Vacancy: Terms of Reference for engagement of service provider for the supply of start-up kits for diversification enterprise on Vegetable production for smallholder farmers
| Date | 15 Jun 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Job Type | Contractor/Consultant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industry | NGO/IGO/INGO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Company Profile At the Rainforest Alliance, we are building an alliance to create a better future for people and nature by making responsible business the new normal. To advance our mission, we focus on amplifying our impact on the ground through systemic transformation: change across the entire supply chain, the relationship between people and nature, and change within our organisation. We achieve this transformation by collaborating with various stakeholders to create a stronger Alliance. Together, we amplify the voices of farmers and forest communities, improve livelihoods, protect biodiversity, and help people adapt to climate change in bold and effective ways. We embrace transparency because we believe the best way to build trust across our alliance is through openness about our tactics, impact, and partners on the ground. Together, we can achieve our vision of a harmonious world where people and nature thrive. For more information, please visit http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/about. Job Description Terms of Reference for engagement of service providerFor the supply of start-up kits for diversification enterprise on Vegetable production for smallholder farmers in the Kakum biodiversity landscape to create new small and medium scale businesses and improve farmer livelihoods.
Background The Rainforest Alliance (RA) is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities. The Rainforest Alliance and the Läderach (Schweiz) AG began collaborating in 2013 and have since implemented various phases of the 'Family Life' project in the Central Region of Ghana, around the protected biodiversity hotspot of Kakum. Through this project, significant strides have been made to empower and better the lives of local communities by improving community income through growing sustainable local enterprises. The project has focused on the following three scopes of work: improving productivity through training and coaching in best management practices, paying premiums from certification, and supporting business and income diversification. This project has also promoted the sensitisation of local cocoa-growing communities to the Worst Forms of Child Labour. The project is seeking to support 11 farmers in the project communities i.e. Paaso, Bobi, Nyamebekyere and Somnyamekodur with seed capital in the form of start-up kits for diversification enterprises. In view of this, the Rainforest Alliance is inviting vendors to submit quotations for the supply of start-up kits required for vegetable production. Objective The implementing organisation is seeking to support 11 farmers with seed capital for vegetable production in the target communities around the Kakum landscape. The service provider will be responsible for the supply and installation where necessary of the start-up kits. Scope of Work and expected duration The location for the supplier of the items is Ghana in the Kakum landscape consisting of 4 communities located within the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District. The supplier is expected to deliver all items purchased within 15 days from the time of the agreement. Deliverables The specific deliverables required include the following;
b. provide after-sales services to beneficiary farmers within 3-months duration after provision of services request by the Rainforest Alliance c. provide transportation services to deliver start-up kits from supplier location to designated project communities d. provide at least one after sales service for the beneficiaries who may require them Required Skills or Experience Required Qualifications and Experience for selection of offer Vendors who apply should be able to demonstrate the following
How To Apply General Terms and Conditions Bidding is restricted to Ghanaian citizens/vendors, or companies with capacity to work in the Kakum landscape.
Grading criteria Applicant who bid will be assessed by RA team and graded based on the following criteria.
The applicant should submit detailed price quotation for each item specified. The prices should be quoted in Ghana cedis (GHS), including all taxes and duties. Please note that the contract price will be fixed based on the quotation submitted
Documents Submission Vendors should ensure that bids are delivered on time to the correct email address provided below. A late bid will not be accepted for consideration. Proposals should be submitted to [email protected] with the subject line- Diversification. Consultancy – Vegetable, should be received by June 21st, 2024. Note Please note, employers receive numerous applications per posting and will only shortlist the most qualified candidates. Also Jobsinghana.com is not involved in any decision made by an employer/recruiter and therefore does not guarantee that applications sent will result in a candidate being shortlisted/selected for that position. |
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