The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks
to hire a consultant to prepare a journal ready paper by November 2014
focussing on tools and approaches that can help identify the policies impacting
the equitable participation of women and men in dairy value chains in Tanzania.
The consultant will:
1. Conduct a literature review providing an overview of the relevance of policy and gender issues within Tanzanian dairy value chains,
2. Provide an analysis of existing tools and approaches to identify
a) key policies affecting gender equitable participation in these value chains, as well as,
b) policies needed to address gender gaps identified at ground level.
3. The consultant will also be expected to develop a discussion on lessons learned with regard to the effectiveness of existing policy analysis tools and approaches that facilitate gender equitable participation in dairy value chains. The paper will be informed by evidence presented at the African Dairy Value Chain Seminar in September 2014.
1. Conduct a literature review providing an overview of the relevance of policy and gender issues within Tanzanian dairy value chains,
2. Provide an analysis of existing tools and approaches to identify
a) key policies affecting gender equitable participation in these value chains, as well as,
b) policies needed to address gender gaps identified at ground level.
3. The consultant will also be expected to develop a discussion on lessons learned with regard to the effectiveness of existing policy analysis tools and approaches that facilitate gender equitable participation in dairy value chains. The paper will be informed by evidence presented at the African Dairy Value Chain Seminar in September 2014.
ILRI works with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that
livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa
and Asia. The outcomes of these research partnerships help people in developing
countries keep their farm animals’ alive and productive, increase and sustain
their livestock and farm productivity, find profitable markets for their animal
products, and reduce the risk of livestock-related diseases.
ILRI is a not-for-profit institution with a staff of about
700 and in 2014, an operating budget of about USD83 million. A member of the
CGIAR Consortium working for a food-secure future, ILRI has its headquarters in
Nairobi, Kenya, a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in
other countries in East, West and Southern Africa and in South, Southeast and
East Asia.
OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
To produce a journal ready paper identifying what tools and approaches are most helpful to identify policies that affect the equitable participation of women and men in the Dairy value chain in Tanzania
To produce a journal ready paper identifying what tools and approaches are most helpful to identify policies that affect the equitable participation of women and men in the Dairy value chain in Tanzania
SCOPE OF WORK
• Conduct literature review providing an overview of policy and gender issues in sub-Saharan Africa, existing tools and approaches to landscape existing key policies that have an impact on gender equitable participation in value chains.
• Provide an analysis of recent and on-going experiences and lessons learnt on the effectiveness of the above tools and approaches using evidence on the ground from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Policies Institutions and Markets (PIM) programs as well as from experiences shared at the African Dairy Value Chain Seminar. Identify policies needed to address issues identified at ground level affecting gender equitable participation in East Africa and the Tanzania value chain in particular.
• Develop a discussion of lessons learnt with regard to the effectiveness of existing tools and approaches for research and for facilitating gender equitable participation at value chain level, what gaps have been identified and ways forward.
• Conduct literature review providing an overview of policy and gender issues in sub-Saharan Africa, existing tools and approaches to landscape existing key policies that have an impact on gender equitable participation in value chains.
• Provide an analysis of recent and on-going experiences and lessons learnt on the effectiveness of the above tools and approaches using evidence on the ground from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Policies Institutions and Markets (PIM) programs as well as from experiences shared at the African Dairy Value Chain Seminar. Identify policies needed to address issues identified at ground level affecting gender equitable participation in East Africa and the Tanzania value chain in particular.
• Develop a discussion of lessons learnt with regard to the effectiveness of existing tools and approaches for research and for facilitating gender equitable participation at value chain level, what gaps have been identified and ways forward.
DELIVERABLES
Journal ready paper
Journal ready paper
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• MA or PhD
• Experience with gender and development, conducting research, writing reports and publications
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• MA or PhD
• Experience with gender and development, conducting research, writing reports and publications
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT, DUTY STATION, FEE AND EXPECTED
PLACES OF TRAVEL
Duration: 30 days between 1 October and 30 November
Duration: 30 days between 1 October and 30 November
Maximum: working days: 30
Duty Station: Under consultant’s discretion
Applications:
Applicants should send a cover letter and CV explaining their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Director, People and Organizational Development through our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com/ before 24 September 2014. The position title and reference number REF: LGI 01/09/2014 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.
Applicants should send a cover letter and CV explaining their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Director, People and Organizational Development through our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com/ before 24 September 2014. The position title and reference number REF: LGI 01/09/2014 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.
To find out more about ILRI and its staff, visit our website
at http://www.ilri.org and http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
ILRI is an equal opportunity employer.
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