Consultant
2025-05-26T06:05:32+00:00
Rikolto
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Mbeya, Songwe, and Katavi regions
Tanzania
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Tanzania
Nonprofit, and NGO
Admin & Office
2025-05-30T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
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Gender inequality and social inclusion are critical components in achieving sustainable development. Rikolto Tanzania seeks to engage a gender expert to conduct a GESI assessment for the NATURE FUNDI project in Mbeya and Katavi regions.
The consultant will identify the roles and responsibilities of women, youth, and marginalized populations across the agricultural value chain (production, input supply, aggregation, transport, processing, marketing, and consumption), and explore opportunities to expand their business prospects and access to finance.
The assessment will also engage formal and informal financial institutions to understand barriers in providing financial services to women, youth, and marginalized populations, and explore how NATURE FUNDI can promote their inclusion. The study should use both qualitative and quantitative methods, combining fieldwork with desk research.
The consultant will be expected to intensively examine the following areas:
- Review existing studies and data on gender in the Tanzanian context, especially within finance and the relevant value chains.
- Collect primary data from stakeholders including financial institutions (FIs), farmer groups, women’s groups, youth groups, and agri-enterprises, to understand the current roles and challenges for women in agricultural finance.
- Analyze data to determine the roles, contributions, challenges, and gaps affecting women, youth, and marginalized groups in the agriculture and finance sectors.
- Assess intra-household power dynamics, roles, and control over resource allocation in households involved in rice, horticulture, cocoa, and coffee production.
- Understand household and community dynamics including formal and informal financial sources.
- Explore gender and age dynamics in agricultural entrepreneurship and operations, especially regarding access to property and collateral.
- Assess enabling environment factors (laws, policies, norms) affecting access to finance for target groups.
- Evaluate availability and suitability of specialized and non-specialized financial services for these groups, and recommend appropriate product designs (e.g. alternative collateral such as digital transaction history).
- Assess how financial institutions perceive risks and opportunities in lending to women, youth, and marginalized populations.
The GESI assessment will propose specific inclusion targets for gender, youth, and marginalized populations, to be integrated into the NATURE FUNDI Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) framework.
Specific Tasks:
- Develop a work plan for the assignment in consultation with Rikolto.
- Review and summarize relevant desk research prior to field visits.
- Develop stakeholder-specific interview tools, including for financial institutions and value chain actors.
- Conduct fieldwork in Mbeya, Songwe, and Katavi to engage relevant stakeholders and initiatives.
- Interview women, youth, and marginalized farmers involved in project value chains to assess decision-making, operations, and financial behaviours.
- Conduct gender-focused assessments of community microfinance groups.
- Analyze gender dynamics in access, ownership, and control of resources and infrastructure.
- Investigate household and community-level decision-making processes and access to power.
- Identify systems promoting inclusion and enabling environments for the engagement of marginalized groups.
- Compile and analyze field and literature data.
- Document barriers and opportunities faced by target populations.
- Develop practical recommendations to improve access to finance and financial inclusion.
- Submit a final report including findings, gaps, recommendations, targets, and outcomes.
Deliverables:
- Literature review summary prior to fieldwork
- Interview tools by stakeholder type
- Final assessment report with findings and recommendations
- Presentation/validation session with Nature Fundi stakeholders
- Annex: List of stakeholders interviewed
Qualifications:
- A postgraduate or undergraduate degree in gender studies or related fields
- At least 5 years of experience conducting gender assessments in agri-business or agri-finance
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and respectfully with diverse stakeholders
Review existing studies and data on gender in the Tanzanian context, especially within finance and the relevant value chains. Collect primary data from stakeholders including financial institutions (FIs), farmer groups, women’s groups, youth groups, and agri-enterprises, to understand the current roles and challenges for women in agricultural finance. Analyze data to determine the roles, contributions, challenges, and gaps affecting women, youth, and marginalized groups in the agriculture and finance sectors. Assess intra-household power dynamics, roles, and control over resource allocation in households involved in rice, horticulture, cocoa, and coffee production. Understand household and community dynamics including formal and informal financial sources. Explore gender and age dynamics in agricultural entrepreneurship and operations, especially regarding access to property and collateral. Assess enabling environment factors (laws, policies, norms) affecting access to finance for target groups. Evaluate availability and suitability of specialized and non-specialized financial services for these groups, and recommend appropriate product designs (e.g. alternative collateral such as digital transaction history). Assess how financial institutions perceive risks and opportunities in lending to women, youth, and marginalized populations. The GESI assessment will propose specific inclusion targets for gender, youth, and marginalized populations, to be integrated into the NATURE FUNDI Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) framework. Specific Tasks: Develop a work plan for the assignment in consultation with Rikolto. Review and summarize relevant desk research prior to field visits. Develop stakeholder-specific interview tools, including for financial institutions and value chain actors. Conduct fieldwork in Mbeya, Songwe, and Katavi to engage relevant stakeholders and initiatives. Interview women, youth, and marginalized farmers involved in project value chains to assess decision-making, operations, and financial behaviours. Conduct gender-focused assessments of community microfinance groups. Analyze gender dynamics in access, ownership, and control of resources and infrastructure. Investigate household and community-level decision-making processes and access to power. Identify systems promoting inclusion and enabling environments for the engagement of marginalized groups. Compile and analyze field and literature data. Document barriers and opportunities faced by target populations. Develop practical recommendations to improve access to finance and financial inclusion. Submit a final report including findings, gaps, recommendations, targets, and outcomes.
A postgraduate or undergraduate degree in gender studies or related fields At least 5 years of experience conducting gender assessments in agri-business or agri-finance Strong interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills Ability to work independently and respectfully with diverse stakeholdersa
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Vacancy title:
Consultant
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Admin & Office]
Jobs at:
Rikolto
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, May 30 2025
Duty Station:
Mbeya, Songwe, and Katavi regions | Tanzania | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, May 26 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Gender inequality and social inclusion are critical components in achieving sustainable development. Rikolto Tanzania seeks to engage a gender expert to conduct a GESI assessment for the NATURE FUNDI project in Mbeya and Katavi regions.
The consultant will identify the roles and responsibilities of women, youth, and marginalized populations across the agricultural value chain (production, input supply, aggregation, transport, processing, marketing, and consumption), and explore opportunities to expand their business prospects and access to finance.
The assessment will also engage formal and informal financial institutions to understand barriers in providing financial services to women, youth, and marginalized populations, and explore how NATURE FUNDI can promote their inclusion. The study should use both qualitative and quantitative methods, combining fieldwork with desk research.
The consultant will be expected to intensively examine the following areas:
- Review existing studies and data on gender in the Tanzanian context, especially within finance and the relevant value chains.
- Collect primary data from stakeholders including financial institutions (FIs), farmer groups, women’s groups, youth groups, and agri-enterprises, to understand the current roles and challenges for women in agricultural finance.
- Analyze data to determine the roles, contributions, challenges, and gaps affecting women, youth, and marginalized groups in the agriculture and finance sectors.
- Assess intra-household power dynamics, roles, and control over resource allocation in households involved in rice, horticulture, cocoa, and coffee production.
- Understand household and community dynamics including formal and informal financial sources.
- Explore gender and age dynamics in agricultural entrepreneurship and operations, especially regarding access to property and collateral.
- Assess enabling environment factors (laws, policies, norms) affecting access to finance for target groups.
- Evaluate availability and suitability of specialized and non-specialized financial services for these groups, and recommend appropriate product designs (e.g. alternative collateral such as digital transaction history).
- Assess how financial institutions perceive risks and opportunities in lending to women, youth, and marginalized populations.
The GESI assessment will propose specific inclusion targets for gender, youth, and marginalized populations, to be integrated into the NATURE FUNDI Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) framework.
Specific Tasks:
- Develop a work plan for the assignment in consultation with Rikolto.
- Review and summarize relevant desk research prior to field visits.
- Develop stakeholder-specific interview tools, including for financial institutions and value chain actors.
- Conduct fieldwork in Mbeya, Songwe, and Katavi to engage relevant stakeholders and initiatives.
- Interview women, youth, and marginalized farmers involved in project value chains to assess decision-making, operations, and financial behaviours.
- Conduct gender-focused assessments of community microfinance groups.
- Analyze gender dynamics in access, ownership, and control of resources and infrastructure.
- Investigate household and community-level decision-making processes and access to power.
- Identify systems promoting inclusion and enabling environments for the engagement of marginalized groups.
- Compile and analyze field and literature data.
- Document barriers and opportunities faced by target populations.
- Develop practical recommendations to improve access to finance and financial inclusion.
- Submit a final report including findings, gaps, recommendations, targets, and outcomes.
Deliverables:
- Literature review summary prior to fieldwork
- Interview tools by stakeholder type
- Final assessment report with findings and recommendations
- Presentation/validation session with Nature Fundi stakeholders
- Annex: List of stakeholders interviewed
Qualifications:
- A postgraduate or undergraduate degree in gender studies or related fields
- At least 5 years of experience conducting gender assessments in agri-business or agri-finance
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and respectfully with diverse stakeholders
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
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