Myanmar_Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project (IAIDP)

The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has received a financing from the French Development Agency (AFD) for the Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project (IAIDP), and intends to use part of the funds thereof for payments under the following contract package: Consulting Services for the Agricultural Development Unit (ADU).

The Consultant services of the Agricultural Development Unit (ADU) will be responsible for providing technical assistance to the Department of Agriculture (DOA) at the Union, regional, district and township levels to implement a range of activities under Output 1 of the project to support agricultural value chain development, coordinated services to farmers and private sector development within farming and landless communities and other key project participants, including the establishment and development of Frontline Centers over a 6-year period.

The consultancy service is divided into two (2) stages. The 1st stage is the preparation of the “Agricultural Support Assessment and Delivery Strategy” and preparation of 5 Frontline centers (FCs)’ construction. Stage 1 will be under a lump sum type of contract with an implementation period of 8 months. The 2nd stage will consist in supporting DOA in its role of implementation agency of Output 1. In particular, it will include the provision of support for the establishment and operationalization of FCs and associated activities according to the approved Agricultural Support Assessment and Delivery Strategy. Stage 2 services will commence after successful completion of Stage 1 and will be implemented under a time-based contract with implementation period 60 months.

The ADU Consultant will preferably be a consortium that may involve a combination of consulting firms, international and/or local NGOs, and possibly a research organization. The Consultant will provide the following range of technical and managerial skills:

(i) donor-funded project management and coordination;

(ii) agronomy, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), including water management and agricultural mechanization;

(iii) agricultural research, particularly on seed development and multiplication;

(iv) models of integrated, innovative and bottom-up public services and advice to farmers and farmer groups;

(v) agricultural value chain development, including agribusiness development, public-private partnerships, access to finance; 

 (vi) the use of information and communication technology (ICT) and rural and agriculture information systems development.

Qualifications: 
  • A master’s degree or equivalent qualification in agronomy or agro-economics;
  • A significant expertise in agriculture value chain development and in climate smart agriculture,
  • A minimum of 10 years professional, post-graduate experience;
  • Demonstrated experience in managing diverse teams, preferably as part of internationally-supported projects or programs that
  • have worked closely with government agencies in Myanmar or other Asian countries in agriculture value chain development, irrigation and/or similar social sectors;
  • Experience in project management with regards to administrative and reporting matters and
  • Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English.
Start / Duration: 

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