CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI): BIOENERGY FOR CIRCULAR AGRICULTURE PROJECT (BECA) PROVIDE SERVICES ON BUSINESS TRAINING FOR BECA PARTNERS

Company Description

Background

SNV is a mission-driven global development partner working in more than 20 countries across Africa and Asia. Building on 60 years of experience and grounded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we work on the core themes of gender equality and social inclusion, climate adaptation and mitigation, and strong institutions and effective governance. Together with our team of over 1,600 people, our mission is to strengthen capacities and catalyse partnerships that transform the agri-food, energy, and water systems, which enable sustainable and more equitable lives for all.

Our core values of people-centeredness and respect, equity and equality, and diversity and inclusion, are fundamental to who we are, and what we do. This is reflected in our vision and mission, and strategy, which sets out our aspirations and commitments as our compass towards 2030.

For more information on SNV, please refer to our website: www.snv.org

About BECA project

SNV has been in partnership with E-GREEN, Chinh Phat, STD&T, HD Bank and Nexus with the support of DFAT to promote biogas-to-electricity generation solution for medium-sized and large livestock farms, properly designed and sized that will provide medium and large pig farms with cheap, secure and sustainable energy. Biogas-to-electricity solution will generate electricity for internal use and for sale back into the national electricity grid reducing energy costs for farms by 20 – 30%. The reduced emissions will be linked to international carbon markets providing a revenue stream for E-GREEN, Chinh Phat, STD&T and farm owners. 

This partnership aims to promote green and sustainable livestock production by converting biogas on commercial livestock farms into clean electricity, producing organic fertilizer and stimulating green investment in the livestock sector through carbon financing. Critically, it will also contribute to Vietnam’s National Determined Contribution (NDC) by reducing GHG emissions in the growing livestock sector and by decreasing the national electrical grid dependence on coal-fired generators.

The initiative will implement the following strategies to promote women in business: 

• Prioritising women-led farms and supporting their development. 
• Equal ownership of Biogas generation systems to improve decision making in the home. 
• Flexible working conditions within the workplace, including ethical hiring standards.
• Inclusive training tailor-made to women to increase employability. 

Job Description

Objectives of the assignment

The overall objective of the assignment is training on business training courses specifically designed for 03 partners of BeCA including EGreen, Chinh Phat and STD&T to improve the capacity of the enterprises on developing performance metrics and effectively managing.

Detailed Tasks

The expected tasks to meet this objective are as follows:

1. Develop the training material on developing performance metrics and effectively managing based on discussion with EGreen, Chinh Phat and STD&T.
2. Provide one-day training courses for EGreen, Chinh Phat and STD&T in separately.
3. Prepare final report and recommendations (both English and Vietnamese) for EGreen, Chinh Phat and STD&T.

Qualifications

Submission Requirements:

Interested individual consultants/ consulting firms should submit the EOIs with following information/ documents via the instruction in this site. 

1. Letter of Interest
2. The applicant’s professional qualifications and CVs which requires:

• At least BSc in a relevant discipline e.g. business development, business administration, business finance, and any other relevant fields.
• The consultant should have at least 10 years of relevant experience in the performance of similar assignments in relation to training, coaching and mentoring for enterprises.
• Proven experience in developing performance metrics and effectively managing work.
• Experience in training for small and medium enterprises in energy sector is desirable.

1. Self-Declaration Form for individuals https://c.smartrecruiters.com/sr-company-attachments-prod-aws-dc5/58919688e4b0672cc03331a9/2daa9132-97a3-42bf-950e-ee2198b84400?r=s3-eu-central-1; and for firms https://c.smartrecruiters.com/sr-company-attachments-prod-aws-dc5/58919688e4b0672cc03331a9/e87d0f5c-8207-49dc-924e-60a632b22578?r=s3-eu-central-1
2. Business registration certificate (if any)

Deadline for EOI Submissions: EOIs are due 17:00 on May 26th, 2024

Additional Information

Selection Process

SNV will review all Proposals received in accordance with the guidelines and criteria in this solicitation. SNV reserves the right to exclude any Proposals that do not meet the guidelines. Please note that SNV is unable to provide detailed feedback to those Proposals that are not selected.

SNV will shortlist selected Proposals, and unsuccessful respondents will be notified. Successful applicants will be contacted by SNV.

Protection of Information

We request that Proposal responses be free of any intellectual property that the applicant wishes to protect. Should offerors wish to include proprietary intellectual property that they believe would be helpful for SNV, please note the proprietary nature of such information. Costing information will be kept confidential and will not be shared beyond SNV.

Issuance of this Request for Proposal does not constitute a commitment, award, or engagement on the part of SNV nor does it commit SNV to any future commitment or engagement.

Note: SNV reserves the right to change or cancel this requirement in the solicitation process at any time

Working at SNV

SNV offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. We offer an exciting work environment with opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working space. Our staff benefit from, and contribute to, an internal global network of experts. For more information, please visit our website: snv.org/careers.

At SNV, inclusivity is at the heart of our ethos. We celebrate the diversity of our workforce and uphold a policy of non-discrimination based on factors such as disability status, religion, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, and more.

Reference & vetting check

We will require that you provide us with the full details of three people who are willing to act as a reference. We will not contact these referees without your explicit permission.

SNV carries out rigorous background and reference checks concerning possible safeguarding incidents for all candidates applying for International determined positions. As SNV participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, all reference checks include a request to past employers to fill in a questionnaire regarding Misconduct (sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment), the “Statement of Conduct”. This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme. 

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