Consultant/Contractual Jobs at Good Neighbors and UNICEF

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Bid No. GNTZ/HO/IGD/002/2022 Consultancy

Terms of Reference (TOR) Value Chain study: Focusing on Coffee Value Chain Analysis in Songwe Region -Tanzania
Good Neighbors Tanzania (GNTZ) is a Non-Profit organization established in 2005 with a mission of making the world a place without hunger, where people live together in harmony, respecting human rights of our neighbors suffering from poverty, disasters and oppression, and helps them to achieve self-reliance and enable them to rebuild hope in Tanzania;
Good Neighbors Tanzania (GNTZ) opened its office in 2005 with NGO approval from Tanzania central government to carry out community development projects including education, water and sanitation, health, income generation, advocacy and humanitarian assistance for children and local residents.
Since 2005, GNTZ has implemented socio-economic development projects in Dar es Salaam, Bagamoyo, Mwanza, Shinyanga, Dodoma, Mbeya, and Kigoma providing comprehensive support through an inclusive and participative process denominated Community Development Programs (CDPs).
Through Income generation and social economic development program, GNTZ is providing networks for promoting, advocating, conducting and facilitating sustainable agriculture through research, dissemination and application of findings. GNTZ’s goals are to provide appropriate information and guidance to farmers on technologies, innovations and practices that improve sustainable Income in a socially, economically and environmentally friendly manner
The program also will provide skills related to income generation and livelihoods for youth and women including financial literacy, access to financial services (e.g. negotiated interest loans),career pathway development (work readiness),entrepreneurship development, job search support, start-up support, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for certified professional accreditation, facilitation of apprenticeships for income generation and on-the-job learning, support to savings groups, and support to women-led business hubs. Knowing that Climate Change impacts the poor more than others and that the shifting weather patterns continue to threaten the survival of the very community we are targeting, with reduction in household income and food production, mutually agreed initiatives have been designed and implemented based on availability of funds. Climate Change has been considered a cross-cutting issue and will thus be integrated as much as possible in all other interventions.

Smallholder Coffee farmers’ in Songwe Region
Good neighbors Tanzania (GNTZ) has been working with coffee farmers in Songwe Region in collaboration with farmers’ cooperative society in project implementation to support farmers to increase their household income. During the Implementation of the project the significant challenges identified that require interventions through smallholder coffee development projects includes low productivity and production of quality coffee, inadequate extension services, high prices, and insufficient access to reliable agro-inputs. Other factors include poor agronomic practices, Deforestation, the instability of market coffee prices, lack of financial institutions investing in the coffee value chain, the presence of old trees (decreased coffee production), and poor/no benefits of coffee return to women. GNTZ wants to increase resilience and build adaptive capacity by agroforestry/agroforest approach.


Purpose and Objectives of the Value Chain study
The aim of the study is to assemble validate and make available of the newly generated and/or existing information and knowledge drawn from science and practice (including farmers’ rich knowledge) in appropriate sources, for dissemination and extension of coffee farming project.

The purpose of this value chain analysis is therefore to
• Identify knowledge gaps and priorities for every value chain actor in Coffee
• Identify the information and practices about the coffee value chain which needed by value chain actors for improvement of the value chain
• Draw the attention to the best practices on involvement of all groups in the value chain (youth, gender considerations and marginalized groups)
• Findings and recommendations of the value chain analysis will be presented and deliberated on the research stakeholders’ workshop and call for other areas of research needs.

Objectives of the value chain analysis
• To identify value chain actors and analyze the strength, weakness, opportunities and strength of the value chain on coffee perspective.
• To document the available practices and Best practices on coffee value chain in every stage of value chain development.
• To assess areas and practices that need further research, validation and improved dissemination.


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For every child, Safety
The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar developed the Zanzibar National Water Policy in 2004 to set policy guidelines for the management, development, distribution and access of water services. The existing policy was formulated under the Ministry responsible for Lands, Housing, Water and Energy. The policy provided the strategic intervention to establish an autonomous institution with the primary responsibility of management, development, distribution and access to water resources. However, the major achievement of the Zanzibar National Water Policy of 2004 was the establishment of the Zanzibar Water Authority (ZAWA) through Water Act No. 4 of 2006, with the mandate to manage water resources and provide clean, reliable and good-quality water. The policy roadmap indicates that there is a long period for implementing the framework, and the major changes to occur include the formulation of different national policies, strategies, plans, laws and regulations.
Despite all the efforts taken by the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar to provide adequate quality, clean and safe water to all water users in Zanzibar, there are still a number of challenges. Many challenges are inextricably linked to the existing outdated national water policy of 2004. The challenges might be caused by increased water demand from different user’s i.e., domestic, agriculture, small industry, commercial and tourism sectors that represent an important basis for the development formulation of the new policy.
Access to adequate, clean and safe water for all water users requires strong intervention from the government. However, reform of the water and sanitation sector in Zanzibar has been slow and inadequate to keep pace with the times.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Ministry of Water Energy and Minerals to develop up-to-date water policy, that takes into account SDGs targets, government reforms including legal framework and the new Government’s vision 2050.The assignment will mainly be carried out in Zanzibar, covering both Unguja and Pemba Islands with travels in all five regions. Travel movements will be discussed in detail in inception in collaboration with Ministry of Water, Energy, and Mineral of Zanzibar. The start date is 1st
November 2022 and the end date 30th May 2023 for a duration of 180 days (6 Months). UNICEF will pay for 90 working days within the 6 months period

How can you make a difference?
This consultancy is to support the Ministry of Water Energy and Minerals to develop uptodate water policy, that takes into account SDGs targets, government reforms including legal framework and the new Government’s vision 2050.

Description of the assignment
• Propose and describe a water policy framework that will guide the analysis to identify gaps/barriers and opportunities in addressing inequalities on the water sector in formal and informal systems and structures. The analytical framework will also help in identifying roles of the public and private sectors in terms of water and power dynamics that operate in the community.
• Undertake institutional framework review for all the relevant sector institutions, and propose a set of reforms needed to enhance water sector performance to meet the VISION 2050.This will also include review of the mandate and setup of ZAWA for improved performance.
• Present and consult water development sector stakeholders with the aim of deliberating the findings of the preliminary analysis of roles, institutional and legal framework, and recommendations for strengthening water supply sector Also, gain insights on innovative multi-sectoral approaches to transformation initiatives in the water sector.
• Present to sector stakeholders key findings emanating from the sector analysis, and jointly identify key water issues and strategies that will ensure the sustainability of water in Zanzibar and incorporate the stakeholders’ comments into the report
• Draft the new water policy document incorporating recommendations and changes needed drawn from the wider stakeholders consultations.
• Present the draft findings in the stakeholder workshop and jointly identify key water issues and strategies that will ensure the sustainability of water in Zanzibar and incorporate the stakeholders’ comments into the report
• Submit a final report including a costed strategy for its implementation, on the recommended interventions including systemic actions.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
• A national consultant with previous experience undertaking similar task in Tanzania or another country
• Advanced degree in a water-related discipline, management, or policy analysis.
• Demonstrated capacity and experience of more than 15 years on policy analysis, development and evaluation of policy interventions especially in the water sector
• Experience leading participatory consultations including working with children, adolescents and members of community and capacity development processes with a wide variety of national and local stakeholders.
• Knowledge of local development and global advances in policy analysis in similar contexts
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili is required