Solidaridad Terms of Reference (TOR) Baseline Study for Passport to Coffee Export (PACE) Project Jobs in Tanzania
Solidaridad Terms of Reference (TOR) Baseline Study for Passport to Coffee Export (PACE) Project Jobs in Tanzania
Project ObjectivesPACE’s overall objective is to promote a sustainable and inclusive sector development through a robust export oriented coffee value chain by 2023.
To achieve this, the action has set four specific objectives:
improving export oriented coffee sector;
increasing incomes through job creation;
enhancing food and nutrition security of smallholder coffee farmers;
enhancing sectoral value addition and marketing.
Project Expected Results
The key results expected included but not limited to:
Improved productivity and enhanced food and nutrition security of smallholder coffee farmers
Increased incomes for coffee farmers through diversification and job creation
Improved export oriented coffee sector in Tanzania
Enhanced sectorial value addition and marketing
Justification for the Baseline Study
PACE has clearly defined its targets and indicators in its log frame but baseline of several of the projected targets are currently unavailable.
Therefore, in order to create the benchmarks, a baseline survey is necessary to come up with baseline indicators for each of the target set.
These baseline indicators will be the guiding pillars to measure project’s achievements and outputs towards the end.
This will also help devise appropriate monitoring tool for M&E of project interventions to reach the stated outputs & achievements.
Objectives of the Baseline Study
The main objective of the baseline study is to prepare a pre‐project / baseline information of the target beneficiaries as per the indicators of project objectives, specific objectives and expected results specified in the project document and the project log‐frame.
The specific objectives of the baseline study are the following
To collect and analyze the verifiable indicators from the project log frame.
To collect and analyze the relevant information of existing situation of project’s targeted beneficiaries (including coffee farmers, Cooperatives, and marketing boards among others), service providers, and/or related stakeholders.
To collect and analyze relevant information in terms of sources and level of income, coffee productivity levels et cetera.
The study will utilize a wide range of appropriate tools and methodologies to measure the status of social, economic/financial, physical, natural and human assets of targeted communities/coffee households (HHs), market actors and market system components within the framework of PACE and as spelled out in the project document.
Solidaridad and its implementing partners will use the study findings in comparing pre and post project status of the market systems and coffee communities with whom it works.
The relevant project stakeholders and donors will also use the baseline information.
Suggested Approaches and Methodologies
The study will be based on data and information gathered from both primary and secondary sources.
Secondary sources would comprise relevant project documents, coffee sector reports, and Government reports.
Primary data will be collected from a sampled beneficiaries and market actors in each of the project districts/unions.
The detailed methodology and field work schedule will be worked out in consultation with Solidaridad, partner organizations and the consultants.
However, the consultants will ensure the following steps
Visit PACE Project Management Office in Tanzania, and hold interactions with Country Manager, Program Manager, M&E & Communication Unit and PACE core team to be acquainted with project, its activities and the proposed work.
Prepare a detailed methodology including questionnaires for household survey and checklist for group discussion, focus group discussion and key informant interview as per the project document and project log‐frame.
Pre‐test
draft questionnaire and checklists and incorporate the inputs in final questionnaire and checklist.
Share and circulate final version of baseline questionnaires and checklist and incorporate comments (if any).
Prepare a detailed plan of action/schedule covering orientation to enumerators, field work, data collection, analysis, interpretation, draft and final report preparation with concerned project staff.
Share draft report and obtain comments/inputs and incorporate the same into final report.
Prepare final report and submit (hard copy and electronic version in word format) to Solidaridad Tanzania Office.
Responsibilities of Consultants/Scope of Work
The composition of the study team is left up to the consultant/ organization based on their internal system, ideas and logic.
However, Solidaridad recommends that the team comprise one Team Leader (TL) to coordinate/conduct the overall study and liaise with Solidaridad.
To collect information from the field, adequate number of Field Enumerators (FEs) will be deployed in facilitation of Solidaridad's Project Officers at the Districts/Unions.
Supervision of the field work and quality (reliability and validity) of the data/information collected from the field is the primary responsibility of the TL. The TL will work closely with Solidaridad M&E Officers and Project Team.
In each step and process, consultation with PACE Program Manager are M&E Officer are vital.
The consultancy / consultant team will be primarily responsible to:
Develop/design baseline study including questionnaire for HH survey and checklist and tools for group interaction including FGD with target beneficiaries at District/Union/Village levels.
Share study design including process, methods and questionnaires/checklist with project team, collect feedback and finalize the study design.
Pre‐test questionnaires and other tools in one of the project sites.
Submit inception report.
Debrief/discuss with project team about effectiveness of questionnaire, checklists and other tools used in pre‐test, collect feedback and finalize them.
Orient, train and supervise the enumerators.
Carryout field work together with enumerators.
Ensure the quality of information collected from fields, cross check with the validity of information collected and verify/revise where needed.
Update progress of the study on weekly basis to M&E Officer.
Analyze data and prepare quality report.
Give presentation of draft report to Solidaridad, and
Submit final report (a compiled version of the report ‐ both hard copy and electronic
Eligibility Criteria
The consultancy / consultant team should have experience on qualitative and quantitative research; clear understanding on research methodology and experiences on using different social research tools and techniques.
Work experiences in the coffee sector in East Africa region will be an advantage.
TL should have advance university degree in agriculture or rural development or social sciences with experiences of having conducted evaluations in agricultural value chains.
How to Apply
Details will be worked out jointly with consultant team and project staff.
However, the work is expected to commence from October, 2020 for an estimated 45 days period.
The deadline for submission of the EOI will be on 10th October 2020. The completed proposal together with a budget and work plan (inclusive of relevant taxes), 1 Hard copy, clearly marked, BASELINE STUDY FOR PASSPORT TO COFFEE (PACE) PROJECT should be hand delivered /Post to the address below;
Mary Mkonyi for:
MANAGING DIRECTOR SOLIDARIDAD
P.O BOX 544
Uzunguni street, Sekou Toure road, opposite Kibo Palace hotel.
Arusha, Tanzania
NB
Only successful applicant/firm shall be contacted. If you don’t hear from us in 3 weeks after the deadline consider yourself unsuccessful.
Any form of canvasing will lead to disqualification
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