Agrinatura is Looking for new Experts! Cotton in Benin!

07th February 2019
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New call for experts for very interesting Value Chain Analyses in Benin: on the cotton value chain.

The profile is detailed below. Each expert will have 45 working days (50 for the team leader). The period for the study is April-September 2019. Please send the CVs of candidates to giorgia.mei@agrinatura-eu.eu and to sara.jones@agrinatura-eu.eu. The deadline to send CV is on Wednesday 27 February by close of business.

Cotton context:

The EU Delegation has an ongoing policy dialogue with the Government on the agricultural sector, cotton being the dominant value chain. VCA4D* will provide evidence-based knowledge in support of the policy dialogue in a context of ongoing reforms (attraction of private investments) and increase of production (the national strategy foreseeing an increase to 1000 tons by 2020).

BENIN COTTON

1)Agricultural economist

S/he is a senior expert with deep knowledge and experience on value chain analysis from an economic point of view. S/he will elaborate financial and economic accounts of the VC actors and the VC (and VC sub-systems) as specified in the toolkit (see document attached).

S/he is able to undertake a full functional analysis with the support of his/her colleagues.

Experience on economic analysis in the cotton value chain, and in particular in developing countries in Western Africa, is required.

Knowledge on Benin is appreciated. Knowledge of French is required.

A collective training or at least an individual introduction to the software AFA will be made to the Economist prior to the first mission. In the case the training cannot be done before the first mission, it will be done before the second mission.

S/he will provide a report on Functional Analysis and Economic Analysis that will be included in the final report.

S/he will help the team leader to: (i) define the typology of actors that will be adopted throughout the study, (ii) formulate an executive summary and conclusions that combine the results of the different analyses in order to answer the framing questions and to finalise the report (rereading, formatting the report…).

2) Social expert

S/he is a senior expert with deep knowledge of and experience on social issues related to value chains in developing countries the project wants to delve into (gender equality, land and water rights, working conditions, living conditions, social capital, food and nutrition security).

S/he has experience at least in one (but preferably 2 of 3) of these domains and is able to handle and inform on the other ones.

Specific experience in social analysis of the agricultural sector in developing countries is required.

Experience in social aspects of the cotton value chains is an asset.

Professional experience in Benin is compulsory.

Knowledge of French is required.

Experience in stakeholder management or policy and practice capacities are a plus.

An introduction to the Social Profile as a guiding tool will be made to the Social Expert prior to the first mission.

S/he will provide a report on Social Analysis that will be included in the final report, based on a completed Social Profile.

3) Environmental/LCA expert

S/he is a senior expert with deep knowledge of and experience on the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA).

Experience on LCA value chain analysis in developing countries (in particular in Africa) is appreciated.

Experience in value chains, in particular on cotton, is required.

Knowledge on Benin will be appreciated.

Knowledge of French is required.

S/he will preferably use the SimaPro software for LCA.

S/he will provide a report on Environmental Analysis (together with the other environmental expert) that will be included in the final report.

4) Cotton Value Chain National Expert

S/he is a specialist of the Cotton value chain in Benin.

Relevant knowledge of the national institutions (technical, economic and political ones) and stakeholders involved in the cotton value chain is required.

At the beginning of the study, s/he will provide overall information on the value chain, identifying key players and existing and relevant information and data for the analyses. The national expert will help to select the most relevant data from available sources, to clarify inconsistencies and to improve coherence between analyses.

S/he will facilitate and complete the data collection, in agreement to guidelines of the Team Leader.

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Agrinatura is Looking for new Experts! Cotton in Benin!

New call for experts for very interesting Value Chain Analyses in Benin: on the cotton value chain.

Cotton context:

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