Job Description
Objective
The objective of this REOI is to establish a roster of pre-qualified technical experts to supplement internal resources within our Agriculture sector. SNV may enter into a contract for consultancy services on an as and when required basis with the technical experts on the roster.
Requirement
SNV requires technical experts in the following areas
LOT No. Specialist area
- Dairy
- Nutrition
- Horticulture
- Food Systems
- Inclusive finance
- Digital Innovation
- Livestock & Pastoralism
- Climate smart agriculture
- Natural resource management
- Agriculture and inclusive value chains
- Agribusiness and market development
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Verification and Learning
- Governance, accountability and leadership –focus on Associations/ CSOs/ Cooperatives/ Producer or Processor Groups
- Gender equity and social inclusion (including mainstreaming, assessments, value chain analysis and studies expertise)
- Youth employment and entrepreneurship (including social, financial and business skills development, curriculum development, technical skills development, entrepreneurship development including mentoring and coaching, private sector engagement, community development, etc).
Qualifications
For each of the specialist areas above, the following minimum qualification and skills are required
- Master’s degree (or above) in Agriculture or related field
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the Specialist Area(s) being responded to (see list above)
- Excellent oral and written languages skills in English and/or French. Spanish, French and Portuguese are an additional asset
- Strong technical, research and analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Collaborative working style and ability to work with diverse audiences
Additional Information
Location
In addition to the Office in the Netherlands, SNV is present in over 20 countries across Central, East and West Africa, Asia and Latin America. Find out more information about where we operate here.
The technical expert may be engaged in a contract to provide services to any of the SNV locations.
It is anticipated that the technical expert would be able to provide services remotely, however, where travel is required, SNV will discuss and agree the terms with the technical expert prior to a contract being finalised.
Questions?
All questions related to this REOI should be addressed to Nathalie Schouten nschouten@snv.org.
Interested?
Qualified and interested individuals and/or firms should express their interest through Smart Recruiters by clicking the “I am interested” button, completing the screening questions and submitting the following documents:
- Resume;
- Cover letter with the following information:
- Which technical expert position would be interested in (LOT Number and name)
- A short description of your experience in the related field within similar organisations.
The documents submitted should all be named as follows:
Cover letter: Lotnumber_CL_FirstletterfirstnameLastname
For example Lot5_CL_NSchouten
Resume: Lotnumber*Resume* FirstletterfirstnameLastname
For example Lot5_Resume_NSchouten
Submissions shall be received no later than 7 November 2021.
For firms, please submit the CVs of your proposed technical experts. Please note that you would be required to provide the agreed consultant at the time of a contract.
Only applicants who meet the minimum requirements would be considered further.
GDPR
All information will be treated with strict confidentiality. We will revert to you as soon as we have reviewed and evaluated your application. However only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your submission. We may contact prospective suppliers for additional information.
How to apply
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