NGO Job Opportunities in Kenya - Heifer International

Heifer International
 
Terms of Reference:Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Rift Valley and Eastern Region - Kenya Market Led Dairy Supply Chain Project
 
1.0 Background: Heifer International – Kenya (HPI-K), a branch of HPI, started its operation in Kenya in the year 1981.

It was registered as an NGO in 1993. Heifer’s mission is to work with and empower communities to end hunger and poverty while caring for the earth. 


In various projects, HPI-K partners and works to mobilize smallholder farmers, public and private partners to marshal their resources, integrate appropriate agricultural technologies, agro-ecological techniques into their farming practices, join community-driven processes and develop agribusiness systems responsive to community needs. 

HPI-K 2015 – 2025 strategic goal is to assist 330,000 farmer and pastoralist households (1,625,000 individuals) to move from poverty and vulnerability to sustainability and resilience in a healthy environment through participation in the dairy, meat and horticulture value chains.
 
2.0 The Project: The Kenya Market Led Dairy Supply Chain Project is a five (5) year SIDA funded Public Private Sector Partnership (PPP) project being implemented by Heifer International – Kenya (HPI-K) as the lead partner in partnership with New KCC Ltd, Tetra Laval Food for Development Office (FfDO) and Tetra Pak Kenya (Tetra Pak). 

The project utilizes the great potential of smallholder milk production in Kenya to meet the growing demand for milk and dairy products by the dairy industry and consumers. 

The project goal is to improve the livelihoods of 30,000 smallholder farmers in Eastern and Rift Valley area of Kenya and increase their household income by increasing dairy production and productivity and empowering women and youth to play a role in the dairy value chain. 

Heifer is the lead partner in this project and is coordinating all activities. Other beneficiaries include dairy value chain service providers and local governments. 

The project will be implemented in the following five counties; Nandi, Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo Marakwet, Trans-Nzoia and Tharaka Nithi. It will focus on developing the dairy supply chain in these regions where NKCC is collecting milk for its processing plants in Eldoret.
 
The Project will work primarily through dairy Producer Organizations (POs) in the above areas to reach the main beneficiaries who are the farmer members of these organisations.

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7.0 Application Procedure
 
The proposal (duly signed) from firms/individual should comprise technical and financial proposal. 

The Proposal will be accepted preferably in hard copy and also backed by a soft copy through email and mentioning subject line; “Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Dairy Value Chain in Rift Valley and Eastern to David.ojwang@heifer.org and CC Samson.Chepchieng@heifer.org, on or before 27th September 2017

In addition, the following documents should be submitted;
 
1) For Individual consultants
·                     Maximum 3-page CV of Team Leader highlighting related assignments completed with client name, contact person and mobile number. The team leader must have fulltime engagement during assignment period
·                     The team leader must be a qualified and registered EIA/EA Lead Assessor with NEMA.
·                     Other Team members’ two-page short CV highlighting related assignment completed
·                     Copy of Pin certificate for the individual consultant
·                     Any additional evidence in favour of the relevant previous studies.
2) For firms
·                     Maximum 2-page of the organization’s profile highlighting related assignments completed with client name, contact person and mobile number
·                     Lead Consultant’s (who will lead the assignment) Maximum 3-page CV highlighting related assignment completed, role in the completed assignment
·                     The team leader must be a qualified and registered EIA/EA Lead Assessor with NEMA.
·                     Other Team members’ (who will involve in the assignment) 2 paragraph short CV highlighting related assignment completed and role
·                     Organization’s/Firm’s Certificate, PIN and VAT registration
·                     Documents in favour of the previous relevant studies.


Terms of Reference Baseline Survey and Gender Study in Rift Valley and Eastern Region - Kenya Market Led Dairy Supply Chain Project


1.0 Background: The Kenya Market Led Dairy Supply Chain Project goal is to improve the livelihoods of 30,000 smallholder farmers in Eastern and Rift Valley area of Kenya and increase their household income by increasing dairy production and productivity and empowering women and youth to play a role in the dairy value chain. 


Heifer is the lead partner in this project and is coordinating all activities. Other beneficiaries include dairy value chain service providers and local governments.


The background to this market led dairy supply chain project is the need to utilize the great potential of small holder milk production in Kenya to meet the growing demand for milk and dairy products by the dairy industry and consumers. 

The project focuses on 30,000 small holder farmers, 20,000 in the Rift Valley (Nandi, Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo Marakwet & Trans-Nzoia counties) and 10,000 in Tharaka Nithi County in Eastern Kenya to improve smallholder farmers’ linkages to a market led dairy value chain. 

The Project will focus on developing the dairy supply chain in Nandi, Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo Marakwet and Trans-Nzoia counties, where NKCC is collecting milk for its plants in Eldoret.



CLICK HERE to download a detailed terms of reference



7.0 Application Procedure



The proposal (duly signed) from firms/individual should comprise technical and financial proposal. 

The Proposal will be accepted preferably in hard copy and also backed by a soft copy through email and mentioning subject line; “BASELINE SURVEY STUDY - Rift Valley and Eastern to david.ojwang@heifer.org and CC Samson.Chepchieng@heifer.org on or before 27th September 2017


In addition, the following documents should be submitted;


1) For Individual consultants


1.           Maximum 3-page CV of Team Leader highlighting related assignments completed with client name, contact person and mobile number. The team leader must have fulltime engagement during assignment period
2.           Other Team members’ two-page short CV highlighting related assignment completed
3.           Copy of Pin certificate for the individual consultant
4.           Any additional evidence in favour of the relevant previous studies.
2) For firms


1.           Maximum 2-page organization profile highlighting related assignments completed with client name, contact person and mobile number
2.           Lead Consultant’s (who will lead the assignment) Maximum 3-page CV highlighting related assignment completed, role in the completed assignment
3.           Other Team members’ (who will involve in the assignment) 2 paragraph short CV highlighting related assignment completed and role
4.           Organization’s/Firm’s Certificate, PIN and VAT registration
5.           Documents in favour of the previous relevant studies.


Dairy Value Chain Study and Market Mapping Study for the Kenya Market - Led Dairy Value Chain Supply Project
 
1.0 Background: The Kenya Market-Led Dairy Value Chain Supply project is a four-year project, funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). 

The project targets to reach 30,000 smallholder farmers in 6 counties namely; Uasin Gishu, Nandi, Trans Nzoia and Elgeyo Marakwet counties in the North Rift Region of Kenya and Embu and Tharaka Nithi counties in Eastern Kenya. 

The project’s overall goal is to ‘improve the livelihoods of 30,000 small holder dairy farmers and their families, through increased dairy productivity, increased incomes and increased participation of women and youth in the dairy value chain”. Other beneficiaries include dairy value chain service providers and local governments. 

This Project is developed and based on the need for the Kenyan dairy industry partner (NKCC) to collect more locally produced milk and to improve the quality of collected milk to satisfy the Kenyan market’s need for high quality processed and packaged dairy products.
 
This project has been developed jointly by the project partners Heifer Project International (Heifer), New KCC (NKCC), Tetra Laval Food for Development Office (FfDO) and Tetra Pak Kenya (Tetra Pak). Heifer will be the implementing partner in this project and will coordinate all activities. 

The background to this market-led dairy supply chain project is the need to utilize the great potential of small holder milk production in Kenya to meet the growing demand for milk and dairy products by the dairy industry and consumers. 

The project will focus on 30,000 smallholder farmers, 20,000 in the Rift Valley (Nandi, Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo Marakwet & Trans-Nzoia counties) and 10,000 in Embu and Tharaka Nithi counties in Eastern Kenya to improve smallholder farmers’ linkages to a market-led dairy value chain. 

The Project will work primarily through dairy Producer Organizations (POs) or dairy societies (23 in North Rift Region and 5 in Eastern Region) in the above areas to reach the main beneficiaries who are the farmer members of these organizations. 

The POs operate as dairy cooperatives engaged in milk production, collection, bulking, chilling and selling, and in some cases processing milk into yoghurt and other dairy products. 

The Project will work to build strong POs by strengthening governance, leadership and business structures as well as developing social capital, savings groups and promoting gender equality. 

This approach will ensure farmers’ resilience and sustainability far beyond the Project intervention period.

CLICK HERE to download a detailed terms of reference

6.0 Application procedure
 
The proposal (duly signed) from firms/individual should comprise technical and financial proposal. 

The Proposal will be accepted preferably in hard copy and also backed by a soft copy through email and mentioning subject line; “Dairy Value Chain Study in Rift Valley and Eastern to david.ojwang@heifer.org and CC Samson.Chepchieng@heifer.org on or before 27th September 2017
In addition, the following documents should be submitted;
 
1) For Individual consultants
1.           Maximum 3-page CV of Team Leader highlighting related assignments completed with client name, contact person and mobile number. The team leader must have fulltime engagement during assignment period
2.           Other Team members’ two-page short CV highlighting related assignment completed
3.           Copy of Pin certificate for the individual consultant
4.           Any additional evidence in favour of the relevant previous studies.
2) For firms
1.           Maximum 2-page organization profile highlighting related assignments completed with client name, contact reference person and mobile number
2.           Lead Consultant’s (who will lead the assignment) Maximum 3-page CV highlighting related assignment completed, role in the completed assignment
3.           Other Team members’ (who will involve in the assignment) 2 paragraph short CV highlighting related assignment completed and role
4.           Organization’s/Firm’s Certificate, PIN certificate and VAT registration

5.           Documents in favour of the previous similar/relevant studies.