Expression of Interest For Recruitment Of A Consulting Firm To Strengthen The Capacities Of Ipeb

Expression of Interest for Recruitment of a Consulting Firm to Strengthen the Capacities of IPEB (Preparation of Capacity-Building Plans for IPEB and Fisheries Professional Organizations and Implementation of Selected Capacity-Building Activities). The services to be provided under this contract include: 1. Conducting capacity assessments of IPEB and Fisheries Professional Organizations (POs) At the level of each umbrella organization, the following activities will be carried out: Analyze, for each key stakeholder, their level of knowledge of legislative and regulatory texts, policy documents and national strategies relating to the governance and functioning of POs and Agricultural Interprofessional Organizations (AIOs), the fisheries and aquaculture subsector, the agroecological transition and sustainable food systems, as well as their understanding of their roles and mandates; Determine individual capacity gaps (knowledge, understanding/ownership, application) in order to develop competency acquisition pathways to be implemented; Determine systemic and functional capacity gaps by examining the instruments for operationalizing competencies (tools, mechanisms and arrangements) within the framework of stakeholders roles and mandates related to the agroecological transition and sustainable food systems; Collect data and facilitate various focus groups or individual interviews; Participate in working sessions with the study monitoring committee; Produce a capacity assessment report for IPEB and its member umbrella organizations, and a capacity assessment report for fisheries POs (fishermen, fish traders and processors); Organize a workshop to validate the capacity assessment reports; Incorporate stakeholders comments following the validation workshop; Prepare the report of the workshop for validation of the capacity assessment reports and submit it to PROMAC. 2. Preparation of Capacity-Building Plans for IPEB and Fisheries POs At the level of each umbrella organization, the following activities will be carried out: Based on the results of the capacity assessment, propose prioritization and scheduling of capacity-building activities, together with implementation arrangements and estimated costs for each key stakeholder; Prepare capacity-building plans for IPEB and its members and for fisheries POs; Organize a workshop to validate the capacity-building plans; Incorporate comments and finalize the capacity-building plans; Prepare the report of the workshop for validation of the capacity-building plans and submit it to PROMAC. 3. Implementation of Capacity-Building Activities for IPEB and Fisheries POs As part of implementing the capacity-building plans: During the workshop for validating the capacity-building plans, the service provider will agree with the stakeholders on several key capacity-building activities (at least four (4) activities) to be implemented with its support for all relevant POs and AIOs; Prepare and design the tools required to implement the selected activities with the POs and AIOs. The activities may include training sessions, coaching and technical support, assistance in improving internal procedures, support for organizational functioning, etc. These examples are not exhaustive; Organize and conduct the implementation of the selected capacity-building activities with the relevant POs and AIOs. The service provider shall ensure that the most appropriate tools and methods are used for each selected activity; Provide logistical support for the implementation of the relevant activities; Prepare the overall service delivery report and submit it to the contracting authority; Organize a workshop or validation session for deliverables before they are submitted by the service provider. This workshop or session may be organized at the initiative of the contracting authority or at the request of the service provider; Prepare reports for all sessions or workshops organized as part of this assignment [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement