5 New Job Vacancies at SNV August 2024

GESI Consultants
GESI Consultant – 5 posts at SNV August 2024

• Dodoma, Singida , Manyara , Rukwa and Songwe, Tanzania, United Republic of
• Part-time
• Contract type: Consultancy

SNV
is a mission-driven global development partner, rooted in the contexts
and societies where we work. We contribute to the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) through effective programme delivery and
influencing, with a central focus on transforming agri-food, energy, and
water systems. We are dedicated to a society in which all people are
free to pursue their own sustainable development, and no one is left
behind. This commitment to equity directs us to focus on gender equality
and social inclusion (GESI). SNV has a long-term, local presence in 24
countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. We commit to operational
excellence and are proud to be a not-for-profit organisation
implementing our mission exclusively through project financing. We are
one team of over 1,600 people, the vast majority coming from the
operational areas where we work.

Vision: a world where across every society, all people live with dignity and have equitable opportunities to sustainably thrive.
Mission:
to strengthen capacities and catalyse partnerships that transform the
agri-food, energy, and water systems, which enable sustainable and more
equitable lives for all.
For more information on SNV, visit our website:www.snv.org.

Background
The
Empowering Smallholder Farmers for Food Security and Climate Resilience
(NOURISH Tanzania) project aims to achieve resilient food security for
smallholder farmer (SHF) households in key regions of Tanzania. The
project is funded by Norad for five years, from January 2024 to December
2028.

Tanzanian SHF households heavily dependent on agriculture
face significant food insecurity and nutrition challenges. SHFs have
low productivity due to poor quality seed, limited and variable
rainfall, poor extension services and limited access to markets. Lack of
knowledge of nutritional requirements and how to meet them, exacerbated
by gender inequalities, affects household nutrition.

The
project targets 168,000 SHFs and 100 MSMEs and farm organisations, with
special emphasis on vulnerable SHFs (in particular, women-headed
households that comprise approximately 23% of all households). The
project focuses on two areas: the central-northern zone (Singida,
Dodoma, Manyara) and the Southern Highlands (Songwe, Rukwa). With a
focus on four high-potential value chains (sorghum, sunflower, common
bean, and vegetables), the project will tackle barriers to SHF food
security through three interconnected outcome pathways:

• Increased productivity: strengthening SHF climate-smart agricultural knowledge, skills, and access to inputs and finance.
• Increased
  and diversified food supply to local markets: fostering collaborations
  among market actors, promoting digital solutions, and empowering SHFs
  and MSMEs.
• Improved utilization of household resources to
  provide nutritious and diverse food: promoting nutritious diets,
  household food budgeting, and enabling women to have greater influence
  in HH decisions.

The project is implemented by SNV and Farm
Africa in partnership with CSOs, which collectively have significant
experience in climate-resilient agriculture, nutrition, gender, social
inclusion, and value chain development.

Objectives
The
overall objective of the consultant is to conduct a thorough GESI
assessment to identify existing gender and social disparities, barriers
to inclusion, and opportunities for promoting gender equality and social
inclusion within the project promoted agriculture value chains. The
consultant will develop a GESI action plan with actionable
recommendations and strategies for ensuring that the project effectively
promotes gender equality and social inclusion. By reviewing existing
relevant research along with analysis of the rapid survey results which
will be conducted, the consultant will be able to identify specific
needs, preferences, and challenges for women and other vulnerable
populations and make recommendations for NOURISH to be inclusive,
including in the delivery of project activities and interventions.

Activities
Under the direct supervision of the Nutrition and GESI coordinator, the GESI consultant will undertake the following tasks:

• Desk
  Review: Review existing project documentation, including project
  proposals, workplan, baseline report and any previous gender or social
  inclusion assessments to understand the NOURISH project and approach as
  well as identify key themes, challenges, and successful strategies
  related to GESI strategies for agriculture interventions in development
  projects.
• Stakeholder Mapping: Identify and map key stakeholders
  that the project should target, including women’s groups, women led
  MSME’s, people with disability and marginalized groups in the project
  area.
• Data Collection: Design data collection methods, including
  rapid surveys, focus group discussions, and interviews which will
  provide insight about gender and social dynamics within the project
  area, barriers to inclusion and opportunities for promoting gender
  equality and social inclusion with the project promoted agriculture
  value chains. The consultant will be expected to travel to Singida,
  Dodoma, Manyara, Rukwa and Songwe Regions to collect qualitative data
  using the tools that s/he has designed. A minimum of two focus group
  discussions per region will be conducted as well as 3-4 in depth
  interviews with key stakeholders identified during the mapping exercise.
• Analysis:
  Analyse collected data to identify gender gaps, social exclusion
  issues, and specific barriers to inclusion within the project promoted
  agriculture value chains.
• Reporting and Recommendations: Prepare
  a detailed report summarizing findings from the assessment, including
  an overview of gender and social inclusion issues and gaps. Provide
  recommendations for the project on opportunities for promoting gender
  equality and social inclusion with the project promoted agriculture
  value chains and methodologies for ensuring that the project is GESI
  responsive in the design and delivery of its interventions.
• Strategy
  and Action Plan Development: Develop strategies and interventions to
  address identified gender and social inclusion issues based on the
  assessment findings and the baseline findings. Create a detailed GESI
  action plan outlining specific actions, responsibilities and timelines
  to ensure women, youth and disadvantaged groups can have meaningful
  participation in the project promoted value chains.
• M&E tools: Develop tools for the project team for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of implemented strategies.

Deliverables
The consultant will have the following deliverables:

• GESI Assessment Report: A comprehensive report detailing the findings
  of the GESI assessment, including an analysis of gender and social
  dynamics, identified gaps, and recommendations.
• GESI Action Plan: A detailed action plan with strategies, actions, responsibilities, timelines, and monitoring indicators.
• M&E
  tools: Monitoring tools in English and Swahili to be used by project
  staff and partners on a regular basis to track the GESI action plan.
• Presentation
  of Findings: A presentation summarizing key findings and
  recommendations from the assessment and action plan to the project team
  and key stakeholders

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