Knowledge Products Development Support Consultant- RAFFS Project at African Union - InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources

Objectives of the Assignment

The objective of this assignment is to develop, synthesize, and publish a suite of high-quality knowledge products that document, analyze, and disseminate the RAFFS Project’s emerging body of evidence, experiences, and policy innovations; and to provide technical support in finalizing strategic CAADP indicators for feed and fodder.

Specific Objectives

The specific objectives will be:

• Synthesize RAFFS outputs and translate them into peer-reviewed publications, policy briefs, and discussion papers.
• Provide technical support to finalize feed and fodder CAADP indicators aligned with AU frameworks.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, validation workshops, and dissemination of outputs.

Methodology of Conducting the Assignment

The institutional partner will work closely with AU-IBAR RAFFS technical teams to:

• Review all RAFFS project documents and data sets, country assessments, continental survey reports, technical reports, and investment profiles.
• Identify priority thematic areas for immediate policy and practice relevance and research impact.
• Support technical validation and peer-review processes.
• Support the drafting of:
• Three comprehensive review articles suitable for submission to a peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Three discussion papers addressing cross-cutting policy and technical issues drawn from RAFFS implementation.
• Three policy briefs targeting decision-makers, continental policy platforms, and donors.

Deliverables/Outputs

The institutional partner will submit:

• Inception Report (within 2 weeks): Workplan, methodology, and priority topics.
• Three Draft Review Articles (Month 3): Peer-reviewed article drafts.
• Three Discussion Papers (Month 4): Thematic discussion papers.
• Three Policy Briefs (Month 5): High-level policy briefs.
• CAADP Indicator Technical Note (Month 5): Finalized indicator list with operational guidance.
• Validation Workshop Support (Month 5): Presentation and summary report.
• Final Knowledge Product Package (Month 6): All finalized documents incorporating feedback

Qualifications

• The institutional partner must demonstrate.
• Extensive experience in systems research, food security, feed and fodder sector development, and policy analysis in Africa.
• Proven capacity to produce high-quality scientific publications and policy-oriented knowledge products.
• Expertise in CAADP reporting processes, agricultural statistics, and indicator frameworks.
• A multi-disciplinary team with experts in any of the following: Agricultural Economics, Food and Agricultural Policy Analysis, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL), Data Science and Statistics, Regional Engagement and Policy Liaison.
• Track record of successful collaboration with national and international agricultural research institutions, as well as policy-making bodies. This should include partnerships with either national agricultural research systems, universities, and or policy-making bodies across Africa