COMPETITION TYPE
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RFP
DETAIL DESCRIPTION
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The USAID Economic Foundations for a Resilient Armenia Activity (Economic Foundations) seeks a local consulting firm to develop an Armenia’s Wine Sector Development Strategy. Proposals from Individual consultants will not be considered for this assignment
CNFA is an international agricultural development organization that specializes in the design and implementation of sustainable, enterprise-based agricultural initiatives. CNFA implements the five-year, USAID Economic Foundations for a Resilient Armenia Activity (“Economic Foundations”), which introduces innovative, sustainable, scalable solutions and builds the capacity of government, industry, lenders, and investors to facilitate the growth and competitiveness of tourism, agriculture, and high-tech small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Using an integrated systems approach that leverages strong anchor firms and industry associations, the Activity is designed to strengthen key economic actors within the public and private sectors to exercise effective economic stewardship and ultimately build a more resilient Armenian economy.
One of major objectives of the Activity (Objective 1) is to help the Government of Armenia (GOAM) to deliver effective economic stewardship through improved institutional and human capacity and support the implementation of the Government’s 2021-2026 action plan focused on improving regulatory framework and business enabling environment, boosting investment and developing small- and medium-sized entrepreneurship and improve the organizational capacity of relevant government partners.
REQUIREMENTS
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- Detailed Work Plan and Wine Sector Development Strategy draft outline. The Work plan must contain activities along with a Gantt chart, corresponding to scope of work, and millstones;
- Draft analytical report of the Wine Sector Development Strategy. This deliverable should provide a comprehensive analysis of the current state and global and local market analysis described in the section 2.1;
- Finalized analytical report based on feedback received from the client, beneficiaries, and key stakeholders;
- Draft Wine Sector Development Strategy, including current state analysis, challenges and opportunities, vision, strategic directions and objectives, results framework, and detailed action plan in Armenian and in English;
- Final Wine Sector Development Strategy and Action Plan in English and in Armenian finalized based on feedback received from the client, beneficiaries, and key stakeholders.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
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All interested and qualified candidates should submit an application in accordance with the RFP requirements in the attached file to:
procurement@cnfa-armenia.org no later than July 12, 2024, with the title of the tender in the subject line.
Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this job opportunity through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am, Thanks.
ATTACHMENTS:
RFP 014 - CNFA-EFRAs_Request for Wine Sector Development Strategy.docx - RFP
ABOUT COMPANY
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Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA), an international development organization, specializes in designing sustainable, market led agricultural initiatives. We build strong local and global partnerships, incorporate innovative approaches into our programs, and foster inclusive development to offer enhanced opportunities to under-served groups. Since 1985, CNFA has managed more than $600 million in donor funded agriculture development programs and has worked in 46 countries across the world in Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Central Asia.