NunatuKavut (LMN) Call for Proposals
Posted Wednesday, 12 May 2010
“FULL CIRCLE ~ BREAKING THE CYCLE OF DRUG USE” PROJECT
BACKGROUND
NunatuKavut (LMN) has received a three-year contribution agreement through Health Canada to undertake an illicit drug awareness and prevention project. The proposed initiative plans to engage the youth in drug awareness, through information and/or learning sessions in the communities from Cartwright to Lodge Bay. The overall goal of this project is to have youth play a more active role in developing and implementing a plan to engage “hard to reach youth” in their community.NunatuKavut is seeking to hire an external evaluator to conduct the process and outcome evaluation for this project. The process and outcome evaluation will specify if we achieved what we have set out to do with the funding received from Health Canada. .
In addition to the process and outcome evaluation, the contracted evaluator, in consultation with the staff and the advisory committee, as well as the partners, will develop a plan to measure the short and long-term outcome of the project. It is hoped that the community drug strategy project will lead to: 1) Youth having a sense of pride and ownership in the information that they will be developing; 2) better use of available resources; 3) alternatives to drug use identified and promoted; and, 4) a network of youth supporting youth throughout the region; 4) mobilization individuals beyond the project to continue initiative.
CALL
NunatuKavut invites proposals that outline the major components of a process and outcome evaluation. In consultation with the staff, advisory committee and community partners, the successful applicant will be asked to conduct an independent evaluation that will examine the process used to undertake the project and an opportunity to review and enhance the project from an outside perspective. The evaluation documentation will also be useful for future initiatives.
Duties of the successful applicant will entail:
(1) Involvement of members of the advisory committee, youth team, partners and community members in the evaluation;
(2) Evaluate project through focus groups, surveys, session evaluation and participating / partner feedback.
To apply for the position, the applicant will;
(1) Provide a cover letter;
(2) Submit a resume/CV;
(3) Submit an evaluation plan and timeline;
(4) Provide a budget including travel and HST. The maximum for the three year proposal will be $45,000.
WHO CAN APPLY:
The request for applications for this position is both a targeted call and an open competition. Anyone with a background in project evaluations is invited to apply.
HOW TO APPLY:
The interested applicant should submit proposals to the project manager at the following address:
Darlene Wall
Health & Social Sector Manager
NunatuKavut
370 Hamilton River Road
P. O. Box 460, Station C
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL
A0P 1C0
Email: dwall@labradormetis.ca
DEADLINE:
The project manager must receive the proposal no later than May 31st, 2010, by mail, fax or electronic submission.
