Consultant (For End Line Survey)

Joypurhat Rural Development Movement

  • Joypurhat, Rajshahi
  • Tk. 200,000-240,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 10 days ago
Responsibilities & Context:Workplace Field-basedConsultant requirements
  • The Consultant should have previous working experience in providing such kinds of services. Should have expertise in the area of the said Sub-Sector, Fisheries, and micro-enterprise. The enumerators of this study will be hired by the consultant/consulting firm. The expected qualifications of the independent consultant are given below:
  • Education (20 marks): He/she should have a minimum Master's social science/ Agriculture/DVM/ Fisheries/Statistics,PhD will be the additional advantage. Global GAP assurer/trainer will get preferences.
  • Experience (30 marks): The consultant should have 10 years of working experience in research including 5 years of experience in the value chain approach. Research experience in environmental sustainability, economic viability, micro-enterprise development, nutrition, sectoral policy review/analysis, and value chain development will add additional value. Experience in evaluating any projects/sectoral study funded by IFAD/World Bank/ADB/DANIDA and/or any other UN agencies will preferable.
  • ublication (20 marks): The consultant should have at least 3 publications in an international/national journal. However, Fish Value Chain sectoral publications will be given high preference for the selection of the consultant.
  • Familiarity (10 marks): Familiarity with the following areas: a) Environment & Climate Change, b) Micro and small enterprise, c) livelihoods d) employment, e) pro-poor development, f) gender and nutrition.
  • Language (10 marks): Excellent writing and oral communication in English is required.
  • Computer Literacy (10 marks): MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SPSS/Strata.
Consultant (National) Selection Process
  • The consultant will be selected conforming to the Individual Consultant Selection (ICS) method guided by the Public Procurement Rules-2008. The type of contract is lump-sum.
Institutional arrangement
  • The consultant will report to the 'Project Focal' and/or his/her designated person regarding their scope of services, deliverables and other assignment related issues.
Interested individuals will provide a technical proposal. The total budget is BDT 2.4 lakh, which includes consultancy fees, field data collection, and other necessary costs. The VAT and Tax will be deducted at source as per the government rules. Interested consultants are invited to submit their technical proposal along with a detailed CV and one page of cover letter by (timeline). The partner organization will form a review committee to analyze the applications, shortlisting, interview, select the firm/individual and execute the deed of contract.Payment
  • The PO will pay the cost of the study to the assigned firm subject to the completion of all deliverables and reports acceptance of “PO name” by deducting VAT and TAX at source as per the Government rules. Payments will be made based on the following percentages and milestones:
  • st Payment (30% of total contract value): The 1st payment will be made upon submission and acceptance of the inception report by Joypurhat rural Development Movement (JRDM).
  • 2nd Payment (30% of total contract value): The 2nd payment will be made upon submission and acceptance of the draft report by Joypurhat rural Development Movement (JRDM).
  • Final Payment (40% of total contract value): The final payment will be made upon acceptance of the final report by Joypurhat rural Development Movement (JRDM).
Timeframe
  • The study shall be conducted expectedly in two months from start of the study, and is scheduled to preferably start in the 01/10/2025.The consultant will submit the final report latest by 30/11/2025. The timeline will be finalized as agreed by the consultant and Joypurhat rural Development Movement (JRDM).
  • Inception Report Submission Dadeline: 15/10/2025
  • Draft Report Submission Dadeline: 15/11/2025
  • Final Report Submission Dadeline: 30/11/2025
Education Requirements:
  • Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Environmental Science
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
  • Master of Social Science (MSS)
  • Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Environmental Science
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
  • Master of Social Science (MSS)
  • Master's Environmental Science
  • Master's Agriculture DVM /Fisheries/ Statistics, PhD will be the additional advantage.
Experience:
  • At least 10 years
Additional Job Requirements:
  • Age 30 to 55 years
  • Global GAP assurer/trainer will get preferences.
  • The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO
  • The consultant should have 10 years of working experience in research
  • Experience in evaluating any projects/sectoral study funded by IFAD/World Bank/ADB/DANIDA and/or any other UN agencies will preferable.
  • Agricultural Research
  • Development Research
  • Fisheries Sector
Company Information:JRDM was established by its founder Late Md. Suzaul Islam Khan in 1995. Over the last 26 years JRDM has served its beneficiaries through different ventures on Education, Health-Hygiene, Sanitation, Family Planning, Improving the quality of life of the elderly people, helping the disabled and rehabilitation of beggars, Environment, Community Development etc. covering 5 districts in Bangladesh.

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