Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance – Mid-Term Review

Description

Project/Consultancy Title: Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance – Mid-Term Review Project Location(s): Nepal, Indonesia, Jordan, and HQ Finance Department Code: 91647L501 Background: Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. The Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance (ZCRA) is a multisectoral collaboration working to build resilience to climate hazards in rural and urban contexts, and at local, national, and international levels. Formerly the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance, it builds on more than a decade of evidence generation, community programming, and policy engagement to deliver systems change at scale. Mercy Corps is a core member of the Alliance, implementing programmes in Jordan, Indonesia, and Nepal and leading global influencing activities. Purpose / Project Description: This consultancy will conduct the Mid-term Review (MTR) of ZCRA Phase 3a (2024–2027). The evaluation will assess progress towards the Theory of Change in each country and for global influencing, review relevance and effectiveness of the activities conducted so far. It will also provide recommendations to strengthen the implementation, alignment, and synergies of the activities, and identify strategies for scaling and sustainability. These recommendations and strategies will feed into a strategic review of the programme (May 2026) and into the proposal for ZCRA Phase 3b (2028-2032) Consultant Objectives: The Consultant will:

• Assess progress of ZCRA Phase 3a towards its intended outcomes on resilience building, DRR/CCA systems change, and inclusive approaches.
  • Evaluate relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of interventions at community, national, and global levels.
    • Identify lessons learned and make actionable recommendations for adaptive management and strategic design.
      • Strengthen cross-country synergies and coherence between country and global influencing components.
        • Provide strategic recommendations to inform Mercy Corps’ ZCRA Strategy Refresh (2026) and the next programme phase (2028–2032). Consultant Activities: The Consultant will:
          • Conduct a desk review of programme documentation, MEL data, logframes, and ToCs.
            • Develop an inception report with a detailed evaluation framework for each country and for global influencing.
              • Oversee and coordinate qualitative data collection (KIIs, FGDs, case studies) in Jordan, Indonesia, and Nepal, and with global stakeholders, conducting one in-country field visit and remotely supervise data collection in the remaining two.
                • Facilitate validation and sensemaking workshops with country and global teams.
                  • Consolidate findings and prepare draft and final reports for each component and a synthesis report.
                    • Prepare a presentation deck, summarizing key findings and recommendations. Consultant Deliverables: The Consultant will deliver: