consultancy on external evaluation of dfat funded project

Bangladesh

CONSULTANCY ON EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF DFAT FUNDED PROJECT

Organization

• Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion

Posted 26 Sep 2025 Closing date 15 Oct 2025

• General Information

1.1 About Humanity & Inclusion
Humanity & Inclusion (formerly Handicap International) is an international non-governmental Organization founded in 1982 and currently located in more than 60 countries worldwide. Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. The organisation works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

1.2 About Humanity & Inclusion In Bangladesh
Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been operational in Bangladesh since 1997 and supporting for universal and inclusive access to services for all, particularly in health, education and socio-economic empowerment and operate in 2 districts: Kurigram and Cox's Bazar.

In Dhaka, a Senior Management Team oversees all country operations, consisting of a Country Manager, Operation Manager, Country MEAL Manager, Technical Unit Manager, Finance Manager, HR Manager, Logistics Manager, and Compliance Manager. The intervention in the field offices in Ukhiya and Teknaf is guided by two Area Managers. HI also has a team of technical specialists in areas such as Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Protection, Inclusion Humanitarian Action. They follow HI global standards to ensure quality of services strengthen the technical capacity of field operations teams, and coordinate with clusters and technical working groups. HI is known for promoting the rights of vulnerable individuals, particularly person with disabilities and providing quality specialized services during emergency responses.

HI has been operating in Cox's Bazar for over 12 years with a team of experienced and qualified professionals, having a deep understanding of the local context and strong relationships with local authorities and influential partners.

• Context of the Evaluation

2.1 Presentation of the DFAT funded Project
The DFAT funded project titled " Improving disability inclusion in the Rohingya and Host Communities Humanitarian Response " has three main objectives". The first objective is to Improve the quality, comprehensiveness, and usage of data on people with disabilities. The second objective is to Improve the quality and reach of essential and disability-specific services for Rohingya refugees with disabilities in the Cox's Bazar camp. Improve the quality, relevance and accessibility of tools, resources, and training available to the humanitarian response. The project will end in December 2025.

To improve the quality, comprehensiveness, and usage of data on people with disabilities a team of Rehabilitation technical personnel working in 33 Rohingya camps of Ukhiya and Teknaf for door-to-door screening and identification of person with disability. Later, this data shared with UNHCR to incorporate in their Database.

The project team is working to strengthen the rehabilitation services through provision of Prosthesis and orthosis services, speech and language therapy service, Eye and hearing care as well as functional rehabilitation services in host community.

HI team is working to provide appropriate and specific technical support to humanitarian actors including sectors to be more disability-inclusive in their programming. The aim is to improve their awareness, and knowledge and build their capacities to implement inclusive actions. HI with the support of Age and Disability Technical Working Group (ADTWG) working to promote, advocate and provide technical advisory on inclusive humanitarian action to the coordination mechanisms (to ISCG and selected sectors).

• Objectives of the Evaluation

The overall objectives and expectations of the evaluation are given as below:

3.1 General Objective
The general objective of this evaluation is to provide an independent and comprehensive assessment of the impact of the project's implementation and interventions. The evaluation aims to determine the extent to which the project has achieved its intended results, identify strengths and gaps in its design and execution, and generate actionable recommendations for similar programming. The evaluation will also examine equity, inclusion, and the participation of vulnerable and marginalized groups, ensuring alignment with DFAT's commitments to gender equality and disability inclusion.

3.2 Specific Objectives
The specific objective of this evaluation is to assess the project based on the HI quality framework criteria of
Changes, Relevance, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Partnership
The evaluation aims to assess the project's
Changes, Relevance, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Partnership
by reviewing the following criteria:

• The extent Project aims at short, medium and/or long-term changes for the targeted population (Changes)
• The Project meets the identified needs and is adapted to the context of intervention (Relevance)
• The objective of the project is achieved (Effectiveness).
• Resources (human, financial, logistical, technical etc) are converted into results in an economic way. (Efficiency)
• Operational Partners are involved in each phase of the project. (partnership)

For details, please see the
Terms of Reference
How to apply

Application process

• To apply, interested applicants must send an email containing:

• Cover letter and CV (maximum 4 pages) with references

• TIN Copy, NID copy

• If the applicant is a company, they must also provide the following documents:

• Company profile(s)

• Documentation of legal status, including registration as a company ( Updated Trade License , Bin, TIN)

• Last TAX Submission Copy (Mandatory for Both Individual and Firm)

• Bank Solvency Certificate (optional for both individuals and companies)
• Insurance certificate (optional for both individuals and companies)
• Applicants must include a technical and financial proposal (maximum 15 pages) that outlines proposed methodologies and schedule.
• Applicants must provide documents demonstrating their experience conducting evaluations in Cox Bazar context and or evaluation of Projects related to the inclusion of persons with disability. .
• Applicants must provide documents of project evaluation for different INGO or UN.
• The financial proposal should cover all costs of the evaluation, including consultant fees, field operations costs, accommodation, per diem, air tickets, transportation to collect data, food, and other related costs.
• Quoted price should include VAT and TAX following government rules. If any amount is excluding VAT and TAX, it should be shown with a necessary breakdown.
• Payment conditions should be clearly mentioned in the financial offer.
• Bank details, including the name of the account, bank name, branch, swift code, etc., must be provided.
• Proposals must be submitted in BDT.
• Interested consultants who meet the requirements should submit a proposal to by 15th October PM BGD Time )

Applications that do not include the above will be considered administratively non-compliant and will not be evaluated further
Disclaimer: Consultant have to declare conflict of interest if any one/more of the member involved with this procurement have personal or business relation them.
Online Bid Submission Address
Send a digital file in the form of an email* sent to the dedicated email address: ; with the tender reference
"External Evaluation of DFAT Funded Project. PD-UKHI-1618"
in the subject).

• If the file is too big to fit into 1 email (limit 15MB per email), bidder should split the submission into multiple emails. Please include numbering also in the subject.

For details, please see the
Terms of Reference
Job details

Country

• Bangladesh

City Cox's Bazar Source

• Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion

Type

• Consultancy

Career category

• Monitoring and Evaluation

Years of experience

• 3-4 years

Themes

• Health
• Protection and Human Rights

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