REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

(SELECTION OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS)

Date: 31st July, 2025.

Country: Republic of Sierra Leone

Name of Project: Livestock and Livelihoods Development Project

SECTOR: Agriculture

Consulting Service: Baseline study to provide program staff with data on key project indicators to measure the project impact in 11 operational districts

Mode of Financing: IsDB Loan, Installment Sale, TDCP Grant, and TP Grant

Financing No. SLE1031

 

The Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has received a loan of Thirty-Eight Million and Eighteen Thousand United States Dollars ($38.18 Million) which is equivalent from the Islamic Development Bank toward the cost of the Livestock and Livelihoods Development Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under the contract of consultant services of an Individual Consultant for which this Expression of Interest is issued.

The services include Baseline study to provide program staff with data on key project indicators to measure the project impact in 11 operational districts. 

 

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest.

 

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security now invites eligible consultant (“Individual Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants must provide specific information which demonstrates that they are fully qualified to perform the services. The individual consultants affiliated with an organization may also submit interest.

 

The shortlist will be drawn up following the evaluation of CVs and useful information in response to this notice of expression of interest including references. Potential candidates will be required to provide information on their general qualifications as an individual consultant, their mission-relevant experience, their experience in the region and sector as well as their language ability.

 

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the selection method applicable to Individual Consultants as defined in the IsDB Guidelines for the Procurement of Consultant Services under IsDB Project Financing (April 2019 edition, revised in February 2023)

 

Minimum Qualification Requirements

 

1. Masters Degree in Agriculture Development or Agricultural Economics or professional qualification with at least 10 years work experience. An understanding of agriculture sectors in Sierra Leone especially in the Livestock sub- sector value chain will be an advantage
2. The consultant must provide references for at least 2 similar assignment undertaken for a multilateral donor project
3. Demonstrable expertise on sustainable agriculture of livestock
4. Track record in developing and conducting various types of evaluation including qualitative and quantitative data collection 
5. Experience in managing and coordinating evaluation/research exercises, delivering agreed outputs on time and on budget
6. Experience in data collection and analysis using participatory methodologies 
7.  Previous experience working with communities using participatory approaches

 

The attention of interested Individual Consultants are invited to read clauses 1.12.1 and 1.12.2 of the Procurement Policy of the IsDB Guidelines for the Procurement of Consultant Services under IsDB Project Financing, April 2019 edition, revised in February 2023 (the "Procurement Guidelines") setting forth the IsDB's policy on conflicts of interest.

Interested individual consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 09:00 to 16:00 hours, Monday - Friday (local time).

 

Expressions of interest must be delivered in written form accompanied by the CV and any other document (in person, or by e-mail) to the address below no later than 20th August, 2025 at 16:00 local time.

Attention: Jack Jalloh

The Coordinator

National Development Partner Programme Coordinating Office (NDPPCO)

Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security

2nd Floor, Youyi Building, Freetown.
Email: jajalloh@yahoo.co.uk

Tel: +232 76 608498