EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• At least 5 years’ experience in participatory training and capacity building programs of Community Organization.
• Ability to draft and develop simple-to-use training materials, and Terms of reference for Water Users Associations.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

The technical review process is central to the concept of a Matching Grants Programme, providing the technical oversight during the selection of the portfolio. As such the technical reviewers are responsible to:

• Review in detail and evaluate the applications against the approved criteria and weighting-scoring system and procedures provided by the MGP Secretariat;
• Complete an evaluation report for each application evaluated, use the forms provided by the MGP Secretariat;

SCOPE OF WORK

• Develop field training materials both in English and Sesotho (maximum of 60 pages for each language) on five (5) climate smart agriculture initiatives that will be prioritized by the PMU unit and which will be implemented by the project in the duration of its life. The 5 prioritized Climate Smart Agriculture initiatives are improved crop varieties & livestock management, protected Agriculture (shadenets and Plastic tunnels), water harvesting & drip irrigation, conservation agriculture and lastly agroforestry.
• Facilitate training of trainers’ (TOT) trainings on the prioritized climate smart agriculture practices
• Work with Project Field Officers s in the formation and revitalization of Farmer Field Schools as needed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT

This consultancy is in four parts: Development of agro-weather data, Agro-weather dissemination systems to users, Capacity building in the use of agro-weather and tools, and mentoring services The agro-weather tool will be hosted by the Ministry of Energy and Meteorology as the mother ministry leading climate services in the country.

4.0 Experience

1. At least 3 years professional experience in developing Agricultural Information Systems for Government or recognized bodies.
2. Demonstrate to have the knowledge of or experience of local and regional Market Information Systems.
3. The consultant must have experience with international agencies and have a good understanding of World Bank mandates in project implementation,
4. At least three (3) years experience in developing ICT based Agricultural Advisory systems

5. Experience in international MIS projects that can be demonstrated will be an asset specifically;

• Development of mobile applications,
• Development of decision support systems and data modeling platforms,
• Development of inbound and outbound web services for data acquisition and sharing; and
• Experience in market surveys in agriculture will be an added advantage.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III paragraph 3.14 to 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017 and August 2018, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A consultant will be selected in accordance with the selection of the Individual Consultants Method set out in Procurement Regulations.

Any clarification request regarding this RFQ may be sent in writing to Procurement Manager P.O. Box 24 Maseru 100. email: [email protected] two weeks before the closing date. The Employer will forward copies of its response to all Contractors including a description of the inquiry but without identifying its source.