Consultant - Household Economic Analysis and Baseline Survey at Oxfam

Baseline Summary

• Oxfam Nigeria is implementing a project titled PROSELL: EU Support to Food Security and Resilience in Taraba State, Nigeria 2018-2022. The project will be implemented in 6 local government areas (LGAs) of Taraba State. The goal of this project is to build resilience of 30,000 small-scale farmers, fishermen and livestock owners (women, youth, and vulnerable households) in commodity value chain and rural enterprise.
• Locations of the exercise: Zing, Takum, Wukari, Kurmi, Donga and Ardo Kola LGAs of Taraba State.
• The baseline study will help to establish the baseline values for the project indicators and build on the evidence base for measuring change at the completion of the project.

Purpose and Objectives of the Baseline Study

• The overall objective of the baseline study is to provide an information base against which to monitor and assess the project’s activities, progress and effectiveness during implementation and after the completion using HEA and other methodologies.

Qualifications of the Consultant/Consulting Team
The baseline study will be undertaken by an external Consultant who will work in close collaboration with the PROSELL Project Manager and Program Quality and Development Manager team. Therefore, we are looking for a Consultant/Consulting Team with the following skills and qualifications:

• The team leader must possess a Postgraduate Degree in Agriculture, Management, Social Sciences or related discipline
• Strong and documented experience in conducting participatory qualitative assessments related to resilience and livelihood projects
• Demonstrated evidence and experience in leading at least three HEA baseline assessments
• At least 7 years experience in conducting HEA assessment for resilience and livelihoods related projects in volatile contexts
• Demonstrated experience leading teams
• Demonstrated experience in designing survey methodology, data collection tools, processing and analysis of data
• Ability to interact with host government, partners and/or others as requested by Oxfam
• Strong organizational, analytical and reporting skills, presentation skills, attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines, and proficiency in Microsoft Office and qualitative data analysis software/tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English required