Procurement Notices

OBJECTIVE

Under the supervision of the UNCDF Digital Country Lead and Regional Digital Hub Manager, the Digital Agriculture Specialist will:

1. Conduct pre-investment work based on demand from UNCDF,FAO/IC and partner IFIs
2. Design digital agriculture interventions in areas including digitization of value chains; replication of Agri Invest Initiative; capacity building of farmer organizations on digital transformation; and digitization of land tenure systems
3. Implement specific technical assistance related to digital agriculture interventions and possible delivery of specific funding (grants, loans and guarantees) by UNCDF.

       4. Review of implementation progress and knowledge management

SCOPE OF WORK

1. Conduct pre-investment work based on demand from FAO/IC and partner IFIs
   • Assess digital agriculture transformation potential, E-agriculture strategies and digital inclusive finance strategies
   • Develop digitization strategies of sub-sectors such as livestock and fisheries (neglected at the moment in terms of digital transformation as compared to crops);
   • Establish building blocks for digital agriculture transformation (farmers’ registries and digital literacy, rural connectivity and policy and regulatory framework);
   • Develop knowledge products for use by governments, international organizations, value chain actors and private sector.
   • Conduct pre-investment work on project identified to help them scale, and leverage the work done to strengthen the digital agriculture ecosystem.
   • Identify opportunities to scale-up project partners, by identifying and facilitating partnerships.
2. Design digital agriculture interventions in areas including digitization of value chains; replication of AgrInvest Initiative; capacity building of farmer organizations on digital transformation; and digitization of land tenure systems.
   • Establish linkages between UNCDF, FAO/IC partner IFIs (e.g. WB, IFAD, EU, EBRD, etc.) and governments (borrowing entities)
   • Facilitate discussions with IFI task managers and with decision makers in borrowing countries on specific eligible projects and programs for possible UNCDF technical assistance, grants and co-financing through loans and guarantees.
   • Develop concept notes and ToRs and assignment budgets
   • Design digital agriculture interventions carried out in the field (or remotely, depending on country COVID-19 restrictions) including technical, financial/economic, environmental and social feasibility, costing, risk management and implementation arrangements.
   • Develop detailed design inputs for the digital agriculture interventions according to partner standards for investment projects. These design inputs will define UNCDF technical assistance delivered as well as possible co-financing using loans and guarantees.

       3. Implement specific technical assistance related to digital agriculture interventions and possible delivery of specific funding

           (grants, loans and guarantees) by UNCDF.

• Deliver the technical assistance activities and funding as defined in Activity 2 above.
• Submit quarterly implementation reports according to the partner IFI standards on the agreed digital agriculture interventions and possible co-financing via grants, loans and guarantees.
• Support FAO/IC in the supervision of implementation of the agreed activities by UNCDF and in review of the implementation reports mentioned above.  

       4. Review of implementation progress and knowledge management

• Conduct implementation review of the agreed interventions jointly with FAO/IC or partner IFIs
• Prepare knowledge products (e.g. publications, videos, presentations, images) to disseminate learnings and outcomes related to the delivered support activities.

For detailed information on this opportunity please refer to this link and TOR template attached. UNCDF Jobs - 107541- Digital Agriculture Specialist (undp.org)