The purpose of this position is to facilitate the inception meeting of the project ‘Building Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway (AABS) in Mozambique and coordinate theory of change workshops under this project. The workshop will be organized by WorldFish and will be held in Mozambique in October 2024.

Objectives:

The consultant is expected to:

·       Lead the preparation of 1 day AABS inception meeting and three systems-based theory of change workshops.

·       Co-facilitate the AABS inception meeting and systems-based theory of change workshops.

·       Compile the final workshop reports.

Deliverables

·       Arrange a one-day AABS project inception meeting. Provide a brief meeting report.

·       Co-facilitate a one-day AABS project inception meeting. Detailed meeting reports summarizing meeting proceedings and outcomes.

·       Arrange a 3-day AABS WP3 systems-based theory of change workshops and provide a brief workshop report.

·       Co-facilitate the AABS WP3 systems-based theory of change workshops and provided detailed workshop reports summarizing workshop activities, key discussions and outcomes.

·       Arrange the 3-day AABS WP1 systems-based theory of change workshops. Provide a brief report on the organization of the workshops.

·       Co-facilitate the AABS WP1 systems-based theory of change workshops. Detailed workshop reports summarizing workshop activities, key discussions and outcomes.

·       Arrange the 3-day AABS WP4 systems-based theory of change workshops. Provide a brief report on the organization of the workshops.

·       Co-facilitate the AABS WP4 systems-based theory of change workshops. Detailed workshop reports summarizing workshop activities, key discussions and outcomes.

Requirements

Qualifications/special skills

The consultant must have the following skills and demonstratable competencies.

·       At least a post-graduate degree in Agricultural economics, Aquaculture or Fisheries economics/management, Rural development, or other relevant discipline. A PhD degree or MSc with more than 5 years of experience is an added advantage.

·       Proven experience in translating English to Portuguese, with a strong understanding of linguistic nuances, cultural context, and the ability to adapt language to suit different audiences.

• Demonstrated experience on leading and facilitating participative processes for value chain mapping to develop theory of change in agriculture or aquaculture interventions.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate teams and encourage collaborative teamwork, and experience sharing.
• A good understanding of the aquaculture and/ or fisheries value chain.
• Ability to work with local government, private sector and community stakeholders, including the ability to facilitate understanding between groups with different perspectives and interests.
• Working understanding about Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Demonstrated experience in high quality report writing.

High proficiency in written and spoken English and Portuguese, and any two local languages.