END-OF-PROJECT EVALUATION CONSULTANT FOR VN03-043: An Effective Child Protection System

BACKGROUND

ChildFund Vietnam is the representative office of ChildFund Australia – an independent international development organisation that works to reduce poverty for children in developing communities.

ChildFund Australia is a member of the ChildFund Alliance – a global network of 11 organisations which assists almost 23 million children and their families in 70 countries. ChildFund Australia is a registered charity, a member of the Australian Council for International Development, and fully accredited by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which manages the Australian Government’s overseas aid program.

ChildFund began working in Vietnam in 1995 and works in partnership to create community and systems change which enables children and young people in vulnerable situations, to assert and realise their rights.

Projects are mainly implemented in the northern Provinces of Bac Kan, Cao Bang and Hoa Binh, where most people are from ethnic minority groups; often the most vulnerable and marginalised sections of the population. ChildFund Vietnam also implements nationwide projects that provide support to both formal and informal systems at national and provincial levels.

ChildFund Vietnam’s projects focus on child rights and child protection, education, health, and wellbeing for children. ChildFund Vietnam prioritises building the resilience of young people, by giving them the opportunity to take part in sports, life skills learning, and supporting their participation in local decision-making processes.

In addition, the “An Effective Child Protection System” project is running September 2022 to December 2025, covering 32 communes across five districts of Quang Hoa, Thach An, Ngan Son, Na Ri and Tan Lac of these 3 provinces Cao Bang, Bac Kan and Hoa Binh, now knowned as Cao Bang, Thai Nguyen and Phu Tho after restructure. This project targets approximately 102,535 people including 26,372 children (12,342 are girls) and 29,099 parents (14,520 are mothers) with more than 95% are ethnic minorities of Muong, Tay, Nung, Dao, H’Mong, etc. The project beneficiaries also include teachers and school staff, and commune health officers.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this endline evaluation is to assess the extent to which the project has achieved its intended objectives, using the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria of effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, impact, and sustainability. The evaluation will also examine cross-cutting issues, including inclusion of vulnerable groups, gender sensitivity, and safe programming for children.

SELECTION CRITERIA

To carry out the assignment, the consultant team (or consultant) should meet the criteria as follows:

Team leader

• Relevant qualifications associated with social science, social work or education.
• Knowledge and experience of Vietnam’s current child protection system and referral services situations.
• Proven experience in working with communities, and knowledge of relevant national policies and government positions.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English and Vietnamese.
• Excellent analytical and report-writing skills.
• Child-friendly communication and research experience are preferred.
• Experience and skill in working with ethnic minority people.

Team member:

• Relevant qualifications associated with social science, social work or education.
• Knowledge and experience of Vietnam’s current child protection and education situations.
• Proven experience in working with communities, especially ethnic minority people.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in Vietnamese.

SCOPE OF WORK

• The project "An Effective Child Protection System (VN03-043)" has been implemented from September 2022 to December 2025 in 32 communes in Hoa Binh, Cao Bang and Bac Kan project. 12 communes in Nari (Backan) and Quang Hoa (Caobang) have been joining the data collection activity when phased out since Jun 2025. The scope of this endline evaluation covers the entire duration of the project implementation at 2 communes in Thai Nguyen, 2 communes in Phu Tho, and 2 communes in Cao Bang (detail list attachded) after the provincial restructure in Jun 2025.

METHODOLOGY, STRUCTURE, REPORTING AND TIMELINE

• Please see the TOR below

HOW TO APPLY

Send a short Expression of Interest (less than 10 pages) including:

• Technical proposal for the end-line evaluation;
• Chart allocation of days (note details above under ‘Timeframe’);
• Proposed total budget including daily rate (in Vietnamese and includes PIT) for consultants. The per-diem, travel and accommodation costs are not included in the proposed budget. It will be paid according to the current policy of ChildFund Vietnam.

And attached the following documents:

• CV of consultant (or consultant team);
• Contact details of at least two referees;
• Two samples of previous reports that are relevant to this consultancy.
• Interested applicants should submit their Expression of Interest and complete the online application form through BambooHR no later than 5:00 pm on 22 Oct 2025.

Please see the full TOR HERE.

Note: Only applications from Vietnamese nationals will be accepted.

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