Agribusiness Linkages Program IFC Advisory Services in Indonesia – Baseline Survey FTC Coffee Project
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing private capital in local and international financial markets, and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. IFC’s vision is to assist poor people to escape poverty and improve their lives through the development of the private sector.
IFC in Indonesia aims to: reduce the impact of climate change, improve rural incomes, and promote sustainable urbanization. To achieve these objectives, IFC in Indonesia combines investment and advisory services to expand access to finance, extend the reach of infrastructure, strengthen commodity-based supply chains, and improve the business environment.
IFC’s Agribusiness Linkages program in Indonesia and its partner have commenced a project in North Sumatra to establish “Farmer Training Centre (FTC)” with purpose to encourage farmers to apply sustainable agricultural practices and to improve the quality and the yield of their production in order to increase their income.
IFC now is seeking to engage an Individual Consultant (Short-Term Contract) to assist IFC’s Monitoring and Evaluation Officer in conducting baseline survey for the project during the period of July to September 2009. The Consultant will be based in Jakarta, but will be required to travel to North Sumatra and Aceh during the preparation and implementation of the survey.
Individual Consultant for Baseline Survey (code: Baseline Survey)
Main Responsibilities:
- Prepare survey tools (questionnaire development, survey protocol);
- Provide training to enumerators and partner lead firm staff on survey questionnaires;
- Overall guidance to survey team, including partner lead firm on the fieldwork implementation;
- In collaboration with local coordinators and partner lead firm to ensure that all logistics preparation and field work arrangement are properly done prior to the survey implementation;
- Supervise the overall implementation of fieldwork;
- Supervise and provide guidance to local coordinators and enumerators;
- Data analysis and report writing;
- Provide recommendations for setting-up periodic monitoring based on findings and results from the baseline;
- Result dissemination with selected stakeholders
Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated at least five years experience in managing household survey, preferably on agriculture/supply chain issues;
- Experienced in facilitating Focus Group Discussion;
- Strong technical capacity on quantitative data analysis using statistical softwares, e.g: SPSS;
- Solid background in agriculture, and/or coffee supply chain, preferably in North Sumatra and/or Aceh;
- Excellent written and oral presentation skill in English
- Indonesian national
Employment Type: Short-Term Contract (approximately 40 effective days)
Please submit your CV with relevant code stated in the subject line to esesamie@ifc.org by June 30, 2009. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. No telephone calls, faxes or letters will be accepted.