INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT – SOCIAL EXPERT/SCHOOL NEEDS ASSESSMENT EXPERT FOR THE SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMM
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Posted On
2026-10-14
Period
2027-01-15 to 2027-02-25
Job Type
Temporary Full Time
Location
AbidjanCIV
Category
Business Professional
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Description
The African Development Bank intends to recruit an Individual Consultant to conduct a comprehensive, evidence-based school needs assessment in Kiryandongo and Masindi districts and support the design and operationalisation of a fit-for-context School Feeding Programme model under MWaCRIDA-P.
Application Close Date
2026-10-31
Engagement Type
Individual Consultant
Job Family
1.Agriculture
A. Background Objectives
The Multi-Purpose Water for Climate-Resilient Irrigation Development and Agro-Industrialisation Programme (MWaCRIDA-P) is an integrated water, agriculture and agro-industrialisation programme intended to increase access to water and strengthen the production and commercialisation of strategic agricultural value chains in Uganda’s Bunyoro subregion. The School Feeding Programme under Subcomponent 2.3 is intended to improve child nutrition and education outcomes while creating structured market linkages between participating schools and local producers, particularly women and youth. The programme will support energy-efficient school feeding infrastructure; access to nutritious meals; safe food handling and nutrition capacity; local procurement from smallholder farmers; school gardens; and institutional strengthening for a sustainable school feeding system. The intervention is expected to reach 21,000 school-age children. The assignment will be financed through the Ending School-Age Hunger (ESAH) Trust Fund. The objective of the assignment is to establish the evidence base for school selection, programme design, infrastructure investment, nutrition and food-safety requirements, implementation arrangements, costs and sequencing, and to translate the approved School Feeding Programme framework into a practical, prioritised and costed implementation plan.
B. Scope of work
The Individual Consultant shall undertake the following tasks: • Assess the policy, institutional and operational environment for school feeding, including governance, financing, procurement, supply chains, food sourcing arrangements, implementation capacity, and stakeholder roles. • Assess school-level conditions and needs, including infrastructure, enrolment, existing feeding practices, food safety, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) conditions, operational capacity, supply-chain networks, and community needs. • Design, validate and deploy quantitative and qualitative data collection tools, drawing on ESAH standard instruments and school typologies, and undertake field assessments in Kiryandongo and Masindi districts. • Conduct a comprehensive demand, capacity and gap analysis, including infrastructure, equipment, logistics, institutional systems, capacity-development needs, and equity of access by sex, age, disability status, and the circumstances of refugee-hosting and other vulnerable communities. • Identify and prioritise investment requirements, including infrastructure, equipment, logistics, institutional strengthening and capacity development interventions required for an effective school feeding programme. • Identify opportunities to link participating schools with local production and structured supply of nutrient-dense foods, considering seasonality, aggregation, logistics, and market opportunities for women, youth, farmer organisations and MSMEs. • Co-design a fit-for-context, cost-efficient, scalable and nutritionally appropriate School Feeding Programme model aligned with ESAH objectives and Uganda's parent-led framework, including a Theory of Change, Results Framework and key performance indicators. • Develop transparent criteria for school prioritisation and propose a phased investment and implementation roadmap. • Prepare cost estimates and financing scenarios within the approved financing envelope, including capital and recurrent costs, sustainability considerations beyond MWaCRIDA-P, and recommendations for long-term government financing. • Collaborate with the Architectural Designs and Costing Expert to ensure school-level data is provided in a format compatible with ESAH costing requirements and the needs and investment database. • Present findings, recommendations and investment options to the Bank, Government and other stakeholders and facilitate stakeholder validation of the proposed School Feeding Programme model and implementation roadmap.
C. Deliverables Expected
The Individual Consultant shall be responsible for delivering the following outputs: • Inception Report setting out the methodology, assessment tools, stakeholder engagement approach, validated data-collection tools, field protocols and detailed work plan and field schedule. • School Needs Assessment Report covering Kiryandongo and Masindi districts including; a Schools Database, Mapping and Needs Classification, Clean datasets and mapping of assessed and prioritised schools, with a data dictionary and supporting documentation, Prioritised investment plan and phased implementation roadmap, Prioritised investment plan and phased implementation roadmap, including indicative costs, Proposed fit-for-context School Feeding Programme model, Theory of Change, Results Framework and key performance indicators and policy Briefs and Dissemination Materials • Report Draft and Presentation documenting stakeholder feedback and agreed revisions for validation • Final comprehensive report incorporating Bank and Government comments and all supporting annexes.
D. Duration and Timetable for the Assignment
The consultancy is expected to be completed over a period of six (6) weeks, commencing from the date of contract signature. The detailed timetable will be confirmed in the approved inception report and aligned with the availability of relevant project information and stakeholders.
E. Bank Contribution and Institutional Arrangement
Upon satisfactory completion of the outputs described in the Terms of Reference payment shall be made as a lumpsum. The Consultant shall deliver all agreed outputs on time, maintain regular communication with the Task Manager, address review comments, and submit final deliverables to the Bank for approval.
F. Duty Station
Uganda, with fieldwork in Kiryandongo and Masindi districts.
G. Essential Specialized Skills/Knowledge/Competencies
• Master’s degree or equivalent in education, nutrition, public health, development economics, statistics, monitoring and evaluation, supply chain management, social protection, public policy or related discipline. • At least ten (10) years of relevant professional experience in school feeding, social protection, education systems, nutrition-sensitive programming, supply chain management, programme design, monitoring and evaluation or closely related fields. • Demonstrated experience in needs assessments, baseline surveys, field-data collection, analysis and evidence-based programme design in Africa. • Demonstrated ability to analyse data and produce clear, evidence-based and costed recommendations. • Knowledge of government systems, decentralised service delivery, policy engagement and institutional arrangements relevant to school feeding and social-sector programmes. • Demonstrated experience in stakeholder consultation, participatory assessment and validation with government and community stakeholders. • Strong analytical, data-management, report-writing and presentation skills. • Experience in Uganda is desirable.
H. Supervisor
The Consultant will report to the designated AfDB Project Task Manager/ESAH Program Coordinator and the Regional Sector Division Manager, AHAI.4, and will work closely with the relevant Government counterparts and the Architectural Designs and Costing Expert.
Consultancy Input Days
30.00
Qualifications
Qualification
Assessment
Regular Consultant
Less than 32 years old at the time of signing the contract and during contract execution
