Request for Expression of Interest
INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION
Assignment Title: Training Services In Regional Stakeholders (NARES) Sensitization of the relevance of Foresight For Food Systems Training & Establishment of a Regional Hub in Zambia– Gaborone x 2
CCARDESA Secretariat under the CAADP-XP4 Project, Botswana.
The Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) has received financing from the European Union channeled through the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) equivalent to €5,370 Million towards the cost of Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme’s Ex-Pillar 4 (CAADP-XP4) Project, and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this grant towards eligible payments under this contract. Payment by IFAD will be made only at the request of CCARDESA and upon approval by IFAD and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the financing agreement. The financing agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the grant account for any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of IFAD, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No parties other than CCARDESA shall derive any rights from the financing agreement or have any claim to financing proceeds.
CCARDESA is a subsidiary organization of SADC and has the mandate of coordinating all matters of agricultural research and development in the SADC region. It facilitates the implementation of various projects, including the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Ex Pillar 4 (CAADP-XP4). The CAADP-XP4 project supports a science-led and climate-relevant agricultural transformation in Africa. It aims to strengthen the capacities of the five African institutions to deliver on their Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) mandates and to collectively support African countries in implementing relevant programs of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP).
The overall objective of this training is to build foresight capacity within agricultural research and development institutions and relevant regional organizations to enable the application of methods and approaches for robust, future-proofed planning and implementation for climate-resilient sustainable food systems.
The specific objectives of this assignment are to:
- Sensitize stakeholders within NARES from 9 SADC member states on the Foresight for food systems Models
- Strengthen capacities of national-level stakeholders on Foresight for Food Systems from Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho, Eswatini, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
- Support countries to develop action plans that will enable them to implement foresight activities,
- Support the development of a strategy for the establishment of a Regional Foresight Hub (RFH) in partnership with the Africa Foresight Academy (AFA)
The Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested consultants should provide information (Comprehensive CVs that show descriptions of similar assignments and experience in similar conditions) demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
The shortlisting criteria are:
- A minimum of a master’s degree in Agricultural Economics/Policy Analysis or a closely related field,
- At least Five years experience in aligning SADC strategies, policies, and AU to country-level implementation.
- Proven experience in working in Foresight for Food systems/Climate Change
- Proven engagement with the Africa Foresight Academy (AFA)
- Familiar with the CAADPXP4 activities on foresight and related food systems processes
- Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Experience in similar assignments
- Experience in working with regional organizations and in Southern African countries Or CCARDESA SROs. ,
- At least five years of relevant experience in facilitating collaborative workshops for large regional organisatioNn
- Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills.
- Experience with multicultural environments in a variety of settings
- Knowledge and experience of innovative workshop facilitation principles and method
- Fluency (spoken and written) in English is essential;
- working knowledge of other SADC languages will be an advantage;
For Detailed TORs please follow the link below:https://www.ccardesa.org/knowledge-products/terms-reference-training-services-regional-stakeholders-nares-sensitization
The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the individual Consultancy method set out in the CCARDESA Procurement Manual.
Application letters complete with detailed curriculum vitae must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) on or before 29th February 2024. Applications should bear the name of the assignment in the subject field.
The Executive Director
Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) Secretariat
Ground Floor, Red Brick Building
Plot 4701
Station Exit Road
Private Bag 00357
Gaborone, Botswana
E-mail: procurement@ccardesa.org ,Tel: 00267 391 4991/7
