Consultant – End of Project Evaluation – Sweet Potatoes for Prosperity Project – Farm Africa
Job Title: Consultant – End of Project Evaluation – “Sweet Potatoes for Prosperity Project”
Organization: Farm Africa
Duty Station: Soroti, Uganda
About US:
Farm Africa is an innovative charity that reduces poverty in rural eastern Africa by helping farmers grow more, sell more and sell for more: we help farmers to not only boost yields, but also gain access to markets, and add value to their produce. We place a high priority on environmental sustainability and develop approaches that help farmers to improve their yields and incomes without degrading their natural resources. Our programmes vary hugely, ranging from helping crops farmers to boost harvests, livestock keepers to improve animal health, and forest coffee growers to reach export markets, but core to all of them is a focus on the financial sustainability of the farmers’ businesses and environmental sustainability.
Consultancy Summary: Farm Africa Uganda is seeking a consultant to carry out end of project evaluation for the “Sweet Potatoes for Prosperity” project, implemented in Teso sub region, Soroti-Uganda.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Applications from individuals or teams are welcome and will be assessed on their ability to demonstrate the following qualifications and competencies:
Essential
- Extensive experience in carrying out baseline studies and final evaluations, with a focus on markets and value-chain projects and livelihood projects
- Experience conducting studies in Uganda
- Demonstrable academic and practical experience in qualitative and quantitative research methodology
- Strong analytical, facilitation and communication skills
- Excellent reporting and presentation skills
- Fluency in spoken and written English
- A Master’s degree in Agriculture, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Research Design, or relevant subject
- Quantitative analysis skills in at least one statistical software (e.g. MS Excel, STATA, R, SPSS).
Desirable
- Understanding of the OFSP market and value chain.
- Fluency in Ateso
- Experience conducting data analysis in Microsoft Excel
Where applicants fail to meet any of the above criteria, for example, fluency in Ateso or experience in agricultural livelihoods, the proposal should state how they expect to overcome this e.g. additional team members, translation services etc.
How to Apply:
The endline evaluation must be completed and fully reported on by December 13, 2019. The total available budget (including costs and expenses) for the evaluation is UGX 30,000,000. Interested consultants or firms are requested to submit:
- A full technical and financial proposal (template for adaptation attached to the full terms of reference in Annex A). Please provide as much detail as possible, however at a minimum please clearly distinguish between consultancy costs and expenses, and detail any expenses (including indicative costs) that you will require Farm Africa to pay directly.
- Copies of all relevant Curriculum Vitae (CVs). Only CVs for the specific individuals that will form the proposed evaluation team should be included;
- A sample of evaluation report for a similar project completed within the last 24 months (this will be treated as confidential and only used for the purposes of quality assurance);
- Contact details for two references (including one from your last client/employer).
How to Apply:
All documents must be submitted by email to our ‘sealed’ email address tenders@farmafrica.org by Friday 6th September 2019 – 5pm East Africa Time. The email subject line should clearly indicate ‘Bid for the OFSP Endline Consultancy’.
Farm Africa has a zero tolerance policy to fraud, bribery and corruption. If you have any concerns with regards to the way in which this work is being awarded please contact:
Rachel Beckett – Country Director Uganda – 0775 192 359 – rachelb@farmafrica.org
Full Terms of reference, Download TOR Here
Annexes
Annex A: Technical Proposal Template, Click Here
Annex B: Financial Proposal Template, Click Here
Annex C: OFSP Linear Log frame, Click Here
Annex D: OFSP Monitoring and Learning Plan, Click Here
Annex E: Project Proposal, Click Here
Deadline: 6th September 2019
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