GGGI Nepal Country Office is implementing the project “Building Climate Resilience and Reintegrating Economically Displaced Workers through Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) in the Terai Flood Plain” in 10 selected municipalities of Dhanusha and Mahottari districts in Madhesh Province from June 2022 to December 2025. The project aims to support widespread adoption of climate-smart agriculture to reduce vulnerability and improve food and job security, especially for women and returned migrant workers. The project is funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and is implemented by GGGI in partnership with Good Neighbors International (GNI) Nepal.

The Terai Agribusiness and Enterprise Challenge Fund (TAECF) is one of the major components of the KOICA-GGGI CSA project. The objective of the TAECF is to support micro and small enterprises to expand and broaden their products, services, and delivery channels particularly in the agriculture value chains. Such micro and small enterprises related to agriculture include but are not limited to agri-input suppliers; commercial farmers; collectors; processors, millers, and wholesalers/retailers (or traders).

Around USD 1.56 million managed by the Challenge Fund will be granted over the 2023-2025 period. The TAECF aims to attract youth, women, and migrant returnees who are engaged or willing to engage in agriculture related micro and small enterprises in project districts.

GGGI is looking to hire a consultant to offer on-site support at the GGGI implementing office in Janakpur, Nepal. The Consultant will work closely with GGGI under the guidance of the Agribusiness Associate and guidance of the Senior Project Coordination Officer and Program Management Officer to ensure that the outputs delivered are in line with project KPIs.

The objectives of the assignment are to support monitoring and reporting of Challenge Fund grantee progresses under TAECF.

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT

• The Consultant shall work closely with the GGGI Nepal Team, located within the Ministry of Forests and Environment (MOFE) in Kathmandu and GGGI implementing office located within the Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives in Janakpur, Madhesh Province of Nepal.
• Selected grantees in TAECF.

• Deliverable 1 – Submission of Bi-annual technical report : Detail report of 6-months(Oct 2023- March 2024) having progress on activities, labor mobilization details along with budget and expenses will be submitted
• Deliverable 2 – Quarterly Monitoring and Database Report: Progress of 3-months(April-June 2024) on labor details, business income and beneficiary details need to be maintain and submitted.
• Deliverable 3 – Quarterly Monitoring and Database Report: Progress of 3-months(July-Sept 2024) on labor details, business income and beneficiary details need to be maintain and submitted.
• Deliverable 4 –Annual technical Report (Final Report): Detail progress report of one year (October 2023- September 2024) having details on job creation, business changes/income and field progress details need to be submitted.

A Consultant may request to visit grantee’s working areas frequently. Total payments, including fees, expenses, VAT and other taxes and any other payment, to the Individual Consultant under this Contract shall not exceed the Maximum Amount. No other additional payments will be provided by GGGI and all the expenses for local travel, airfare, lodging, fooding, accommodation, and communication shall be covered by the above-mentioned amount. Reporting is to be done in template shared.