Project External Evaluation Eastern And Southern Africa At World Vegetable Center

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
For this assignment, we require at least two people:
a social scientist
a biophysical scientist

The professional requirements for the social science aspects are:
at least 5 years of experience in projects in Africa that have a strong social equity or inclusion aspect
profound experience in agricultural value chain development, linking farmers to markets, or small and medium enterprise (SME) development in agricultural settings
familiar with influencing policy at local or national levels sound experience in monitoring and evaluation

The professional requirements for the biophysical science aspects are:
profound understanding of vegetable or agricultural seeds systems
at least 10 years of experience in research or development of smallholder vegetable production systems, and regenerative agriculture or natural resources management good scientific publication record

OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSULTANCY AND EXPECTED RESULTS
To develop a detailed proposal for the consultancy which is to be approved by the project manager
To review the achievements of the V4P&P project in terms of outputs, outcomes, and impacts
To evaluate implementation process, partnerships, and overall management
Consultancy Announcement
Project External Evaluation
Eastern and Southern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
To review and prioritize the lessons that have been learned and documented in relation to the original project
objectives and theory of change (ToC)
To provide recommendations regarding:
maintaining or scaling achievements post-project
addressing needs of targeted populations
measures to ensure continued impact and long-term sustainability, e.g. stronger partnerships and resource mobilization a concept for a feasible follow-up project
strategy on engaging and influencing policy-makers based on current findings of the project changes to current ToC