Background
SNV, Netherlands Development Organization, is Dutch based, non-for profit foreign charity operating in Ethiopia since the 1970s. SNV has gone through many phases and evolutions in its 53-year history. This has enabled us to remain relevant in a changing world. We have a great complement of nearly 1,300 staff in our 28 offices around the world in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. We aspire to scale our impact. To step up to solidify our position as a premium organization. We will remain a global organization with a local presence (rather than a loose association of country outfits). Currently SNV Ethiopia is working in the eight+ regional states of Ethiopia which includes– Addis Ababa, Afar, Somali, Gambella, Benishangul, SNNPR, Oromia, Amhara and Tigray regional states, providing technical assistance and program implementation in the major 3 sectors including Agriculture, WASH and Energy. SNV is an open and learning organization focusses on improving the lives of Ethiopian Need people through best practices in the value chain, market, and youth and gender. Through its work in agriculture, SNV in Ethiopia supports the development of number of value chains such as milk and milk products, honey and beeswax, oilseeds and edible oil, fruit and pulses, livestock and horticulture. This takes a value chain development approach, with special focus on improving access to sustainable markets for smallholder farmers and by developing business-to-business relations and improving business development services.
For more information on SNV’s operations, visit our website: www.snvworld.org
The Project
Currently, SNV in partnership with Consortium Partners (Save the Children, Mercy Corps and TechnoServe) is implementing a “Livelihoods Improvement for Women and Youth (LI-WAY) project in Addis Ababa with financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The overall objective of the programme is to contribute to sustainable poverty reduction, improved gender relations and social stability in Addis Ababa. Specifically, the programme aims to improve the livelihoods of 200,000 poor people, of whom at least 50% are women and 75% young people, by increasing incomes and improving access to economic opportunities in Addis Ababa.
As the programme is using M4P approach for its design and implementation, it will achieve the above-mentioned objectives by facilitating market-based systemic changes working through key market players. Therefore, creating a common understanding among the implementing partners of the programme (private and government actors) is critical for the successful implementation of the programme objectives and interventions.
As part of its capacity building intervention, SNV is looking for a well-known professional and experienced trainer (person or a firm) to provide experience (practice) based Making Markets Work training for key implementing partners of its LI-WAY programme.
Objectives of the Assignment
1) To create a common understanding on the Making Markets Work approach and practices among the key partners of the LI-WAY programme;
2) To provide key differences between the conventional development and M4P approaches,
3) To provide simplified guiding principles of the M4P approach for partners.
1) Practical experience and expertise in applying the Making Market Work (M4P/MSD) approach for programme design, programme staff and/or partners training, and in providing technical backstopping on its implementation.
2) Experience in Ethiopia (specifically related to supporting M4P approach) is a requirement;
3) Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with proven analytical ability and participatory skills are necessary to provide adult training.
4) Committed to avail minimum required number of days (physical availability).
5) Willing to align his/her plan with SNV/LI-WAY plans.