REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(Short-Term Individual Consultant : Project Management Expert)

United Republic of Tanzania

De-Risking Agricultural Finance for Small-holder Farmers in Africa Project.

The Private Agricultural Support Trust (PASS) received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the De-Risking Agricultural Finance Project, and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for Individual Consultant – Regional Coordinator Tanzania- Zimbabwe. The DAFS project will: (i) promote crop insurance to smallholder farmers by minimising climate-related supply chain disruptions; and (ii) improve financing and investment to the agricultural sector through credit guarantee schemes. DAFS will enhance access to finance by smallholder farmers by de-risking agricultural finance. The potential consultant is expected to carry out this assignment for 24 months starting December 2019.

The PASS now invites eligible Individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants are invited to respond by submitting their CVs indicating their qualifications and experience. The consultants should: (i) have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent in Agriculture, Rural Development, Development Economics, or a related discipline and a Postgraduate qualification in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related fields highly desirable.(ii) More than seven years of documented experience of working in a related field of study in Tanzania and/or Zimbabwe. (iii) Knowledge and experience of private sector development, rural development and project management: (iv) Proven knowledge of banking and insurance sectors in Tanzania, as well as regulatory and governmental processes aiming at supporting those sectors. Similar knowledge for Zimbabwe is desirable; (v) Knowledge of farmer organisations, input providers, agricultural credit mechanisms in the Tanzanian and/or market; (vi) Knowledge of agricultural loan and credit guarantee underwriting criteria and processes; and (v) Experience of drafting succinct reports and financial management

Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s Procurement Framework, dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

Expressions of interest either must be couriered or sent by email to the address below by 15.

November at 1700 East Africa Time. Submissions should quote “Regional Coordinator Tanzania-Zimbabwe” and should be submitted to md@pass.or.tz

Attn : Anna Shanalingigwa

Chief Operations Officer

PASS

Patel building, 3rd Floor, Kisutu Street, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Tel : +255 754892125