REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

“Joining Forces for Food Security and Child Protection in Emergencies (JF-FS&CPiE) Project.”

Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children's development organizations in the world. We work in 52 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan International worked with 100 million children in 85,282 communities. Plan International is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations but having a vision of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people's rights and dignity

Plan International has been operating in Bangladesh since 1994. Plan International seeks to ensure the rights of children to education, health, safe water and sanitation, protection, youth social and economic empowerment and climate change, environmental degradation and natural or man-made disaster hazards throughout the country.

Project overview

The Joining Forces for Food Security and Child Protection in Emergencies (JF-FS&CPiE) project represents the second phase of the Joining Forces for Child Protection in Emergencies (JF-FS&CPiE) project, funded by GFFO. It further builds upon the foundations established in the first phase, now focusing on the interlinkage between food security and child protection in humanitarian settings, recognizing that unmet basic needs, particularly food needs, increase child protection risks. Consequently, the project aims to reduce violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of girls, boys and adolescents affected by crises and food insecurity.

To evaluate the project’s impact and inform future programming, a final evaluation and an endline will be conducted. This process will assess progress against baseline findings, measure changes in attitudes, practices and perceptions among key stakeholders and communities and generate actionable learnings. The evaluation will build on the findings of midterm reflection workshop, where the criteria of relevance, effectiveness, sustainability and inclusion and child participation were reviewed .

Objectives of the assignment:

The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the performance of the JF-FS&CPiE project and capture project achievements, challenges, lessons learned and best practices to inform future similar programming in integrated child protection and food security interventions. It also draws on the project’s midterm review report and analyses different evaluation criteria.

The evaluation will also ensure accountability towards the participants of the programme, as well as the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO), the project’s donor.  On the other hand, it offers a learning opportunity for all implementing partners, and Joining Forces consortium members involved in the implementation of the project in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.

These terms of reference describe the framework, objectives, geographical scope, expected deliverables, methodological aspects, and technical requirements related to the final evaluation and endline study of the JF-FS&CPiE project.

The overall objective of this final evaluation is to assess four evaluation criteria relevance, effectiveness, sustainability, and inclusion and child participation of the project. In parallel, the endline survey aims to update indicator values in order to measure progress against baseline benchmarks.

Assignment deliverables:

The consultancy will run from January 2026 to June 2026, with an expected input of up to 40 business days. The consultant must be available during key phases of the evaluation, including tool review, data analysis, and validation sessions (refer to the timeline).

Submission of Proposal

The application package that includes the technical and financial proposal should be submitted electronically to the email address:  Planbd.consultant.hiring@plan-international.org   with the title “Joining Forces for Food Security and Child Protection in Emergencies (JF-FS&CPiE) Project” by 08 September 2025. Two separate folders, i.e., technical and financial, should be submitted into one zip folder with a cover letter. The proposals should be submitted in PDF format. Proposal submitted to any other email account except the one stated above or in any other form will not be considered. Submissions after the deadline will be treated as disqualified.

Terms of Reference (ToR)