Recruitment of a Senior Consultant or Team of Experts for the Mid-term Evaluation of the Sagco Project

Context of recruitment

The NGO Horizons Femmes, in partnership with Moto Action Cameroon and with the financial support of L’Initiative / Expertise France, implements the SAGCO project (Project Code: -24SANIC214) for a duration of 36 months. This project aims to improve equitable access to comprehensive, holistic and quality health care for sex workers (SW) and their clients in the Central, Littoral, Western and Southern regions of Cameroon.

Having reached the mid-point of its execution, Horizons Women is launching a call for tenders to carry out an independent and participatory mid-term evaluation. This mission is part of a changing institutional and financial landscape, marked by the structuring of the national community health policy by the DOST / MINSANTE, strategic framework governing the Agents

• Community Health and Peers
• es Educator
• and the start of the Global Fund’s Grant Cycle 8 (GC8), which redefines mapping and continuity of care for key populations.

Objectives of the mission

The overall objective is to analyse the progress made in the implementation of the SAGCO project as at 31 August 2026, assess the added value of its intervention strategy and formulate operational recommendations for the second period of the project. More specifically, the evaluation should address the following key areas:

Added value of the advanced strategy: analyze the performance, accessibility and efficiency of the mobile clinic "Escale Santé".

Continuum of care and GC8: Evaluate the effectiveness of reference and counter-reference mechanisms to FOSA/DICs, as well as their articulation with the new Global Fund GC8 architecture.

Regional Performance: analyze success factors, such as community engagement in the West, and their replicability in other project site regions.

Management of GBV and mental health: Appreciate the quality and safety of the integrated response circuit to gender-based violence and supportive care (Yoga, self-defense, well-being).

Institutional Anchoring (DOST): Analyzing the alignment of peer status and role

• es Educator
• The National CSA Policy Framework is being developed by DOST/MINSANTE.

Operation of the mission

The mission will run for up to 30 calendar days from the date of contract notification, divided into four main phases. The first phase will be devoted to methodical framing and preparation, with documentary review and scoping note. The second phase will focus on field data collection in the four intervention regions (Centre, Littoral, West, South). The third phase will involve the processing, analysis and drafting of the interim report. The fourth phase will include the participatory restitution workshop, the finalization of the report and the co-construction of the follow-up matrix for recommendations.

Candidate profile

The consultation is open to senior individual consultants or firms and pairs of experts with the following qualifications. In terms of training, a higher university degree (Master 2, Doctorate or equivalent) in Public Health, Epidemiology, Social Sciences, Demography or Project Management is required. General experience of at least 8 to 10 years in the management or evaluation of public health or social development projects is expected. The candidate must also have completed at least 5 evaluation missions of community health projects, preferably funded by the Initiative / Expertise France, the Global Fund, PEPFAR or the European Union. A strong command of interventions with key populations (TS/CTS), HIV / STI prevention, GBV response, gender approaches, mobile clinics and the Cameroonian health system (DOST, CNLS, FOSA) is essential.

Experience level: Senior, with between 8 and 11 years of professional experience. Minimum level of education: Master.

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