Consultancy Opportunity: Endline Evaluation for the Action Against Child Labour Project
Are you a seasoned evaluator with expertise in child labour, child protection, and participatory research? Do you have a passion for promoting children’s rights through evidence-based evaluations? Join Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH NL) as a consultant and help us assess our progress in addressing child labour in Kenya’s service industry.
About the Action Against Child Labour Project
The Action Against Child Labour (AACL) Project is implemented by Terre des Hommes Netherlands in strategic partnership with Investing in Children and their Societies (ICS-SP), alongside key stakeholders in Busia County and at the national level.
The project’s overall goal is to expose and eliminate child labour in all its forms within Kenya’s service industry. It aligns with TdH NL’s mission of ending child exploitation and empowering children to flourish in safe and nurturing environments.
The project seeks to achieve three key outcomes:
- Children with increased opportunities to access education, life skills, and skills for work.
- Families and communities with strengthened capacity to care for and protect children.
- Stronger implementation of child labour laws and policies in the service industry.
Implemented over three years (March 2022 – January 2026), the project contributes to systemic change by addressing the root causes of child labour and promoting child rights.
Purpose of the Consultancy
TdH NL seeks a qualified external consultant to conduct an Endline Evaluation of the AACL project. The evaluation will assess the project’s impact, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, and sustainability, and determine the extent to which the project’s objectives have been achieved.
This evaluation will provide documented evidence of changes, extract key lessons, highlight promising practices, and recommend effective and sustainable strategies for child labour prevention and response. Findings will inform future programme design and policy engagement, benefitting TdH NL, ICS-SP, government actors, CSOs, and development partners.
Key Responsibilities
The consultant will:
- Conduct an endline evaluation using OECD-DAC criteria.
- Assess outcomes against indicators, measuring project impact and contribution to observed changes.
- Document trends, unintended effects, challenges, lessons learned, and best practices.
- Engage children, communities, government actors, and private sector stakeholders ethically and meaningfully.
- Produce a comprehensive final evaluation report with clear analysis, stories of change, and practical recommendations.
- Facilitate validation and dissemination workshops at the community and national level.
Duration
The assignment will run between 27 October and November 2025.
The final evaluation report must be submitted by 1 December 2025.
Consultant Profile
We are looking for a consultant with:
✔ A Master’s degree in social sciences, community development, or related fields
✔ Over 5 years’ experience in evaluations on child rights, child labour, or child protection
✔ Strong knowledge of child participatory approaches and safeguarding principles
✔ Proven experience using mixed-methods evaluation (e.g., KAP surveys, FGDs, in-depth interviews)
✔ Excellent communication, analytical, and report writing skills in English and Kiswahili
✔ Familiarity with the social and cultural context of Busia County
How to Apply
Qualified applicants are invited to submit the following by 10 October 2025 at 17:00 EAT:
- A technical proposal (max. 8 pages) outlining motivation, methodology, and work plan
- A financial proposal in KES, detailing itemised consultancy, fieldwork, and administrative costs
- CVs of the lead consultant and team members (max. 4 pages each)
- Samples of previous evaluation reports or recommendation letters from INGOs
Applications should be submitted via email with the subject line:
Action Against Child Labour Project Endline Evaluation – Busia
to: 📩 recruitment.africa@tdh.nl
