National Consultant -Evaluation and Business Case development for an E-voucher System - WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA

Contract

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Background

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWRL) had various initiatives where grants/ subsidies are issued to respective beneficiaries using paper-based vouchers. In addition, the Ministry has in the past distributed emergency relieve subsistence grants to farmers across the country using paper - based vouchers. The implementation of these projects had presented some challenges as it relates to traceability, security concerns and information of beneficiaries, the availability of real time data and accountability on the use of resources.

The Ministry of Agriculture alongside the UNDP and other development partners has conducted a proof of concept (POC)testing the use of an electronic voucher system under the project Strengthening Namibia food systems to recover from emergencies and disease-related shocks – Build Back Better”.

The e-voucher served as a repository of grant beneficiaries; a monitoring tool for user engagements across the different agriculture and food ecosystem(s); and as well provided real time information to support decision making at different levels.

Agriculture input grants were issued via the system to (141 beneficiaries – individuals /cooperatives) small scale farmers and producers. The project prioritized women and the youth aged between (19 and 59 years) operating as small-scale farmer/producers from the target regions (Khomas, Erongo, Kavango East and Hardap) regions with men beneficiaries also included. Each region prioritized horticulture and poultry value chains as a selection criterion.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Justification for the use of an electronic voucher system, including best practices evaluating all direct user perspectives.
• Conduct a cost benefit analysis for using the e-voucher tool for the agri-food systems sector including other possible uses.
• Conduct risk analysis of adoption such a tool
• Propose alternative options and rationale for preferred solutions
• Propose financing and implementation arrangements

Competencies

• Knowledge of Namibia political, cultural, and economic contexts
• Excellent inter-personal, teamwork and communication skills
• Experience of conducting stakeholder interviews and collecting data
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and proven ability to draft recommendations stemming from key findings.
• Openness to change, ability to receive and integrate feedback

Required Skills and Experience

Qualifications:

• Masters or advanced degree in Business administration, Digital business or Economics accompanied by experience.

Experiences:

• Minimum 5 years demonstrated experience of evaluating electronic system/ digital projects. This includes the development of business cases to support implementation or financing of projects
• Experience of working with development programmes with focus on governance, Sustainable Development Goals, poverty, gender equality and related cross-cutting development issues is beneficial is required.
• Strong knowledge of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods

How to apply:

To apply please access UNDP Jobs site http://jobs.undp.org.

Recommended Presentation of Offer;

• Completed Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;
• Personal CV or a P11 Personal History form, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the candidate and at least three (3) professional references;
• Brief description of approach to work/technical proposal of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment, and a proposed methodology on how they will approach and complete the assignment (max 1 page).
• Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided (based on the number of working days mentioned ToR.

Note:

• Please group all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows uploading maximum one document.
• Qualified women and members of minorities are encouraged to apply;
• Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials.FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL PROPOSALS WILL LEAD TO CANDIDATES BEING DISQUALIFIED.

Incomplete applications will be excluded from further consideration.

To download the full Terms of Reference (TOR), P11 History Form and The Financial Proposal Template, please access the UNDP Procurement Notice site on the below link: UNDP | Procurement Notices - 95082 - National Consultant -Evaluation