CATALYTIC TRUST FUND
(SAGCOT) P125728
CREDIT NUMBER 57760-TA
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TANZANIA
INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT – AGRIBUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST - CTF/S/9
INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT – COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST - CTF/S/10
INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT – IT SPECIALIST CTF/S/11
1. This request for expression of interest follows the General Procurement
Notice for this Project that appeared in United Nations Development
Business, issue No. OP00039403 of October 6th 2016
2. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has received financing
from the World Bank toward the cost of the Southern Agriculture Growth
Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) and intends to apply part of the proceeds to
eligible payments under the contract of an Agribusiness Development
Specialist.
3. The objective of the Catalytic Trust Fund is to provide innovative finances to
catalyze private investments associated with developing the agribusiness
sector and the strengthening of supply chains encompassing small holder
farmers and to assist with initial costs of developing commercially viable
agricultural business on the SAGCOT.
4. SAGCOT CTF now invites eligible Individual Consultants to express their
interest in providing the services. The Candidate should possess the
following qualifications:
a) A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience related to rural business
development, Agriculture Sector, micro finance and marketing, competitiveness and value chain analysis in developing countries and developed
countries.
b) At least three (3) similar assignments related to the preparation, formulation
and development of Agriculture involved businesses within the last five (5)
years.
c) At least three (3) years’ experience in the identification, minimum three (3)
years previous experience working with rural micro-to-small scale
businesses providing either; business development services, training and/or
technical assistance.
d) Advanced university degree in Agriculture, Business Administration (MBA),
Economics or a related discipline.
e) The consultant must have experience in conducting business analysis and
strategic development as well as in managing projects implementation.
f) Demonstrated ability to work effectively with the public and private sectors
including NGOs and Capacity Building Institutions.
g) Proven Tanzania-specific experience and verifiable results in reaching out to
a wide target population, including local leaders, local government
authorities, local business and rural communities.
h) Must be computer literate and should have an excellent command of
English;
i) High level of communication and Interpersonal skills and ability to work with
people at all levels;
j) Ability to supervise, train and coach staff in relevant skills;
5. Interested Individual Consultant must provide information indicating that
they are qualified to perform the services by submitting latest CVs indicating
qualifications, relevant experience and capability to carry out the
assignment.
6. An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures
set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines – Selection and Employment of
Consultants by the World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011 (Revised
July 2014). The attention of interested Individual Consultants is drawn to
paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines – Selection and Employment
of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by the World
Bank Borrowers dated January 2011 (Revised July 2015), setting forth the
World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
7. The Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information
including detailed Terms of Reference from the office of the Executive
Secretary, Palm Residency, 3rd Floor, Tel. +255222924143/4, Email:
[email protected]; Chimara road from 8. 00 am to 15.00 pm local time,
Monday to Friday except on public holiday
8. Expressions of Interest must be delivered in a written form to the address
below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail by 28th March 2017.
1. This request for expression of interest follows the General Procurement
Notice for this Project that appeared in United Nations Development
Business, issue No. OP00039403 of October 6th 2016
2. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has received financing
from the World Bank toward the cost of the Southern Agriculture Growth
Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) and intends to apply part of the proceeds
to eligible payments under the contract of a Community Development
Specialist.
3. The objective of the Catalytic Trust Fund is to provide innovative finances
to catalyse private investments associated with developing the agribusiness sector and the strengthening of supply chains encompassing small
holder farmers and to assist with initial costs of developing commercially
viable agricultural business on the SAGCOT.
4. SAGCOT CTF now invites eligible Individual Consultants to express their
interest in providing the services. The Candidate should possess the
following qualifications:
i) Master’s Degree in Agriculture with specialization in economics,
agricultural economics, agricultural finance, agricultural
marketing/business or MBA with specialization in finance/marketing (in
agriculture would be preferred) or related fields with seven (7) years’ of
experience
ii) Working experience should be in promoting agricultural services,
networking and coordination with local service providers (line
agencies, District Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), private
service providers, financial institutions etc.)
iii) Knowledge and experience in financial institutions will be an additional
advantage
iv) Good spoken and written skill in both English and Swahili and possess
good skills in report writing
v) Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with range
of institutions
vi) Good computer skills
vii) Knowledge of Farming-As-A-Business Toolkits will be an added
advantage
5. Interested Individual Consultant must provide information indicating that
they are qualified to perform the services by submitting latest CVs
indicating qualifications, relevant experience and capability to carry out the
assignment.
6. An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures
set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines – Selection and Employment of
Consultants by the World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011 (Revised
July 2014). The attention of interested Individual Consultants is drawn to
paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines – Selection and Employment
of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by the World
Bank Borrowers dated January 2011 (Revised July 2015), setting forth the
World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
7. The Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information
including detailed Terms of Reference from the office of the Executive
Secretary, Palm Residency, 3rd Floor, Tel. +255222924143/4, Email:
[email protected]; Chimara road from 8. 00 am to 15.00 pm local time,
Monday to Friday except on public holiday
8. Expressions of Interest must be delivered in a written form to the address
below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail by 28th March 2017.
1. This request for expression of interest follows the General
Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in United Nations
Development Business, issue No. OP00039403 of October 6th 2016
2. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has received
financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Southern
Agriculture Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) and intends to
apply part of the proceeds to eligible payments under the contract of
an IT Specialist.
3. The objective of the Catalytic Trust Fund is to provide innovative
finances to catalyse private investments associated with developing
the agribusiness sector and the strengthening of supply chains
encompassing small holder farmers and to assist with initial costs of
developing commercially viable agricultural business on the
SAGCOT.
4. SAGCOT CTF now invites eligible Individual Consultants to express
their interest in providing the services. The consultant should
possess the following qualifications:
a) BSc. degree in IT-related sphere;
b) Experience in databases development, programming and web
designing;
c) Experience in software development projects;
d) Proven knowledge of modern Internet technologies such as HTML,
XML, CSS, and HTTP, PHP, SQL;
e) Proven knowledge of Cisco networking devices, x86 based personal
computers, notebooks, etc.
f) Proven knowledge of Operating system including Windows, Windows
Server Edition, Firewalls, etc.
g) Accounting Software:
h) Skills: Database Management with experience in configuration of
Navision Accounting System
i) Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
j) Strong organizational and time management skills.
5. Interested Individual Consultant must provide information indicating
that they are qualified to perform the services by submitting latest
CVs indicating qualifications, relevant experience and capability to
carry out the assignment.
6. An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the
procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines – Selection and
Employment of Consultants by the World Bank Borrowers dated
January 2011 (Revised July 2014). The attention of interested
Individual Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s
Guidelines – Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD
Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by the World Bank Borrowers dated
January 2011 (Revised July 2015), setting forth the World Bank’s
policy on conflict of interest.
7. The Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information
including detailed Terms of Reference from the office of the
Executive Secretary, Palm Residency, 3rd Floor, Tel.
+255222924143/4, Email: [email protected]; Chimara road from
8. 00 am to 15.00 pm local time, Monday to Friday except on public
holiday
8. Expressions of Interest must be delivered in a written form to the
address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail by
28th March 2017.
Executive Secretary,
SAGCOT – CTF,
3rd Floor, Wing-E, Palm Residency,
Ocean View, Chimara Road,
PO Box 10977,
DAR ES SALAAM
E-mail: [email protected];