Undertaking a Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Gap Analysis for Fairtrade Certified Flower Farms at Fairtrade International

OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT.
Main Objective

• To conduct research on the human rights and environmental due diligence gaps for the flower producer organizations in Kenya

SCOPE OF WORK AND DELIVERABLES

• Plan and undertake a literature review of available information on Human Rights and Environmental issues in the flower supply chain in Kenya
• Conduct primary data Collection at the 16 sampled flower farms (Members of Fairtrade) in Zone1, zone 2, zone 3, zone 4 as per the objectives above
• Triangulate the findings and provide the key findings and recommendations
• The assignment will be delivered within 20 days by December 30th, 2023

CONSULTANCY REQUIREMENTS
The Consultant should have at minimum a relevant University Degree. In addition, the Consultant should possess the following qualifications:

• The consultant should have a minimum of 5 years’ demonstrable experience in carrying out similar assignments preferably in the Hired Labour horticultural sector.
• Demonstrable understanding of the Fairtrade Standards, and social compliance specifically on
• Human Rights and Environmental sustainability issues affecting the flower sector.
• Demonstrable understanding of HREDD requirements and frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement a practical research methodology
• Demonstrated ability to use qualitative technique(s) where applicable in the study.
• Good interpersonal skills with demonstrated the ability to work in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic
• environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Professional and demonstrable experience in working with Fairtrade certified flower producers will be an added advantage.