Background and Introduction

Since 2014, Hivos Southeast Asia has been
implementing a Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) project on behalf of the
DFAT-funded Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Promoting Rural Income through
Support for Markets in Agriculture (AIP-PRISMA) program.  The project, entitled
“Commercial Pig Rearing in Nusa Tenggara Timur”, was implemented in Flores and
Sumba in partnership with private sector entities, civil society organisations,
and individual farmers.  Phase 1 of this project concluded in May
2016.  Phase 2 has begun in July 2016 and to run for two years. 
During Phase 2 the implementation region is expanded to include locations in
Sumba.

The objective of the project is to increase pig farmer incomes by
improving and incentivizing productivity. This will be achieved by addressing
several constraints on farmers’ efficient participation in the market, namely:
facilitating farmer access to finance; increasing the speed at which pigs can
be raised via the introduction of improved pig breeds; encouraging the
development of service providers for fodder, extension services, commercial
aggregation and processing; and developing retail, wholesale and export
potential in NTT.

Problem Statement

Aspiring
farmer entrepreneurs face different challenges, which affect their decision to
start or continue in businesses. Some of these are unique to smallholder
farmers. Entrepreneurs need to plan well for their business. They need to be
aware of the implication of their good planning or lack of it, decisions and
actions they make to their well-being, their family, their society, the
environment and global community at large. All must be in a good balance.
Entrepreneurs, especially farmers, need to learn how to keep their ventures
consistently competitive and sustainably operating, for their well-being.

This
initiative is to identifying, motivating, training and facilitating farmers to
take up Good Rearing Practice as an economic activity. The training modules
will be combining the result oriented practices of GRP and the best aspects of
entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship among farmers is considered one of the key
means of attaining the overall objective of the MP4.

Purposes:

1.      
To develop interactive training
modules to promote Pig Good Rearing Practice (GRP) and Pig Business models and
calculation,

2.      
To train and enhance the capacity
of Feed Company Technical Service, Feed Company Agents and Sub Agents Pig GRP
and Pig Business models and calculation,

3.      
To enable Feed Company Technical
Service, Feed Company Agents and Sub-agent to promote and train Pig Farmers in
Pig GRP and Pig Business models and calculation.

 Duties and Responsibilities

The
consultant shall develop interactive training modules and materials, develop,
plan and organize training of trainers workshops, and advise Hivos as well as
its service providers on related materials.

The
consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Hivos Project Manager
for Pig Farming Project.

Scope of Work

1.      
Study and assess the Pig Farming
Project to design the respective
training syllabus with the view to be incorporated into training module and
materials;

2.      
Creating interactive training
modules and material aimed at enhancing capacity of Technical Service Feed
Company, Feed Agents, Feed Sub-agents and Pig Farmers to respond effectively to
the pig market demand;

3.      
Organize and facilitate, in
cooperation with Hivos, training of trainers workshops to promote and enhance
capacity for effective GRP, Pig business models and calculation.  These trainings of trainers will be for the
Feed Company Technical Service, Feed Company Agents and Sub-agents. There are 6
companies partnering with Hivos in this Pig Project. The training modules shall
be developed respectively accommodating each brand from each Feed Company.

4.     
Advise Hivos and its partners as
well as its service providers with related material to be developed.

Expected Outputs and Deliverables

1.      
An interactive training modules
and materials aimed at enhancing capacity of farmers through Technical service
feed company, pig feed agents and sub-agents in Flores and Sumba area;

2.      
A polished report on the outcome
of and responses from the participants attending the training of trainers
workshop;

3.      
Adaption of final training module
into training module for smallholder farmers. This will be done in consultation

with Hivos Project Manager and guided by the outcome and response from the

training of trainers workshop;

4.     
A polished report on the outcome
of, and responses from, the participants attending the training of trainers
workshops.

Indicators to evaluate the
consultant’s performance

Performance indicators are:

1.      
The quality and timely delivery of
all required tasks as provided for in this terms of reference so as to ensure
the successful development of the training modules and materials.

2.      
Submission of progress report
summarizing the services provided; and

3.      
The submission of modules and reports
including the final comprehensive report as provided for in this terms of
reference.

Contract and Duration

30
working days spread over 3 calendar months (from January to March 2017). The
successful candidate should be able to take up her/his duties as soon as the
contractual documentation has been finalized.

Consultant Project Location

Consultant(s) will be working most
of the time in all project location in Surabaya, Districts in West Flores, East
Flores and Sumba Island areas.

Budget

Hivos
provides maximum IDR 60,000,000 for this consultancy fee service. Additional
budget for travel-related activities will be given in accordance to Hivos’
budget and policy.

Qualifications

1.      
University degree, preferably
advanced level, in Livestock Management, Business Management and Livestock
Health Management;

2.      
At least 5 years relevant and
professional experience including extensive knowledge and experience in
Livestock Management, Business Management and Livestock Health;

3.      
Knowledge of the farming culture
as well as socio-economical drivers in Flores and Sumba will be highly
desirable;

4.     
Proven modules drafting skills;

5.      
Proven and extensive experience in
the development of training syllabus and materials;

6.     
Proven ability and experience in
leading and facilitating training workshops on multidisciplinary and
multicultural teams;

7.      
Multidisciplinary skills and the
ability to communicate effectively;

8.     
Ability to work both independently
and as part of a team;

9.     
Sensitivity to regional political,
gender and cultural balance;

10.  
A high standard of
professionalism;

11.   
Ability to engage in regional
travel as the consultant may be required to travel. 

Application

Consultant consist of and individual or a
team (be an independent consultant or an institution) and shall submit the
following:

–      
Provide company profile and or CVs of the core consultant team
member, one-page proposal of proposed activity including budget, and example of
previous business module work.

Interested
parties must submit a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae including three
contactable references to: [email protected] dan [email protected]   –  by 30 December 2016.