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-GIC-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 conduct a Gender Assessment of the Existing Three FSCs and Conduct Training on Gender and Youth for the Existing Three FCSs
The FSCP-GIC-Ethiopia project will carry out several activities to ensure the sustainability of the three established FSCs. The training will empower FSC staff to promote the participation of women and youth customers in FSC-led capacity building, demonstration and field day activities, and receive demand-based technical support. The training also intends to assess the gender and youth gaps and opportunities in the FSC areas and recommend ways of increasing and strengthening the participation of women and youth FSC customers in FSC activities. The assessment will look at the existence of organized women’s groups in the area, and investigate potentials ways to most effectively facilitate an inclusive input supply system for women and youth communities at the FSC-level.
The objective of this ToR is to recruit a Gender and Youth Specialist as a Short-Term Technical Assistant (Consultant) to conduct four days (2 days on Gender; 2 days Youth) of training in Adama, Ethiopia. Specifically, the consultant will be responsible for the following:
He/she is responsible for managing the following milestones and activities. The anticipated level of effort for this assignment is 19 days, with a six-day work week.
Milestones and Activities
Activity I
August 21, 2017
Activity II
Between August 22-September 1, 2017
Deliverable 1 is to develop the Gender/Youth Assessment Tool and Report
Program team will review Tool on August 24; Report Review will take place on August Sept 4
Activity III
September 6-9,2017
Deliverable 2 is the training modules, presentation materials and pre- and post-assessment questionnaire preparation
Program team will review document September 12 & 13, 2017
Activity IV
September 25-28, 2017
Deliverable 2 is Conducting Training
Activity V
September 29 – October 2 , 2017
Deliverable 3 is the detailed training report
Activity VI
October 4, 2017
For this particular opportunity, your submission will be evaluated based on the points below.
Please note that FSCP-GIC-Ethiopia reserves the right to add you to the project database of consultants for future assignments related to gender and youth. If you would like to be considered in the database, it is mandatory to provide your CV and references with this submission.
Kindly note that these dates are a requirement for this opportunity. All final deliverables are expected to CNFA by October 4, 2017.
Duration of Assignment: 19 working days of level of effort for the consultant based on a six-day work week.