Background
APT Action on Poverty is a UK based international development organisation (NGO), with a focus on supporting African employment and enterprise, and addressing issues with social impact such as child labour and gender inclusion. We have been working in communities in Tanzania on livelihoods and group development since 2013.
There are increasing funding opportunities for joint programmes with larger private sector businesses/cooperatives and NGOs to grow the business as well as provide social and economic benefit to supply chain actors, and particularly to large numbers of low income small-holder farmers. Whilst APT does not have the funding to invest ourselves we have the skills, connections, and capacity to:
Purpose
The purpose of the consultancy is to identify businesses:
Selection of Businesses and Required information:
A suitable business would be:
We would require an outline profile of each business including the following information:
i. Business name, address and contact details
ii. Clear confirmation and status on the selection criteria 1-5 above
iii. The business role in the value chain
iv. Description of the current difficulties the business is experiencing
v. Relationship with small holders and their estimated numbers
Further information will be gathered by the consultant (refer to process below) on three or more businesses which fit the selection criteria, to include the following topics, depending on what the businesses is willing to disclose at this early stage:
Process:
Experience And Qualifications
This consultancy is for Tanzanian Nationals. The consultant will have a good understanding of the Agricultural Sector in Tanzania, regional and local economic trends. An understanding of the NGO/CBO sector is an advantage. The consultant must have good spoken and written English language. The consultant will have considerable report writing experience combined with experience of developing and carrying out (market) research, including interviewing stakeholders.
Timeline
Length of Consultancy: 8 days spread over a period between contract signature and report submission. The consultancy will be based in Tanzania with a competitive fee based on experience.
Initial report to be submitted within one month of contract signature, by 14th March 2022.
How to apply
To Apply
All applicants must send a cover letter explaining their interest and how they meet the requirements for the consultancy. Applicants must provide a sample of two reports or other written work that they have been part of, and a proposal for how they would use the 8 days to produce the deliverables.
Deadline
Send your submission (in English) to: sue.tym@APTUK.org.uk
Deadline: 7th February 2022
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