Consultancy: Scaling Up of Public Investment in Agriculture (SUPIA) End of Project Evaluation

ActionAid (AA) Nigeria is an affiliate of ActionAid International, which is a global alliance of organizations working towards achieving a world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys the right to a life with dignity. As a large and visible development organization, we work in 45 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and America. Our expertise lies in community-led approaches to development and working through partnerships with the poor and other grassroot organisations. 

Background

The Scaling Up of Public Investments in Agriculture (SUPIA2) Project implemented by the ActionAid Nigeria and ActionAid International is to promote and scale up public investments in agriculture both political and budget commitment to drive inclusive, lasting agricultural transformation at the state, National and Continental levels. 

In Nigeria, the project is being implemented in 8 states including Bauchi, Gombe, Ondo, Kwara, Kogi, Ebonyi, Delta States and the FCT as well as National level while at the continental level the project is implemented by ActionAid International engaging both the Regional and Continental governments. 

The core focus of the project has been to catalyse increased quantity and improved quality of public investment in agriculture through enhanced citizen participation in evidence-based policymaking to increase the productivity and well-being of smallholder farmers. 

Rationale

The SUPIA project which started in July 2021 and implemented in 2 phases will be winding down in September 2025. It is therefore pertinent for us to measure the impact of the project in line with the set objectives and results framework indicators and to identify and document the successes and challenges from the implementation.

The evaluation will also give room to assess the sustainability of the benefits generated, and to draw recommendations and conclusions that will inform future project design and programming.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Objectives:

• To assess the impact made by the project from the set objectives and goal of the SUPIA project.
• To identify specific areas of success and challenges faced by the project and make recommendations for overcoming such challenges in future design and programming.
• To assess the sustainability of the project with regards to its financial, technical and organizational aspects.

Methodology

The process will use data collection methods such as desk reviews, structured interviews/key informant interviews and focus group discussions with field visits by the consultant at national and across 5 SUPIA project States of Kogi, Ondo, Gombe, Delta and Ebonyi States. Online interviews will also be done for data gathering at the regional and continental level as the review would entail a deep consultative process involving direct and indirect beneficiaries as well as other stakeholders. 

At the local, state, national, regional and continental level, the evaluation will be done engaging with individuals and institutions including government agencies involved directly or indirectly with the project like Ministries of Agriculture, Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, House Committee on Agriculture, State House of Assembly Committees on Agriculture, ECOWAS, African Union Commission, Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), Community of Agriculture Non-State Actors (COANSA), CAADP Non-State Actors Group (CNG), Project implementing partners and members of the budget committee groups etc.

Scope of Work

The consultant will undertake the following tasks:

• Assess the impact made by the project from the set objectives and goal of the PFA project.
• Assess the progress made from the baseline report of Public Financing for Agriculture in Nigeria.
• Identify specific areas of success and challenges faced by the project and make recommendations for overcoming such challenges in future design and programming.
• Assess the sustainability of the project with regards to its financial, technical and organizational aspects.

The output and deliverable of this evaluation is the SUPIA End of Project Evaluation Report with the following content:

1. An assessment of impact made by the project from the set objectives and goal.
2. Specific areas of success and challenges from the project implementation identified and recommendations for overcoming such challenges in future design and programming.
3. An assessment of the sustainability of the project regarding its financial, technical and organizational aspects.
4. A PowerPoint presentation summarizing key findings, challenges and recommendations for the assessment. 

Required profile for consultant:

The consultant (She/he) to be recruited should have the following experiences:

• A good understanding and practical experience of development work including advanced skills in Project Impact Evaluation, Agriculture Policy Influencing and advocacy, and Public Finance Analysis/Budget Analysis in Agriculture.
• Be a graduate of Economics, Statistics, Agriculture or any related field (Masters/PhD or Professor preferred)
• Have at least a minimum of 7 years’ experience in carrying out such an assignment and capacity for impact evaluation (a report of such work done in the last 2 years is required evidence which is to be sent along with EOI)
• Experience in developing tools for Project Impact Evaluations
• Excellent facilitation and writing skills (keeping it simplified)
• Computer literate and able to apply Microsoft Office and other analytical tools efficiently
• An excellent team worker.

Contract Period

The contract is for a period of fourteen (28) working days with detailed timeline (subject to review based on the actual date of contract award) below: 

Payment

The Consultant shall be paid a daily fee of One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira (N120,000) only. 50% percent of the total sum shall be paid in advance at the beginning of the consultancy period while the balance of 50% will be paid when the final report have been submitted and signed off by the Director Programmes.

ActionAid will cover the expenses for data collection including transportation, Accommodation and feeding allowance.

ActionAid will deduct 5% withholding tax from the total sum in accordance with the Nigeria tax law for onward remittance to the Federal Inland Revenue Service.

Reporting Lines

The consultant shall submit a report to ActionAid Nigeria’s Food Systems Specialist who will confirm the report satisfactory before payments are made.

Ownership of Output

Outputs of the work done as stipulated in the call’s expression of interest belong to ActionAid Nigeria.

Submission of Expression of Interest

Please send us your expression of interest with the subject line “Scaling Up of Public Investment in Agriculture (SUPIA) End of Project Evaluation”(detailing how you intend to accomplish this assignment with samples of similar jobs done within the past 2 years) and CV to: procurement.nigeria@actionaid.org on or before 30th  of June 2025. Applications should be sent in one Microsoft word document. Only the selected applicant will be contacted.