Rapid Market Assessment (RMA) Consultant

Job Summary:

The Consultant will be responsible for conducting and providing technical report for the RAPID MARKET ASSESSMENT of the Community Resilience through Ecological Integrity (CORE) Project. He/She will be responsible for developing a detailed and elaborate RMA methodology and work plan. The Consultant will also be responsible for the data gathering process and communication with stakeholders involved. S/he will conduct a debriefing of the preliminary RMA results to the CORE team at the end of the field research.

Key Deliverables:

• To identify potential value chains in the project.
• Analyze constraints and opportunities in the selected value chains and recommend value chain development strategies.
• To profile markets for value chain products.
• To produce a database list of all the potential markets including contact details.
• All deliverables are to be submitted to the Islamic Relief CORE project, electronically and in hard copy (3 copies).

Deliverables include:

1. Inception report – to be submitted one week before commencement of the assessment.
2. Draft report – containing preliminary findings.
3. Final report – to be submitted at the end of the assessment with a maximum of 30 pages excluding annexes. The final assessment report should be systematically structured in a manner that details overall findings, offering factual support, analysis of markets and solutions and synthesis of all information received for purposes of conclusion/recommendations. The final report should be as follows:

a. Executive summary, including recommendations

b. Main section:

1. Introduction
2. Programme description
3. Objectives and methodology
4. Analysis of the findings according to the assessment criteria

c. Conclusions and recommendations

d. Appendices

e. Bibliography

• All material collected during the assessment process should be handed over to the CORE project prior to the termination of the contract.
• Output will be accomplished as below.

Day 1: Briefing with the CORE team
Day 2-14: RMA works
Day 15: Submission of e-copy of the output.
Day 17: Presentation of the result
Day 18-19: Finalization after comments, if any.
Day 20: Submission of the Final Output [hard copy in (duly signed by the consultant) and soft copy of the output].

Required Qualifications:

• Possess documented extensive experience in Value Chain and Market Analysis in related programs.
• Advanced degree (preferred) in Rural Development, Economics, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with Value Chains and markets research.
• A proven track record in delivering professional results.
• Have sound knowledge of RMA and data-collection methods.
• Be able to communicate effectively in English, Tagalog and/or Maguindanao languages.
• Have process management skills and facilitation skills.
• Strongly committed to the timely production of high-quality work.
• Proven ability to think critically and in an innovate way
• Ability to manage time efficiently and effectively
• Strong analytic ability in terms of analyzing and interpreting provided information
• Demonstrated ability in the successful and timely completion of similar assignments in the past.