Background
Duties and Responsibilities
The consultant will analyze the locations (provinces) through desk and field research and make recommendations to GSB Project about which ones hold the most potential for poultry production related to soybean for feeding.
- The key players in the value chain and how they interact.
- The degree to which supply chain pressure is targeting agribusiness issues relative to other potential areas of concern (e.g. environmental sustainability, community development, smallholder poultry farms, etc.) and whether or not there is a business case for inclusive markets.
- Nodes of the supply chain where the pressure is most acute (e.g. food processors vs. farms) and where a GSB project could most feasibly operate.
Buyers Survey:
- The consultant, in collaboration with GSB team members, will conduct a cost/benefit analysis of compliance at different points in the supply chain, of poultry producers, processors, local traders and buyers. The consultant should also include any other important players identified throughout the scoping process.
- The consultant should identify who pays for the various costs and to what extent they are shared among buyers and suppliers and what the benefits are and who is primarily benefiting. Costs and benefits may include technology, human resources and infrastructure upgrading, human development, auditing/monitoring, and certification, among other things.
- Review the literature on poultry production standards and corporate social responsibility in global agribusiness supply chains, with particular attention to Angola.
- Become thoroughly familiar with the GSB Project, its tools and operational model, including criteria for selecting new products and markets.
- Consult with other relevant UN related agencies programs, including the Angola Enterprise Program (AEP) and Decentralization and Local Government Program (DLG) as well as World Bank to identify any complementarities and opportunities for joint implementation.
- Conduct key informant interviews as needed.
Based on initial research and consultation with GSB, the consultant will travel to the selected provinces.
- Conduct a “reality check” on findings of desk research, in terms of the market drivers and costs and benefits.
- Conduct more thorough stakeholder analysis with the following key private sector groups. Analysis should include the level of priority that the stakeholders seem to place on poultry value chain development; their capacity to engage in a multi stakeholder initiative; and their representativeness within the poultry industry.
- Suppliers
- Trading companies
- Processing facilities
- Poultry industry associations
- Local buyers
- Other key stakeholders as needed
Solicit feedback from key stakeholders about the possibility of new products and markets in the provinces. Manage expectations and seek more information on the sector and the relevant poultry industry issues at each node in the supply chain.
After the initial desk research and fieldwork are completed, a strategic one day workshop will be held in Luanda to discuss the scoping results and to take a decision on whether or not GSB should proceed in poultry development value chain and if so, which provinces it should operate in. This workshop will include GSB Steering Committee, AEP, and DLG Program staff. The consultant will be expected to attend this workshop and assist in its organization.
Following missions and if a decision is taken to proceed with the GSB Project in poultry industry, the consultant will revisit and refine initial analysis in order to prepare a final report and strategic plan. The report and plan will include the following elements:
- All elements of initial desk research, with the added input of the results of the fieldwork and strategic workshop.
- Analysis of key stakeholder’s commitment and capacity to engage and the approximate cost/benefit of their engagement.
- Analysis of how GSB would need to be adapted to better reflect the nature of the poultry value chain in the particular provinces and supply chain nodes that are being recommended for further exploration. This analysis should also include recommendations as to how the program can have an impact in the formal market.
- Identification of joint-implementation opportunities with other UNDP programs and projects.
Work for this project will commence in October to November 2011. This assignment will last approximately 40 working days, including desk research as well as in-country stakeholder consultations.
- Terms of reference for proposed missions
- Buyers Survey Report
- Mission reports, focusing on value chain issues
- Final Report and Strategic Plan
Confidentiality Statement
Competencies
- Strong Analytical skills
- Ability to work under pressure in any adverse environment
- Capacity to dialogue with different sectors.
- Excellent communication skills
- Determination and focus on goals and results
- Sound management and effective facilitation skills.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Masters degree in business, international development, or related field.
Experience:
- Minimum 10 years of work experience and at least 1 year experience in value chain analysis and corporate social responsibility, preferably in agribusiness, and should be broadly familiar with issues related to global supply chains, particularly poultry and agribusiness supply chains.
- The consultant should also have experience in conducting market and/or firm research.
Language:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
- Fluency in English required.
- Ability to communicate in Portuguese preferred