Terms of Reference CPAP Moldova Evaluation - unfpa

9. DELIVERABLESA. Inception ReportWithin five (5) days of award of contract, the Team leader, based on consultations with the otherconsultant shall submit an electronic copy of a draft inception report to UNFPA CO. The inception reportprovides an opportunity for UNFPA CO and the Consultants to ensure that their interpretations of theTOR are mutually consistent. The CO will coordinate the internal review and approval of the inceptionreport before submitting the report to the UNFPA Country Director for review and feedback. Theinception report shall:• Explain the evaluators’ understanding of what is being evaluated and why;• Describe the strategy for ensuring the evaluations’ utility and applicability to the needs of UNFPAand those of key stakeholders;*• Review and strengthen the evaluation methodology, describing the plans to engage and involvestakeholders in the design (e.g., questions, objectives, methods, data-collection instruments), datacollection, data analysis, and development of recommendations;*• Explain how the evaluation questions will be addressed with respect to all evaluative criteriaindicated above by way of proposed methods, evaluation designs, sampling plans, proposed sourcesof data, and data-collection procedures;*• Note: Consultants/Evaluators are encouraged to suggest refinements to the TOR and to proposecreative or cost- or time-saving approaches to the evaluation and explain their anticipated value.• For each of the evaluative criteria, describe the measurable performance indicators or standards ofperformance that will be used to assess progress towards the attainment of results, includingoutcomes;*• Discuss (a) the limitations of the proposed methods and approaches, including sampling, with respectto the ability of the evaluation team to attribute results observed to UNFPA’s efforts especially in theabsence of a valid counterfactual and (b) what will be done to minimize the possible biases andeffects of these limitations;*• Explain the Consultants’/Evaluators’ procedures for ensuring quality control for all deliverables;• Explain the Consultants’/Evaluators’ procedures to ensure informed consent among all people to beinterviewed or surveyed and confidentiality and privacy during and after discussion of sensitive issueswith beneficiaries or members of the public;*• Indicate familiarity with and agreement to adhere to (a) the requirements of the Standards forEvaluation in the UN System, especially standards 4.1 through 4.18 and (b) UNFPA’s EvaluationQuality Standards, which will be provided to the evaluator; and,• Provide a proposed schedule of tasks, activities, evaluation methodologies and deliverables consistentwith this TOR.10