Job Description
- PROJECT BACKGROUND
DAI Europe, together with consortium partners First Consult; Enclude; and ITAD, is managing the UKaid-funded Enterprise Partners (EP) which aim to support and transform the private sector and Ethiopia’s continued economic growth over seven years with a £15m grant fund.
EP is utilizing the Making Markets Work for the Poor approach (M4P) and has two main pillars to achieve the goal of integrating the poor, and especially women, in sustainable economic enterprises that create jobs and improve incomes. The planned impact is to create 45,000 jobs (75% of which will be held by women) and increase the incomes of 65,000 households by at least 20%.
The EP Pillars are:
- The Agro-Industrial Group is expected to achieve the outcome of increasing returns on investment (productivity) and investment levels in the identified sectors of cotton/textiles, livestock/leather and horticulture, in order to achieve the impact of creating jobs and raising household incomes. Additionally this pillar will incorporate the promotion of climate change awareness and addressing women’s economic empowerment.
- The Finance Group aims to achieve the outcome of increasing investment levels in the Ethiopian economy, particularly for growth-oriented small and medium enterprise. This will include funding of green technologies where appropriate and develop funding for green growth investment.
Background specific to this assignment
Developing a Contract Farming scheme will address most of the constraint faced by farmers, in particular access to improved seed and pesticides. Accordingly, it endeavor to develop a core of mutual interest between cotton farmers and spinners/textile mills for sustainable supply chain integration. This would make cotton production attractive to farmers and additionally enhance the competitiveness of the textile factories.
The main objective of this assignment for the Contract Farming Facilitator is to work with EP, implementing partners, and relevant stakeholders to develop the recommended organizational structure and expedite the process towards successful implementation of the customized contract farming models.
- PURPOSE
The purpose of the assignment is to develop and expedite the process of developing the recommended organizational structure towards the successful implementation of the customized contract farming models. This organizational structures have to be developed for each of the selected cotton growing regions. Namely Amhara, SNNPR, and Tigray, including the establishment of the National Advisory Group (NAG) at federal level. The recommended organizational structures and terms of reference is annexed with this document.
- SPECIFIC TASK
The Facilitator expected to undertake the following tasks:
3.1. Facilitation
- Facilitate and organize sensitization workshop for key federal level stakeholders to establish National Advisory Group (NAG) and communicate clear TOR.
- Facilitate and organize sensitization workshop in Amhara, SNNPR, and Tigray region for key regional level stakeholders to take ownership and establish Regional Steering Committee (RSC) and communicate clear TOR.
- Facilitate and organize sensitization workshop in Amhara, SNNPR, and Tigray region for key zonal level stakeholders to establish Local Governance Forum (LGF) communicate clear TOR.
- Identify, secure buy in, and actively engage relevant service providers and development partners to support in the pilot contract farming.
- Work with RSC and LGF to identify appropriate farmer coops/organization to partner with the selected Ginners/textile mills.
- As per the feasibility study and designed contract farming model, develop a full budget for the implementation of the contract farming scheme with active participation of Regional and Zonal stakeholders.
- Work closely with RSC and LGF to develop customized contract agreement and facilitate the signing of the contract between identified business partners.
- Assist the initiation of the pilot CF project in the selected three regions.
3.2. Capacity Development
- Develop capacity development plan for farmers, cooperative management, and implementing partners.
- Organize training on project management for implementing partners pilot project staff and other relevant stakeholders.
3.3. Monitoring and Reporting
- Facilitate baseline study to document the existing market and production situation.
Developing a result management and monitoring system for knowledge management and documentation along with implementing partner pilot project staff.
- WORKING ARRANGEMENT
The STTA is expected to work under the direct supervision of EP and closely working with TIRET, EIIDE, Hiwot Mechanized Farm, MNS Manufacturing, ETIDI, and the National Advisory Group.
- TIME FRAME, INPUTS AND DELIVERABLES
This assignment will take place from December 17, 2018 – March 8, 2018
Total number of days: will be 60 days.
| Description of Milestone | Deliverables | Number of days required |
| Facilitating workshops at federal level and three regions (Amhara, SNNPR, and Tigray) | – Workshop report – Terms of Reference – MoU signed for the establishment of Local governance forum | 13 |
| Facilitate on identifying appropriate farmer Coops/Organization, relevant service providers, and development partners | – Number of farmer Coops/Organization, relevant service providers, and development partners | 10 |
| Develop a full budget for the implementation and customized contract agreement | – Full budget breakdown – Contract agreement | 2 |
| Facilitate the contract signing between farmers and implementing partners | – Number of contract signed | 10 |
| Develop capacity development plan for farmers, cooperatives, and implementing partners | – Capacity development plan report | 2 |
| Facilitate project management training for implementing partners project staff and other relevant stakeholders | – Project management training report | 10 |
| Facilitate the baseline study on the existing market and production condition | – Baseline report | 10 |
| Develop Result management and monitoring system | – Result management and monitoring system report | 3 |
| Total Days | 60 | |
Job Requirements
Senior Local Contract Farming Expert
– An Ethiopian with proven CF designing and implementation experience. Knowledge of cotton production and marketing will be advantageous.
– He/she work closely with partners, EP, and relevant stakeholders for the establishment of the contract faming structure and implementation design.
Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required
– Undergraduate degree (equivalent of a BA/BS) in Agriculture, economics, marketing & management or related area plus 6 years or above minimum relevant working experience in contract farming and cotton marketing.
– Excellent spoken and writing in English and Amharic.
How to Apply
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted and applications that do not meet the minimum requirements and doesn’t follow the application process will not be considered. Interested applicants should submit their application through e-mail as follows:
Please clearly mark in the subject line ‘Consultancy – Cotton Contract Farming Model Facilitator ’ and email your CV and application letter. Please note that ONLY CV and application letter (not other testimonials) are required to apply at this stage.
Qualified women are highly encouraged to apply.
No phone calls please.
More Information
- Job City Addis Ababa
