Background

TechnoServe helps people lift themselves out of poverty by harnessing the power of the private sector. TechnoServe is a leading non-profit organization operating in almost 29 countries, we work with hardworking women and men in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries. By linking people to information, capital, and markets, we have helped millions to create lasting prosperity for their families and communities.

 The REgrow Yirga project will enhance the sustainable competitiveness of the Ethiopian coffee sector through increased productivity, improved supply chain performance, strengthened market linkages, and a more facilitative enabling environment, resulting in an increasingly secure supply of high-quality, sustainable coffee for U.S. and other export markets. REgrow Yirga will implement a set of tested market-driven solutions and leverage private sector resources and expertise to address root causes that constrain Ethiopia’s coffee sector from reaching full potential.

The project will directly benefit 45,000 smallholder coffee farmers and 45 cooperative and private wet mills by addressing production and quality challenges. REgrow Yirga will also work with key market system support actors to provide high-quality services. Indirectly, the project will benefit farming households via improved market conditions and income, particularly if stumping payments and additional coffee income are invested in nutrition, health, and education. We will also improve the overall business environment to the benefit of international traders; increased foreign exchange flows will also unlock opportunities in sectors beyond coffee. 

Murals create the opportunity to tell a compelling story and craft unique experiences. The Regrow office of TechnoServe will welcome a myriad of local and international guests for which we would like to project the programmes aim. Additionally, Murals spark creativity and inspire innovative thinking. Thus, we would like to recruit artists to paint a wall mural of coffee production.

The art will focus on Coffee production by highlighting the Ethiopian the Afromontane forests, and the harvesting activities. 

Overall objective of the Assignment

The overall objective of the assignment is to produce a wall mural highlighting coffee production. The assignment requires traveling to the project area located in Dilla, Gedeo Zone, SNNPR region to create the art.

Specific tasks for the assignment

The consultant selected to provide service will be required to do the following:

• Present a work plan for the assigned work specifying traveling days;
• Create storyboard or a sample design that is to be replicated on the wall of the office;
• Describe & specify materials to be used in creating the art

Output /Deliverables

• Produce a mural representative of coffee production (size: - 6.93*3.73= 25.84m²) 

Duration, Location, and other arrangements

• The assignment is expected to take 10 working days from the date of signing the contract. TechnoServe will provide logistical support in transporting the artists and their materials to the programme office and back to Addis. However, accommodation and other daily subsistence allowance costs will be covered by the artist/s. The consultant will be required to work both from his/her office and required to travel to the programme office in Dilla, SNNP to execute the work.

Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights

• The Consultant expressly assigns to TechnoServe any copyright arising from the works the consultant produces while executing this contract. The consultant may not use, reproduce or otherwise disseminate or authorize others to use, reproduce or disseminate such works without prior consent from TechnoServe.

Payment Schedule

Payments will be made in two instalments:

• 30% after delivery of work plan
• 70% after reviewing feedback and delivery of final approved artwork.

Evaluation Criteria and Process

• The applications will be evaluated by TNS on the basis of 60% technical and 40% financial with detailed parameters below. Below are the criteria and weight that will be used in assessing the proposals.

Criteria - Weight

• Technical Assessment - 60%

1. Experience in producing murals and can demonstrate concrete project examples and experience of personnel assigned to this task - 30
2. Excellent technical capacities to ensure smooth and high-quality output. - 20
3. Methodology and the proposed work plan in responding to the Terms of Reference - 10

• Financial Proposal - 40%

Total - 100

Job Requirements

Qualifications and Requirements

The service provider will be required to have the following:

• Excellent technical capacities to ensure smooth and high-quality output
• Previous experience in producing murals and is able to demonstrate concrete examples
• Exposure and experience working with smallholder farmers, cooperatives and unions in Ethiopia and international organizations is an asset
• Ability to adhere to deadlines and flexibility
• Proven ability to work in a multicultural environment
• Amharic and English language skills required

How to Apply

Application Process

The applicants are required to submit:

• A Technical Proposal: Letter of Interest, stating why you consider your service suitable for the assignment and a brief methodology on the approach and implementation of the assignment
• Financial proposal indicating consultancy fee and a breakdown of expenses (unit price together with any other expenses) related to the assignment
• Personal CVs of technical personnel proposed for this project highlighting qualifications and experience in similar projects
• Work references - contact details (e-mail addresses) of referees (firms for whom you’ve produced similar assignments)
• Samples of recent similar assignments: online portfolios and links

Applications shall be submitted not later than Feb 09, 2022. The applicants are required to submit the application in person at TechnoServe Office on reference and address below. Should you need additional queries, please contact Berhanu Demissie at 0923137636 or bdemissie@tns.org

Application for TNS – Regrow Yirga Programme – Coffee Production Mural Consultancy

Rebecca Building, I 8th Floor I Haile Gebre-Selassie Street or through mail P.O.BOX 100598 I Addis Ababa I Ethiopia

NB: Applications not including all of the above information will not be reviewed. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. TechnoServe is an equal opportunity employer. Women and Women-owned firms are highly encouraged to apply. TNS will not accept any application received after 5:00 PM in the afternoon of the closing date.

TechnoServe reserves the right to cancel this advertisement fully or in part.