Expression of Interest (EoI) - Engagement of an Individual Consultant to Prepare a Training Needs Assessment for the Staff of Kaduna State Programme Implementation Unit at the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Program

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The staff of Kaduna State Programme Implementation Unit of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Program invites eligible individual consultants to submit their interests in providing consultancy services to Prepare a Training Needs Assessment. Interested consultants should possess relevant qualifications and experience.

Title: Expression of Interest (EoI) - Engagement of an Individual Consultant to Prepare a Training Needs Assessment for the Staff of Kaduna State Programme Implementation Unit

Project ID NO: P-NG-AAA-002
Location: Nigeria
Sector: Agriculture
Loan No: 2000200005159/5050200001351

Details

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has received financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the Special Agro- Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Program Phase I, being implemented in the five (5) participating States of Kaduna, Oyo, Cross River, Imo and Ogun and intends to apply part of the agreed amount of the loan to payments under the contract to prepare a training needs assessment at the SAPZ National Coordination Office.

The scope of services includes:

Desk review the program financing agreements and program documents ie Program Appraisal Report (PAR), Project Appraisal Document (PAD) and Program Design Report (PDR) and other relevant program documents
Review and analyse job roles and responsibilities of each officer/expert to identify specific training requirements for different stall based on components.
Conduct research, interviews, surveys, or any suitable fact-finding method with Kaduna SAPZ program staff to assess existing skills and knowledge.
• Collaborate with Kaduna SAPZ program management to understand organizational goals and objectives.
Prepare a detailed Training Needs Assessment report, including prioritized recommendations and justification for training programs both local and international.

Deliverables
The assignment has the following expected deliverables:

Inception Report: The consultant is required to submit detailed plan outlining the proposed methodology, data collection tools and work plan for the delivery of the assignment. The inception report should be a maximum of 10 pages and should be submitted within two weeks after commencement of the contract.
Interim/Draft Report: The consultant is required to deliver a progress report including initial findings and any challenges encountered as well as a comprehensive report highlighting identified training needs and proposed training, and capacity building programs submitted within the fifth week of commencement of the contract.
Final Report of the Training Needs Assessment: The consultant is required to deliver a final report incorporating feedback from the Bank and Kaduna SPIU, including prioritized recommendations and justifications submitted within the 8 week of commencement of the contract.

The staff of Kaduna State Programme Implementation Unit of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Program now invites eligible individual consultant to submit their interest in the assignment, Resumes that include description of similar assignments undertaken in the past, experience in conducting assignments in similar conditions, an indication of appropriate skill for the assignment. The Individual Consultant's experience and qualifications should meet, at a minimum, the following criteria:

A Master's Degree in Development Study, Humanities, Management Science, Human Resource Management or any other relevant discipline with at least.
A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant professional experience in the Agriculture sector.
Work experience of similar nature with development partner project.
Strong English communication skills (both verbal and written) with proven report writing
Demonstrable knowledge and experience in conducting need assessments and developing training modules/curriculum, training materials etc.

Application Closing Date
10th December, 2024 (12:00 noon local time).

Submission of Expression of Interest
Expression of Interest must be delivered to the address below in person not later than Tuesday, 10 December 2024 at 12:00 noon local time and mention Training Needs Assessment:
Program Coordinator,
Kaduna State Program Implementation Unit Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) Program,
Kaduna State Agricultural Development Agency (KADA) Complex
#2 Gashash Road,
Barnawa Kaduna
E-mail: kdsapz@gmail.com;
Telephone: +234 7063102333

Note

The estimated duration of the assignment is eight (8) weeks and the estimated starting date is October, 2024.
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the shortlist and selection procedure shall be in accordance with the Procurement Policy for the Bank Group Funded operation (October 2015), which is available on the Banks website at http://www.afdb.org.en/projectsandoperations/procurements/new-proedure-policy, is within the limits of the available budget.
Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information at the address above during the office hours of 09:00am and 04:00pm (Local time; Mondays - Fridays).
Late submissions will NOT be accepted.
Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.