Sunday, April 6, 2014

Call for Short Term and Long Term Consultants

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is an international development organisation established in the Netherlands in 1965.

SNV is at the forefront of building local capacity for inclusive and sustainable economic development empowering local families and communities to break the cycle of poverty.
We are present on the ground in 38 developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America and operate in Agriculture & Food Security, Renewable Energy, and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene.

Our more than 1,000 advisors in the field come from a variety of cultural and technical backgrounds, and over 80 per cent are nationals of the countries where we work.
SNV Kenya would like to prequalify long-term and short-term consultants (both national and international).

SNV is focusing on market based solutions and public private partnerships (PPP) and has a strong market approach: this is a requirement for all consultants.

Additionally consultants should specifically have expertise and experience in the following areas:


1. Strong proposal development and good writing skills in:
  • Urban Water Supply, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
  • Dairy, Horticulture, Resilience/Climate smart Agriculture, potatoes, Extensive Livestock
  • Renewable Energy (Biogas, Solar and Improved Cookstoves)
2. Consultants for long and short term project assignments who have skills in the following areas:
  • Dairy including fodder
  • Horticulture value chains (vegetables, potatoes, fruits)
  • Extensive livestock (including livestock in dry-land areas): Range lands rehabilitation, fodder/forage development and commercialization
  • Staple foods and food security
  • Baseline studies, value chain analysis and market analysis
  • SME finance and business support services
  • Enterprise Development
  • Sanitation Marketing
  • Pen-urban water supply (Non-Revenue Water reduction)
  • Renewable Energy (for domestic and productive use)
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
Interested consultants should send detailed CV spelling out relevant experience and areas they have the highest expertise in.

They should also highlight their daily fee in the cover letter.

Send your application to hmugane@snvworld.org so as to reach us by 21st April, 2014.
You can also apply using this link: http://snv.devhire.devex.com/jobs/329097
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted when a specific consultancy opportunity arises in the year 2014.