1. Background
Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) is part of the Protestant Agency for Diakonia and Development, one of the largest welfare organizations in Germany, and is an active member of a global alliance of churches and aid agencies that focus on humanitarian assistance and long-term development, ACT (Action by Churches Together) Alliance. DKH offers humanitarian assistance to those who fall victim to disasters resulting from natural as well as man-made hazards such as war and displacement.
DKH works worldwide with over 250 local and international partners through nine overseas offices. Projects are implemented in close collaboration with local partner organizations, adhering to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent, and all of the humanitarian principles, as well as the ACT Alliance policies relevant to a humanitarian mandate. Implemented activities are consistently adapted to the local context, taking into consideration the needs of the beneficiaries while respecting their dignity, local laws and traditions. Currently, DKH implements 200 aid measures per year on average in response to crisis situations. The cornerstone of DKH work is the restoration of habitat and livelihood. Projects are implemented in the immediate with a vision of long-term change.
The basic guiding principles of DKH are those of impartiality and independence, especially in conflict areas. Additionally, DKH supports the ideas of sustainable models for overcoming disaster and tackling their root causes. The organization strongly believes that humanitarian assistance is a fundamental human right, regardless of color, religion or nationality, and delivers aid accordingly.

DKH in Haiti
Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe has been present in Haiti since 2005, in response to the flood in Gonaives. Following the crisis, DKH remained in the country, concentrating its efforts on the South East department in the areas of food security, disaster risk reduction and rehabilitation of hurricane affected houses and schools. Three priority zones were identified through vulnerability and multirisk analyses: the South, the South East and the North West. Due to the regional focus and presence, DKH was already onsite in one of the areas that was most affected by the 2010 earthquake.
DKH contributes to recovery efforts and reconstruction of a vulnerable population affected by the earthquake or by newly emerging disasters, taking into account pre-existing humanitarian crises and prioritizing reinforcement of institutional capacities and the capacities of public and private assistance partners. Interventions are implemented through three sectors: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Food Security and Habitat & Infrastructure. A cross-cutting theme of Community Strengthening is integrated into all three. A variety of projects have been implemented throughout the priority zones including construction of houses, sanitary and medical infrastructure, and communal shelters; rehabilitation of houses and schools; agriculture and livestock provision; water abstraction, catchment and provision; capacity building and sensitization; and disaster risk reduction (including risk analysis) and preparedness. These activities have been self-implemented, co-implemented and implemented through local partner organizations. All interventions, regardless of sector, are conceived from the beginning and realized in a DRR perspective, allowing projects to not only respond to crises but also to prepare for potential future hazards.

2. Purpose and rationale
A wide variety of intervention activities and disaster responses have been implemented during phases of emergency response, early recovery/rehabilitation and reconstruction throughout the last nine years in Haiti, making use of diverse components and strategies. These different actions have attained varying degrees of success; have resulted in a range of outcomes and impacts; and have offered many lessons learned.
The DKH Haiti program has now reached a turning point in its intervention plan and is evolving away from directly implementing activities through the DKH office and staff, and will be implementing future projects through local partner organizations, with the intention of building up their capacities. Additionally, the team is in the process of more clearly defining its three sectors of implementation in order to solidify the concepts and directives that will serve as guidance tools for future interventions.
For these reasons, the DKH Haiti team requires an analysis of past experiences, interventions and activities, focusing on each of the three sectors. The assessment will take stock of the organization’s position and options through the examination and reappraisal of the approaches, methods, components and concepts developed to-date. This study will serve as a reference, will feed into planning and implementation of DKH’s country strategy for Haiti and will also be used as a basis for the development of sectoral concepts and capacity strengthening tools for local partners. A review of the degrees of success, benefits and shortfalls, as well as an attempt to explain them will contribute to increasing the effectiveness and degree of positive impact in the lives of those affected by disasters.

3. Objectives
The overall objective of the sectoral analysis is to analyze and assess each of the three sectors (Disaster Risk Reduction, Food Security and Habitat & Infrastructure) in order to adapt DKH Haiti’s strategy for future interventions in humanitarian crises and sudden onset disasters, maintaining a focus on partner strengthening and capacity building.

Specifically, the study will:
• Analyze and reappraise past and present DKH approaches, implementations and activities taking into account the social and ecological context, as well as lessons learned in each of the three sectors for all phases of disaster response (emergency response, early recovery/rehabilitation and reconstruction), both globally and specifically
• Prepare a basis for future interventions and the development of sectoral concepts for DKH Haiti
Through the objective examination of its humanitarian aid actions, DKH seeks to learn from past experiences in order to reduce and eliminate unproductive and ineffective practices; improve and increase the success and impact of interventions; and maximize the knowledge, skills and resources that it possesses to most efficiently and positively affect a highly vulnerable population.

4. Scope
The sectoral analysis is a multi-faceted study of global approaches, specific sectoral components and cross-cutting themes and activities. To ensure that a well-rounded and comprehensive review is achieved, each element under assessment must be examined from three points of view: these include the opinion of the beneficiary, the principles of humanitarian aid and the appraisal of technical expertise. Through these three lenses, each element should be reviewed according to the effectiveness and the appropriateness, both technical and methodological, as well as the degree of sustainability of rehabilitation and prevention actions implemented by DKH and its partners.

The elements to be covered in the sectoral analysis include:
a) Global approaches to project implementation. These may include but are not limited to:
- Themes, cross-cutting and standing alone (DRR, community strengthening, LRRD, CBDRM, building back better…)
- Emergency response (early warning, evacuation, damage and needs assessments, relief, NFI distribution, emergency health kits, contribution to camp management, immediate restoration of infrastructure, WASH…)
- Selection criteria (risk analyses, needs-based, long-term/multiple-phase accompaniment with target groups…)
- Experiences with partners (challenges, accountability, benefits…)
- Experiences with beneficiaries (implication, employment, training, provision of materials…)
b) Sectoral components and activities. These may include but are not limited to:
- Food Security: seed banks/storage centers, vegetable production, plantation of fruit trees, traditional cultures production/improved seed, transformation of agricultural products; distribution/vaccination/raising of livestock, indigenous/local versus improved races, chicken farms; trainings, workshop on silo construction, distribution of toolkits
- Habitat & Infrastructure (H&I): roof reinforcement, communal shelter construction, rehabilitation/construction of health centers, houses and schools; well and water catchment system construction, water committee establishment, management of system operation and water use; canalization/reprofiling/reconstruction of roads; WASH within H&I (construction of latrines and cholera treatment centers, awareness raising, hygiene sensitizations); hangars and chicken farms; technical assessments, quality check control, bill quantity, development of houses prototype, monitoring tools, SPHERE standards
- DRR: risk analysis, risk mapping, emergency plans, Disaster Risk Management plans; capacity-building (DPC, brigadiers); access to water, road improvement, construction of shelters, reforestation, watershed management; sensitization, simulations, emergency response
c) Contextual impact
Consideration of the social and ecological context in which the components, approaches and/or activities have been implemented must be included in the analysis. This will provide accumulated knowledge demonstrating the impact (and by extension, success rate) of certain conditions, environments, traditions, etc., on various aspects of implementation. A comparison and assessment indicating which types of activities were successful or unsuccessful under which specific conditions and why, will help in avoiding unsuccessful strategies and in maximizing the outcome/outputs, efficiency and success rate of future projects.
d) Recommendations
Based on findings and analyses of the elements listed above, appraised on the bases of effectiveness, appropriateness and sustainability, the study should offer opinions and propose recommendations for future implementations, citing justifications and explanations for these suggestions.

This is NOT a project evaluation nor is it meant to be a traditional DAC evaluation, but rather should highlight pattern and trends regarding project approaches, implementation and components and assess these in terms of their effectiveness, appropriateness and sustainability (Note: in considering sustainability, the ecologic, social and economic aspects of the concept must be taken into account)

5. Approach
In order to maintain objectivity in the execution of this sectoral analysis, Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe will engage an external assessor who may choose to work with a team of supporting members. The successful candidate(s) will be responsible for developing and proposing a complete and thorough methodology that will assist in achieving the study’s objectives, and sufficiently cover all of the desired topics.
This exercise will include one segment related to the guidance and preparation of an organizational structure for the systematization of the DKH Haiti project documentation. A workshop will be planned and conducted by the consultant with the DKH Haiti Programs team to this end. The organization plan, which will be applied for past and future projects, should guide and facilitate the extraction of information from the projects, with an aim of increasing access to information and building up institutional knowledge. This is indispensible to the project and will lay the foundation for the document review portion of the sectoral analysis itself.
A second segment, constituting the largest portion of the study, will include the actual collection, analysis and assessment of data necessary to respond to the desired criteria laid out in chapter 4, Scope. The methodology may include but is not limited to document review, technical assessments, interviews, site visits, etc. The DKH Haiti office will provide the necessary documentation to the assessor(s), including key program resources as well as specific project files. This segment will commence with an inception report and conclude with a full sectoral analysis report.

6. Outputs and deliverables
The workshop with DKH program staff, to be prepared by the consultant, will constitute the principle output of this exercise.
The deliverables expected are three:
1. An organizational tool outlining the finalized structuring of project documentation, which will serve as the basis for DKH Haiti’s document ‘systematization’ – to submit at the end of the workshop with DKH staff during the first visit
2. An inception report, presenting methodology and plan for sectoral analysis – to submit following first visit
3. The key deliverable will be a final sectoral analysis report in English and French. Both qualitative and quantitative analyses should be included in the assessment, which should be focused on findings and lessons learned. The following sections should be included:
 Background
 Methodology
 Description of findings on subjects outlined in 3a, 3b and 3c
 Interpretation of findings (‘discussion’)
 Opinions and recommendations for each sector, with justification
 Conclusions
 Annexes
The exact deadline for submission of the final report is to be determined, but is estimated for approximately 4 weeks following the second visit.

7. Terms, support and timeframe
This position is an independent consultant contract. The exercise may require a team, and should include at least one local team member. Applicants must have substantial international experience for eligibility as the team lead. The successful candidate will then select his or her supporting team members. Costs and expenses should be included in the budget section of the project proposal submitted for application.
Logistical support can be provided by DKH Haiti during visits, if necessary.

The anticipated time-frame for the sectoral analysis is:
Workshop in Port-au-Prince (‘systematization’) Early May 2014 (1 week)
Submission of organization tool Immediately following workshop
Submission of inception report Immediately following workshop
Sectoral analysis 2nd half of July 2014 (2 weeks)
Submission of final analysis report End of August

8. Profile
The desirable candidate for this position will possess the following experience, skills and expertise:
- Knowledge and professional experience in project analysis and assessment
- Professional experience in humanitarian aid
- Proven expertise in at least one of the project sectors is indispensible; all sectors must be sufficiently covered by the cumulative knowledge and experience of the team as a whole
- Knowledge and professional experience in developing countries and the corresponding challenges; experience in Haiti is favorable
- Familiarity with and clear comprehension of SPHERE standards
- Knowledge of humanitarian principles
- Experience conducting interviews and developing appropriate information gathering tools
- Excellent analytical skills (quantitative and qualitative)
- Excellent communication, listening and writing skills
- Fluency in English and French, both written and spoken is required; ability to speak Creole desirable
Note: Individuals who have been involved in the design and/or implementation of DKH activities are not eligible for this position and should not apply.