Request for expressions of interest to individual consultancy services for the project ENABLE-TAAT COMPACT
Description :
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 Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is implementing the ENABLE-TAAT Compact, 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 payments under the contracts for the following individual consultants.
Capacity Development Officer :
The Consultant is expected to develop, coordinate, and implement a detailed youth training plan/strategy for the ENABLE-TAAT compact, identify, develop and promote tools and guidelines for capacity building which will help in mobilizing young people, promote agribusiness growth and help expand diversity in young people, carry out the related ENABLE-TAAT compact training in collaboration with identified facilitators within commodity value chains, integrate promising advanced agricultural technologies from the 9 commodity value chain compacts into curriculum, and incubation, assemble training toolkits and produce training tool per value chain and technology. Others include to produce a comprehensive report at the end of training and make recommendations on ways of improving the project.
The desired consultant is expected to possess a B.Sc. or HND in Agricultural Science or other related field with at least four (4) years experiences in performing similar capacity development design and development, training of trainers and participatory extension; performing similar or related roles preferably.
Compact Administrator :
The Consultant in this capacity, will coordinate project management activities in relation to resources, materials and equipment in adherence to the approved procurement plan, manage budget and expenditure in relation to project implementation, management of human and material resources in relation to the project, ensure compliance with project budget allocations and timely filing of reports on fund advances and utilization. Other relates activities include working with the accountant in keeping track of financial records and expenses.
The desired consultant is expected to possess a B.Sc. or HND in Economics, Public Administration, or other related field with at least three (3) years experiences performing similar role in an international organization.
Communication Officer :
The Consultant is expected to develop, implement and coordinate, a detailed communication plan/strategy for the ENABLE-TAAT compact, drive corporate strategy and message development, and other documentations, facilitate the dissemination of information on the ENABLE-TAAT compact activities through feature writing, press releases and social media, promote and publicize ENABLE-TAAT compact activities and results to various stakeholders, write, edit, and produce articles and news stories on project related activities and findings and have these published in project newsletter or other outlets, develop and package print/web/audio-visual and multimedia materials for the ENABLE-TAAT compact upon interaction with the value chains.
The desired consultant is expected to possess a B.Sc. or HND in Mass Communication, Public Relations, or other related field with at least five (5) years’ experience performing similar role in an international organization.
Monitoring and Evaluation Officers (Nigeria & Tanzania) :
The Consultant will assist with the development and management of baseline, midline, and end line monitoring samples of potential ENABLE-TAAT beneficiary, prepare quarterly and annual programme monitoring reports that contains summary data, reviewing overall performance against targets and making overall programme recommendations including best practices identified, conduct trainee evaluation at various stages, including completion of basic training, program placement, ongoing program, program completion, and post-program, assist sample selection and monitoring to test the impact of alternative interventions, track project implementation in relation to the project document. Also, the consultant will work with the Business Development Officer (BDO) in providing regular and timely analysis of the start-up agribusiness enterprises and liaise with TAAT M/E officer in verifying data and information on the compact.
The Consultant should possess B.Sc./ HND in Statistics, Economics, Business Administration and other social science related course with at least four (4) years of relevant job experience from International organizations/NGOs/donors preferably linked to tropical agriculture or International development.
Compact Accountant (Kenya) :
The required Consultant will prepare financial reports on a monthly and quarterly basis to monitor the day to day project activity of ENABLE-TAAT activities, ensure that all financial reporting deadlines are met according to project document, ensure the collection and maintenance of financial data in relation to IITA/AfDB’s procedures on finance and accounting, performs other activities in relation to the project, coordinate the delivery, collation and submission of project financial and progress information in a timely and comprehensive manner to the compact coordination team.
The desired consultant should possess B.Sc./HND in Accountancy, Financial Management, or other social science related courses with at least 2 years of relevant job experience from International organizations/NGOs/donors preferably linked to tropical agriculture or International development.
Liaison Officer/M_E (DR Congo) :
The Consultant will contribute to strengthening the youth program in francophone countries; support the implementation of the incubation program, including the development of tools and guidelines, monitoring of youth and agribusiness databases in relation to the various established enterprise, develop the M&E system and process development, creating a framework and procedures for the monitoring and evaluation of project activities; adapt the M&E system and process development to project location in Francophone countries. Others include; collating data on a regular basis to measure achievement against the performance indicators in Francophone project sites.
This Consultancy service requires a candidate with B.Sc./ HND in Statistics, Business Administration, Economics, Agricultural Science or any social science related field with at least
- years of relevant job experience from International organizations/NGOs/donors preferably linked to tropical agriculture or International development.
Liaison Officers (Nigeria- Onne, Imo, Abuja), Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia :
The Consultants for this position in the mentioned locations will serve as project Liaison Officers implementing ENABLE-TAAT activities in location of operation, organize and supervise incubation activities and reporting such activities in various incubation centres, contribute to the development and packaging of agribusiness planning materials for the ENABLE-TAAT compact in close interactions and collaborations with compact coordination team and other TAAT program compacts. The consultant will also manage monitoring of youth and agribusiness databases in relation to the various established enterprises.
The desired consultant should possess B.Sc./HND in Agricultural science/extension services and other related courses with at least (2) years of relevant job experience from International organizations/NGOs/donors preferably linked to tropical agriculture or International development.
IITA now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested individual consultants 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.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the African Development Bank’s Rules and Procedures for the Use of Consultants
Expressions of interest should be delivered to the address below by 12 July 2019. Attn: Chrysantus Akem; PhD
TAAT Program Coordinator | Program Management Unit International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, www.iita.org Headquarters & West Africa Hub
PMB 5320, Oyo Road, Ibadan 200001, Oyo State, Nigeria
International Mailing Address: IITA, Carolyn House, 26 Dingwall Road, Croydon, CR9 3EE, UK
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Email: C.Akem@cgiar.org Skype: (bobesancte)