TERMS OF REFERENCE
Capacity Building of Coffee Cooperatives Boards of Management on Leadership, Good Governance, Financial Management, Entrepreneurship, Resource Mobilisation, Marketing Skills and review of existing Institutional Documents for the Pathways to Prosperity Coffee Projects in Kenya and Tanzania – Solidaridad East and Central Africa
Solidaridad Network is an international solution-oriented civil society organisation working through eight regional expertise centres to transform markets to make them more sustainable and inclusive. Our eight regional expertise centres include Asia, Eastern and Central Africa, Europe, Latin America, North America, Southern Africa, South America, West Africa and our global Secretariat in the Netherlands. Solidaridad Eastern and Central Africa, one of the regional centres, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya with country offices and programmes in Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda. We bring together supply chain players and engage them with innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximises the benefit for all. We facilitate strengthening of local capacity in developing countries, support the creation of enabling environments for economies to thrive, and improve market access. Solidaridad embraces the public-private and people partnerships (PPPP) in order to test innovations, speed up change, and take success to scale. Globally, Solidaridad works around Coffee and other 12 commodities/sectors (http://www.solidaridadnetwork.org)
The Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) Coffee Project is a seven-year project funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign affairs supporting smallholder coffee farmers through 3 pathways; (i) creating viable and resilient production systems ii) catalysing inclusive service delivery systems and iii) championing inclusive markets. The programme will co-create and implement tailored interventions to facilitate transformation in the coffee sector contributing to increased sustainable production (productivity and quality) and incomes, enhancing resilience to the impacts of climate change and other shocks and the creation of decent jobs and inclusive supply chains.
The P2P project aims to build the capacity of 203,000 smallholder coffee farmers (30% women and 15% youth) from Nandi, Kericho, Kisii, Nyamira, Bungoma, Transnzoia, West Pokot and Bomet Counties of Kenya and Mbeya, Ruvuma and Songwe Regions in Tanzania to produce good quality coffee. Also, strengthen the leadership and governance of 273 cooperatives and provide a platform for cooperatives to link & interact with over 1,000 service providers in their respective countries to establish long term relations that go to serve the interests of both.
The intended long-term impact is that small- holder coffee farmers thrive by participating in the supply chain that is economically viable, socially responsible and environmentally sound by 2029. Smallholder coffee farmers will have an opportunity to participate in economically viable value chains by increasing their productivity through adoption of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP’s) for increased incomes. It prioritises the inclusion of women and youth. Environmental conservation is a key element focusing on adoption of climate resilient practices, implementing carbon projects as well as adopting agroforestry.
2. 1 Background
Institutional instability is a major problem derailing sustainable production, governance and management of rural cooperatives and their ultimate profitability. Most smallholder coffee cooperatives lack institutional management documents while those that have are outdated. Besides, the respective boards of management lack the requisite skills for their development thus hindering the institutionalising and adoption of good governance practices interventions by the project. Solidaridad is certainly convinced that addressing institutional inadequacies and weaknesses by bolstering systems, practices, processes & structures will catalyse developments for the smallholder cooperatives. It has therefore become imperative to train the Cooperatives’ Boards of Management on Financial Management, Entrepreneurship, Resource mobilisation, Good governance, Marketing skills, Nursery Business Case Management, good Governance & Leadership and jointly review existing Institutional Documents and provide recommendations on the development on non-existent or outdated documents.
The overall objective of the assignment is to enhance the capacity of smallholder coffee cooperatives board members through training on Financial Management, Entrepreneurship, Resource mobilisation, Good governance, Marketing skills and Leadership. Specific Objectives include;
This Terms of Reference (TOR) seeks to have the consultant conduct the following;
The consultant will;
Qualified and experienced Consultancy Firms should develop a comprehensive expression of interest (E.O.I) outlining:
• A profile of the firm/consultant
• Firm/Consultants statement on the interpretation of the TOR
• Curriculum Vitaes’ of consultant/firm outlining qualifications and demonstrable experience in training and developing institutional management documents (Strategic plans, Business plans, Human Resource Policy and quality management policy )spanning not less than three years. Demonstrated expertise on agricultural cooperatives will be an added advantage
• A description of the methodology
• At least 3 references of similar assignments undertaken in the last 3 years
• Sample of some of the works delivered including but not limited to: reports, presentations, training modules and samples of developed documents.
• A detailed financial proposal (inclusive of relevant taxes) and a work plan for carrying out the assignment
The consultancy firms/companies are required to submit an EOI containing a statement on the candidate’s experience with similar assignments, curriculum vitae, financial proposal, and work plan by July 24th, 2024 at 5:00pm (EAT). All applicants must meet the minimum requirements described above, those unable to meet the requirement will not be considered.
Each EOI submission should be not more than 15 pages and include the following:
Submission:
The completed proposal together with a budget and work plan (inclusive of relevant taxes), should be submitted to;
Submissions are by email to procurement.eca@solidaridadnetwork.orgwhile addressed to:
Solidaridad Eastern and Central Africa Expertise Centre Kilimani Business Centre, Kirichwa Road,
P.O. Box 42234 – 00100 GPO Nairobi
With the Subject below:
Expression of Interest for Capacity Building of Coffee Cooperatives Boards of Management on Leadership, Good Governance, Financial Management, Entrepreneurship, Resource Mobilisation, Marketing Skills and review of existing Institutional Documents for the Pathways to Prosperity Coffee Project in Kenya and Tanzania – Solidaridad East and Central Africa
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