TechnoServe, Inc. is
an international non-profit development organization founded in 1968. Its
mission is to help entrepreneurial men and women in poor rural areas of the
developing world to build businesses that create jobs, income and economic
opportunity for their families, their communities and their countries.
TechnoServe is working with Heifer International and the International Livestock Research Institute to implement the East Africa Dairy Development Program (EADD) in targeted districts in Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya.
TechnoServe is seeking an independent assessor to conduct performance
assessment for target businesses in Kenya and Uganda. The consultant will use
the internally developed performance evaluation tool for data collection.TechnoServe is working with Heifer International and the International Livestock Research Institute to implement the East Africa Dairy Development Program (EADD) in targeted districts in Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya.
The overall objectives of this assessment are; improve reliability of business performance evaluation results and enhance/improve effectiveness/reliability of the internally developed tool.
The consultant’s key activities will cover the following;
- Develop
assessment plan
- Collect
business hub data
- Enter,
clean and analyze data
- Develop
assessment report
Qualified consultant should have the following qualifications and
skills;
- 5 years
experience in consulting/ monitoring and evaluation/ research/business
assessment
- Capacity
to manage complex and large assignments
- Strong
and available team with excellent analytical (both quantitative and
qualitative), communication and information-gathering skills
- Strong
writing/reporting and PowerPoint presentation skills
- Past
experience in dairy/farmer organizations an advantage
Expected
timeframe for this assignment is 4 weeks
Submit capability statement/statement of interest accompanied by a budget to:
Lydiah Njuguna: lnjuguna@tns.org
Due date for Submission: 12th March 2012
TechnoServe, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
Submit capability statement/statement of interest accompanied by a budget to:
Lydiah Njuguna: lnjuguna@tns.org
Due date for Submission: 12th March 2012
TechnoServe, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.