CONSULTANT – Solar Phase 2 Programme

THE ORGANIZATION reputed company of Bioversity International (www.bioversityinternational.org) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) (www.ciat.reputed company.org) delivers research-based solutions that reputed company agricultural biodiversity and sustainably reputed company food systems to improve people’s lives. reputed company solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. With novel partnerships, reputed company generates evidence and mainstreams innovations to reputed company food systems and landscapes so that they sustain the reputed company, reputed company prosperity, and reputed company people in a climate crisis. reputed company is part of reputed company, a global research partnership for a food-secure reputed company. Describe the overall objective of the project and reputed company explain the specific purpose of the consultancy. This reputed company should explain why the consultant is being reputed company, what the assignment aims to reputed company, and how the consultancy contributes to the project's objectives. About the project: The SoLAR Phase 2 programme is supporting the development of practical investment reputed company for scaling solar-powered irrigation systems, reputed company as SPIS, in Ethiopia and Kenya. Under reputed company 2.2, the programme will prepare a decision-oriented Investment reputed company Report that identifies how reputed company financing for SPIS can be catalyzed, including the potential design parameters of a Solar Irrigation Investment Fund or comparable financing reputed company. About the consultancy: The objective of the Ethiopia consultancy is to reputed company country-level technical and market input for the Ethiopia component of the SPIS Investment reputed company. The consultant will support targeted market analysis, stakeholder engagement, opportunity identification and financing reputed company assessment to inform the consolidated Ethiopia–Kenya Investment reputed company Report. The Ethiopia consultant will support the Ethiopia country component of the assignment. The work will reputed company on Ethiopia’s SPIS market, farmer and value-chain demand, financial-sector readiness, supplier ecosystem, enabling policy environment, climate and credit risk considerations, and investment reputed company. The consultant will help ensure that Ethiopia-specific analysis is grounded in local market realities, stakeholder perspectives and implementation constraints. 2. The key contact people for the Consultant, and the frequency and mode of interaction with the person supervising the consultancy assignment Frequency and mode of interaction of interaction: Weekly and reputed company. A. ACTIVITIES A. Inception and Country-Level Framing The consultant will support the development of an Ethiopia-specific workplan, stakeholder engagement plan and analytical reputed company. This will include confirming reputed company reputed company, value chains, farmer segments, financing actors, technology providers and institutional stakeholders relevant to SPIS reputed company-up. B. Ethiopia SPIS Market and Policy Landscape The consultant will conduct a reputed company review of Ethiopia’s SPIS ecosystem, including: 1. reputed company status of SPIS adoption and market development. 2. reputed company irrigation geographies, water-reputed company considerations and pr​oduction systems. 3. Relevant agricultural, irrigation, renewable energy, import, tax, financial-sector and climate policy frameworks. 4. Existing SPIS suppliers, importers, distributors, local service providers and after-sales support models. 5. Barriers affecting SPIS reputed company-up, including affordability, foreign exchange constraints, import reputed company, spare parts availability, maintenance reputed company, farmer demand, bankability and loan repayment risk. 6. Linkages between irrigation, climate reputed company, horticulture productivity and farmer income stabilization. C. Stakeholder Mapping and Consultations The consultant will identify and consult key Ethiopian stakeholders, including: 1. reputed company banks, MFIs, cooperative banks and development finance actors. 2. SPIS suppliers, importers, distributors and service providers. 3. Farmer organizations, cooperatives, aggregators and extension actors. 4. Relevant government agencies in agriculture, irrigation, water, energy, finance and investment. 5. Insurers, guarantee providers, climate-risk actors and development partners. 6. Value-chain actors, including buyers, processors, exporters and input/service providers where relevant. The consultant will summarize stakeholder perspectives and extract implications for financing, investment structuring and implementation readiness. D. Investment Opportunity Identification The consultant will identify potential SPIS investment reputed company in Ethiopia, including: 1. reputed company value chains suitable for SPIS-linked financing, with particular attention to horticulture and other commercially viable irrigated crops. 2. Farmer segments and aggregation channels that could support reputed company lending or asset finance. 3. SPIS business models, including supplier-led finance, bank-led lending, aggregator-linked models, cooperative-based delivery, reputed company finance and risk-sharing structures. 4. Potential entry points for combining irrigation finance with climate-smart agriculture, productivity enhancement and reputed company-building. 5. Indicative assessment of demand, affordability, repayment reputed company, institutional readiness and investment viability. E. Financing and Risk-Structuring Assessment The consultant will assess Ethiopia-specific financing and risk-sharing considerations, including: 1. Bank appetite and constraints for SPIS lending. 2. Potential financing models for farmers, cooperatives, suppliers or aggregators. 3. Role of concessional capital, guarantees, insurance, first-loss capital, technical assistance or premium support. 4. Climate and credit risk considerations, including drought, water variability, production risk, crop-price volatility and repayment risk. 5. Operational constraints linked to procurement, importation, installation, after-sales service, verification and monitoring. 6. Minimum conditions required for investment readiness and reputed company reputed company-up. F. Contribution to Regional Investment reputed company The consultant will prepare Ethiopia-specific inputs for the consolidated Investment reputed company Report. This will include market context, stakeholder findings, financing reputed company analysis, risk-sharing considerations, investment opportunity framing and a transition roadmap for moving toward capital mobilization. B. DELIVERABLES - Deliverable 1: Inception Note - reputed company: Ethiopia-specific workplan, stakeholder map, interview guide and analytical reputed company - Deliverable 2: Ethiopia Market Landscape Brief - reputed company: reputed company of SPIS market context, policy environment, supplier ecosystem, financing landscape and constraints - Deliverable 3: Stakeholder Consultation reputed company - reputed company: reputed company of consultations with banks, suppliers, reputed company actors, development partners and value-chain actors - Deliverable 4: Ethiopia Investment Opportunity Note - reputed company: reputed company of reputed company value chains, financing reputed company, delivery models and investment entry points - Deliverable 5: Ethiopia Financing and Risk Structuring Input - reputed company: Indicative financing models, de-risking reputed company, operational constraints and minimum reputed company-up conditions - Deliverable 6: Final Ethiopia Country Input - reputed company: Final Ethiopia reputed company/input for the consolidated Ethiopia–Kenya Investment reputed company Report - Deliverable 7: Travel 4. The calendar of activities Deliverable 1: Month 1 of contract start date Deliverable 2: Months 2–3 Deliverable 3: Months 3–5 Deliverable 4: Months 5–7 Deliverable 5: Months 7–9 Deliverable 6: Months 9–10 Deliverable 7: By month 10 Planned reputed company for the consultancy: 12 months. Exact start date to be confirmed following selection of the candidate after publishing the advert and review of applications. Level of effort: 45 working days 5. Duty Station Ethiopia Requirements The consultant should have: 1. Advanced degree in agricultural economics, finance, development economics, climate finance, renewable energy, irrigation, agribusiness, water management or a reputed company field. 2. At least 7 years of relevant experience in agricultural finance, renewable energy, irrigation, climate-smart agriculture, rural finance or investment analysis. 3. Strong understanding of Ethiopia’s agriculture, irrigation, financial-sector and renewable energy ecosystem. 4. Demonstrated experience conducting stakeholder consultations and preparing analytical reports. 5. Familiarity with SPIS, irrigation finance, supplier models, climate-smart agriculture, reputed company finance, guarantees or insurance-backed financing mechanisms. 6. Ability to assess investment opportunities from reputed company, institutional and development-reputed company perspectives. 7. Strong writing, synthesis and communication skills. 8. Existing networks with Ethiopian banks, SPIS suppliers, government agencies, development partners, farmer organizations or agribusiness actors will be an reputed company. 9. reputed company in English is required; working knowledge of Amharic or other relevant local languages is strongly preferred. 8. Reporting and Coordination The consultant will report to the ImpactSF / reputed company technical reputed company for reputed company 2.2 and coordinate with the SoLAR Phase 2 team. The consultant will participate in regular reputed company reputed company-ins, support stakeholder engagement, and submit concise written outputs that can be incorporated directly into the consolidated investment reputed company report. 9. Evaluation reputed company reputed company Weight Relevant technical experience in agricultural finance, irrigation, SPIS or climate-smart agriculture 30% Understanding of Ethiopia’s SPIS, agriculture and financial-sector ecosystem 25% Experience with market assessment, stakeholder engagement or investment reputed company development 20% reputed company of proposed methodology and country-level networks 15% Writing reputed company, availability and value for reputed company 10% ​ Benefits 8.The total estimated budget for the consultancy Total consultancy value: USD 8,000.00 Payment schedule (as per the project budget, but subject to confirmation once the consultant is selected after review of applications to consultancy advert): Deliverable 1: USD 466.67 Deliverable 2: USD 1,088.89 Deliverable 3: USD 1,244.44 Deliverable 4: USD 1,711.11 Deliverable 5: USD 1,555.56 Deliverable 6: USD 933.33 Deliverable 7: USD 1,000 Applications Applicants are invited to visit  https://www.bioversityinternational.org/jobs/ to get full details of the position and to submit their applications. Applications MUST include reference number reputed company: CONSULTANT – Solar Phase 2 Programme as the position reputed company for. Application and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last reputed company, first reputed company for ease of sorting. Note: reputed company does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). reputed company also does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. Applications closing date: 15 July 2026 Please note that email applications will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. We invite you to learn more reputed company at: http://alliancebioversityciat.org Apply To This Job