Consultancy Service for Data Collection: Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Project Evaluation

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Organisation: Farm Radio International
Location: Uganda
Contract: Consultancy
Deadline: 22 September 2026

Role title: Primary Data Collection Consultant

Location: Uganda

Reports to: Regional MERL Coordinator

Works closely with: Country Project Lead, MERL Manager, and Project Delivery Lead

Application deadline: 22 September 2026

Organization: Farm Radio International (FRI)

1. Background and Context

Since April 2022, Farm Radio International (FRI) has been implementing a 5-year, multi-country project on gender-inclusive Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate change adaptation, with financing from Global Affairs Canada. The project uses FRI’s interactive local radio programming to improve inclusive and gender-responsive, climate-resilient communities in sub-Saharan Africa by 1) enhancing rural community action on climate change adaptation and biodiversity through locally relevant, gender-inclusive nature-based solutions (Intermediate Outcome 1), and 2) increasing responsiveness by local, national, and international decision-makers to the expressed needs, wisdom, and experiences of rural communities, particularly women and youth, in adapting to climate change using inclusive and gender-responsive NbS (Intermediate Outcome 2).

FRI intends to conduct a final evaluation of the project to assess changes in knowledge, attitudes, and practices; community-level initiatives; the broader social and ecological environment; and contributions to policies and programs on climate change adaptation. The evaluation will enable measurement of the project’s effectiveness against Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) indicators, the production of scientific publications, and other interests. FRI requires an independent, qualified consultant to lead primary field data collection for Intermediate Outcome 1 and part of Outcome 2 in three regions in Uganda.

2. Purpose and Objectives of the Assignment

The primary purpose of this assignment is to execute field-level quantitative and qualitative data collection across selected study communities in the 3 project regions.

Specific Objectives:

• Execute a quantitative household survey in the selected communities

• Conduct a community assessment using quantitative and qualitative approaches

• Conduct in-depth interviews (IDIs) with key stakeholders.

3. Scope of Work and Data Collection Components

The consultant will be responsible for data collection across the following designated components:

1. Household Survey

Quantitative survey in randomly selected households across ~50 communities (stratified by ecological zone, district size, community size, and program intensity). Measures listenership, NbS initiatives, knowledge, attitudes, and practices. The information should be extrapolatable to the ecological zone/region.

Target Respondents/ Sample size :

550 Household head or his/her representative

2. Community Assessment (Quantitative)