Consultant/Contractual Jobs at GIZ Rwanda, The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung , United Nations Children's Fund and World Food Programme (WFP)

Rationale
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of the flagship projects of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063. It's the world's largest free trade area agreement with the potential to contribute a gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.5 trillion across all 55 member states of the African Union, including the tourism sector within member states.
The elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) is identified as one of the main objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The AfCFTA legal instruments – the Agreement, Protocol on Trade in Goods and Annex 5 of the Protocol on Trade in Goods – contain provisions dealing with the ‘progressive elimination’ of NTBs in the AfCFTA. The reduction of NTBs in the AfCFTA could double intra-Africa trade, and increase the benefits of AfCFTA three- to four-fold; which calls for crucial interventions in addressing NTBs under the AfCFTA.
Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary Standards (SPS) is Annex 7 of the AfCFTA Agreement’s Protocol on Trade in Goods. SPS measures play a significant role in the AfCFTA, especially in trade in goods, as agricultural and food commodities represent over 75% of the current trade in goods on the African Continent.

Annex 6 of AfCFTA is on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), Article 3, "the African State Parties reaffirm their rights and obligations under the WTO TBT Agreement in respect of the preparation, adoption, and application of standards, technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures, and related activities", (John Keyser 2012 - Policy Note no. 33, July 2012). This calls for improvement of the quality of regulation to remove the NTMs in goods, and to deliver competitive markets while achieving essential public policy objectives as per Article 3 of Annex 6; by African countries.
Rwanda established the AfCFTA National Implementing Committee working groups under the Trade in goods and services to ensure fully constituted institutional framework. However, more capacity building is planned to strengthen the necessary institutional and legal frameworks for realizing the AfCFTA at a National level.
GIZ AfCFTA is seeking an or a consulting firm to deliver a training on Trade facilitation in framework of AfCFTA with a focus on NTB elimination mechanisms, SPS measures and TBT targeting key markets and products identified under the National Strategy for implementation of AfCFTA

Objective of the assignment.
The main objective of the assignment is to strengthen the institutional Capacity of the AfCFTA Implementing Committee Working Groups and increase the understanding of members on AfCFTA through their respective working groups on Trade facilitation in the framework of AfCFTA with the focus on trade facilitation agreement, NTB elimination mechanisms, SPS measures and TBT targeting key markets and products identified under the National strategy for implementation of AfCFTA and countries participating under AfCFTA pilot phase.

Specific objectives
• Brief desk research of National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) system in Rwanda
• Desk research and training on interlinkage between trade facilitation agreement and AfCFTA.
• Develop training materials or modules with topics that include;

Under annex 4 of AfCFTA:
• Provisions in relation to AfCFTA
• Ensuring transparency
• simplify and harmonize international trade procedures and logistics to expedite the processes of importation, exportation, and transit; and
• Other measures to facilitate trade:
• expedite the movement, clearance, and release of goods including goods in transit across borders within State Parties

Under Annex 5 of AfCFTA:
• Institutional structures for the elimination of NTBs,
• General categorization of NTBs in the AfCFTA and revised EAC categories;
• Reporting and monitoring tools at AfCFTA, Tripartite and National level;
• Facilitation of resolution of identified NTBs.

Under Annex 6 of AfCFTA:
• Facilitate trade through cooperation in areas of Standards, technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures, accreditation, and metrology under the AfCFTA TBT that directly or indirectly affect trade within Africa.
• Present practical examples of TBT exist in Rwanda and how such might result into NTBs so as be eliminated
• Application of good regulatory practices

Under Annex 7 of AfCFTA:
• Standards, technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures, accreditation, and metrology under the AfCFTA SPS measures that directly or indirectly affect trade within Africa.
• Provide clear examples of SPS and benefits of such measures and how might results into NTBs
• Facilitate trade while safeguarding human, animal or plant life or health in the territory of State Parties
• Deliver the Training/workshop for the AfCFTA NIC working Groups.
• Report on the feedback received from participants of the training

Tasks to be performed by the contractor
The scope of work for the consultancy shall cover all activities necessary to accomplish the stated objectives of the project, whether a specific activity is cited in these terms of reference. During the first week of the assignment, there will be an inception meeting between all parties (the consultant, Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM) and GIZ, MINAGRI, and the representatives of NQI institutions) to introduce the assignment, clarify any open questions and to further determine the scope of work and the way forward (activities). The consultant is expected to produce an inception report indicating the proposed detailed work plan, a training concept for the training as well as agreed communication and reporting lines. A comprehensive list of all customs collection points and relevant offices grouped into sectors are to be compiled.
The contractor is responsible for providing the following services.
• Draft a training concept including a layout of the proposed training schedule for the identified stakeholders targeting their specific needs.
• Develop training materials or modules.
• Conduct 6 days of a training workshop for 60 targeted participants from selected NIC working groups in Rwanda, NIC members and NTFC members (2 days for each group of 20 number of Participants)
• Prepare a questionnaire (in close cooperation with GIZ) to assess the participants’ satisfaction with the conducted training workshops.
• Prepare a report (5-7 pages) including the used concept and outcome of the workshop and reflect on recommendations for future training based on the feedback of the participants and the outcome of the Training.

Period of Assignment
The assignment is expected to be implemented within the period of October – November 2022. The total number of estimated days is 22 working days.
The assignment requires traveling to and within Rwanda as the training shall be held in person.
These milestones, as laid out in the table below, are to be achieved within the contract period.
Milestone Activity Deliverable Days Deadline
Inception report • Preparation of inception report Inception report (5-7 pages) 2 1 week after the start of the contract
Inception meeting
• Discussion of expectations and training mode Minutes
1 2nd week of contract
Brief desk research of NQI system in Rwanda
• Conduct desk research The assessment report
3 2 weeks after the start of the contract
Preparation of Training
• Develop training materials or modules Training materials tailored to Rwanda 8 3weeks after start of the contract
Conduct training
• Conduct an 6days training workshop for selected NIC working groups in Rwanda and sensitize the NIC members (2days for each group of 20number of Participants)
• Exact dates to be confirmed by MINICOM & GIZ Attendance sheets and
Photos of workshop 5 5 weeks after start of contract
Design and conduct questionnaire
• Design of questionnaire
• Collection of feedback from participants
• Analysis of feedback Completed feedback forms and analysis of results 1 6 weeks after start of the contract
Final report
• Preparation of final report Final report (5-7 pages) 2 7 weeks after start of the contract
Total Days: 22

Personnel concept
The consulting firm should have long-standing experience working in areas of trade facilitation, customs cooperation, trade policy and regional trade. The firms should also show previous experience working with other cooperating partners in trade facilitation.
The firm should also show having previously worked with customs authorities and trade regulators and having a good understanding of SPS and TBT matters around Africa and globally.
The consultant should have specialization in the NTBs and Trade facilitation in context of Rwanda to ensure the smooth running of the training sessions.

Qualifications of consultant:
• Post graduate qualification in Economics, Law, International Business, or International Trade.
• Ten (10) years’ experience working in the field of Trade facilitation, NTBs, TBT and SPS.
• Five (5) Years’ Experience in handling/analysing issues related to technical barriers to trade and SPS in Rwanda or other AU member State under trade facilitation/development initiatives.
• Knowledge and working experience in TBT/SPS measures that affect trade within Africa.
• Knowledge and understanding of local regulatory framework, international technical regulations system, in particular the EU practice, WTO TBT/SPS requirements etc.;
• Proven ability to conduct capacity building and/or training activities evidenced by 2 assignments.
• Fluent in both English and Kinyarwanda

Inputs of GIZ
GIZ will assume the costs for the venue for the trainings and the catering during the workshops.

Bidding documents
The consulting firm shall submit written technical and financial proposals. EOI It should be formatted, font type ARIAL, fond size 11, and should be clearly formulated. The offer should be drawn up in English language.
The technical proposal should not be more than 12 pages (excluding CVs of experts) and must include but not be limited to:
• A Cover letter expressing interest in this assignment.
• Brief description of why you would be considered as the most suitable for the assignment, relevant expertise, and a detailed clear methodology, on how will be your approach and complete the assignment.
• A detailed work plan
• The CVs of relevant consultants. A CV shall not exceed 4 pages
• Quality control measures
• References to similar assignments
• Company or business registration certificate
• VAT registration certificate
• Latest tax clearance certificate

The Financial Proposal:
• The Financial Proposal indicates the all-inclusive total contract price, supported by a breakdown of all costs.
• The cost must be in Rwf and VAT excluded.
• The consulting firm is responsible for the costs of the consultants’ accommodation, feeding and travel and must be included in the financial proposal
• The arrangement for pre- and post-assessment, printing of materials, as well as report writing and submission, are all contractual duties of the consulting firm and must be included in the technical and financial proposals


Short term consultancy service to produce a “Simple Guide to Rwandan Labor law” in Kinyarwanda.
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) in partnership with the Congrès du Travail et de la Fraternité (COTRAF) is implementing EU-funded 3 years project to foster social protection, social dialogue, minimum wages, and the respect of national and international labor norms in Rwanda. The project will target three sectors: Mining, tea, and education.
It has been observed that ordinary workers often do not have the skills to read and comprehend the law, thus, based on the existing information in the labor Code, a simple guide which explains the most important law in a simple language will be developed and made available to workers in Tea, Education, and Mining sectors. It is against this background, FES Rwanda together with Cotraf Rwanda is recruiting an individual consultant For Producing A “Simple Guide To Rwandan Labour Law” In Kinyarwanda.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Provide technical support to the Country Strategic Plan (CSP) mid-term review and other thematic reviews which are intended for internal learning, strategic and operational decision-making.
• Lead the management of the Home-Grown School Feeding evaluations, supervise the evaluation management for the Resilience Impact evaluation and ensure the final reports and management recommendations are produced to high professional standards in line with WFP Evaluation Policy and Decentralized Evaluation Quality Assurance (DEQAS) and the findings are readily disseminated amongst all stakeholders to inform policy, strategy and programme design and implementation and improve WFP’s assistance.
• Contribute to centralized evaluations managed by the Office of Evaluation, joint United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDG), evaluations and donor-led evaluations in the country.
• Lead the regular post distribution monitoring (PDM) and other surveys for the corporate outcome indicators advising upon the design of questionnaires, budgeting and contracting, field data collection, data analysis and report writing.
• Lead the process monitoring roll out for all activities, produce regular monitoring reports, and contribute to donor and adhoc reporting through data analysis and visualization of findings by developing innovative, user-friendly and informative products. Review, revise and develop necessary tools for output and process monitoring and data collection and train staff and cooperating partners on proper usage.
• Lead the management of data quality and data timeliness for the corporate monitoring systems particularly COMET (Country Office Monitoring and Evaluation Tool). Lead the reconciliation exercise from M&E unit’s side coordinating with the supply chain team on a regular basis.
• Support WFP Management in addressing recommendations from monitoring, reviews and evaluations through development and follow-up of action plans for PDMs, Reviews and Evaluations undertaken.
• Ensure the integrating of protection and gender perspectives in all the surveys and identify areas in monitoring where the same can be enhanced with support from the Gender and Protection (G&P) unit. 
• Lead the implementation and follow up of the CSP MRE plan ensuring all data reported follows sound methodologies in line with the corporate guidelines. Review the data collection processes and tools and advise upon revisions where necessary through additional or improved methodologies.
• Manage M&E staff and guide them as required to enable high performance of the team. Build and strengthen M&E capacity of WFP staff and partners including government counterparts through designing M&E programs, delivery of training and information sharing for better tracking and reporting on results.
• Lead and coordinate the preparation of the Annual Corporate Reports in coordination with the communications unit.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and reporting of the UNSDG Joint Work Plans.
• Any other duties as required by the management.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced university degree, or university degree with experience and training/courses in one or more of the following disciplines: social sciences, development studies, economics, agriculture, international affairs, business administration, education, or a field relevant to international development assistance.

Experience: At least 4 years post-graduate, progressively responsible experience of which three years in monitoring and evaluation, food security and nutrition, vulnerability analysis, development, or a closely related area or projects. Experience with UN will be preferred.

Languages: Excellent written and spoken English. Some level of French, Kinyarwanda or Swahili would be an advantage, everything else equal.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge of WFP corporate software and systems such as COMET is required.
• Good practical understanding of corporate M&E requirements and guidance is required, including from the IRM.
• Good command of quantitative and some qualitative survey methods, data collection, treatment, and analysis required
• Proficiency in Windows, MS Office, and Statistical Programs (such as SPSS and STATA)
• Experience or familiarity with capacity development work in M&E is desirable
• Proficiency in online data collection tools and data visualization (like Tableau) is desirable.
• General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations and procedures governing administration
• Analytical, independence, initiative, maturity of judgement, flexibility, humility, timeliness and mobility are important personal skills.

Tasks/Milestone
Work Assignment Overview
• Prepare or refine draft training materials
• Deliver training (consultant to propose length and frequency of training)
• Refine and update the UNICEF Rwanda office slide deck so that it reflects the principles that are being taught to the UNICEF team
• Critique and give feedback on 10 PowerPoint decks from any section/unit between September 2022 and April 2023

Deliverables/Outputs
• Draft training materials
• Training delivered
• Final version of the UNICEF Rwanda slide deck (noting there will be at least 2 draft versions).
• Written and verbal feedback delivered

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

The consultant needs to have demonstrated
• A university degree in Mass media and communication (Bachelor’s or Higher). Additional qualification and experience in play-based learning is an added advantage.
• Experience in creating PowerPoint presentations that use graphs, graphics, photos, etc.
• Tell a story and deliver a message.
• Experience training others on how to create such slide decks and how to create the story or message we wish to deliver.
• Examples of previous training packages and references from previous clients should be provided.
• Working experience with UN and or other international organizations will be an added advantage,
• Fluency and excellent writing skills in English required,

For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.


Remarks
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).