Terms of
reference for trainer in biodiversity enterprise
development in Garba Tula, Kenya
Introduction
The consultant
will be responsible for providing training on development of bio enterprise,
including strategy development, business planning and how to integrate into the
value‐chain identified during market chain analysis.
This training
will prepare the community groups and individuals to gainfully participate in
biodiversity related business opportunities.
Background
and rationale of the training
The lives and
livelihoods of Garba Tula’s pastoralists and small hold farmers are
inextricably intertwined with the health and well‐being of the
area’s abundant natural resources.
Harnessing
benefits from those rich resources while sustaining the area’s extraordinary
biodiversity is among Garba Tula’s biggest challenges.
In partnership
with the Resource Advocacy Program (RAP), IUCN is implementing a project
titled; “Strengthening Natural Resource Governance in the Pastoral Areas of
Eastern Africa”, an initiative that aims to support better environmental
governance, including fair and equitable access to natural resources, a better
distribution of benefits, and more participatory and transparent decision‐making
processes.
In line with one
of the key result areas, this project is to support local governance for
greater community benefits and livelihood security, with an activity to help
community and community groups to develop environmentally sound and sustainable
conservation‐based enterprises.
The Training
Assignment
The training
will build upon findings of an economic and market chain study for natural
resource products in Garba Tula and will be conducted in multiple interrelated
modules.
This includes
1) review of
existing natural resource (NR) products, enterprises and market supply
chains,
2) business
strategy development
3) business
planning, and
4) options for
financial support and link to micro finance institution etc.
Objectives of
the assignment
In light of
above, under the overall supervision of IUCN drylands team, the trainer will:
- Develop, customize and adjust the
training contents and schedule as agreed.
- Deliver training on the agreed upon
modules.
- Based on experience and previous
case studies, provide guidance to potential entrepreneurs as they
formulate their business development and management plans.
- Draft a report on the training
process, with recommendations of areas for further improvement of the
process.
Expected Outputs
- 5 training modules.
- Other training materials and
required handouts.
- Deliver training and mentorship on
above subjects.
- A succinct report on training
results and recommendations on areas of improvement. The report will
include the training material and handouts. The report will be handed in a
softcopy.
Time frame
The assignment
(preparation, production of relevant materials, delivery of the training, and
the final report) is expected to take a maximum of fifteen working days and
should be completed within 20 days from the signing of the contract.
This period
includes preparation for the training, the actual training, and
mentorship/guidance activities.
IUCN and a local
partner Resource Advocacy Programme (RAP) will be available to assist in the
field whenever needed.
The
consultant
The consultant
will be a bio‐enterprise expert
with at least a master’s degree in the relevant field with over 10 years
progressive working experience with proven skills in conducting capacity
building in conservation enterprise, business planning and development.
his includes a
proven track record in designing and delivering trainings.
How to apply
Interested
persons should submit the following documents:
(i) CV
(ii) a brief
write‐up on his/her interpretation of the TORs,
(iii) a work
plan for the activity, and
(iv) financial
proposal,
to Akshay
Vishwanath at akshay.vishwanath@iucn.org
on or before
12th July, 2013.
