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Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

Job Title: Consulting Firm\/Implementing Partner for Capacity Building<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organization:<\/strong>\u00a0Dankook International Cooperation on Agriculture\u00a0 (DICA, Ghana Office)<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Cape Coast<\/p>\n

Opening\/Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Consulting Firm\/Implementing Partner for Capacity Building<\/p>\n

Project Period:<\/strong>\u00a030th April 2020 ~ 31st December 2023<\/p>\n

Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

The rice value chain improvement project is a project being implemented to improve rice production in Ghana, specifically, the Central Region. It is being Funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)\/ Government of the Republic of Korea in partnership with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture of the Government of Ghana. The Project Management Consultant (PMC), is Dankook International Cooperation on Agriculture (DICA) which is responsible for general project coordination & implementation as well as training & capacity development while partnering with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) as the implementing agency responsible for the delivery of infrastructure & Agric equipment. Initiated in November 2020, the RVCI project intends to support farmer Based organizations in the rice farming sector while promoting sustainability and efforts in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 2. Which is to end hunger, achieve food security, and improved nutrition while promoting sustainable agriculture.<\/p>\n

Results\/Framework<\/strong><\/p>\n

The overall scope and objectives of the project are as follows<\/p>\n

Increase rice production and productivity through the selection of good varieties and seed distribution, training on cultivation techniques, and support of agricultural machinery.
\nImprove rice quality through the improvement of post-harvest management technology.
\nImprove rice quality by improving rice processing technology.
\nImprove farmer\u2019s sales price by improving the capacity of farmers\u2019 organization and marketing skills.
\nProject Brief<\/strong><\/p>\n

DICA Ghana, PMC nominated by Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) wishes to invite applications from suitably qualified consultants to provide services as an Implementing Partner (IP) in capacity building for rice farmers on the Rice Value Chain Improvement Project in the Central Region of Ghana.<\/p>\n

Component of Capacity Building Module<\/strong><\/p>\n

The consultant will be responsible for providing the following services<\/p>\n

Local (domestic) training
\nProgram operation<\/p>\n

\u2013 Local IP agency is in charge of the training program<\/p>\n

\u2013 Korean \uff06 Ghanaian experts will teach most of the lecture except for<\/p>\n

agricultural machinery<\/p>\n

\u2013 UNOPS is in charge of agricultural machinery session<\/p>\n

\u25cb Time: Once in August~ September (2021), two times (2022-2023)<\/p>\n

\u2013 the fallow season when the farmers or trainees are mostly free<\/p>\n

\u25cb Place: Asuansi of Assin North (lecture), to be determined after MoFA confirms site for training mill.<\/p>\n

\u25cb Content of local training<\/p>\n

\u2013 Lecturer: Dispatch of 6 specialized fields of Korean experts<\/p>\n

(if possible with Ghanaian experts)<\/p>\n

\u25cb Content of local training will cover<\/p>\n

TOT; TOR; Farmers training in
\nseed production,
\nrice cultivation,
\npost-harvest management,
\nFBO,
\nmilling and quality control,
\noverseas training
\nbrand-naming and marketing
\nPractical activity: seed germination, seedling raising, milling, etc.<\/p>\n

\u25cb Field training: seed production in Okyereko, rice milling in Akropong<\/p>\n

Training classification: TOT,\u00a0Table 1~Table 4<\/strong>>: Agricultural officer, professor, and researcher with basic knowledge and experience in agriculture (both male and females)<\/p>\n

*NOTE: Please email\u00a0dicaghana.office@gmail.com\u00a0for detailed Tables and Term of Reference (TOR)*<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other Responsibilities of the IP partner\/Consultant will\u00a0 include:<\/p>\n

\u25cb Publish textbook including 7 fields for TOT (1st week Aug 2021) and ppt material before local training<\/p>\n

\u25cb Report submission<\/p>\n

\u2013 Local training plan: 2021(July), 2022 (January), 2023(May)<\/p>\n

\u2013 Local training results: 2021 (September), 2022 (February), 2023 (June)<\/p>\n

\u25cb Agricultural machinery training: to be carried out by UNOPS (2021) and expert who belong to the Local IP agency<\/p>\n

\u2013 Kind of agricultural machinery: Tractor, rotovator, plough, harrow, etc.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Selection: Agricultural engineering of the central region, leading farmers in agricultural machinery placed community<\/p>\n

2) Overseas training:<\/p>\n

\u25cb Country: Korea (Sep. 2021), rice exporting country of Thailand (Nov. 2022)<\/p>\n

\uff0a Overseas training program is flexible based on the COVID-19 situation<\/p>\n

(discussion should be done with PMC after selection)<\/p>\n

\u25cb Trainees (15 people): District Directors, Agricultural Crops\u2019 Officers, Lead Farmers,<\/p>\n

Rice Milling Farmer, etc.<\/p>\n

\u25cb Curriculum (1 week): Visit main rice production complex, field trip to the rice<\/p>\n

value chain, the survey of agricultural mechanization status, quality control, and marketing<\/p>\n

\u25cb Report submission<\/p>\n

\u2013 Overseas training plan and visit course information: 2021(Mid, Aug)<\/p>\n

\u2013 Report of the overseas training: 2021(Early, Oct)<\/p>\n

3. Rice Branding and Marketing<\/p>\n

\u25cb Table 7: Rice Branding from August 2021 and carried out by Local IP agency<\/p>\n

*NOTE: Please email\u00a0dicaghana.office@gmail.com\u00a0for detailed Tables and Term of Reference*<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u25cb Report of rice brand\/marketing support<\/p>\n

\u2013 Selection of a good FBO, 2021, in the main season of 2022<\/p>\n

\u2013 Preparation of rice bag with the brand name in commercial rice milling<\/p>\n

* brand name is to be decided after discussion with agricultural officers in Cape<\/p>\n

Coast of Central Region<\/p>\n

\u2013 Rice marketing launching will be done in two categories: high quality and general quality rice<\/p>\n

* High-quality rice brand will be targeted for replacement of rice import, while the general quality brand is to activate the regional economy.<\/p>\n

\u25cb Report submission<\/p>\n

\u2013 Brand naming and launching result report: Mid. November (Each year)<\/p>\n

. Brand naming (2021), Brand launching (2022)<\/p>\n

General Terms and Conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n

All reports, curriculum, and documents prepared during the assignment shall be treated as the property of the DICA Ghana office. The reports\/documents or any part, therefore, cannot be sold, used, and\/or reproduced in any manner without the prior written approval of DICA Ghana office. In the event of the consultant\/Agency requiring additional time to complete the contract, over and above the time previously agreed to, but without DICA Ghana office changing the scope of work, DICA Ghana office\u2019s prior written approval for same shall be necessary. Please note that there will be an audit of the IP activities from time to time.<\/p>\n

Award of Contract<\/strong><\/p>\n

The contract will be awarded to consulting firms following completion of all evaluations including negotiations if necessary.
\nThe selected consultant(s)\/IP partner is expected to commence the assignment promptly and on a date TBD.<\/p>\n

Qualification and submission documents<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Applicant agency(firm.) should have experience in related fields for more than 10 years<\/p>\n

(have an adequate\u00a0 understanding of TOT\u00b7TOL\u00b7 Farmers training and rice brand, etc.)<\/p>\n

\uff0aSubmit execution plan (included TOT\u00b7TOL\u00b7 Farmers training, Overseas training, and make a rice brand\uff06launching program)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Technical Evaluation Criteria<\/p>\n

Criteria, sub\u2010criteria, and Point awarded<\/p>\n

Demonstrating understanding of the objectives and completeness of the assignment\u00a0 = 20<\/p>\n

2. Methodology\u00a0\u00a0and implementation plan\u00a0 \u00a0= 20<\/p>\n

a. Level of details and quality (adequacy)\u00a0\u00a0of the methodology proposed for\u00a0the assignment<\/p>\n

b. Detailed implementation plan indicating\u00a0\u00a0the time frame<\/p>\n

3. Proposed Team = 20<\/p>\n

A detailed description of the proposed team\u2019s position with the company and CVs (not more than three pages for each CV) of the proposed Team Leader and other key team members.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0Organization\u00a0 = 20<\/p>\n

a. Profile (including administrative and logistics facilities available), experience in a similar assignment in the last 10 years, client list, management control system.<\/p>\n

b. Experience in working with UN, International Donor and development agencies<\/p>\n

c. Additional resources\/logistics which can be made available\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0to conduct the training<\/p>\n

5.Presentation\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0=10<\/p>\n

a. Time: 30minutes including questions<\/p>\n

6.Proposed\u00a0 budget evaluation(Allocating the right budget)= 10<\/p>\n

Contact Us<\/h3>\n

Interested firms should submit<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • The Consulting Firm\/IP firms\u2019 qualifications and\/or references; and recent project history (limit 5 entries);<\/li>\n
  • CVs of key personnel<\/li>\n
  • Other supporting documents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    To
    \ndicaghana.office@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

    or<\/p>\n

    awukuemef.dica.office@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

    For further inquiries contact us on telephone:\u00a0 +233 50 717 8376.<\/p>\n

    Deadline for Application<\/strong>: 25th June 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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