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Training & Business Development for Agro processors – Consultancy

  • Contractor
  • [Anbar,Iraq ]
  • TBD USD / Year
  • Oxfam profile




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Oxfam

description

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

The Role

1. Project Background

Oxfam is implementing a project entitled “Contributing to Economic Resilience in Central Iraq” with the financial support of BMZ.  The agriculture sector is a vital to Iraq’s economy but today accounts for less than nine percent of the country’s GDP. The size and productivity of the agricultural sector has been affected by decades of conflict, availability of cheap imports and a lack of government policies to effectively manage, protect or preserve Iraq’s natural resources. There are good reasons to believe that the agriculture sector could be a driver of economic growth in post-conflict Iraq in ways that favor the poorest populations. Both rural and urban households would benefit from increased production and lower prices, particularly vulnerable populations, such as female-headed households, which tend to spend a higher proportion of their income on food[1]. Poor households dependent upon low skill labor would also benefit from increased demand for workers and increased wages. Supporting smallholder farming families and promoting linkages with market actors should generate jobs for farm laborers. In addition, Oxfam’s multi-sector needs assessment in Anbar (Feb 2021) found that 99% of people responded Yes when asked if there was a need for community livelihood support.

Qualifications

What we are looking for

Our next Training & Business Development for Agro processors – Consultancy will require :

1. Objectives of the Training & Business Development for Agro-processors Consultancy

  • Identify capacity building needs of Agro processors in Anbar, through an in-deep review of findings of the Gendered and Enterprises Market study recently completed by Oxfam.
  • Design training packages aligned with the GEM study findings and capacity building needs identified and addressing the following topics: 1. Business development strategy 2. Business management 3. Financial & small loan management 4. Value Chain for vegetable and dairy products 5. Marketing and networking 6. Product diversity.  
  • Deliver training to a total of 300 agro processors, divided in 20 to 30 groups of 10 to 15 male & female individuals.

Provide mentoring & coaching to the Agro processors SSPs & SMEs to develop business strategies to grow and expand their business

2.Methodology

Using the findings of the GEM study and taking into consideration the project objectives and rationale, the business development and training consultant will develop a training package based on the growth needs of Agro processers, provide in person trainings to 300 individuals and assist them to develop business development strategy and develop their capacity of business management and expansion. The training should include presentation and practical sessions in Arabic language, as well mentoring and coaching the Agro processors to develop business strategies considering the value chains required for expansion of business. The training manual and methodology will be approved by Oxfam technical team and other relevant stakeholders, like MoLSA and DOA (Extension service) prior conducting the training. The consultant is also expected to provide at least 3 sessions of coaching to the 200 / 300 Agro-business SMEs and SSPs owners to provide support and feedback for the development of their market development strategy.   

Oxfam will identify the 300 agro processers, will mobilize the training groups consisting of 10-15 male & female individuals (reaching a total of 300 agro processers) with different skills and backgrounds and organize the related logistics of the training.

3. Deliverables

Expected deliverables include: 

  • Detailed training package in Arabic covering the following topics: Business development strategy, Business management, Financial management, Value Chain for vegetable, poultry and dairy products, marketing & networking and Product diversity. A draft version will be submitted to Oxfam for revision and feedback + a final version integrating Oxfam feedback will be submitted for validation.
  • Training of 300 agro processors using the validated training package
  • Developing business development strategies for 20 Small-medium size agro-processing firms for business expansion
  • Training reports for each training session (training agenda, attendance sheet, Pre and post training evaluation forms, etc.)
  • Mentoring sessions for the 300 agro-processors (attendance sheet, Pre and post mentoring evaluation forms and mentoring sessions topics/agenda).

4. Time Frame

From Mid-February until December 2022. (Open-ended contract)

5. Budget

A financial plan will be submitted by applicants.

We offer

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in career development, to act as a key contributor, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their fields etc, training and development, offers fair pay and competitive benefits package

Apply

How to apply 

Interested individuals or consultancy firms, with relevant experience and skills based on the ToR, can submit their Expression of Interest (EOI), including the following:

 

  1. Cover letter of no more than 2 pages introducing the consultant(s) / company and intention to deliver the assignment. The cover letter should also indicate the consultants’ availability for the proposed period.
  2. The technical proposal should provide details on proposed methodology responding to the ToR and the deliverables; capacity in line with the competencies required for the assignment, including references to past experience with similar assignments; CVs of the consultant directly involved in the assignment, including their specific roles; and three professional referees. A technical proposal should not be longer than 15 pages, excluding annexes.
  3. The financial proposal includes a one-page budget of the offer
  4. Statement on the willingness to follow Oxfam’s Code of Conduct and guidance regarding safe programming.

 

Please submit the EOI and other documents by 12:00 am Iraq time by 23 February 2022 to  [email protected]  with BMZ Training and Business Development Strategy in the subject line. No EOIs will be accepted after the deadline.

All questions or clarifications of a technical nature are to be sent to: [email protected] no later than 20 February 2022, 5 pm. Interested applicants can collect the Terms of Reference (TOR) at Oxfam in Iraq Country Office, starting from 13 February 2022 (during working hours). Alternatively, the Oxfam Logistics team can send the ToR via email upon request.

 

About us

Oxfam is a global community that believes poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s rights activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

 

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organizations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 


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