Georgian Center for Strategy and Development (GCSD) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, supporting Georgia`s national security, effective and democratic governance of the country and its sustainable development. GCSD`s work involves research, monitoring, advocacy and implementation of educational projects. GCSD has been implementing a six-year program - Strategic Communication for Better Future. The project`s overall goal is to increase the strategic communication capacity of the relevant state institutions and support the development of an effective strategic communications system in the country.

Purpose and scope of the evaluation:

The main objective of this assignment is to assess the overall impact of the program as well as quality of the program implementation and its outcomes. The experts/organisation will work with the project team to document the project progress with clearly indicative measurements and result-oriented methodology. The evaluation will cover activities that have taken place since the beginning of the program October, 2017 - until the finishing of the activities by September, 2023. The evaluation will start during the final stage of the project implementation and should be finished by September 2023.

Foreseen methodology

The evaluation should follow a collaborative and participatory mixed methods approach that draws on both existing and new quantitative and qualitative data to answer the evaluation questions. The online methods can be also used where applicable. The proposed Monitoring and Evaluation Scheme should be in line with the requirements of the Department of State`s program and project design, monitoring, and evaluation policy and should also follow OECD-DAC framework and standards.

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