Junior consultant for BRIDGE+ project

SNV is an international not-for-profit development organisation. We believe that no-one should have to live in poverty and that all people should have the opportunity to pursue their own sustainable development.

Founded in the Netherlands nearly 50 years ago, we have built a long-term, local presence in 39 of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Our global team of local and international advisors work with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organisations with the tools, knowledge and connectionsthey need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.

By sharing our specialist expertise in Agriculture, Renewable Energy, and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, we contribute to solving some of the leading problems facing the world today – helping to find local solutions to global challenges and sowing the seeds of lasting change.

About the project

BRIDGE+ is implemented by a consortium of SNV, Agriterra and WUR, with SNV as lead organisation. The objective of BRIDGE+ is to support dairy sector transformation by improving the income of dairy producers and contributing to a dairy value chain that creates inclusive and sustainable benefits for smallholder farmers, commercial farmers, processors, service providers and wider society. The project components include Extension, input market, Market linkage, food safety, Nutrion, Professionalization, policy and partnership, Research & Development, Monitoring & Evaluation, GESI, Youth employment and Climate change.

The project is implemented in 10 Regions. In Addis Ababa, BRIDGE+ operates across 11 sub cities. with partners and key stakeholders.

The project has planned to engage a junior consultant to support the project in facilitating data collection from service providers & entry, assessments, meetings, trainings, workshops and other operational activities.

Scope of the assignment

• Provide guidance and coaching support to service providers on data collection tools, farm advise and production data recording
•  Collect monthly extension and Agro- input dealer data from service providers and enter it into the Log Alto
• Provide coaching and follow-up support to Agro -input dealers, including on business management, product diversification and grant documentation
• Support biogas technology promotion, bio-slurry market linkages, and the city-level school feeding study with faith-based organisations
• Facilitate capacity development services for smallholder and commercial dairy farmers, Agro-input dealers and small-scale dairy processors
•  Support milk quality inspectors technical training, forage seed agronomic practice training, Agro -input dealer exhibitions, project workshops, meetings and field events.
• Assist Exhibition for Agro input dealers in supporting B2B linkage among input suppliers, AgIDs, feed processors and dairy producers
• Assist the Regional Manager with pilot implementation of THM tool in GESI and the documentation of learning cases
• Support payment follow-up and scheduling in coordination with the finance team, without approving payments or changing contractual conditions.

• BA degree in management or related discipline
• At least two years experience in project implementation facilitation
• Experience working in dairy-sector project or related agricultural development programme
• Hands-on experience with mobile data collection platforms such as Kobo Toolbox and project data systems such as LogAlto
• Experience working with urban and peri-urban agriculture is highly desirable

How to Apply

please find the Detailed TOR by using the below link

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HctZd5eCLCi0HovVdvfxClPc1xuQrZEu/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100196715550210544788&rtpof=true&sd=true

Application Procedure

Interested and qualified applicants who meet the qualification stated above, should submit their CVs as indicated below.

Title of the specific assignment: Junior consultant for BRIDGE+ project 

The CVs should be submitted by https://www.smartrecruiters.com 

SNV will not be responsible for CVs submitted without https://www.smartrecruiters.com .

CVs must be received no later than July 28, 2026, 17:00 (5:00PM) close of business.

Adress: SNV Ethiopia, Mexico Sar Bet Road Next to African Union P.O. Box 40675, Addis Ababa | Ethiopia Fax + 251 (0) 11 616 6252 Tele + 251 (0) 11 616 6232 or via <ettenders@snv.org>. 

SNV-Ethiopia reserves the right to cancel the bid in whole or in part.