ILRI Consultancy: Development of a Mobile Platform at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Scope of Work

The Consultant firm will work with ILRI staff to gather and understand the requirements through a series of meetings at ILRI offices and also travel to the field to understand the practical use of the system. Additionally, the firm will review existing code and evaluate potential integration points or aspects of the existing system that can be reused. Lastly, the firm will host a requirements validation workshop with key ILRI staff to review and validate their findings.

Final Products

• An inception report including:
  • An outline the detailed requirements for the proposed platform.
  • Details on which components would be built by the firm and which could be integrated from existing software.
  • The budget, work plan and timelines for the longer-term engagement.
  • An appendix with wireframes.
  • A document explaining the differences between the current software and the proposed platform.
• Hosting a requirements validation workshop with key ILRI staff to review and validate their findings.

Essential Skills And Qualifications Will Include

• Advanced mobile application design, database management, and experience developing mobile survey platforms that can be used on and off line.
• 5 years of relevant work experience
• Good written and oral communication skills