Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, February 11 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
This Request for Expression of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in UN Development Business (UNDB online) on 1 June 2022 in the local media and on the African Development Bank’s Internet Website (www.afdb.org).
The Government of the Republic of Zambia, through the Ministry of Agriculture has received funds from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support the implementation of the Chiansi Smallholder Outgrower Support Project (COSP). The Chiansi Smallholder Outgrower Project (COSP) is a four (4) year Project that aims to develop an irrigation scheme covering 600 ha of land in Chiansi area in Kafue District. The Project will directly benefit 600 smallholder outgrower farmers and also support social services and other activities such as health, domestic water supply, sanitation and skills development to directly benefit additional 12,000 people (30% women and youth).
The Project development objective is to increase agricultural income and improve livelihoods of the smallholder farmers by increasing agricultural productivity, and market access. This will contribute to poverty reduction, improved household incomes, food security and nutrition, and also build resilience to climate variability/change.
The Project comprises three (3) components namely: (i) Component 1. Development of Climate Resilient Infrastructure, (ii) Component 2. Social Services and Skills Development, (iii)

Component 3. Project Management and Coordination
The Chiansi Smallholder Outgrower Project recognizes the importance of addressing gender disparities and promoting gender equality to increase the project impact and benefits. the engagement of a Gender Specialist is therefore essential to ensure the project is implemented with gender considerations, which will lead to more effective and sustainable outcomes, increased beneficiary participation and enhanced project sustainability
It is against this background that the Chiansi Smallholder Outgrower Project would like to engage the services of an experienced and competent Socio-Economist/Gender Specialist (individual consultant) to provide technical expertise in integrating gender considerations into the project design, implementation and monitoring.

The consultant’s scope of work will include but not limited to the following:
i.Conducting a social and gender analysis that will assess the gender dynamics and power relations in the project area.
ii. Develop a Social and Gender action plan that addresses social and gender disparities and promote equality of the project.
iii. Develop training materials and provide training and capacity building to both project staff and local communities on social and gender sensitive approaches and practices.
iv.Mainstreaming gender in the project implementation and monitoring activities.
v.Review project monitoring and evaluating system and ensure that it is able to track and generate gender sensitive information on project activities
The duration for the assignment is 90 calendar days inclusive of travel days and the deliverables include the following deliverables;
i.Inception Report
ii. A comprehensive Social and Gender Analysis Report highlighting gender-based constraints and opportunities for the Project
iii.A comprehensive Social and Gender Strategy and Action Plan
iv. Training manuals and materials on socio-economic and gender sensitive approaches
v.Progress reports on gender mainstreaming, training of extension staff and local communities.
The evaluation criteria will include the following experience and qualification requirements;
I. A Master’s degree in Gender Studies, Sociology, Development Studies or any other relevant Social Sciences (30%);
ii.At least ten years of relevant experience conducting gender mainstreaming and analysis (30%);
iii. Demonstrated knowledge of gender sensitive approaches and practices in rural settings (10%)
iv. Demonstrated knowledge of international development partners and or AfDB gender equality and women economic empowerment is an advantage (10%)
v. Proven experience in conducting and managing similar previous work with development projects in rural settings (10%);
vi. Experience in conducting gender related capacity building and trainings (5%)
vii. Excellent communication and ability to work in rural settings with limited resources (5%)
Eligibility and selection procedure shall be Individual Consultant Selection (ICS) in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations dated October 2015”, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org. The selection of Individual Consultant shall be based on (i) Consultant’s experience relevant to the Assignment (ii) Competency/Qualification of the Consultant relevant to the Assignment.


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Job application procedure
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• The Ministry of Agriculture now invites eligible individual (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should submit their application letter and detailed CV with copies of academic and professional qualifications demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
• Further information and the detailed Terms of Reference for the assignment can be obtained at the address below during office hours 08:00-13:00 and from 14:00-17:00 hours local time.
• Expressions of Interest (EOI) with detailed Curriculum Vitae, and Cover letter must be delivered through the email addresses below by Friday, 21st February,2025 at 17:00 hours and clearly indicate the name of consultancy applied for email to; abinkolola@gmail.com. bertojunior240@gmail.com and copy to sadazm4@gmail.com, muyanje@yahoo.com
• Head- Procurement and Supplies Unit
• For/Permanent Secretary
• MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

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