CALL FOR CONSULTANTS / CONSULTANCY AGENCY
Final External Evaluation of ‘Strengthening Community Child Protection Mechanisms Project’ (CCPM)
Location: Shilonda, Dahanu Block, Palghar District, Maharashtra
Organization: Matru Schaya Social Welfare Society (MSSWS)
Deadline: 1 Month
Budget: Rs 4,00,000 (Inclusive of all travel, Taxes and other expenses)
Matru Schaya Social Welfare Society (MSSWS), Shilonda, Palghar, Maharashtra, invites applications from qualified and experienced individual consultants or consultancy agencies to undertake the Final External Evaluation of the Strengthening Community Child Protection Mechanisms (CCPM – IN2307) Project, supported by Educo.
About the Project
The CCPM project is being implemented by MSSWS across 21 villages in Dahanu Block, Palghar District, Maharashtra, from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026.
The project aims to strengthen community-led child protection mechanisms to ensure the safety, well-being, and rights of children from marginalised communities. Key interventions include raising awareness on child protection concerns, strengthening Child Protection Committees (CPCs) and Village Level Child Protection Committees (VLCPCs), promoting children’s and adolescents’ participation, supporting vulnerable children, and enhancing coordination with local authorities and statutory child protection services.
Purpose of the Evaluation
The final external evaluation will assess the project’s progress and achievements against its objectives and expected results. It will examine the relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability of the project interventions.
The evaluation will also identify lessons learned and good practices and provide practical recommendations, including a sustainability plan, to inform future programming.
Scope of Work
The selected consultant/agency will be expected to:
- Conduct a desk review of project documents, reports, monitoring data, and other relevant materials.
- Develop an appropriate evaluation methodology, data collection tools, and an inception report.
- Conduct field visits and collect data through surveys/questionnaires, focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KIIs), and case studies.
- Engage with children and adolescents, community members, project staff, Child Protection Committee members, parents, teachers, Gram Panchayat representatives, and relevant government stakeholders.
- Analyse the findings against the evaluation criteria and project indicators.
- Document key achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and good practices.
- Present preliminary findings and recommendations to MSSWS and Educo.
- Submit a comprehensive final evaluation report in the prescribed Educo format.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Applicants should possess:
- A Postgraduate degree or PhD in Social Sciences or a related field.
- At least 10 years of combined experience in the evaluation of development projects, particularly education and/or child protection programmes.
- Knowledge and experience in child rights-based approaches and child protection issues.
- Experience in participatory evaluation and child-friendly methodologies.
- Excellent report-writing and communication skills in English, Hindi, and Marathi.
- Familiarity with the regional context and experience working with marginalised communities will be an added advantage.
- Ability to complete the assignment within the stipulated timeline.
Assignment Duration and Location
Assignment period: November– Mid December 2026
Proposed level of effort: Approximately 28 working days
Location: Dahanu Block, Palghar District, Maharashtra, with field visits across the project villages.
Application Process
Interested individual consultants or consultancy agencies are requested to submit:
- Updated CV/profile of the consultant or agency and proposed evaluation team.
- Technical proposal outlining the proposed methodology, approach, and work plan.
- Financial proposal detailing the consultancy fees and other applicable costs.
- Relevant experience in similar evaluation assignments, including samples of previous evaluation reports, where available.
Applications should be submitted by 11th November 2026 to:
Subject line: Application – External Evaluation of CCPM Project
Selection Criteria
Applications will be assessed based on evaluation and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) experience, knowledge of child rights and child protection, experience in evaluating education and development programmes, regional/contextual knowledge, proposed consultancy cost, and ability to meet the assignment deadlines.
MSSWS reserves the right to shortlist and select the consultant/agency based on the stated criteria.
Matru Schaya Social Welfare Society (MSSWS)
Shilonda, Dahanu, Palghar District, Maharashtra
For detailed information, please check the complete version of the RFP attached below.