UNDP Jobs - 80664- Consultant - Development of livestock marketing St

Consultant - Development of livestock marketing Strategies for the Auction Kraal in Tallismanus

Location :

Windhoek, NAMIBIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

10-Sep-2018

Application Deadline :

24-Aug-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

7 weeks

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

7 weeks

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is implementing the Sustainable Management of Namibia’s Forested Lands (NAFOLA) Project with funding from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF). The project aims to reduce pressure on forest resources by facilitating the gazettement of community forests, and increasing the capacity for the uptake of improved agriculture, livestock and forestry management practices in the community forest areas.

A major outputs (2.2) of the NAFOLA Project focuses on developing and implementing livestock management strategies and improving livestock off-take in degraded rangelands of the Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa and Omaheke region.

The NAFOLA Project is in the process of completing construction of a livestock marketing facility in Tallismanus, Otjombinde Constituency. In order to achieve the above-mentioned output, a livestock marketing strategy to promote the increase of livestock offtake needs to be developed.

The project thus seeks to recruit a consultant(s) to work with the Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry (MAWF) to develop the strategy.

Duties and Responsibilities

The objective of this consultancy is to: Collect baseline information on the current livestock offtake in Otjombinde Constituency; Carry out a literature review, including assessment of existing information; Conduct interviews with Directorate of Engineering and Extension Services (DAPEES), farmers, farmers’ association and farmers’ cooperative representatives; Identify potential market opportunities for livestock both locally and internationally; Develop a comprehensive strategy with an accompanying action plan.

To achieve the expected outputs, the consultant will carry out the following tasks:

Inception meeting to agree on outputs, approaches and deliverables
Individual consultations;
Validation workshop.

Competencies

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Diplomacy and tact.

Required Skills and Experience

EDUCATION:

Masters in Agricultural Management or similar.

Experiences:

At least 10 years of proven experience in livestock support services/management;
Experience with the UN system will be an added advantage.

Language Requirements:

Proficiency in English, both written and oral, is a must;
Fluency in one or several other UN working languages (s) would be an added advantage

How to apply:

To apply please access UNDP Jobs site http://jobs.undp.org.

Recommended Presentation of Offer;

Completed Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;
Personal CV or a P11 Personal History form, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the candidate and at least three (3) professional references;
Brief description of approach to work/technical proposal of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment, and a proposed methodology on how they will approach and complete the assignment (max 1 page).

Financial proposal:

Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided (based on the number of working days mentioned ToR.

Note:

Please group all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows uploading maximum one document.
Qualified women and members of minorities are encouraged to apply;
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials.

Incomplete applications will be excluded from further consideration.

To view the full Terms of Reference (TOR) please access the UNDP Procurement Notice site on the below link;

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=49110.