Capacity Building for farmers - Food System Challenge – FSC

The Consultant is expected to fulfill the following in addition to any other task required:

• Train the contracted farmers on the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) related to Zaatar
• Provide an awareness session on agricultural optimization techniques, cost reductions, optimal conditions for better end results.
• Work with the management to have a well-structured know-how based on the pre-requirements done by the company and the importance of strictly following them that would be considered compliant with the standards required in the local and export markets.
• Assist in business development and linkage as deemed necessary.

As part of the program’s Monitoring and Evaluation (ME&L) processes, the consultant is required to:

• Deliver a briefing report to the program’s team.
• Attending check-ins short meetings, if needed and required by the program’s team.
• Attending MEL induction meeting before the beginning of the session.

    Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering or any related field.
• Proven experience of working on similar project is a must.
• At least 10 years of experience in consulting on food safety standards.
• Fluent in English.

The selected Consultant is expected to start his/her activities at the soonest after selection; the exact timeline and effective working days are to be set based on both the company’s and the Consultant’s availability. The total budget allocated for the intervention is within the range of USD 900– USD 1,000 within a minimum of 3 days of intervention.

Candidates should submit the following documents:

• Technical (maximum two pages) describing the methodology to conduct the work based on the content suggested in section: “Scope of Work, Outputs, and Deliverables” elaborating it further.
• Profile and project references (maximum two pages): A brief explanation of the consultant(s) background should be submitted (CVs shall be included as annex) along with project references on the topic.
• Financial Proposal describing the expected renumeration and the proposed timeframe of the intervention.