INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (IWMI) TECHNOLOGIES FOR AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION (TAAT) WATER MANAGEMENT ENABLER
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES
SECTOR : Agriculture
CONSULTANCY SERVICES : National Water Management Coordinators (Malawi and Tanzania)
Financing Agreement reference : P- Z1-A00-016
Project ID No.: 2100155036067
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This request for expression of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared on the African Development Bank Group’s Internet Website(www.afdb.org) 16th August, 2018.
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is implementing the TAAT Water Enabler, financed through a grant from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Program and intends to apply part of the proceeds for this grant to facilitate payment for consultants- National Water Management Coordinators, Malawi and Tanzania.
Each of the consultant (one in Malawi and one in Tanzania) is expected to identify key relevant national stakeholder groups and partners to participate and facilitate effective out-scaling of proposed technologies; work with IWMI and other TAAT compact partners, farmers and water user associations in each site to select trainer of trainers (i.e. lead farmers, facilitators and youth agripreneurs that will participate in on-farm demonstration and capacity building activities; work with IWMI staff to prepare field activities, including purchase of equipment, field layout for demonstration plots, installation of irrigation equipment; oversee on-farm demonstration of water management and irrigation activities; oversee maintenance of installed water management and irrigation equipment and kits on demonstration plots; set-up and manage a database to ensure that data and outcomes are recorded effectively and accurately; supervise national staff working at field sites; contribute to analysis and preparation of reports; oversee M & E data activities; organize awareness and visibility campaigns, including training, field visits, cross-country farmer visits, field days, etc.; support adaptation of capacity development materials and courses to local context; identify in-country funding sources and how TAAT-WEC can we leverage on.
Each of the consultant should have a post-graduate degree in irrigation or related field of agriculture with proven expertise and experience in field-level implementation of agricultural water management and irrigation technologies; agronomic management of crops; implementation of multi-locational participatory demonstration projects; working with and influencing stakeholders at different levels, especially with farmers and decision makers.
IWMI now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested individual consultant must provide comprehensive curriculum vitae information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services including a description of similar assignments done and experience in similar conditions.
Two consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Bank’s October 2015 edition of the Bank’s Procurement Policy framework 1.The assignment is for a duration of One (1) year and is expected to start on 1st November 2019.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours (0800-1630hrs).
Expressions of interest should be delivered to the address below by 10th October 2019.
Dr. Ir. Sander J. Zwart
Coordinator TAAT-WEC
International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Accra, Ghana
Email : s.zwart@cgiar.org
Consult the Bank’s Rules and Procedures for the eligibility requirements.
