Vi Agroforestry Consultant Vacancies in Kenya

Vi Agroforestry is a Swedish NGO, improving livelihoods of small-holder farmer families through agroforestry and sustainable agriculture land management. The organization has been working in the East Africa region for over 30 years. The foundation of Vi Agroforestry’s work is sustainable agriculture and agroforestry. It provides increased access to food, access to sustainable energy sources and more income. Sustainable agriculture contributes to the mitigation of climate change.

Objective of the study

The overall objective of this study is to aid Vi agroforestry and its partners to come up with clear strategies and methods of engaging children and youth in Vi Agroforestry and
implementing partners organisations. This will be through;

Assessing the current situation within Vi Agroforestry and partner organisations in
engagement of children and youth

Using participatory methods engaging children and other relevant stakeholders,
come up with recommendations on how Vi Agroforestry and partner organisations
should engage children

Using participatory methods engaging youths in schools and other relevant stakeholders, come up with recommendations on how Vi Agroforestry and partner organisations should engage youths in school

Using participatory methods engaging youths out of school and other relevant stakeholders, come up with recommendations on how Vi Agroforestry and partner organisations should engage youths out of school

What capacity is required in Vi Agroforestry and implementing partners to ensure increased focus on children and youth

Assessing the current engagement of children and youth in Vi Agroforestry and implementing partners

What worked well,

What did not work well,

hat could have been done differently,

Using participatory methods engaging children and other relevant stakeholders, come up with recommendations on how Vi Agroforestry and partner organisations should engage children

To better structure the mode and methods of engaging children, this study aims to have
the children as part of the stakeholders who are consulted. To find out;

In what ways would children like to be engaged

How would they like training materials to look like

What kind of activities would they like to be more engaged in

Other stakeholders such as teachers and parents will be consulted.

How can activities engaging the children in ALIVE programme be useful in learning,
providing an opportunity to practically apply what is learnt in classin a fun way?

How can leadership be nurtured within the activities children are engaged in

How can exposure beyond local environment be enhanced for broader learning

Using participatory methods engaging youths in schools and other relevant stakeholders, come up with recommendations on how Vi Agroforestry and partner organisations should engage youths in school

In what ways would they want to be engaged?

How can engagement with them nurture their leadership skills?

What kind of activities would support them in building their life skills?

How can activities with them preparethemfor life after secondary school

Parents and teachers will also be involved in the study to look into questions such as;

How can engagement with the youths be supportive in classroom learning, providing an opportunity for practical application in a fun way?

How can exposure beyond the local environment be enhanced?

What are the biggest concerns with the parents and teachers regarding the youths
in school? In what ways can engagement with the youth address those concerns?

Ministry of education government officials:

In what ways can interaction with secondary schools be enhanced by the kind of activities Vi Agroforestry and implementing partners engage in

How can Vi Agroforestry and implementing partners be part of consultation processes in curriculum development/ improvement?

What is the possibility of engaging vocational training colleges?

Using participatory methods engaging youths out of school and other relevant stakeholders, come up with recommendations on how Vi Agroforestry and partner organisations should engage youths out of school

This study will engage the youths to find out;

In what ways would they want to be engaged in Vi Agroforestry and partners interventions?

What are their biggest concerns and how would their engagement contribute to addressing those concerns

Are there barriers that limit their engagement in partners interventions?

The study will find out from partner organisations;

Who do the partners consider as youth?

Is there a platform for youths’ full engagement in partner organisations?

Are conditions for joining to become members in the partner organisations friendly to the youth?

Are there services tailor made for the youth?

Is there consciousness that the youth might be facing different dynamics and therefore might require a different mode of engagement?

The study will engage government officials responsible for youth development to find out;

What opportunities exist for youths and how can partner organisations ensure the
youths are aware and access these opportunities

In what ways can partner organisations become more engaged with government
initiatives relating to the youth development

What capacity is required in Vi Agroforestry and implementing partners to ensure increased focus on children and youth

Partner organisations

With most partners being farmer member based, how do they see themselves
engaging with schools?

In what ways can they increase their interaction with schools around them?

What staff capacity is required to ensure there is increased focus on children and
youth?

Is there adequate facilitation material; if not, what is missing

Do existing technical manuals resonate to this focus or do they require to be
revised; or have e.g. children versions?

In what forms should the manuals targeting the children and youth be; books, brief
pamphlets, videos, website, cartoons etc.?

What best practices exist that Vi Agroforestry and partners can learn from?
2.6 Area to be covered in the study

Methodology

The following data collection methods should be given due consideration while designing
the studymethodology.

Secondary data collection that will involve review of Vi Agroforestry 2017-2021
Strategy; Vi Agroforestry ALIVE programme; various technical manuals developed by Vi Agroforestry; partners project documents; relevant national policies in the countries (Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Sweden);
relevant internationalguiding documents such as UN, AU, etc.

Primary data collection of both qualitative and quantitative data.

Sample surveys to generate quantitative data from different target groups within the communities

Focus group discussions with Children in schools, youths in schools and youths out of school within the target communities

Key informant interviews with relevant stakeholder such as relevant government
officials, officers form organisations carrying out related work etc.

The study’s expected deliverables

Design methodology for the study

A clear and concise well written study report responding to the TOR

Powerpoint presentation of not more than 15 slides

Final workshop per country in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda with Vi
Agroforestry and partners on the findings of the study and recommendations.

The final report will be submitted to Vi Agroforestry in English.

Profile of Consultant(s)

The consultant(s) should have the following qualifications/expertise:

Post graduate degree in Social science, economics, rural development, or others
as may be relevant (Essential)

10 years’ experience of carrying out programme evaluations, studies,
assessments and research (Essential)

10 years’ experience and knowledge of children and youth engagement, rural
development, gender and participatory development programmes and other
relevant areas. (Essential)

Knowledge of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda context (Essential)

Experience in working with local communities, non-governmental organisations,
schools, and government in areas related to children and youth engagement in environment, agriculture, life skills (Essential)

How to Apply

Send Technical and Financial Offers addressed to: recruitment@viagroforestry.org and
to be received by 22nd April 2018.

The offer should contain:

A letter of interest addressed to the Regional Director

A Technical offer showing the interpretation of the ToR and indicating a detailed proposed methodology

A CV of the consultant or consultancy firm showing previous relevant experience

A detailed financial proposal (expressed in Kenyan Shillings indicating the cost
required for the undertaking of the work required)

Submissions should include: ‘Study on increased focus on Children and youth in Vi
Agroforestry’ in the subject box

For more information and job application details, see; Vi Agroforestry Consultant Vacancies in Kenya

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