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5. The reports provide an important overview <strong>of</strong> what happened with debt relief gains. They report on<br />

the completion level <strong>of</strong> many <strong>of</strong> the projects funded by debt relief and in some cases give broader<br />

assessments <strong>of</strong> the outputs and outcomes associated with DRG investments.<br />

6. However, the reports currently fall short <strong>of</strong> providing a coherent assessment <strong>of</strong> the inputs, outputs,<br />

and intermediate outcomes <strong>of</strong> debt-relief funded projects and programs. The reports provide little in<br />

the way <strong>of</strong> narrative detailing what the challenges <strong>of</strong> implementation were, and if they were<br />

overcome, how. They give little assessment <strong>of</strong> why some projects were a success or descriptions <strong>of</strong><br />

best practice. Finally, the reports do not provide sufficient detail on how the interventions have<br />

affected people‘s lives – how are the interventions being utilised? What is the effect on the lives <strong>of</strong><br />

those in the communities? What is the sustainability <strong>of</strong> the project?<br />

7. As the coordina<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> the DRG M&E, OSSAP-MDGs is keen <strong>to</strong> contract a content edi<strong>to</strong>r capable <strong>of</strong><br />

confronting these gaps and resolving them in the 2009 Debt Relief Gains Moni<strong>to</strong>ring & Evaluation<br />

Report. These terms <strong>of</strong> reference outline the scope and condition <strong>of</strong> work for this edi<strong>to</strong>r.<br />

8. It is envisaged that the edi<strong>to</strong>r will provide edi<strong>to</strong>rial support, and training <strong>to</strong> the M&E teams <strong>to</strong><br />

counter some <strong>of</strong> these challenges. This will include assistance <strong>to</strong> identify and capture detailed<br />

narratives as <strong>to</strong> what was achieved with each <strong>of</strong> the projects and programmes the M&E teams visit.<br />

The work will also include assistance with editing those narratives <strong>to</strong> meet the aims <strong>of</strong> the DRG M&E<br />

process. Finally, the content edi<strong>to</strong>r will advise and manage the compilation <strong>of</strong> pictures that are<br />

required <strong>to</strong> illustrate a strong final report.<br />

6. Activities<br />

The anticipated activities needed <strong>to</strong> deliver the outputs, consistent with overarching TOR:<br />

1. The content edi<strong>to</strong>r will report <strong>to</strong> and work under the guidance and supervision <strong>of</strong> the National M&E<br />

coordina<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> OSSAP-MDGs, Mr LawalAboki and the SSAP.<br />

2. The number consultants will be ( ). The content edi<strong>to</strong>r will provide services for the period <strong>of</strong> (<br />

) weeks. The place <strong>of</strong> work will be in Abuja, <strong>Nigeria</strong>.<br />

3. The basis <strong>of</strong> the work will be content-editing the 2009 M&E report. The content edi<strong>to</strong>r is expected<br />

<strong>to</strong> work closely and advise and guide the national consultants and the CSOs on the overall<br />

structure <strong>of</strong> the report.<br />

4. The content edi<strong>to</strong>r may occasionally have <strong>to</strong> research and gather information from state teams<br />

personally. However, mainly he/she should expect <strong>to</strong> rely on a regular flow <strong>of</strong> content from the<br />

state and national teams. To safeguard this process, the content edi<strong>to</strong>r should provide feedback <strong>to</strong><br />

the OSSAP-MDGs regularly so that the OSSAP-MDGs can use it <strong>to</strong> guide the national consultants<br />

and CSOs on how <strong>to</strong> gather the most informative data for the 2009 M&E report.<br />

5. Reporting lines are the following: the content edi<strong>to</strong>r is expected <strong>to</strong> work closely with the<br />

representative <strong>of</strong> national consultants Engineer NurudeenRafindadi and the representative <strong>of</strong> CSOs<br />

Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim from the Centre <strong>of</strong> Democracy and Development (CDD). He/she should report<br />

the progress <strong>of</strong> their work <strong>to</strong> them as well as <strong>to</strong> the OSSAP-MDGs.<br />

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