Job
End Term Evaluation Consultancy Services for the Circular Economy (TTS) Project
- Organization: Finn Church Aid
- Location: Kenya
- Deadline: Fri Jul 31 2026
- Category: Monitoring and Evaluation
About this opportunity
Finn Church Aid (FCA) is Finland’s biggest development cooperation organization and the second biggest organization in Finland working in humanitarian aid. FCA is a member of the ACT Alliance (ACT), an alliance of faith-based development and humanitarian aid organizations forming one of the world’s largest aid organizations. FCA established presence in Kenya in 2010, working in three thematic areas: Right to Quality Education, Right to Livelihoods, and Right to Peace.
FCA Kenya has been implementing the Circular Economy: Business from Waste for Women Project in Nairobi, Kajiado, and Mombasa Counties in partnership with Taka Taka Solutions Ltd (TTS). The project is funded by Women's Bank Finland and seeks to improve the livelihoods, working conditions, income, and social wellbeing of women waste pickers through participation in the circular economy.
The project addresses challenges faced by women working in the informal waste management sector, including poor working conditions, limited market access, low and unstable incomes, inadequate occupational health and safety measures, and exclusion from formal financial and social protection systems. Through capacity building, entrepreneurship and financial literacy training, group strengthening, access to savings and loan schemes, market linkages, occupational health and safety support, and promotion of women's participation in waste value chains, the project contributes to sustainable livelihoods while supporting environmental conservation.
The current phase of the project (2024–2026) builds on earlier project phases and aims to reach 2,000 waste pickers, the majority of whom are women, across Nairobi, Kajiado, and Mombasa Counties. The project also promotes circular economy approaches by strengthening waste collection, sorting, recycling, and reuse systems while improving access to social and economic opportunities for vulnerable women.
The project contributes to FCA's Right to Livelihoods Programme and directly supports Sustainable Development Goals 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and 13 (Climate Action).
As the project approaches completion in December 2026, FCA seeks to conduct an End-Term Evaluation to assess the project's performance, effectiveness, outcomes, sustainability, and overall contribution to improving the livelihoods of women waste pickers and strengthening circular economy systems in Kenya. The Theory of Change posits that if women waste pickers are provided with improved access to markets, technical skills, financial services, social protection, and childcare support, their incomes will increase, their working conditions will improve, and they will achieve more stable and dignified livelihoods, ultimately contributing to poverty reduction, gender empowerment, and environmental sustainability through a strengthened circular economy. The end-term evaluation must assess the validity and coherence of this contribution pathway, not merely output delivery, including the extent to which TTS's business model has become self-sustaining, whether formal recognition of waste pickers has protected their access to work, and how effectively the removal of childcare barriers enabled women's economic participation.
The project’s Results Framework and Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTT) are available for review and should inform the evaluation design. The evaluation report of the previous project phase ending 2023, served as the baseline study of the project; evaluators are expected to use these baseline values as the primary comparator for end-term findings. The evaluator is required to review and reference the full ToC as part of the inception report and to demonstrate how the evaluation design tests its core assumptions.
**1.** **Rational, purpose, and priority objectives of the evaluation**
**Purpose of the assignment**
The overall purpose of the end-term evaluation is to assess the continued relevance of the action and the progress made toward achieving its planned outcomes. It will also determine in an objective manner the progress of project outcome indicators to inform the program implementation team on the status of planned milestones based on observed actuals. FCA will also use the results for learning to continue to inform the programming and accountability to the donor. The scope of the evaluation entails conducting a detailed analysis of the project within its implementation context and establishing the extent to which the project has contributed to the FCA Rights to Livelihoods mandate. The evaluation will mainly focus on the project activities in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kajiado, targeting project beneficiaries, implementing partners, staff and other stakeholders.
**2. Objectives:**
The consultancy aims to;
- To evaluate the relevance of the project activities to the context and stakeholders.
- Measure the efficiency of the project in relation to the resources.
- Assess the relevance of the project design in addressing the needs of women waste pickers
- Document challenges, programmatic lessons learned, and key recommendations for program improvement.
- Assess the extent to which the project has improved the livelihoods, income diversification, financial inclusion, social wellbeing, occupational safety, and resilience of women waste pickers.
- Assess the contribution of the project to environmental sustainability and the strengthening of circular economy systems in target locations.
**Scope of the assignment**
- The End-Term Evaluation will be conducted in Nairobi County, Kajiado County (Kitengela), and Mombasa County, covering project implementation sites including Dandora, Nonkopir and Mwakirunge Dumpsites, and other project-supported locations. The evaluation will involve project beneficiaries, waste picker groups, Taka Taka Solution, County Government representatives, FCA staff, community leaders, and other relevant stakeholders. The evaluation will cover the entire implementation period from 2024 to 2026 and assess the project's relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, impact, and sustainability.
**3. Required Skills and qualifications**
- Post-graduate degree in Data Science, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
- Minimum 5-10 years of relevant professional experience in livelihoods programming and research.
- Demonstrated experience in leading end-line evaluations, including application of OECD DAC evaluation criteria.
- Proven experience in undertaking evaluations/research or leading evaluation/research teams, with outstanding skills in qualitative and quantitative research and data analysis using relevant software such as STATA or SPSS
- Proven experience using digital data collection tools (e.g. tablets, mobile-based platforms).
- Strong understanding of women-led enterprise dynamics, including barriers to capital, market access, and business growth within informal and semi-formal sectors.
- Demonstrated understanding of gender-responsive and inclusive evaluation approaches, particularly in working with women, youth, and vulnerable populations.
- Solid understanding of Kenya’s informal settlements context, labour market dynamics, and livelihoods.
- Experience conducting research or evaluations in informal settlements and/or with low-literacy populations, with the ability to adapt tools and methodologies accordingly.
- Experience working in or evaluating programmes in fragile and/or refugee contexts is an added advantage.
FCA Kenya has been implementing the Circular Economy: Business from Waste for Women Project in Nairobi, Kajiado, and Mombasa Counties in partnership with Taka Taka Solutions Ltd (TTS). The project is funded by Women's Bank Finland and seeks to improve the livelihoods, working conditions, income, and social wellbeing of women waste pickers through participation in the circular economy.
The project addresses challenges faced by women working in the informal waste management sector, including poor working conditions, limited market access, low and unstable incomes, inadequate occupational health and safety measures, and exclusion from formal financial and social protection systems. Through capacity building, entrepreneurship and financial literacy training, group strengthening, access to savings and loan schemes, market linkages, occupational health and safety support, and promotion of women's participation in waste value chains, the project contributes to sustainable livelihoods while supporting environmental conservation.
The current phase of the project (2024–2026) builds on earlier project phases and aims to reach 2,000 waste pickers, the majority of whom are women, across Nairobi, Kajiado, and Mombasa Counties. The project also promotes circular economy approaches by strengthening waste collection, sorting, recycling, and reuse systems while improving access to social and economic opportunities for vulnerable women.
The project contributes to FCA's Right to Livelihoods Programme and directly supports Sustainable Development Goals 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and 13 (Climate Action).
As the project approaches completion in December 2026, FCA seeks to conduct an End-Term Evaluation to assess the project's performance, effectiveness, outcomes, sustainability, and overall contribution to improving the livelihoods of women waste pickers and strengthening circular economy systems in Kenya. The Theory of Change posits that if women waste pickers are provided with improved access to markets, technical skills, financial services, social protection, and childcare support, their incomes will increase, their working conditions will improve, and they will achieve more stable and dignified livelihoods, ultimately contributing to poverty reduction, gender empowerment, and environmental sustainability through a strengthened circular economy. The end-term evaluation must assess the validity and coherence of this contribution pathway, not merely output delivery, including the extent to which TTS's business model has become self-sustaining, whether formal recognition of waste pickers has protected their access to work, and how effectively the removal of childcare barriers enabled women's economic participation.
The project’s Results Framework and Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTT) are available for review and should inform the evaluation design. The evaluation report of the previous project phase ending 2023, served as the baseline study of the project; evaluators are expected to use these baseline values as the primary comparator for end-term findings. The evaluator is required to review and reference the full ToC as part of the inception report and to demonstrate how the evaluation design tests its core assumptions.
**1.** **Rational, purpose, and priority objectives of the evaluation**
**Purpose of the assignment**
The overall purpose of the end-term evaluation is to assess the continued relevance of the action and the progress made toward achieving its planned outcomes. It will also determine in an objective manner the progress of project outcome indicators to inform the program implementation team on the status of planned milestones based on observed actuals. FCA will also use the results for learning to continue to inform the programming and accountability to the donor. The scope of the evaluation entails conducting a detailed analysis of the project within its implementation context and establishing the extent to which the project has contributed to the FCA Rights to Livelihoods mandate. The evaluation will mainly focus on the project activities in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kajiado, targeting project beneficiaries, implementing partners, staff and other stakeholders.
**2. Objectives:**
The consultancy aims to;
- To evaluate the relevance of the project activities to the context and stakeholders.
- Measure the efficiency of the project in relation to the resources.
- Assess the relevance of the project design in addressing the needs of women waste pickers
- Document challenges, programmatic lessons learned, and key recommendations for program improvement.
- Assess the extent to which the project has improved the livelihoods, income diversification, financial inclusion, social wellbeing, occupational safety, and resilience of women waste pickers.
- Assess the contribution of the project to environmental sustainability and the strengthening of circular economy systems in target locations.
**Scope of the assignment**
- The End-Term Evaluation will be conducted in Nairobi County, Kajiado County (Kitengela), and Mombasa County, covering project implementation sites including Dandora, Nonkopir and Mwakirunge Dumpsites, and other project-supported locations. The evaluation will involve project beneficiaries, waste picker groups, Taka Taka Solution, County Government representatives, FCA staff, community leaders, and other relevant stakeholders. The evaluation will cover the entire implementation period from 2024 to 2026 and assess the project's relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, impact, and sustainability.
**3. Required Skills and qualifications**
- Post-graduate degree in Data Science, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
- Minimum 5-10 years of relevant professional experience in livelihoods programming and research.
- Demonstrated experience in leading end-line evaluations, including application of OECD DAC evaluation criteria.
- Proven experience in undertaking evaluations/research or leading evaluation/research teams, with outstanding skills in qualitative and quantitative research and data analysis using relevant software such as STATA or SPSS
- Proven experience using digital data collection tools (e.g. tablets, mobile-based platforms).
- Strong understanding of women-led enterprise dynamics, including barriers to capital, market access, and business growth within informal and semi-formal sectors.
- Demonstrated understanding of gender-responsive and inclusive evaluation approaches, particularly in working with women, youth, and vulnerable populations.
- Solid understanding of Kenya’s informal settlements context, labour market dynamics, and livelihoods.
- Experience conducting research or evaluations in informal settlements and/or with low-literacy populations, with the ability to adapt tools and methodologies accordingly.
- Experience working in or evaluating programmes in fragile and/or refugee contexts is an added advantage.
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