Request for Proposals to Provide an Endline Evaluation of the SHERCAN Project in Cambodia
- Career Category: Call for Proposals
- Location: Stung Treng Province, Oddar Meanchey Province, Ratanak Kiri Province
Duration of contract: 3rd August 2026 to maximum 13th November 2026
Project Name: Supporting Health and Equity for Rural Cervical Cancer Access (SHERCAN) in Northern Cambodia
Project Location, Country: Stung Treng, Oddar Meanchey, and Ratanakiri, Cambodia
Data Collection Sites: Ratanakiri, Stung Treng (including three health centres: Santepheap, Siem Pang, Chamkar Leu), Oddar Meanchey (including two health centres: Trapaing Brey and O’smach), and Ratanakiri (including two health centres: Ke Jong and Lumphat).
Type of Evaluation: Process and outcome evaluation
Contact person: Mousumi Rahman, Asia Deputy Regional Director, Malaria Consortium
Budget To be determined according to the financial proposal
Evaluation Objectives
Overall objective
To assess the implementation, quality, acceptability, and short-term outcomes of the SHERCAN project in three provinces in Cambodia.
Specific objectives
- Assess the implementation of the project, including health promotion activities, screening methods and processes, training, and other core activities conducted under the project.
- Assess participants’ perceptions of health promotion activities and the information provided to women and men, including acceptability, relevance, clarity, usefulness and any perceived change as a result of the activities.
- Explore understanding, acceptability, relevance, and clarity of Ministry of Health SBCC materials among community members and health promotion facilitators.
- Assess how well these materials reflect the lived realities of women in target communities, and identify areas for improvement. Assess the implementation and perceived effects of training provided to healthcare workers, midwives, and Village Health Support Groups (VHSGs).
- Assess selected short-term outcomes related to knowledge, awareness, screening experience, referral processes, and perceived quality of care.
- Generate lessons learned and practical recommendations to strengthen future cervical cancer programming.
Eligibility
- Interested bidders should demonstrate:
- Proven experience in designing and delivering external evaluations, preferably in health or public health programmes.
- Strong mixed-methods evaluation expertise, including qualitative and quantitative analysis, and rapid methods.
- Experience in service delivery, health promotion, screening, training, and/or behaviour change interventions.
- The capacity to conduct data collection in relevant local languages, with sensitivity to ethnic and cultural diversity.
- Strong understanding of gender, equity, and ethical considerations in evaluation.
- Strong analytical and report-writing skills in English.
- The following will be considered an advantage:
- Expertise in cervical cancer, sexual and reproductive health, public health, or health systems.
- Familiarity with Ministry of Health systems and stakeholders in Cambodia.
