New Job Vacancy at Solidaridad Network Tanzania – Consultant
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| Solidaridad Network |
Consultant: Value Chain Analysis for Passport to Coffee Export (PACE) Project, Tanzania
1. Introduction
Solidaridad
Network is an international solution-oriented civil society
organization working through eight regional expertise centres to
transform markets to make them more sustainable and inclusive. Our eight
regional expertise centres include Asia, Eastern and Central Africa,
Europe, Latin America, North America, Southern Africa, South America,
West Africa and our global Secretariat in the Netherlands. Solidaridad
Eastern and Central Africa, one of the regional centres, is
headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya with country offices and programmes in
Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda. Solidaridad
works in over 13 commodities, however for East Africa the common
commodities include Tea, coffee, Sugarcane, aquaculture, Livestock,
Dairy, Textiles, Cotton, leather, fruits and vegetables, Cocoa, Oil palm
and Gold. We bring together players across key commodities and engage
them with innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the
transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the
benefit for all.
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2. Project Background
In
Tanzania, more than 450,000 families and 110 estates derive their
livelihoods from growing coffee with excess of 2,000,000 people employed
directly or indirectly in the coffee industry. The challenges facing
the sector include: i) extremely low productivity due to aging trees and
producers, as well as inadequate access to inputs (such as,
improved-variety planting material); ii) poor adoption of good
agricultural and climate-smart practices, lack of on-farm and community
level processing and value addition; iii) low profits and profitability
for coffee farmers; iv) lack of competitive marketing channels due to
auctions system and export licensing requirements; v) limited sector
integration and shared-value business models between large exporters and
farmers; vi) high prevalence of cross-border coffee smuggling (20% of
total production), especially for Robusta coffee; and vii) high producer
taxation.
The sector is also plagued by social and cultural
barriers, such as gender exclusion (youth and women) and food and
nutrition insecurity.
2.1 Project Objectives
PACE’s
overall objective is to promote a sustainable and inclusive sector
development through a robust export oriented coffee value chain by 2023.
To achieve this, the action has set four specific objectives: i)
improving export oriented coffee sector; ii) increasing incomes through
job creation; iii) enhancing food and nutrition security of smallholder
coffee farmers; and iv) enhancing sectoral value addition and marketing.
2.2 Project Expected Results
The key results expected included but not limited to:
- Improved productivity and enhanced food and nutrition security of smallholder coffee farmers
- Increased incomes for coffee farmers through diversification and job creation
- Improved export oriented coffee sector in Tanzania
- Enhanced sectorial value addition and marketing.
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3. PACE Project Consortium
Tanzania
Coffee Research Institute: A government research body with a mandate to
initiate, implement, promote and carry out research on coffee
production, processing, quality, farming systems and husbandry of other
crops associated with coffee. TaCRI has implemented three European
Commission programmes in the past and currently works with Solidaridad
ECA to implement her Coffee Resilience Program in Northern Tanzania.
Envirocare:
A non-profit organization working in Tanzania, primarily focused on
conserving the environment and improving livelihoods in local
communities with gender, human rights and community based organisation
integration through a participatory approach.
Solidaridad
Tanzania Country Office: Carries out Country level implementation roles
for the PACE Project. The organization has been implementing programs in
coffee, horticulture, sugarcane, cotton, dairy, gold and landscape
management in Tanzania. We have a rich experience in promoting best
practises and sustainable production, trade and market development for
producers. Our programs in Tanzania focus on value chain development,
food security, gender inclusivity, ICT, climate innovations, investment
in viable businesses for impact creation while working together with
governments, multilateral agencies, private companies as well as
commodity producers.
Solidaridad Europe, Established in 1969 in
the Netherlands. Developed Max Havelaar label for sustainable supply
chains in 1988, and have garnered over 50 years’ experience on
sustainable supply chains throughout the globe.
4. OBJECTIVES OF THE VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
The
overall objective of this assignment is to carry out a Value Chain
Analysis and market assessment of the coffee sector in Tanzania to
provide evidence-based information to proposed project interventions on
increasing incomes through job creation and enhancing sectoral value
addition and marketing. In particular, the Value Chain Analysis and
market assessment should shed light on the status and viability of
existing and potential coffee and other related products markets and
determine which hold promise of employment opportunities in the coffee
value chain, product expansion, market viability, value addition
opportunities and quality improvement.
5. Suggested Approaches and Methodologies
The
study will be based on data and information gathered from both primary
and secondary sources. Secondary sources would comprise relevant project
documents, coffee sector reports, and government reports. Primary data
will be collected from sampled beneficiaries, government line
ministries, business community representatives, existing women and youth
groups, market actors and other NGOs in the project regions. The
detailed methodology and field work schedule will be finalized in
consultation with Solidaridad, partner organizations and the
consultants.
However, the consultants will ensure the following steps:
a)
Visit PACE Project Management Office in Tanzania, and hold interactions
with Country Manager, Program Manager, M&E & Communication Unit
and PACE core team to be acquainted with project, its activities and
the proposed work.
b) Draft an appropriate methodology for primary
data collection and develop data collection tools (e.g. market survey,
interviews with market actors, key informant interviews), Focus Group
Discussion (FGD) guides that will be used to conduct the market
assessment and Value Chain Analysis (to be reviewed by Solidaridad). The
methodology should specifically consult, and identify opportunities
for, women and youth (male and female).
c) Plan and conduct a market assessment and Value Chain Analysis focusing on:
i.
Mapping and profiling the existing job creation opportunities within
the coffee value chain both on farm and off farm in the selected
targeted districts with the intended outcome to identify feasible and
most effective opportunities for women and youth.
ii. Generate a
shortlist of 4-5 profitable and technically feasible business cases
within the coffee value chain in each target district. Criteria for
short listing and selecting the cases should include potential for
growth and potential pro-poor adaptability.
iii. An end-to-end
assessment that provides a detailed analysis of at least 4-5 business
cases along the coffee value chain and provide recommendations on how
the selected target group can be engaged in the value chain in different
roles (supplier of inputs, producer, processor, transporter, traders).
iv.
Assess selected market systems supporting environment (services,
policies and rules regulations, infrastructure), and market constraints
in the selected target districts.
v. Describe skills training needs related to potential roles in the value chain.
vi.
Suggest off-farm income generating activities and technical vocational
skills in demand based on the market analysis, feasibility (technical,
social, economic) and local/regional opportunities for acquiring these
skills.
vii. Identify areas of intervention in the coffee value chain
cycle for women and youth with low literacy levels and specific skills
training needs.
d) Draft a market analysis and Value Chain
Analysis report, which includes an executive summary and practical
recommendations that can be used to inform the PACE coffee project
interventions to ensure viability, appropriateness, and ultimately
sustainability.
e) Share draft report and obtain comments/inputs and incorporate the same into final report.
f) Prepare final report and submit (hard copy and electronic version in word format) to Solidaridad Tanzania Office.
6. Deliverables
The following deliverables are envisioned under this ToR:
Hard and E copy of the final Value Chain and market assessment report with the following mandatory information included;
a) Identification of areas in the coffee value chain where women and youth can be engaged (business cases)
b)
List of actors – describe the actors in the market system/value chain –
producers, aggregators, wholesalers, retailers, consumers,
transporters, financial etc. Describe what the role of actors in terms
of the market, present what costs they incur, what income they make,
assess their risks, present data on the margins at each step along the
value chain.
c) Enabling Environment – describe the policies, rules and regulations governing the market.
d) Market Constraints– analyse and describe market constraints as they relate to the target group.
e)
List of programme intervention options/analysis – these should directly
address the market constraints in form of a discussion and feasibility
analysis.
f) Potential of the growth/market for the proposed value
chain interventions and current volume of trade in the proposed
interventions.
g) Recommendation for best strategy to move forward and implement these interventions
h)
A clear indication of the potentials for integration of small producers
mainly women and youth in the business cases identified along the
coffee value chain
i) Identification of small improvements that can
lead to significant increases in employment and incomes for women and
youth in coffee growing communities
) Raw data collected.
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- Post-graduate degree in Social Sciences, Business, Economics, Statistics or related field.
- Minimum of 3 years’ relevant professional experience in VCA research and market assessment studies
- Strong background and experience in data collection and analysis.
- Technical expertise in assessing issues of agricultural value chains in Tanzania
- The ability to draw strong and valid conclusions.
- Excellent communication and report writing skills.
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How to apply
8. APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS:
Candidates interested in the position are expected to provide the following documentation
· A technical proposal with detailed response to the TOR, with specific focus on the scope of work
· methodology to be used and draft data collection tools
· Initial work plan based on methodology outlined, and indication of availability
· A financial proposal inclusive of all costs related to this study (in EUR)
· Company profile and team CV’s including a minimum of 3 references
9. Work Schedule
Details
will be worked out jointly with consultant team and project staff.
However, the work is expected to commence from August, 2021 for an
estimated 45 days’ period.
The deadline for submission of the EOI will be on 6TH August 2021. The completed technical and financial proposal (inclusive of relevant taxes) together with work plan, should be sent to procurement.eca@solidaridadnetwork.org with subject line clearly marked: Terms of Reference (ToR): Value Chain Analysis for Passport to Coffee Export (PACE) Project, Tanzania
Only
successful applicant/firm shall be contacted. If you don’t hear from us
in 3 weeks after the deadline consider yourself unsuccessful.
Any form of canvassing will lead to disqualification.
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