Tearfund an International Christian relief and Development Organisation founded by churches in the United Kingdom fifty years ago. In Rwanda, Tearfund has worked with the Church for forty one years. Our work focus on community empowerments, in partnership with the local church to enable people achieve whole-life transformation.
Background:
Tearfund is a Christian international aid and development agency working globally to end poverty and injustice and to restore dignity and hope in the world’s poorest communities. Tearfund in Rwanda, in partnership with Farm Concern International (FCI), and the African Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE) have successfully secured funding from the European Development Fund, to implement a 5-year (2020 -2025) project “Catalysing Market Prospects for Horticulture Smallholder Farmers and Small and Medium Enterprise in Rwanda”. The project aims to develop horticulture value chains that supply safe, high-quality products to local, regional and international markets, and increase wealth creation for 30,000 smallholder farmers, select traders, processors, and exporters in four districts namely; Bugesera, Rwamagana Kayonza, and Gasabo. The project targets to improve production and market accessibility across eight fruit and vegetable value chains namely chili, pineapple, gooseberry, onions, garlic, red cabbage, french beans, and cauliflower.
Purpose:
Tearfund seeks to recruit a consultant/consultancy firm to undertake a Baseline study of the above-mentioned project with the overall objective of providing a situation analysis at the start of the project activities, confirming indicators and targets, and establishing baseline values for all performance indicators.
The study will be conducted for 45 working days during the period of May to August 2020.
Applications process
- Cover Letter expressing interest and suitability for the assignment
- Technical and financial proposal indicating review approach, methodology, sampling techniques, work plan and budget in Rwandan francs
- Updated CV with relevant experiences, formal education and 3 referees,
- Sample report for recent similar assignments conducted
- Valid Tax Clearance Certificate provided by RRA and RSSB certificate in case you are applying as a consulting firm
Application deadline
To access the full Terms of reference (ToR) follow the attachment below
Applications should be submitted by 17:00 CAT on 22nd May 2020 to Tearfund Rwanda through the following email erica.muco@tearfund.org with a copy to emmanuel.nkusi@tearfund.org
Applications will be assessed based on the technical quality (70%) and the proposed budget/value for money (30%). For technical quality, the following will be considered: Experience and qualifications of bidder/team, the strength of the proposed methodology, work plan, and schedule of activities.
Tearfund reserves the right to negotiate the timeline and budget with the bidder before offering a contract.
Note: Late and incomplete applications will not be considered.
