SNV is a not-for-profit international development organization that applies practical know-how to make a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty. We use our extensive and long-term in-country presence to apply and adapt our top-notch expertise in agriculture, energy and WASH to local contexts. SNV has an annual turnover of €130 million, over 1,250 staff in more than 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. We are proud to be a not-for-profit organization that uses project financing to implement our mission. This requires us to work efficiently and to invest in operational excellence.

In its current Strategic Plan period (2019 – 2022), SNV will more explicitly aim for systems change during project preparation and implementation - by strengthening institutions and kick-starting markets that help many more to escape poverty beyond our projects. We will continue to position ourselves as a premium organization, with decentralized management.

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Background

The Climate Resilient Agribusiness for Tomorrow (CRAFT) Project is a 5-year, project being implemented in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The project is implemented by SNV (lead partner), in consortium with Wageningen University & Environmental Research (WUR & WEnR), the CGIAR research programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Agriterra and Rabo Partnerships. It is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS).

The programme is implemented around three main pillars or work streams;

• Adoption of CSA practices & technologies in arable crop production farming systems
• Acceleration of investments and business growth in selected value chains
• Improved enabling environment for scaling out of CSA.

Climate change has resulted in very poor yields and low return to farmers, and other actors (e.g. buyers, processors) in the target value chains (sorghum, potato, green grams and common beans). CRAFT’s inclusive business approach supports international and national efforts to address the effects of climate change and to promote sustainable production in arable crop value chains. The project works with and through the private sector (SMEs) and supports public sector partners to create an institutional environment for large-scale adoption of climate smart practices and technologies. CRAFT’s strategic approach is to invest in the interests of private sector partners including guaranteed buyers of food crops, service providers, and cooperatives to integrate climate smart practices into respective supply chains. It is anticipated CRAFT’s economic incentives will form the basis for large-scale adoption of climate smart agricultural (CSA) practices and technologies.

A wide range of climate smart practices and technologies already exists and have been developed in past years by agricultural research institutes and private sector partners. At the level of the farming system, they include technology, innovation and management practices on improved soil and water management, crop production/post-harvest handling, (agro-) forestry and energy management, among others. Also, for SMEs a range of options exist to climate-proof their value chains. Their application and implementation at scale in concrete producing areas and for concrete farming systems and value chains, however, remains limited. Through this assignment the project seek to identify the main barriers and financial worthiness for adoption of climate smart practices, technologies and approaches by smallholders and SME’s, with a gender lens assessment. This includes; Identifying CSA practices and technology practised describing their application including costs incurred and benefits realized, risk and diversification analysis, , return on labour analysis, and access to appropriate solutions considering specific gender and youth inclusion considerations.

CRAFT seeks to ensure that the Climate Smart practices and technologies are gender responsive and that the technologies are based on needs and interest of both female and male farmers. This will ensure equal grounds among men, women, and youth in relation to adaptation to climate change.

SNV is seeking a consultant for CRAFT-project. Overall, the consultant will conduct a gender-based value chain analysis on the gender-responsive climate smart agriculture practices and technologies in the four selected value chains (green grams, potato, sorghum and common beans) to aid in the development of an inventory of the practices and technologies. The consultant will Identify CSA practices and technology practised describing their application including costs incurred and benefits realized, identify the main barriers for adoption of climate smart technologies and approaches by smallholders and SME’s, and propose recommendations and approaches toward overcoming these barriers and most economically viable gender responsive CSA practices and technologies. The intervention should take  into account the men, women and youths concerns, interests and context.  

Objectives of the Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to identify a consultant who will support the project’s interventions and work together with the project team to implement the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Strategy within the CRAFT project.

The specific objectives of the assignment are:

• To develop and implement gender strategies in businesses supported by the CRAFT project in Kenya based on the gender mapping and WEIA Survey results and the CRAFT GESI Strategy
• Conduct training for women and youth on opportunities in the provision CS technology and services
• Mentor and coach BCs on GESI mainstreaming - Undertake GESI training for BC
• Organize and facilitate Youth kick-off and women in leadership workshops for cooperatives and follow up on the youth kick-off workshop and formation of youth council including youth in climate action workshop.

Duration and Deliverables

The duration of the assignment is 6 months with the key deliverables as indicated below.

• An inception report demonstrating understanding of the tasks in the ToR and how they propose to accomplish the required tasks.
• Gender strategies for in businesses supported by the CRAFT project in Kenya developed.
• Training report of women and youth on opportunities in the provision CS technology and services
• Report on Youth kick-off and women in leadership workshops

• Master’s degree especially in Agriculture or related humanities with a bias in gender issues.
• Experience in gender mainstreaming in agricultural projects
• Experience preparing technical reports
• Ability to follow strict time frame
• Good working experience in Kenya’s agricultural sector

Contract Duration: 6 months

Desired start date: 1st July 2022

Application and Submission: Interested and qualified candidates are required to click on the the "I'M INTERESTED" tab on this page and submit a cover letter and CV on or before 17th June 2022.

NB:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.

Applicants are not required to undertake any medical checks before selection or pay any money at any stage of the recruitment process.