Consultant to Conduct a Mid-term Evaluation of the LAPNIR Project with Dan Church Aid

BTDC-ID: 36594

Closing Date: 30-Sep-2025

Announcement Description

DCA established its first office in Cambodia in 1997 after having supported partners since its inception in 1979. Currently, DCA's global strategy focuses on three areas: 'Fight Extreme Inequality' supporting active citizenship, 'Save lives' focused on flood and drought humanitarian response, and 'Build Resilient Communities' boosting right to food, sustainable livelihoods, and agroecological food system. DCA approach is working through implementing partners, both NGOs and line Ministries. Up to 2025 DCA Cambodia is cooperating with more than 22 partners to implement various projects.

LAPNIR project aims to support communities that rely on land and natural resources, with a focus on the most vulnerable groups. It is a 4-year project, which started in 2023, and is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Embassy of Ireland in Vietnam.

Consultant to Conduct a Mid-term Evaluation of the LAPNIR Project

Category: Consultancies
Location: Phnom Penh, Mondul Kiri Province, Ratanak Kiri Province, Preah Vihear Province, Stung Treng Province, Kampong Thom Province, Kampong Speu Province, Koh Kong Province, Battambang Province, Pursat Province, Kratie Province

Summary

Objective of the Assignment

The overall objective of the LAPNIR project is to contribute to the secure and sustainable access to land and natural resources for communities across 10 provinces. The project outcomes are: (1) target communities are informed and supported to engage with relevant stakeholders on land and natural resources management; (2) target communities strengthen their knowledge and practice on sustainable and climate smart use of natural resources and for improved livelihoods.

Scope of work

The evaluation will start in November 2025 and conclude in January 2026, and it is anticipated the evaluation will equate between 20- and 30-days effort. However, the consultant should determine the overall days required and identify the number of days required for each phase and deliverable. The evaluation will include data collection from:

DCA Cambodia
4 local implementing partners (relevant project staff) and recipients of small grants.
A sample of relevant beneficiaries / target communities.
Data collection will occur in Phnom Penh and include travel to up to four provinces in Cambodia. Travel will be based upon agreed sampling of relevant beneficiaries / target communities and geographical coverage of the project activities.
Existing program data will also be made available to the consultants including program documentation such as the monitoring, evaluation and learning plan and the data management system which holds data collected to date against project indicators and baseline data.

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Timeframe and Duration

The evaluation will start in November 2025 and conclude in January 2026, and it is anticipated the evaluation will equate between 20- and 30-days effort.

Location of Assignment

This assignment will take place in Cambodia, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Preah Vihear, Steung Treng, Kampong Thom, Kampong Speu, Koh Kong, Battambang, Pusat, Kratie, and Capital: Phnom Penh.

The evaluation team is expected to consist of 1 team leader and 1-2 consultants, preferably from the country or region. The lead evaluator should possess the following expertise:
Land rights, natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, social forestry and climate change adaptation
Indigenous Peoples’ rights and relevant policies in Cambodia.
Engagement with Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, customary land use practices, community forestry, and protected area management
Proven team leader skills
Extensive experience with evaluations, reporting and design processes, including skills such as sampling, participatory evaluation methodology, appreciative inquiry methods, focus group interviews, etc.
Experience working with people in a way which supports shared reflection and in-depth data collection through identifying and drawing out key learnings
Experience with development project evaluations focused on sustainable agriculture, land and forest management and have the ability to use a variety of approaches to reflection and learning.
Extensive experience in NGO and CBO-led development across Southeast Asia, with a strong track record in social forestry, biodiversity conservation, community forestry, community-protected areas, and collaboration with Indigenous Peoples (IP) NGOs and civil society organizations (CSOs).
Demonstrated expertise in evaluating large-scale development programs, with proven familiarity with evaluation tools, methodologies, and donor reporting requirements.
Strong technical knowledge of cross-cutting themes, including Rights-Based Approaches, gender equality, social inclusion, conflict sensitive programming, environment and climate change, and good governance, and the ability to apply these principles throughout the project cycle.
In-depth understanding of the Cambodian context and prior experience working with local stakeholders, communities, and governance structures is essential.

Interested applicants are invited to submit a proposal of no more than 10 pages, clearly demonstrating how the consultant(s) meet the stated criteria. The proposal should include:

A detailed explanation of the proposed methodology and approach.
A summary of relevant experience in designing and delivering similar programs, including examples of successful outcomes.
CVs of all team members clearly outlining the role of each team members.
Applicants are also required to provide a lump sum financial proposal in USD, inclusive of all applicable taxes, to cover the full scope of work as outlined in the Terms of Reference (TOR). The max available budget for this assignment is $12,000 USD including taxes.
Please note: Travel expenses should not be included in the financial proposal. The consultancy will be conducted either from Phnom Penh, where DCA’s office is located, or remotely if the consultant is not based in Cambodia.

Based on the assessment findings and the consultant’s expertise, the consultancy may be extended to allow the consultant to provide targeted capacity-strengthening support in line with the recommendations outlined in the final report.

Interested consultants should download the Request for Proposal and you should address information requested in Annex 2 and Annex 3 via a formal proposal, and provide supporting documentation, as needed. Proposals should be submitted no later than 30th September 2025 by or before 17h00 ICT, and should be sent by using information mentioned in the contact details below:

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Attachment:

Contact Name

Ms. Phan Channa

Phone

012 811 817

Email

chph@dca.dk

Website

www.danchurchaid.org/

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Consultant to Conduct a Mid-term Evaluation of the LAPNIR Project

BTDC-ID: 36594

Closing Date: 30-Sep-2025

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