TECHNOLOGIES FOR AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION (TAAT)

WATER ENABLER COMPACT (TAAT-WEC)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES

SECTOR : Agriculture

CONSULTANCY SERVICES :  Various (see below)

Financing Agreement reference : P- Z1-A00-016

Project ID No.: 2100155036067

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This request for expression of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared on the African Development Bank Group’s Internet Website(www.afdb.org) 16th August, 2018.

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has received a grant from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Program. IWMI intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to facilitate payments under the contracts for the following individual consultants.

  1. National Coordinator Water Management – Burkina Faso :

The Consultant is expected to identify key relevant national stakeholder groups and partners to participate and facilitate effective out-scaling of proposed technologies; organize in collaboration with the national partner institutions stakeholder meetings and visibility events with public and private sector parties; inventory policies, programs and institutions, assess bottlenecks for scaling of TAAT Irrigation and Water Management technologies, and provide recommendation; identify national projects, programs and funding sources for leveraging and further scaling of TAAT irrigation and water management technologies; contribute to monitoring and evaluation of project outputs and outcomes related to scaling of technologies and creation of an enabling environment; oversee demonstration site development and awareness and visibility campaigns, including training, field visits, cross-country farmer visits, field days; and support development and adaptation of capacity development materials to local context and provide training on irrigation and water management technologies to extension agents, young agripreneurs and champion farmers.

The desired consultant should possess a postgraduate degree in Irrigation Engineering, Agricultural engineering or Soil and Water Engineering with at least 10 years of post-graduate work experience in the field of irrigation management for small-scale farmers in Africa; proven knowledge of irrigation design, soil and water conservation, low-cost solutions; experience in designing and providing capacity development for various actors; experience in working with multiple partners across disciplines; ability to independently design and conduct field demonstration using participatory approaches. wide network with government organizations, donors NGO’s.

  1. National Coordinator Water Management – Ethiopia :

The Consultant is expected to identify key relevant national stakeholder groups and partners to participate and facilitate effective out-scaling of proposed technologies; organize in collaboration with the national partner institutions stakeholder meetings and visibility events with public and private sector parties; inventory policies, programs and institutions, assess bottlenecks for scaling of TAAT Irrigation and Water Management technologies, and provide recommendation; identify national projects, programs and funding sources for leveraging and further scaling of TAAT irrigation and water management technologies; contribute to monitoring and evaluation of project outputs and outcomes related to scaling of technologies and creation of an enabling environment; oversee demonstration site development and awareness and visibility campaigns, including training, field visits, cross-country farmer visits, field days; and support development and adaptation of capacity development materials to local context and provide training on irrigation and water management technologies to extension agents, young agripreneurs and champion farmers.

The desired consultant should possess a postgraduate degree in Irrigation Engineering, Agricultural engineering or Soil and Water Engineering with at least 10 years of post-graduate work experience in the field of irrigation management for small-scale farmers in Africa; proven knowledge of irrigation design, soil and water conservation, low-cost solutions; experience in designing and providing capacity development for various actors; experience in working with multiple partners across disciplines; ability to independently design and conduct field demonstration using participatory approaches. wide network with government organizations, donors NGO’s.

  1. National Coordinator Water Management – Mali 

The Consultant is expected to identify key relevant national stakeholder groups and partners to participate and facilitate effective out-scaling of proposed technologies; organize in collaboration with the national partner institutions stakeholder meetings and visibility events with public and private sector parties; inventory policies, programs and institutions, assess bottlenecks for scaling of TAAT Irrigation and Water Management technologies, and provide recommendation; identify national projects, programs and funding sources for leveraging and further scaling of TAAT irrigation and water management technologies; contribute to monitoring and evaluation of project outputs and outcomes related to scaling of technologies and creation of an enabling environment; oversee demonstration site development and awareness and visibility campaigns, including training, field visits, cross-country farmer visits, field days; and support development and adaptation of capacity development materials to local context and provide training on irrigation and water management technologies to extension agents, young agripreneurs and champion farmers.

Suitable candidates should have: a postgraduate degree in Irrigation Engineering, Agricultural engineering or Soil and Water Engineering; at least 10 years of post-graduate work experience in the field of irrigation management for small-scale farmers in Africa; proven knowledge of irrigation design, soil and water conservation, low-cost solutions; experience in designing and providing capacity development for various actors; experience in working with multiple partners across disciplines; ability to independently design and conduct field demonstration using participatory approaches. wide network with government organizations, donors NGO’s

  1. National Coordinator Water Management – Nigeria :

The Consultant is expected to identify key relevant national stakeholder groups and partners to participate and facilitate effective out-scaling of proposed technologies; organize in collaboration with the national partner institutions stakeholder meetings and visibility events with public and private sector parties; inventory policies, programs and institutions, assess bottlenecks for scaling of TAAT Irrigation and Water Management technologies, and provide recommendation; identify national projects, programs and funding sources for leveraging and further scaling of TAAT irrigation and water management technologies; contribute to monitoring and evaluation of project outputs and outcomes related to scaling of technologies and creation of an enabling environment; oversee demonstration site development and awareness and visibility campaigns, including training, field visits, cross-country farmer visits, field days; and support development and adaptation of capacity development materials to local context and provide training on irrigation and water management technologies to extension agents, young agripreneurs and champion farmers.

The desired consultant should possess a postgraduate degree in Irrigation Engineering, Agricultural engineering or Soil and Water Engineering with at least 10 years of post-graduate work experience in the field of irrigation management for small-scale farmers in Africa; proven knowledge of irrigation design, soil and water conservation, low-cost solutions; experience in designing and providing capacity development for various actors; experience in working with multiple partners across disciplines; ability to independently design and conduct field demonstration using participatory approaches. wide network with government organizations, donors NGO’s.

  1. National Coordinator Water Management – Sudan :

The Consultant is expected to identify key relevant national stakeholder groups and partners to participate and facilitate effective out-scaling of proposed technologies; organize in collaboration with the national partner institutions stakeholder meetings and visibility events with public and private sector parties; inventory policies, programs and institutions, assess bottlenecks for scaling of TAAT Irrigation and Water Management technologies, and provide recommendation; identify national projects, programs and funding sources for leveraging and further scaling of TAAT irrigation and water management technologies; contribute to monitoring and evaluation of project outputs and outcomes related to scaling of technologies and creation of an enabling environment; oversee demonstration site development and awareness and visibility campaigns, including training, field visits, cross-country farmer visits, field days; and support development and adaptation of capacity development materials to local context and provide training on irrigation and water management technologies to extension agents, young agripreneurs and champion farmers.

The desired consultant should possess a postgraduate degree in Irrigation Engineering, Agricultural engineering or Soil and Water Engineering with at least 10 years of post-graduate work experience in the field of irrigation management for small-scale farmers in Africa; proven knowledge of irrigation design, soil and water conservation, low-cost solutions; experience in designing and providing capacity development for various actors; experience in working with multiple partners across disciplines; ability to independently design and conduct field demonstration using participatory approaches. wide network with government organizations, donors NGO’s.

IWMI now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested individual consultant must provide comprehensive curriculum vitae information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services including a description of similar assignments done and experience in similar conditions.

The consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Bank’s October 2015 edition of the Bank’s Procurement Policy framework 1. The assignments shall be for a duration of one year and is expected to start on July 15, 2020.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours (0800-1630hrs).

Expressions of interest should be delivered to the address below on or before June 22, 2020 on following site : https://apply.workable.com/international-water-management-institute/

Direct your correspondence to :

Dr. Ir. Sander Zwart

Coordinator TAAT-Water Enabler Compact

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

IWMI – West Africa office

PMB, CT 112, Cantonments, Accra, GHANA

Tel : +233 54 7303108

Email : [email protected]