Duties and Responsibilities
Scope of Work
The Agricultural Livelihood Specialist will lead and support the identification of viable business and enterprise development and investment opportunities, analyse the barriers to start-ups, conduct preliminary analysis of potential returns on investments and make recommendations for creating an enabling environment for businesses and enterprises to be supported.
The national expert will lead on the following:
Assessment of barriers and opportunities (legal, institutional, practical and otherwise) on the economic and production landscapes within the selected project sites;
Targeted analyses of market potential of selected potential value chains, including market trends in the respective business fields;
Baseline assessment of the current financial and other benefits accruing to communities on the utilization of the natural resources for livelihood purposes;
Baseline assessment of existing community-based business and economic models;
Identification of an appropriate, community-based, cost-effective and integrated package of ecological and physical measures to be implemented at a landscape level;
Undertake socio-economic assessments of selected sites, identify sources of incomes for most households and levels of poverty (household incomes).
Duration of the Work
The expected duration of work is estimated to be 73 working days spread over 8 months.
Duty Station
The Agricultural Livelihood Specialist is not expected to report daily to UNDP office but can be provided a space should s/he need a work area.
Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments
Consultant must send a financial proposal based on lump sum amount.
The total amount quoted shall be all-inclusive and include all costs components required to perform the deliverables identified in the TOR, including professional fee, travel costs, living allowance (if any work is to be done outside the IC´s duty station) and any other applicable cost to be incurred by the IC in completing the assignment. The contract price will be fixed output-based price regardless of extension of the herein specified duration. Payments will be done upon completion of the deliverables/outputs and as per below percentages:
Deliverable 1 Upon submission and acceptance of the draft Inception Report and detailed Workplan: 20% of total contract amount
Deliverable 2 Upon submission and acceptance of the first draft of UNDP ProDoc: 30% of total contract amount
Deliverable 3 Upon submission and acceptance of the second draft of UNDP ProDoc with all required sections and Annexes and first draft EO Endorsement Request: 20% of total contract amount
Deliverable 4 Upon submission and acceptance of the final draft UNDP ProDoc with all required sections and Annexes and final darft EO Endorsement Request (addressing the comments of UNDP CO and global): 30% of total contract amount
In general, UNDP shall not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources
In the event of unforeseeable travel not anticipated in this TOR, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and the Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.
Competencies
Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities skills;
Openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback;
Ability to plan, organize, implement and report on work;
Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines;
Outstanding communication, project management and organizational skills;
Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
Demonstrates integrity and ethical standards;
Required Skills and Experience
Qualifications of the Successful Individual Contractor
Educational Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Economics/Business Management/ Entrepreneurship/ Development Economics
Experience
At least seven (7) years of demonstrable experience in agricultural development and enterprise/livelihood development;
Excellent understanding and at least three (3) years of experience in doing value chain analysis, product development, marketing and promotion;
Previous experience working with international organizations;
Language
Good command of English is a requirement.
Criteria for Evaluation of Offers
Offers will be evaluated based on combined scoring method – where the Technical Proposal will be evaluated based on qualifications in the CV. The Technical evaluation is weighted a max. of 70%.
The Financial Proposal that will be evaluated through submission of the Offeror’s Letter to UNDP Confirming Insterest and Availability for the IC including Financial Proposal Template and combined with the price offer will be weighted a max of 30%;
For the evaluation of the Technical Proposal, the selection of the successful consultant must be based in the following qualifications (with the appropriate obtainable points):
Technical Criteria for Evaluation
Criteria 1: Relevance of Education – Max 15 points
Criteria 2: Number of years and relevance of experience in the field of agricultural development and enterprise or livelihood development – Max 40 Points
Criteria 3: Number of years of experience in doing value chain analysis, product development, marketing and promotion – Max 25 points
Criteria 4: Previous experience working in international organizations – Max 10 points
Criteria 5: Fluency in English language – Max 10 points
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