Baseline Terms of Reference Template
Assessment dates:
Host agency:
Participating agencies:
Budget:
Baseline:
Baseline outputs (includes)
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Market Maps of selected critical markets
Seasonal calendar for critical markets
Household Profiles post-emergency
Baseline Evaluation
Key findings and recommendations report
Full baseline report
Key lessons and learning
Responsibility
Indicate who will be responsible for producing the outputs of the baseline
assessment/training and when this will happen.
These will be written/completed/worked on by (please specify for each output):
These will be disseminated by:
These will be presented to:
This presentation will be held on the:
Geographical Area
Potential Critical Markets for Analysis
Participating agencies identify critical markets for potential analysis. A final decision of
markets to analyse is made on the first day of the baseline.
Teams
Detail balance of local and expatriate team members, numbers for different sections of
training, or the entire duration, number of members per sub teams and languages spoken.
Duration of assessment and working Hours
Methodology
The assessment will be based on the principles of the methodology in the EMMA Toolkit,
comprising ten steps.
Preparation
Background research; arrival; consultation with
colleagues; agency mandate, target population needs
& profiles
2. Select Markets
Selection of critical market-systems; and identification
of key analytical questions for each system
1. Essential
3. Preliminary
Analysis
4. Fieldwork
Preparation
5. Fieldwork
Activities
6. Mapping the
Market
Production of initial profiles, seasonal calendars, maps
of the market-system; identification of key informants
or leads.
Setting the fieldwork agenda; devising interview
structures & questionnaires; data-sheets and
recording formats
Conducting the fieldwork activities – who, where,
when.
Section includes guidance on interview methods and
tips.
Finalising baseline & emergency maps, seasonal
calendars; description of key features, bottlenecks,
constraints
7. Gap Analysis
Comparison of household economic profiles, analysis
of priority needs, access and gaps
8. Market
Analysing impact on availability, conduct,
performance, supply and demand, capacity of marketsystem to react
9. Response
Exploration of response options, cash and other
intervention feasibility; response recommendations
and their logic
Analysis
Analysis
10. Communicate
Results
Consultation with colleagues; presenting conclusions
to wider audiences (donors, agencies)
Communications
Administration and resources required:
The following will be required and provided:
Vehicles will be provided by:
**Please note that a per diem will not be paid to baseline participants
Training/Assessment Schedule
Day
Agenda
Who
Baseline participants
Remember - for the ERC project, you will need to send a scanned copy of the attendance list with participant
signatures and a gender breakdown of participants to the Market Advice team at MarketAdvice@oxfam.org.uk.
Name & contact details
Organisation
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Critical market preference by organisation
Critical market
Organisation
Position
Expat/ Language
Local