Call for Applications: Independent Consultant for Evaluation of Intersex Asia Fellowship Program

Intersex Asia (IA) is recruiting an Independent Consultant to evaluate our Asia Fellowship Program. This is an amazing opportunity to work with inspiring intersex leaders and the new generation of intersex activists in Asia.

Consultancy Title: Independent Consultant for Evaluation of Intersex Asia Fellowship Program
Contract Period: Deliver the evaluation before 30 May 2024
Contact Person: IA Research and UN Advocacy Officer
Location: Home-based assignment
Deadline for application: 15 February 2024
Consultancy Fee: USD 3000

About the role
The consultant will conduct an evaluation and support Intersex Asia and its members by achieving the following objectives:

1. To understand the impact of the fellowship program on the overall intersex movement and how it has contributed to increasing the leadership within the movement.
2. To measure the gap between the current curriculum and the capacity needs of young intersex activists.
3. To evaluate the existing approach of continuing partnerships with fellows and how to continue the effectiveness of future partnerships. 
4. To propose strategic recommendations based on key lessons learned and challenges so as to improve the programming of future fellowship-like initiatives.

Key Responsibility
The consultant is expected to deliver the following outputs: 

• The detailed evaluation plan has to be submitted to Intersex Asia within 7 working days of the service contract. The plan should include the appropriate methodologies, selection of members and relevant stakeholders, specific activities such as literature review and interviews with members and stakeholders, and timelines.
• The consultant will evaluate according to the approved plan between 1 March – 30 May 2024.
• The draft report based on preliminary analysis of data (both desk review and meeting with members) and recommendations has to be presented and submitted to IA in the first week of June. 
• The final deliverable is the final evaluation report with strategic recommendations of no more than 20 pages, including an annex submitted in English.

How to Apply
Consulting firms interested in this call for proposals should send the following documents to research@intersexasia.org with the subject “[Name] Submission of proposal: Intersex Asia Fellowship Program Evaluation” before 15th February 2024: 

• CV of the lead consultant and team members (if applicable) 
• Technical proposal outlying the methodology and timeline 
• Financial proposal, including the hourly rate of the consultants and the cost of conducting the evaluation 

For more inquiries regarding this call, please direct your email to research@intersexasia.org with the subject “INQUIRY: Intersex Asia Fellowship Program Evaluation”. 

Read the detail ToR here: