Appel à propositions (Lead Scaling pour le projet FASA) au Zambie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Budget

Applicants should indicate overall budget. This should include indication of fees/per day rates of individuals involved, and any other expenses.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Lead the scaling work in the FASA project.
  • Develop research proposal and protocols for scaling work in the FASA project.
  • Recruit and manage three local scaling specialists working part-time in Nigeria, Zambia and Kenya.
  • Design and conduct market assessments on ingredients and fish feeds in Nigeria, Zambia and Kenya.
  • Publish technical, scientific, practice and/or outreach articles.
  • Work collaboratively with the Project Leader based at the HQ in Malaysia.
  • Develop productive partnerships to further scaling work in Nigeria, Zambia and Kenya, through key international and national research institutes and universities.
  • Build productive relations with investors and development partners from public and private sectors for scaling out projects outputs.
  • Plan, organize, execute and report on project.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

Organizations that have sufficient capacities and human resources, with:

  • Staff member with MSc and/or PhD in scaling science or scaling practices as it relates to agriculture/aquaculture and in-depth technical training in the area of the scaling of the innovations.
  • A strong track record of high-quality scaling analysis and outputs in agriculture/aquaculture and/or fisheries. Preferably, also experience in studying fish feeds in low-income countries.
  • Demonstrated expertise in scaling in MEL design and delivery, assessments, data analysis, visualization, knowledge management, capacity building, and/or training.
  • Excellent proficiency of spoken and written English from assigned project team.
  • Ability to work with interdisciplinary research teams, linking own expertise to other fields, including human nutrition, value chains, gender and social inclusion, climate change and fish nutrition fields.
  • Ability to manage research projects.
  • Proven experience implementing research and development projects/activities in Africa.
  • Experience with agriculture/aquaculture science and development.
  • Proven competency with designing intersectional scaling methodologies in Africa.
  • Experience with designing, collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data.
  • Preferably, experience with agricultural/animal/aquacultural/fish feed production studies.
  • Experience with working with rural communities in developing countries.
  • Proven competency with the dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge products, including a record of publication in Scopus-listed journals.
  • Demonstrable experience in subcontracting enumerators with scaling expertise and supervising staff.

How to Apply

This opportunity is open to National and International Consulting Organizations. The selection of organizations will be based on the proposed SOW, relevant organizational expertise, experience and cost. The shortlisted organizations may be asked to make presentations detailing their proposed approach, methodology and organizational expertise. WorldFish anticipates the finalization of selection process and contracting in February 2023 and selected organization should be able to commence implementation of project activities in February or March 2023. The services of the selected organization can be either on an annual basis or for the five years that the project will last, with annual assessment and renewal in June every project year.

More details

Application Deadline: 31 March 2023