Consultancy Service for Development of Farmer Innovation Forum Guidelines and Documentation of Selected Farmer Innovations in Thai Nguyen province
Objective
The assignment aims to achieve the following objectives:
· The guideline for setting up and operating the provincial farmer innovation forum will be developed for future replication
· The selected farmer innovations will be reviewed and documented for dissemination.
Scope of work and key contents
· Location: Hanoi and Thai Nguyen province
· Timeline: 20/10/2022-25/12/2022
· Key contents:
The assignment will be focused on the following tasks:
- Develop the guideline for setting up and operating the farmer innovation forum, including process and criteria for selection and assessment of small-scale farmer innovation, especially women farmers that fit with the management and operation of the Farmer Union system.
- Review and document the selected innovations (max 30 innovations) that were demonstrated in the last farmer innovation forum in Thai Nguyen province.
To accomplish this assignment, the work to be carried out by the consultant would include but not limited to the followings:
- Prepare a detailed work plan, discuss and get an agreement with Oxfam staff.
- Review the available materials and reports related to the farmer innovation forum that support by Oxfam in Vietnam.
- Discuss with the partner’s staff and the innovation owners those demonstrated in the last marketplace event organized in Thai Nguyen province.
- Prepare two separate reports/documents on the process of farmer innovation forum development and review of selected farmer innovations.
Deliverable and timeframe:
The consultants are expected to deliver the consultancy reports (in Vietnamese) with the below timeline:
· Draft Report: 15/12/2022
· Final Report: 25/12/2022
Requirement for consultants
The consultants should have:
- Good experience and skills in documentation
- At least 7 years of experience in field survey, assessment/evaluation, indicator development
- Having experience in organizing farmer contest, or used to work a contest panel, are preferable
- Strong analysis and writing skills
- Understand well about gender sensitive, rural development issues, agriculture, technology innovation
- Ability to work under pressure and to deliver high quality output to an agreed timeframe
How to apply
The Interested consultant is requested to submit application documents via the below email address and should include:
· Consultant’s Curriculum Vitae: Introduction of the Consultant’s profile and related experience (CVs)
· Detailed technical proposal achieving all expected objectives within the mentioned timeframe (including framework, team structure, and implementation plan…);
· Financial proposal that specifies the number of working days required and the consultancy rate
How to Apply: The Proposal and documents could be written in English or Vietnamese and should submit by email to HR.Vietnam@oxfam.org with the subject mentioning: “Documentation of Farmer Innovation Forum”
The closing date for application: 17:00, 31 October 2022.
We regret that only short-listed applicants will be contacted for an interview.