 Specific objectives of the evaluation

• Assess the extent to which the overall project objective, sub-objectives and indicator targets have been achieved, measured against baseline values and end-of-project targets, disaggregated by sex, age, district and disability where data allow;
• Assess the project against the OECD-DAC criteria;
• Assess the extent and quality of meaningful youth participation achieved;
• Establish what changes (intended and unintended, positive and negative) can credibly be attributed or contributed to the project, and for whom;
• Assess the integration of cross-cutting commitments: gender-transformative approaches, inclusion of marginalised groups (including children and youth with disabilities), and child and youth safeguarding;
• Assess the adequacy of the project’s theory of change, impact matrix, monitoring systems and data quality, and identify measurement lessons;
• Document good practice, lessons learned and replicable elements of the model; and
• Produce prioritised, actionable and clearly addressed recommendations for Sonke, KNH and key stakeholders.

3. Team composition and competencies

The lead and co lead evaluator will be responsible for undertaking the evaluation from start to finish and for managing the evaluation team under the supervision of evaluation task manager from Sonke Gender Justice for the data collection and analysis, as well as report drafting and finalization in English. 

Team lead and co lead required competencies:

• A minimum of 8-10 years’ experience conducting external evaluations of development programmes, including mid-term/interim evaluations, with strong mixed-methods skills;
• Demonstrated expertise in gender-based violence (GBV) prevention, gender-transformative approaches, child rights and/or meaningful youth participation;
• Experience with theory of change and results-framework-based evaluation, gender-responsive and participatory evaluation approaches, and stakeholder engagement;
• Demonstrated experience conducting ethical research with children and adolescents, including safeguarding-compliant data collection;
• Strong quantitative and qualitative data collection skills;
• Proficient in data analyses methods and data visualisation skills through use of data analysis software such as; STATA, SPSS, NViVO, and ATLAS.ti;
• In-depth knowledge of the South African context; experience in the Eastern Cape and with traditional leadership structures is an advantage;
• Excellent report writing and communication skills; fluency in English required; proficiency in isiXhosa and Afrikaans within the team is an added advantage.

5. Application process and assessment of proposals

Interested consultants, firms or institutions should submit the following as separate documents, by email, to Nombulelo Mazwi at Nombulelo@genderjustice.org.za with the subject line “KNH Endline Evaluation  -(name of bidder)”, by 17:00 SAST on Friday 16 October 2026, with the following attached as separate documents:

• A technical proposal of no more than 12 pages covering: understanding of the assignment; proposed design and methodology including approach to causal analysis; sampling; data collection and analysis; ethics, safeguarding and data protection approach; youth participation approach; team composition with roles and days per person; workplan; and risk management;
• A financial proposal detailing the consultant’s fees, travel expenses, and any additional costs. The financial proposal must present a detailed, itemised budget in Rands (ZAR), showing daily rates and days per team member separately from all other costs, with each cost category itemised.
• A cover letter of no more than 1.5 pages setting out relevant expertise and confirming availability across the contract period;
• CVs of all proposed team members, maximum 3 pages each;
• One example of a comparable completed evaluation report, preferably involving children or young people;
• Two contactable professional references from comparable assignments completed.