About CNFA:
CNFA is a global not-for-profit organization with offices in Washington, D.C. and Brussels, Belgium that is dedicated to stimulating sustainable growth in the agricultural sector. CNFA specializes in fostering private sector investments in training, new technologies and marketing as a means to increase the overall competitiveness of agricultural value chains, expand exports and develop skills across the rural workforce. By generating higher incomes for farmers, processors, entrepreneurs and distributors, CNFA helps improve livelihoods and reduce poverty.
About FSCP-GIAF-Ethiopia:
In September 2015, CNFA signed a grant agreement with the German Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), to continue rolling out the Farm Service Center (FSC) network in Ethiopia. The Farm Service Center Project (FSCP) is a 34-month project under GIZ Ethiopia’s Green Innovation Centre for the agriculture and food sector Portfolio (GIC-Ethiopia). Under the FSCP-GIC-Ethiopia program, CNFA will establish five private retail input supply stores (FSCs) that will link targeted smallholder farmers in the Arsi zone of Ethiopia to high-quality agricultural inputs and extension services. The project is strategically aligned to build the role of the private sector and will be connected to CNFA’s other initiatives in Ethiopia, which also work on the development of FSCs. In addition, the project - in line with the larger GIC-Ethiopia initiatives – will establish the FSCs among the five woredas in the Arsi Zone - Hitosa, Lode-Hitosa, Arsi-Robe, Digalu-Tijo and Tiyo. In addition, the project will focus on up-scaling of innovations and best practices for wheat and faba bean production.
Type of Assignment: Short Term Technical Assistance (STTA) to develop Environmental Mitigation Measures for two new FSCs
The FSCP-GIC-Ethiopia Project will carry out several activities to establish two additional FSCs in the Lode Hitosa and Digalu-Tijo of Arsi zone. The project will ensure the implementation of its activities do not have impacts on the environment and will adhere to the standard and acceptable environmental rules, regulations and guidelines. In addition, the project will support its grantees to be aware of environmental considerations, risks and to prepare possible mitigation measures. In view of this, the project plans to conduct a regular Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring review for each grantee. The monitoring will be carried out on a quarterly basis using a standard tool/format that are developed at project level.
The objective of this ToR is to recruit an Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring specialist as a short-term technical assistant (consultant) to prepare and update the environmental monitoring tools for the two additional FSCs. Environmental monitoring tools for the three existing FSCs have already been developed. Specifically, the consulant will be responsible to 1) Review the project work plan, Environmental Review Report, and three existing FSC Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plans; 2) Update the Environmental Review Report of the project activities to incorporate the two new FSCs; 3) Prepare and Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP) for the two additional FSCs; 4) Debrief with project team
He/she is responsible to manage the following milestones and activities. The total LOE for this activity is 4.5 days:
Milestones and Activities
Activity I
Orientation and project environmental documents review
Duration/No of LOE days for Consultant: One day, August 2, 2017 Deliverable 1: Updated ERR
Activity II
Conduct site visit of the two FSC locations using the project EMMF to take environmental considerations
Duration/No of LOE days for Consultant: One day, August 4, 2017
Activity III
Prepare and submit two customized Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plans (EMMPs)
Duration/No of LOE days for Consultant: Two days, August 7-8, 2017 Deliverable 2 : Two FSC level customized EMMPsActivity IV
Debrief with the project team
Duration/No of LOE days for Consultant: Half day, August 10, 2017Deliverable 3: Debrief with project team
Duration of Assignment: 4.5 working days of level of effort for the consultant. In his/her response to the ToR, the applicant is expected to work a six day work week.
Qualifications/Requirements
Please note that FSCP-GIC-Ethiopia reserves the right to add you to the project database of consultants for future assignments related to Environment. If you would like to be considered in the database, it is mandatory to provide your CV and references with this submission.
For this particular opportunity, your submission will be evaluated based on the following: