Agricultural or Social Sciences Consultant (C -26 -09)

The International Potato Center (CIP)
is seeking a National Consultant to conduct an assessment of the
potential to scale the Vendor Business School (VBS) to additional cities
and municipalities in the Philippines under the CGIAR Food Frontiers and
Security Science Program.

The consultant will lead the design and
implementation of an assessment study to evaluate the feasibility of expanding
the Vendor Business School to five new locations. Working closely with the
Frontiers Program team, the consultant will engage with vendors, local
governments, and other key stakeholders to generate evidence -based
recommendations that will inform future implementation and scaling of the VBS.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement the assessment
  methodology and data collection tools.
  
• Conduct consultations with vendors,
  local government units, and other relevant stakeholders.
  
• Collect and analyze qualitative and
  quantitative data from primary and secondary sources.
  
• Assess the feasibility and opportunities
  for scaling the Vendor Business School to additional cities.
  
• ​Develop recommendations and present
  findings to support future implementation and policy engagement.
  

Requirements

•        Master's degree in Agricultural
  Sciences, Social Sciences, or a related field (PhD is an advantage).
  
•        More than 10 years of relevant
  professional experience.
  
•        Demonstrated expertise in market systems
  and value chain analysis, particularly within the informal food sector.
  
•        Experience designing extension and
  capacity -building approaches and training materials.
  
•        Strong participatory research,
  stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and analytical skills.
  
•        Excellent written and verbal
  communication skills in English.
  
•        Experience working with CGIAR or other
  international research organizations is an advantage.