Resilient States Project Evaluative Study
Resilient States Project Evaluative Study
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Job Description
Summary
Common Ground USA (CGUSA) is seeking an individual or a team of consultants who can evaluate lessons learned in our programs across geographies (Arizona Ohio Pennsylvania Texas) and identities (political racial gender age class) to recommend actions to improve future project iterations. In particular the study must examine the link between resiliency networks of local and state community leaders and the mitigation of political violence in states where the networks operate.
Candidate teams should have experience researching political violence prevention strategies and also have experience in program evaluation. Ideal teams will have experience in applied research and iterative programs design in other words using research and evaluation to inform program design. This consultancy is projectfunded.
Context
Common Ground USA
CGUSA pursues projects that enable enduring change through Dignity of All or multipartiality the premise that enduring solutions require ownership from across divisions. CGUSA is an office of Search for Common Ground (Search). Search is an international conflict transformation NGO that aims to transform the way individuals groups governments and companies deal with conflict away from adversarial approaches and towards collaborative solutions. Headquartered in Washington DC USA and Brussels Belgium with field offices in 29 countries Search designs and implements multifaceted culturally appropriate and conflictsensitive programs using a diverse range of tools including media and training to promote dialogue increase knowledge and determine a positive shift in behaviors.
Over Zero
Over Zero builds wholeofsociety resilience to identitybased violence and other forms of political violence. Over Zero works with local leaders civil society global peacebuilding practitioners and researchers to create educational resources and tools; and builds placebased programs that anchor this work. Over Zero supports a wide range of organizations communities and crosssector leaders with resources advising and connections to effectively use their platforms to prevent and address political violence. Over Zero is building coordination and rapid response systems that connect local state and national leaders organizations and resources in the face of potential risks.
The Project
The joint Common Ground USA and Over Zero Resilient States Project (RSP) aims to prevent the United States from becoming a place where violence intimidation and harassment are used to define who gets to participate in civic life. RSP is working with civic leaders like those from the business education faith and veteran communities who are interested in reducing and preventing the tension toxic polarization and violence that is making our politics worse.
In target states of Ohio Arizona Pennsylvania and Texas the project has built networks of leaders from diverse backgrounds and geographies who take coordinated actions to prevent defuse and respond to political and identitybased violence. RSP provides network facilitation expertise resources and advice when needed while supporting participants visions and priorities for the change they want to see in their communities. Over Zero supports the Ohio and Arizona networks while Common Ground USA supports the networks in Pennsylvania and Texas.
Objectives of Study
This final evaluative study will seek to test the projects theory of change measure program outcomes identify possible changes to the projects approach to improve its outcomes including the most effective activities and adaptations made during the life of the project and determine if the project is addressing the root causes of the problem.
This study will become the foundation of a best practices guide for statecohortresiliency models and as such needs to emphasize lessons learned and examples of whats working.
Selection Criteria
- Relevance of proposed methodology to the goal objectives and research questions for the project.
- Candidate capacity and experience
- Method of approach
- Budget (inclusive of travel and accommodation) in relation to proposed methodology deliverables and team.
- Timeline for proposed activities.
Consultant proposals will be selected for interview based on:
Applications
- To apply interested candidates (individuals or teams) are requested to submit the following two documents:Resume(s);A technical proposal proposing a methodology for the study (no more than 3 pages) together with a financial proposal for the completion of the aforementioned deliverables and a short cover letter (no more than 1 page).
- Note: Only two documents can be submitted so the technical and financial proposals must be combined along with the short cover letter.
- Questions on proposals were accepted until March 21 2025. Answers to all questions submitted are in the attached document here.
As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.
Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. Please see our website www.sfcg for full details of our work.All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration Audacity Tenacity Empathy Results. In accordance with these values Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment Protection from Exploitation and Abuse Child Safeguarding Conflict of Interest and Antifraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests rights and wellbeing of children youth and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children youth and vulnerable adults.Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race color religion (creed) gender gender expression age national origin (ancestry) disability marital status sexual orientation or military status in any of its activities or operations.View our code of conduct hereand our privacy policy here.
Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant tre exhaustifs le titulaire du poste pourra tre amen entreprendre dautres tches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilits cls cidessus.
Seuls les candidats invits un entretien seront contacts. Pas dappels tlphoniques sil vous plat. Veuillez consulter notre site Web www.sfcg pour tous les dtails de notre mission.
Tous les employs de Search doivent adhrer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration Audace Tnacit Empathie Rsultats. Conformment ces valeurs Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harclement au travail la protection contre lexploitation et les abus la protection des enfants les conflits dintrts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search sengage prserver les intrts les droits et le bientre des enfants des jeunes et des adultes vulnrables avec lesquels elle est en contact et mener ses programmes et ses oprations dune manire qui soit sre pour les enfants les jeunes et les adultes vulnrables.
Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fonde sur la race la couleur la religion (croyance) le sexe lexpression de genre lge lorigine nationale (ascendance) le handicap ltat matrimonial lorientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire dans aucune de ses activits ou oprations.
Consultez notre code de conduite ici et notre politique de confidentialit ici.
Dado que la descripcin de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en lneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas.
Slo se contactar con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefnicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web www.sfcg para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organizacin: Colaboracin Audacia Tenacidad Empata Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores Search hace cumplir el Cdigo de Conducta y las polticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo la proteccin contra la explotacin y el abuso la proteccin de la infancia los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses derechos y bienestar de los nios jvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que est en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los nios jvenes y adultos vulnerables. Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminar por motivos de raza color religin (credo) gnero expresin de gnero edad origen nacional (ascendencia) discapacidad estado civil orientacin sexual o condicin militar en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro cdigo de conducta aqu y nuestra poltica de privacidad aqu.
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