Lobbying, Advocacy and Governance Trainer International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

IFDC is a public international organization active in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, and America. IFDC uniquely approaches the global issues of food security and poverty by bridging the gap between research and impact, combining science-based innovations, holistic market systems development, an enabling policy environment, and strategic partnerships to assist farmers and countries to identify and scale sustainable agricultural solutions, including improved nutrient use efficiency. These approaches are needed to boost soil health and crop productivity while reducing the environmental impact of fertilizer use. IFDC translates research into action by using locally driven, environmentally sound, and impact-oriented solutions. With our partners, we seek to close the yield gap, eradicate global hunger, safeguard the soil on which our lives depend, and generate economic resilience for farming households and the countries in which they live.

Summary Of The Assignment

BRIGHT seeks the services of the consultant to develop simple-to-use gender-sensitive training content tailored towards training VVCs in governance, advocacy and lobbying. The consultant will conduct training in the three regions of the project to maximize time efficiency. The activity will be conducted concurrently in the 3 regions. Therefore, the consultant should have a team spread in the 3 regions at the same time.

Responsibilities

• Train a total of 70 BRIGHT staff (47 FEWs, 12 field officers and 11 component leads and managers) in lobbying, advocacy and governance in Elgon, Kigezi and Rwenzori regions;
• Develop tools and key messages for training VVCs/farmers by BRIGHT staff.

Requirements

• Have previous experience in lobbying, advocacy and governance;
• Knowledge and experience of the Uganda Local Government Planning Cycle.

Deliverables for the consultant

• Develop simple-to-use gender-sensitive training content tailored towards training farmer groups in governance, advocacy and lobbying;
• Create tools and key messages for training VVCs/farmers by BRIGHT staff developed.

Duration

The contract assignment is anticipated to be effective from the 2nd May 2025 till the 9th May 2025, unless amended in writing and agreed upon by both Parties. However, the training is expected to take 2 days per region.

Reporting and Work Relationships

The consultant will report to the Project Manager and work closely with the IFDC as well as other project technical staff.

Location

The consultant will be responsible for supporting the BRIGHT project in all its regional offices (Rwenzori, Elgon and Kigezi).

Mode of application

The Team Leader of Interested firm/individual consultants should submit their CV online via the IFDC career page. Additionally, they should send the requested documents to hanyago@ifdc.org copying rmokuotekam@ifdc.org and kibrahim@ifdc.org, not later than 26th April 2025.

• Technical Proposal: A detailed proposal outlining the firm’s approach to the project, including step-by-step workflow, project timeline, and any technical specifications.
• Financial Proposal: Clearly indicating the desired Daily professional fee
• References: At least two references from previous clients for similar projects.
• Key Personnel CVs: CVs of key staff who will be involved in the project, highlighting their qualifications and experience.
• For any additional information that you may require, please feel free to reach out to us via the above email addresses.

About Program/Project

Building Resilience and Inclusive Growth of Highland farming systems for rural Transformation (BRIGHT) is a four-year project, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) through the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Dutch development policy. The project is being implemented by IFDC, in collaboration with Agriterra, the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), district local governments, and private sector actors.