ME Consultant to conduct an End-Term Review of Sida's Support

Duties and Responsibilities of Consultant Team

• Assess CDRI vis-à-vis the changing environment, including assessing CDRI independent competitors as well as CDRI policy stakeholders (government institutions);
• Assess internal capacity, working environment, incentive, and institutional governance to adapt and strive in the new environment;
• Assess the current situation regarding the sustainability and options for ensuring sustainable capacity and financial sustainability for CDRI, in particular in light of the changing environment facing CDRI;
• Assess to what extent CDRI at the end of 2023 has achieved the intended results in the CDRI-Sida Partnership Document July 1st 2021-December 31st 2023; to what extent planned activities have been implemented and to what time these contribute to stated objectives qualitatively and quantitatively in the Strategic Plan 2021-2026; and if the current choices of approaches and activities are strategic and relevant for the achievement of the objectives.
• Assess how policy influence pathways of research are tracked. Recommend measurement indicators and procedures to improve the tracking of the policy influence of CDRI’s research;
• Assess how gender equality and other cross-cutting issues (Sida's five perspectives) have been addressed in CDRI research and organisation;
• Assess how CDRI contributes to developing research knowledge that contributes to the discussion on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals in Cambodia;
• Assess CDRI's position and contribution to regional and international network and policy development discourse;
• Make recommendations regarding priority actions for the next phase of Sida support to CDRI and implement the remaining CDRI's Strategic Plan 2021-2025.