Deadline of this Job: 04 August 2022
JOB DETAILS:
Background
Finn Church Aid (FCA) is Finland’s biggest development co-operation organization and the second biggest organization in Finland working in humanitarian aid. Finn Church Aid is a member of the ACT Alliance (ACT), an alliance of faith-based development and humanitarian aid organizations forming one of the world’s largest aid organizations.
FCA Kenya is implementing a Creative Industries (CI) project, a continuation of the creative industries program pilot in Kampala, Uganda in 2020, projects in Uganda in 2021, and the digital competency program (DCP) & Creative Industry project in Nairobi. The project is focusing on digital creative industries such as animation, game development, graphic design, web design and digital marketing. This will contribute to the realization of basic human rights such as the right to life with a decent source of livelihood and the right to education. FCA Kenya will work with the youth ages 18-35 years both men and women in this project and engage the local administrators in the project area. The project will use the same training venue as Digital Competence Program/Creative Industry project in Jericho, Nairobi. FCA can benefit from the existing relationship and lessons learned during the earlier projects. Setting up the project in St. Philip’s parish in Jericho enables FCA to systematically develop the centre to become an important hub in Eastlands for digital creative industries trainings. The proposed Creative Industries program is aligned with FCA’s Right to Livelihood (R2L) strategy supporting marginalized groups in gaining meaningful employment. This will in turn ensure that these groups have a reliable and sustainable source of livelihood. The Creative Industries project would be an important avenue for these youths including PWD’s to earn hands-on skills that will help them to employ themselves and become entrepreneurs in the future. The right holders who benefit from the program will also impart the skills acquired to others who may not have the opportunity to participate in the trainings.
SUMMARY Project: FCA is training 286 youth in professional Creative industry -skills during August 2022 to December 2023. The training will take place in Eastlands Nairobi.
The animation training consultant will be responsible for providing training in animation as part of FCA Creative Industry Program in a 3-month period.
SCOPE OF WORK Duration: 3 months (September – November 2022). Consultant will be based in Nairobi
Minimum Administrative Compliance:
1. Company’s profile and company’s Certificate of Incorporation/ Registration Certificate including team members qualifications.
2. KRA Pin Certificate.
3. Up to date Tax Compliance Certificate for the current year 2022.
Goal: Provide training in animation as part of FCA Creative Industry Program.
Role and Responsibilities:
An Animation Trainer will be an industry professional with relevant experience and portfolio working on projects such as; Animated Films, commercials, Gaming, Architectural design work, Real Estate Showcasing just to name but a few. The trainer will be required to work with the learners in following tasks:
1. Training Beginners in Basic Animation Techniques
• Animation software and hardware orientation
• Modelling
• Texturing
• Rigging
• Animating
• Lighting
• Sound
• Rendering
2. Training Beginners in Basic Animation Business
• Experience in pitching for Animation work
• Project Development
• Communication Skills
• Financing and distribution of Animation related content
• Animation Industry Networks and Opportunities
• Animation Industry regulation
3. Production of a short Animation Project (3- 10 mins) with the beneficiaries
• Conceptualize ideas for characters, scenes, backgrounds, and other animation elements.
• Create character sketches for new animations based on design briefs.
• Develop storyboards for animation projects.
• Design backgrounds, sets and other elements of the animated environment.
• Develop timing and pacing of motion, based on audio requirements.
• Work with the story editors to merge various layers of animation.
• Record dialogue for the animation, where necessary.
• Collaborate with other creative including designers, photographers, and other animators to finalize projects.
Methodology:
• Deliver outstanding training and coaching sessions to groups of learners in animation.
• Provide employability training on widening learners job horizon and identifying business and employment opportunities.
• Teach the learners a broad range of training to increase their skills and readiness to work as digital marketers.
• Actively support, mentor and motivate learners across the learner journey to help them with the timely completion of their learning aims and qualification
• Identify learner's strengths and weakness through an initial assessment and support them accordingly
• Provide insightful, constructive, and informative feedback to help the learner maximize their potential.
• Deliver outstanding learning, using creative learning strategies that will inspire and engage students to reach their full potential
• Manage any learner progress issues in line with the business expectations.
• Proactively monitor, evaluate and improve the quality and effectiveness of own workload and working practices to ensure deadlines and targets are met and that the learner has an outstanding experience.
DELIVERABLES
• Help young people develop entrepreneurship and small business management skills in the creative sector.
• Assist learners work with available tools to create an industry standard portfolio or business / career plan
• Deliver training programmes with support of other team members
• Continually identify specific training needs and support required for components of the creative industry projects as appropriate
• Provide coaching and support as young people implement their business plans during training phase
Qualifications
Animator Skills Requirements:
A successful Animation Trainer candidate will have the following prerequisite skills:
• Excellent Training skills.
• Excellent creativity and originality.
• Superior graphic design skills.
• Superior knowledge of the 12 principles of animation such as staging, timing, ease in, ease out and anticipation.
• Proficiency in the use of design and animation software.
• In-depth understanding of mathematical and geometric concepts.
• Knowledge of color theory.
• Great attention to detail.
• Ability to work in large teams.
Animator Qualifications:
• 2+ years of professional hands-on experience.
• 2+ years’ experience with tools and software, such as Blender, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, Maxon Cinema 4D,Adobe Character Animator, Adobe Animate, Adobe After effects.
• Bachelor’s degree in animation, computer graphics, fine arts, or a related discipline.
• An optional but beneficial qualification may be certification in one or more areas such as web design, computer animation or graphic arts to demonstrate skill-level and dedication to the industry.
Desirable Assets •
• High integrity, self-driven and able to set own work schedule with rigorous deadlines.
• Ability to initiate and complete assignments and to work under demanding circumstances with minimal supervision.
• Strong organization, supervisory, problem-solving, interpersonal, communication as well as team building and negotiation skills.
• Identify potential private sector players and ensure that trainees regularly attend practical sessions to enhance their skills.
• Uphold and protect the Trainees from any form of Child abuse/ Violation of Rights.
• Supervise all the extra co-curricular activities such as sports and games, Crafts and any form of communal work.
• Ensure discipline of the students in and outside the Training
• Design a strategic remedial Training plan for slow learners
• Prepare a conducive learning environment for the Trainees.
• Be responsible for all school activities while on duty.
FCA will provide the following:
• All relevant information to this assignment
• Full pay for the xxx days’ work (5% tax withholding rates applies)
JOB DETAILS:
Background
Finn Church Aid (FCA) is Finland’s biggest development co-operation organization and the second biggest organization in Finland working in humanitarian aid. Finn Church Aid is a member of the ACT Alliance (ACT), an alliance of faith-based development and humanitarian aid organizations forming one of the world’s largest aid organizations.
FCA Kenya is implementing a Creative Industries (CI) project, a continuation of the creative industries program pilot in Kampala, Uganda in 2020, projects in Uganda in 2021, and the digital competency program (DCP) & Creative Industry project in Nairobi. The project is focusing on digital creative industries such as animation, game development, graphic design, web design and digital marketing. This will contribute to the realization of basic human rights such as the right to life with a decent source of livelihood and the right to education. FCA Kenya will work with the youth ages 18-35 years both men and women in this project and engage the local administrators in the project area. The project will use the same training venue as Digital Competence Program/Creative Industry project in Jericho, Nairobi. FCA can benefit from the existing relationship and lessons learned during the earlier projects. Setting up the project in St. Philip’s parish in Jericho enables FCA to systematically develop the centre to become an important hub in Eastlands for digital creative industries trainings. The proposed Creative Industries program is aligned with FCA’s Right to Livelihood (R2L) strategy supporting marginalized groups in gaining meaningful employment. This will in turn ensure that these groups have a reliable and sustainable source of livelihood. The Creative Industries project would be an important avenue for these youths including PWD’s to earn hands-on skills that will help them to employ themselves and become entrepreneurs in the future. The right holders who benefit from the program will also impart the skills acquired to others who may not have the opportunity to participate in the trainings.
SUMMARY Project: FCA is training 286 youth in professional Creative industry -skills during August 2022 to December 2023. The training will take place in Eastlands Nairobi.
The animation training consultant will be responsible for providing training in animation as part of FCA Creative Industry Program in a 3-month period.
SCOPE OF WORK Duration: 3 months (September – November 2022). Consultant will be based in Nairobi
Minimum Administrative Compliance:
1. Company’s profile and company’s Certificate of Incorporation/ Registration Certificate including team members qualifications.
2. KRA Pin Certificate.
3. Up to date Tax Compliance Certificate for the current year 2022.
Goal: Provide training in animation as part of FCA Creative Industry Program.
Role and Responsibilities:
An Animation Trainer will be an industry professional with relevant experience and portfolio working on projects such as; Animated Films, commercials, Gaming, Architectural design work, Real Estate Showcasing just to name but a few. The trainer will be required to work with the learners in following tasks:
1. Training Beginners in Basic Animation Techniques
• Animation software and hardware orientation
• Modelling
• Texturing
• Rigging
• Animating
• Lighting
• Sound
• Rendering
2. Training Beginners in Basic Animation Business
• Experience in pitching for Animation work
• Project Development
• Communication Skills
• Financing and distribution of Animation related content
• Animation Industry Networks and Opportunities
• Animation Industry regulation
3. Production of a short Animation Project (3- 10 mins) with the beneficiaries
• Conceptualize ideas for characters, scenes, backgrounds, and other animation elements.
• Create character sketches for new animations based on design briefs.
• Develop storyboards for animation projects.
• Design backgrounds, sets and other elements of the animated environment.
• Develop timing and pacing of motion, based on audio requirements.
• Work with the story editors to merge various layers of animation.
• Record dialogue for the animation, where necessary.
• Collaborate with other creative including designers, photographers, and other animators to finalize projects.
Methodology:
• Deliver outstanding training and coaching sessions to groups of learners in animation.
• Provide employability training on widening learners job horizon and identifying business and employment opportunities.
• Teach the learners a broad range of training to increase their skills and readiness to work as digital marketers.
• Actively support, mentor and motivate learners across the learner journey to help them with the timely completion of their learning aims and qualification
• Identify learner's strengths and weakness through an initial assessment and support them accordingly
• Provide insightful, constructive, and informative feedback to help the learner maximize their potential.
• Deliver outstanding learning, using creative learning strategies that will inspire and engage students to reach their full potential
• Manage any learner progress issues in line with the business expectations.
• Proactively monitor, evaluate and improve the quality and effectiveness of own workload and working practices to ensure deadlines and targets are met and that the learner has an outstanding experience.
DELIVERABLES
• Help young people develop entrepreneurship and small business management skills in the creative sector.
• Assist learners work with available tools to create an industry standard portfolio or business / career plan
• Deliver training programmes with support of other team members
• Continually identify specific training needs and support required for components of the creative industry projects as appropriate
• Provide coaching and support as young people implement their business plans during training phase
Qualifications
Animator Skills Requirements:
A successful Animation Trainer candidate will have the following prerequisite skills:
• Excellent Training skills.
• Excellent creativity and originality.
• Superior graphic design skills.
• Superior knowledge of the 12 principles of animation such as staging, timing, ease in, ease out and anticipation.
• Proficiency in the use of design and animation software.
• In-depth understanding of mathematical and geometric concepts.
• Knowledge of color theory.
• Great attention to detail.
• Ability to work in large teams.
Animator Qualifications:
• 2+ years of professional hands-on experience.
• 2+ years’ experience with tools and software, such as Blender, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, Maxon Cinema 4D,Adobe Character Animator, Adobe Animate, Adobe After effects.
• Bachelor’s degree in animation, computer graphics, fine arts, or a related discipline.
• An optional but beneficial qualification may be certification in one or more areas such as web design, computer animation or graphic arts to demonstrate skill-level and dedication to the industry.
Desirable Assets •
• High integrity, self-driven and able to set own work schedule with rigorous deadlines.
• Ability to initiate and complete assignments and to work under demanding circumstances with minimal supervision.
• Strong organization, supervisory, problem-solving, interpersonal, communication as well as team building and negotiation skills.
• Identify potential private sector players and ensure that trainees regularly attend practical sessions to enhance their skills.
• Uphold and protect the Trainees from any form of Child abuse/ Violation of Rights.
• Supervise all the extra co-curricular activities such as sports and games, Crafts and any form of communal work.
• Ensure discipline of the students in and outside the Training
• Design a strategic remedial Training plan for slow learners
• Prepare a conducive learning environment for the Trainees.
• Be responsible for all school activities while on duty.
FCA will provide the following:
• All relevant information to this assignment
• Full pay for the xxx days’ work (5% tax withholding rates applies)
Policy and Public Management Consultant job at Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI)
Position no. 3: Policy and Public Management Consultant
Summary Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director General, the Policy and Public Management Consultant is responsible for developing, delivering and administration of training, research and consultancy programmes, specifically
1. Initiating, designing and developing content (curricula) for courses in the areas of policy and public sector management;
2. Conducting research and publishing;
3. Conducting research and knowledge generation;
4. Contributing to Institute revenue by conducting consultancies and offering advisory services;
5. Contributing to the promotion of professional activities aimed at marketing the services of the Institute and promotion of favorable corporate imagine; and
6. Writing proposals for consulting and implementing the assignments;
Qualifications and Experience
1. Master's Degree in relevant field;
2. Must BE a member of the professional body;
3. At least five (5 years) years relevant in management consulting and/or teaching management training experience in a University or management training Institution; and
4. Practical managerial experience in public sector will be added advantage.
Policy & Public Management Consultant Competencies & Skills
1. Demonstrated ability in designing, development, implementation and management of policy in public sector through management education / training;
2. Demonstrated successful delivery of training programmes and consultancy assignments
3. A strong background in policy related issues and current affairs and geo-political scenarios;
Consultancy - Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA) and Gender Assessment (GA) for SokoFresh Agri Innovations East Africa Ltd
Company Description
SNV is a not-for-profit international development organization that applies practical know-how to make a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty. We use our extensive and long-term in-country presence to apply and adapt our top-notch expertise in agriculture, energy and WASH to local contexts. SNV has an annual turnover of €130 million, over 1,250 staff in more than 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. We are proud to be a not-for-profit organization that uses project financing to implement our mission. This requires us to work efficiently and to invest in operational excellence.
In its current Strategic Plan period (2019 – 2022), SNV will more explicitly aim for systems change during project preparation and implementation - by strengthening institutions and kick-starting markets that help many more to escape poverty beyond our projects. We will continue to position ourselves as a premium organization, with decentralized management.
For more information on our operations in Kenya and SNV generally visit our website: www.snv. org
Investing in Agriculture, Agribusiness and Value Chains
SNV recognises the urgent need to increase productivity and the income of smallholders while reducing their vulnerability to climate change and lowering overall emissions from farming systems. Given the potentially far-reaching impacts of climate change and the enormity of the challenge, such changes need to happen at scale. Climate change disproportionately affects smallholder farmers as their livelihood is linked to climate-sensitive natural resources. The agricultural sector, from production to processing, input and trade, can provide meaningful employment to many while making use of young people’s innovative capabilities.
According to a World Food Program report (2020) one third (33%) of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, equivalent to 1.3 billion tons. Post-harvest food loss is a leading cause of food insecurity for millions of families across the world. Annual post-harvest food losses are as high as 30% of the total produce in Sub-Saharan Africa. Of this loss, 28% occurs at the producer level and 22% during the post-harvest handling and storage. Food losses predominantly occur between the production and distribution stages of food supply chains (FAO, 2017). For Kenya, the Ministry for Agriculture estimates high post-harvest losses of 20–30% for cereals and 40-60% in fruits and vegetables (WFP, 2018). Food gets spoiled due to various reasons and often interrelated causes such as untimely harvesting, poor practices and techniques, insufficient value chain infrastructures and limited access to markets. Inadequacy of processing facilities, inappropriate packaging and handling, transportation limitations and poor logistics, along with knowledge gaps, are also important underlying causes of post-harvest losses. In rural areas, food losses are often connected to insufficient access to reliable energy infrastructure and technologies, particularly for value-adding activities such as processing and cooling.
SokoFresh Target Market
Cold storage has a very low adoption rate in Kenya, especially for a country so dependent on agriculture. For comparison, in 2016 the Refrigerated Warehouse Capacity per urban citizen in Kenya was 0,002 m3, compared to 0,958 m3 in the Netherlands. For Kenya to get to the level of the Netherlands, it would require over $120 billion of investments in cold storage capacity. The services of SokoFresh have the highest value for horticulture products for export markets. Taking into account the demand, seasonality and cooling requirements, the company has started within the value chains of avocados, mangoes and French beans.
About The Dutch Fund For Climate And Development (DFCD)
SNV is a member of the €160 million Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) (www.thedfcd.com), a Netherlands-based consortium (led by FMO, Dutch development bank). DFCD objectives are to (i) provide finance and Technical Assistance (TA) to projects with a focus on climate change adaptation; (ii) mobilise external private sector funding at scale; and (iii) align directly with DFCD Theory of Change (ToC).
The DFCD allows for investments in projects aimed at climate change adaptation and mitigation in developing countries. SNV, as part of the DFCD Origination Facility, will identify and develop, together with local companies and stakeholders, bankable business case propositions, which can subsequently be picked up by the DFCD Investment Facilities (Water and Land-use) for further development, match-making and investment. The DFCD presents an important additional instrument for the Dutch government’s efforts in contributing to the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
About SokoFresh Agri Innovations East Africa Ltd.
SokoFresh Agri Innovations East Africa Ltd is a 100% owned subsidiary of Enviu Venture Lab BV which in turn is wholly owned by Enviu Holding BV whose main objective is to invest in other businesses and provide management services where required.
SokoFresh integrates cold storage, market linkage and value-add processing activities into smallholder farmer value chains through an “as-a-service proposition”. Enviu has 17 years of experience in launching over 20 social ventures for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) and smallholder farmers in developing countries. Through its services, SokoFresh is able to reduce loss to less than 10%, and drastically increase the income of smallholder farmers. At the centre of its operations, it is providing off-grid cold storage at the farm level. Furthermore, SokoFresh empowers producers by linking them to buyers directly to provide better prices, and it works on the integration of near-field processing to ensure a profitable destination for 2nd grade produce.
Job Description
SokoFresh Agri Innovations East Africa Ltd. requires the services of an independent environmental and social consultant (“a Consultant”) to perform an Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA) of risks and impacts leading to the preparation of an Environmental and Social Action Plan to fulfil DFCD requirements to progress from the currently ongoing Origination Facility to the Land Use Facility. Additionally, the consultant will undertake a Gender Assessment study and develop a Gender Action Plan to guide gender mainstreaming actions at SokoFresh
The following Terms of References are applicable to the execution of the requested services.
1. Description of the Project
SokoFresh provides first-mile cold storage solutions to smallholder value chains bundle additionality including fresh produce aggregation, transportation, and linkages to end markets with competitive prices for farmers. SokoFresh cooling-as-a-service operates in the following fruit and vegetable value chains; mango, avocado, banana, and French beans in Murang’a, Kitui and Makueni counties of Kenya.
SokoFresh’s progression to the Land Use facility for debt financing of the DFCD will be informed significantly by concrete actions in setting up E&S management systems in its journey towards being investment-ready. Several E&S management frameworks need to be formulated with adequate financial and human capital allocations for their implementation arrangements with regular monitoring and reporting.
A desktop preliminary assessment of SokoFresh’s environmental and social risks and impacts based on its business model indicates risks and impacts that are of environmental and social in nature. The DFCD Origination Facility technical support on E&S will be benchmarked against the industry-leading IFC Performance Standards in categorizing and managing SokoFresh’s E&S risks.
2. Objective
The requested services are to support SokoFresh Agri Innovations East Africa Ltd. in the graduation from the origination facility and progress to the Land Use Debt Facility. DFCD’s environmental and social due diligence indicates that the investment will have impacts which must be managed in a manner consistent with the below described reference framework.
3. Reference Framework
The reference framework will be:
• SokoFresh’s ESMS policies and procedures
• IFC Performance Standards including relevant IFC industry sector guidelines
• World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) including EHS guidelines
• UNGP for businesses and Human Rights
• UN Principles for Responsible Investing
• Voluntary framework standards that apply to sustainable agriculture produce supply chain e.g. Fairtrade Standards, Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard
4. Team
The assignment has to be carried out by suitably qualified independent environmental and social assessment expert, with appropriate background and experience in the sector and region.
5. Scope of Work and Tasks
The scope of work comprises the independent assessment of all material environmental and social aspects of the project, within the framework stipulated in Section [3].
Specifically, this work will entail:
1. Review county, national and international environmental and social (including occupational health and safety) legislation and regulatory compliance.
2. Review SokoFresh’s environmental and social programs and management systems, and implementation, and assess compliance with / benchmark them against the Reference Framework;
3. Review processes, procedures and the institutional capacity of SokoFresh to manage environmental and social risks and impacts in accordance with Good International Industry Practice (GIIP), as defined by the IFC Performance Standards and the World Bank Group EHS Guidelines (both General and Industry Sector guidelines.
4. Assess the capacity of SokoFresh to comply/operate in accordance with/develop a Project in accordance with GIIP, identifying gaps to compliance and recommending actions as necessary with implementation prioritisation.
5. Reviewing and, where necessary, recommending improvements to the Environmental and Social Assessments (ESAs) and Gender Assessment and their proposed environmental and social management plans
6. Perform site visits to assess the implementation of SokoFresh’s environmental and social management systems and plans and the adequacy of the Company’s management practices against the Reference Framework;
7. Identify opportunities for value addition through environmental and social improvements and initiatives.
8. Prepare an Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) and Gender Action Plan describing the actions to be implemented to achieve compliance with the Reference Framework within a reasonable timeline.
9. Conduct a review to identify from publicly available information sources if there are any potential environmental and/or social issues, including, sectoral associations standards, regulatory compliance requirements, NGO advocacy campaigns, or media articles that may lead to reputational risks to the Company.
The assessment will comprise Five tasks:
A. Kick-off Meeting:
The Consultant will organise a kick-off meeting involving SokoFresh and Enviu, to align on project timeline, schedule, deliverables and goals.
B. E&S Documentation Review:
The consultant will review SokoFresh’s ESMS documentation covering its company policies, procedures, and standards that they have in place for the management of Environmental and Social Risks Impact. In addition, a review of relevant Kenyan legislation, policies & regulations at the national and county government level that have a bearing on SokoFresh regulatory compliance on environmental and social safeguards will be done as well.
C. Site Visit:
The Consultant will undertake ground truthing of SokoFresh operations by conducting a site visit that will include field surveys to collect primary and secondary data on E&S assessment of potential risks and impacts. This will include stakeholder engagement and grievance redress mechanisms in the form of Free Prior and Informed Consultations (FPIC)with local community stakeholders including community administrators, opinions leaders and marginalised groups leaders i.e., local women, youth & PLWD leaders. An assessment of gender equity and inclusion in the smallholder farmer out-grower contract partnership with SokoFresh
D. ESA & GA; Assessment of the Company’s capacity and track record:
The consultant will review SokoFresh’s ability to assess and manage environmental and social (E&S) risks and opportunities, focusing on focuses on the internal processes, practices, capacity and accountabilities that underpin the successful assessment and management of E&S issues.
E. Preparation of the deliverables (see Section [6]):
The Consultant will prepare the deliverables as described below.
6. Reporting and Deliverables
The Consultant will provide:
i. Preliminary Summary of Principal Findings – shortly after the conclusion of the site visit, the Consultant will provide a concise back-to-office report focusing on principal findings and identified risks, impacts and opportunities. A meeting/conference call will be scheduled between SokoFresh, Enviu and the Consultant to discuss the principal findings and the timeline for the preparation of the ESDD report; and
ii. Environmental and Social Assessment & Gender Assessment Report – the Consultant will provide a detailed report fully reflecting the scope of work. Where compliance gaps with the Reference Framework and/or opportunities for value addition through E&S improvements have been identified these will be presented in Environmental and Social Action Plans and Gender Action Plan, Grievance Redress Mechanism, initial stakeholder engagement plan.
Additional Information
The proposal for the ESA & GA study should contain the sections listed below:
1) Scope of Work:
The scope of work should include a description of the specific activities that will be performed in order to accomplish the required tasks identified in Section 5. This should include any proposed site visits/reconnaissance, documents to be reviewed, interviews, etc. If the Consultant feels that additional tasks or components within a required task are suggested or warranted, these should be stated and delineated as “Optional Tasks”.
2) Project team and qualifications:
This should include the name of the principal staff members and any sub-contractors and a brief description of their role within the project team. Qualifications of staff should include relevant technical capabilities, specific previous project experience similar to this Project, specific in-country experience and knowledge, and specific language skills.
3) Budget and Payment Schedule:
The total cost of the contract should include all fees, travel and logistic expenses, and applicable taxes. Payments will be made to the Consultant based on satisfactory completion of milestones, e.g. (to be confirmed at the contract negotiation stage):
Application and Submission: Through the "I'M INTERESTED" tab on this page, interested applicants should submit their expression of interest on or before 8th August 2022.
NB:
Only applications that meet the above criteria will be considered.
We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.
Applicants are not required to undertake any medical checks before selection or pay any money at any stage of the recruitment process.
The Branch Business Consultant - SME will be responsible for selling Liabilities and Assets in order to grow the Branch Business.
Principle Accountabilities
• Cross selling of HFC Banks products by establishing new relationships in order to grow both assets and liabilities book.
• Maintaining customer relation by regular contact to ensure customer satisfaction business continuity
• To review accounting opening forms and loan applications by scrutinizing the documents to ensure they are KYC Compliant.
• To check data entry by verifying the data captured against source documents to ensure accuracy in data capture.
• To analyze mortgage loan applications by interviewing the customers.
• To identify customers borrowing needs by interviewing so as to ensure selling of the right mortgage product.
• To safeguard bank assets by being a dual custodian to minimize frauds and losses
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
• A Business related degree
• 3 years in Banking Industry
Key Competencies and Skills
• Excellent selling skills and negotiation skills
• Good analytical skills
• Good communication skills and Product knowledge
• Must have integrity
Deadline of this Job: 10 August 2022
JOB DETAILS: Position no. 3: Policy and Public Management Consultant
Summary Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director General, the Policy and Public Management Consultant is responsible for developing, delivering and administration of training, research and consultancy programmes, specifically
1. Initiating, designing and developing content (curricula) for courses in the areas of policy and public sector management;
2. Conducting research and publishing;
3. Conducting research and knowledge generation;
4. Contributing to Institute revenue by conducting consultancies and offering advisory services;
5. Contributing to the promotion of professional activities aimed at marketing the services of the Institute and promotion of favorable corporate imagine; and
6. Writing proposals for consulting and implementing the assignments;
Qualifications and Experience
1. Master's Degree in relevant field;
2. Must BE a member of the professional body;
3. At least five (5 years) years relevant in management consulting and/or teaching management training experience in a University or management training Institution; and
4. Practical managerial experience in public sector will be added advantage.
Policy & Public Management Consultant Competencies & Skills
1. Demonstrated ability in designing, development, implementation and management of policy in public sector through management education / training;
2. Demonstrated successful delivery of training programmes and consultancy assignments
3. A strong background in policy related issues and current affairs and geo-political scenarios;
Deadline of this Job: 09 August 2022
JOB DETAILS: Consultancy - Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA) and Gender Assessment (GA) for SokoFresh Agri Innovations East Africa Ltd
Company Description
SNV is a not-for-profit international development organization that applies practical know-how to make a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty. We use our extensive and long-term in-country presence to apply and adapt our top-notch expertise in agriculture, energy and WASH to local contexts. SNV has an annual turnover of €130 million, over 1,250 staff in more than 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. We are proud to be a not-for-profit organization that uses project financing to implement our mission. This requires us to work efficiently and to invest in operational excellence.
In its current Strategic Plan period (2019 – 2022), SNV will more explicitly aim for systems change during project preparation and implementation - by strengthening institutions and kick-starting markets that help many more to escape poverty beyond our projects. We will continue to position ourselves as a premium organization, with decentralized management.
For more information on our operations in Kenya and SNV generally visit our website: www.snv. org
Investing in Agriculture, Agribusiness and Value Chains
SNV recognises the urgent need to increase productivity and the income of smallholders while reducing their vulnerability to climate change and lowering overall emissions from farming systems. Given the potentially far-reaching impacts of climate change and the enormity of the challenge, such changes need to happen at scale. Climate change disproportionately affects smallholder farmers as their livelihood is linked to climate-sensitive natural resources. The agricultural sector, from production to processing, input and trade, can provide meaningful employment to many while making use of young people’s innovative capabilities.
According to a World Food Program report (2020) one third (33%) of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, equivalent to 1.3 billion tons. Post-harvest food loss is a leading cause of food insecurity for millions of families across the world. Annual post-harvest food losses are as high as 30% of the total produce in Sub-Saharan Africa. Of this loss, 28% occurs at the producer level and 22% during the post-harvest handling and storage. Food losses predominantly occur between the production and distribution stages of food supply chains (FAO, 2017). For Kenya, the Ministry for Agriculture estimates high post-harvest losses of 20–30% for cereals and 40-60% in fruits and vegetables (WFP, 2018). Food gets spoiled due to various reasons and often interrelated causes such as untimely harvesting, poor practices and techniques, insufficient value chain infrastructures and limited access to markets. Inadequacy of processing facilities, inappropriate packaging and handling, transportation limitations and poor logistics, along with knowledge gaps, are also important underlying causes of post-harvest losses. In rural areas, food losses are often connected to insufficient access to reliable energy infrastructure and technologies, particularly for value-adding activities such as processing and cooling.
SokoFresh Target Market
Cold storage has a very low adoption rate in Kenya, especially for a country so dependent on agriculture. For comparison, in 2016 the Refrigerated Warehouse Capacity per urban citizen in Kenya was 0,002 m3, compared to 0,958 m3 in the Netherlands. For Kenya to get to the level of the Netherlands, it would require over $120 billion of investments in cold storage capacity. The services of SokoFresh have the highest value for horticulture products for export markets. Taking into account the demand, seasonality and cooling requirements, the company has started within the value chains of avocados, mangoes and French beans.
About The Dutch Fund For Climate And Development (DFCD)
SNV is a member of the €160 million Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) (www.thedfcd.com), a Netherlands-based consortium (led by FMO, Dutch development bank). DFCD objectives are to (i) provide finance and Technical Assistance (TA) to projects with a focus on climate change adaptation; (ii) mobilise external private sector funding at scale; and (iii) align directly with DFCD Theory of Change (ToC).
The DFCD allows for investments in projects aimed at climate change adaptation and mitigation in developing countries. SNV, as part of the DFCD Origination Facility, will identify and develop, together with local companies and stakeholders, bankable business case propositions, which can subsequently be picked up by the DFCD Investment Facilities (Water and Land-use) for further development, match-making and investment. The DFCD presents an important additional instrument for the Dutch government’s efforts in contributing to the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
About SokoFresh Agri Innovations East Africa Ltd.
SokoFresh Agri Innovations East Africa Ltd is a 100% owned subsidiary of Enviu Venture Lab BV which in turn is wholly owned by Enviu Holding BV whose main objective is to invest in other businesses and provide management services where required.
SokoFresh integrates cold storage, market linkage and value-add processing activities into smallholder farmer value chains through an “as-a-service proposition”. Enviu has 17 years of experience in launching over 20 social ventures for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) and smallholder farmers in developing countries. Through its services, SokoFresh is able to reduce loss to less than 10%, and drastically increase the income of smallholder farmers. At the centre of its operations, it is providing off-grid cold storage at the farm level. Furthermore, SokoFresh empowers producers by linking them to buyers directly to provide better prices, and it works on the integration of near-field processing to ensure a profitable destination for 2nd grade produce.
Job Description
SokoFresh Agri Innovations East Africa Ltd. requires the services of an independent environmental and social consultant (“a Consultant”) to perform an Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA) of risks and impacts leading to the preparation of an Environmental and Social Action Plan to fulfil DFCD requirements to progress from the currently ongoing Origination Facility to the Land Use Facility. Additionally, the consultant will undertake a Gender Assessment study and develop a Gender Action Plan to guide gender mainstreaming actions at SokoFresh
The following Terms of References are applicable to the execution of the requested services.
1. Description of the Project
SokoFresh provides first-mile cold storage solutions to smallholder value chains bundle additionality including fresh produce aggregation, transportation, and linkages to end markets with competitive prices for farmers. SokoFresh cooling-as-a-service operates in the following fruit and vegetable value chains; mango, avocado, banana, and French beans in Murang’a, Kitui and Makueni counties of Kenya.
SokoFresh’s progression to the Land Use facility for debt financing of the DFCD will be informed significantly by concrete actions in setting up E&S management systems in its journey towards being investment-ready. Several E&S management frameworks need to be formulated with adequate financial and human capital allocations for their implementation arrangements with regular monitoring and reporting.
A desktop preliminary assessment of SokoFresh’s environmental and social risks and impacts based on its business model indicates risks and impacts that are of environmental and social in nature. The DFCD Origination Facility technical support on E&S will be benchmarked against the industry-leading IFC Performance Standards in categorizing and managing SokoFresh’s E&S risks.
2. Objective
The requested services are to support SokoFresh Agri Innovations East Africa Ltd. in the graduation from the origination facility and progress to the Land Use Debt Facility. DFCD’s environmental and social due diligence indicates that the investment will have impacts which must be managed in a manner consistent with the below described reference framework.
3. Reference Framework
The reference framework will be:
• SokoFresh’s ESMS policies and procedures
• IFC Performance Standards including relevant IFC industry sector guidelines
• World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) including EHS guidelines
• UNGP for businesses and Human Rights
• UN Principles for Responsible Investing
• Voluntary framework standards that apply to sustainable agriculture produce supply chain e.g. Fairtrade Standards, Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard
4. Team
The assignment has to be carried out by suitably qualified independent environmental and social assessment expert, with appropriate background and experience in the sector and region.
5. Scope of Work and Tasks
The scope of work comprises the independent assessment of all material environmental and social aspects of the project, within the framework stipulated in Section [3].
Specifically, this work will entail:
1. Review county, national and international environmental and social (including occupational health and safety) legislation and regulatory compliance.
2. Review SokoFresh’s environmental and social programs and management systems, and implementation, and assess compliance with / benchmark them against the Reference Framework;
3. Review processes, procedures and the institutional capacity of SokoFresh to manage environmental and social risks and impacts in accordance with Good International Industry Practice (GIIP), as defined by the IFC Performance Standards and the World Bank Group EHS Guidelines (both General and Industry Sector guidelines.
4. Assess the capacity of SokoFresh to comply/operate in accordance with/develop a Project in accordance with GIIP, identifying gaps to compliance and recommending actions as necessary with implementation prioritisation.
5. Reviewing and, where necessary, recommending improvements to the Environmental and Social Assessments (ESAs) and Gender Assessment and their proposed environmental and social management plans
6. Perform site visits to assess the implementation of SokoFresh’s environmental and social management systems and plans and the adequacy of the Company’s management practices against the Reference Framework;
7. Identify opportunities for value addition through environmental and social improvements and initiatives.
8. Prepare an Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) and Gender Action Plan describing the actions to be implemented to achieve compliance with the Reference Framework within a reasonable timeline.
9. Conduct a review to identify from publicly available information sources if there are any potential environmental and/or social issues, including, sectoral associations standards, regulatory compliance requirements, NGO advocacy campaigns, or media articles that may lead to reputational risks to the Company.
The assessment will comprise Five tasks:
A. Kick-off Meeting:
The Consultant will organise a kick-off meeting involving SokoFresh and Enviu, to align on project timeline, schedule, deliverables and goals.
B. E&S Documentation Review:
The consultant will review SokoFresh’s ESMS documentation covering its company policies, procedures, and standards that they have in place for the management of Environmental and Social Risks Impact. In addition, a review of relevant Kenyan legislation, policies & regulations at the national and county government level that have a bearing on SokoFresh regulatory compliance on environmental and social safeguards will be done as well.
C. Site Visit:
The Consultant will undertake ground truthing of SokoFresh operations by conducting a site visit that will include field surveys to collect primary and secondary data on E&S assessment of potential risks and impacts. This will include stakeholder engagement and grievance redress mechanisms in the form of Free Prior and Informed Consultations (FPIC)with local community stakeholders including community administrators, opinions leaders and marginalised groups leaders i.e., local women, youth & PLWD leaders. An assessment of gender equity and inclusion in the smallholder farmer out-grower contract partnership with SokoFresh
D. ESA & GA; Assessment of the Company’s capacity and track record:
The consultant will review SokoFresh’s ability to assess and manage environmental and social (E&S) risks and opportunities, focusing on focuses on the internal processes, practices, capacity and accountabilities that underpin the successful assessment and management of E&S issues.
E. Preparation of the deliverables (see Section [6]):
The Consultant will prepare the deliverables as described below.
6. Reporting and Deliverables
The Consultant will provide:
i. Preliminary Summary of Principal Findings – shortly after the conclusion of the site visit, the Consultant will provide a concise back-to-office report focusing on principal findings and identified risks, impacts and opportunities. A meeting/conference call will be scheduled between SokoFresh, Enviu and the Consultant to discuss the principal findings and the timeline for the preparation of the ESDD report; and
ii. Environmental and Social Assessment & Gender Assessment Report – the Consultant will provide a detailed report fully reflecting the scope of work. Where compliance gaps with the Reference Framework and/or opportunities for value addition through E&S improvements have been identified these will be presented in Environmental and Social Action Plans and Gender Action Plan, Grievance Redress Mechanism, initial stakeholder engagement plan.
Additional Information
The proposal for the ESA & GA study should contain the sections listed below:
1) Scope of Work:
The scope of work should include a description of the specific activities that will be performed in order to accomplish the required tasks identified in Section 5. This should include any proposed site visits/reconnaissance, documents to be reviewed, interviews, etc. If the Consultant feels that additional tasks or components within a required task are suggested or warranted, these should be stated and delineated as “Optional Tasks”.
2) Project team and qualifications:
This should include the name of the principal staff members and any sub-contractors and a brief description of their role within the project team. Qualifications of staff should include relevant technical capabilities, specific previous project experience similar to this Project, specific in-country experience and knowledge, and specific language skills.
3) Budget and Payment Schedule:
The total cost of the contract should include all fees, travel and logistic expenses, and applicable taxes. Payments will be made to the Consultant based on satisfactory completion of milestones, e.g. (to be confirmed at the contract negotiation stage):
Application and Submission: Through the "I'M INTERESTED" tab on this page, interested applicants should submit their expression of interest on or before 8th August 2022.
NB:
Only applications that meet the above criteria will be considered.
We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.
Applicants are not required to undertake any medical checks before selection or pay any money at any stage of the recruitment process.
Deadline of this Job: 15 August 2022
JOB DETAILS: The Branch Business Consultant - SME will be responsible for selling Liabilities and Assets in order to grow the Branch Business.
Principle Accountabilities
• Cross selling of HFC Banks products by establishing new relationships in order to grow both assets and liabilities book.
• Maintaining customer relation by regular contact to ensure customer satisfaction business continuity
• To review accounting opening forms and loan applications by scrutinizing the documents to ensure they are KYC Compliant.
• To check data entry by verifying the data captured against source documents to ensure accuracy in data capture.
• To analyze mortgage loan applications by interviewing the customers.
• To identify customers borrowing needs by interviewing so as to ensure selling of the right mortgage product.
• To safeguard bank assets by being a dual custodian to minimize frauds and losses
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
• A Business related degree
• 3 years in Banking Industry
Key Competencies and Skills
• Excellent selling skills and negotiation skills
• Good analytical skills
• Good communication skills and Product knowledge
• Must have integrity