Trainer about Statistic and research Design

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Expressions of interest in the form of Curriculum Vitae (CV) must be delivered in a written form to the email address [email protected] with the job title in the subject not later than March 12th, 2020. Only shortlisted of qualified candidates will be contacted.

اسم الشخص المسؤول: 
Elias El Namroud
Contact Person Position: 
Procurement Officer
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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Trainer about Statistic and Research Design

(Proc. Ref.: C6/2019)

 

 

Country:                     Republic of Lebanon

 

Project Name:            Climate Smart Agriculture: Enhancing Adaptive Capacity of the Rural Communities in Lebanon (AgriCAL)

 

Loan No./Grant No.: C-AF-1-LB

 

Assignment Title:       Trainer about Statistic and Research Design

 

Reference No.:           C6/2019

(as per Procurement Plan)

 

The Republic of Lebanon represented by the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has received a Grant from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) toward the cost of the Climate Smart Agriculture: Enhancing Adaptive Capacity of the Rural Communities in Lebanon (AgriCAL) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Grant for the recruitment of Consulting Services provided by an Individual Consultant: as part of the Post of Trainer about Statistic and Research Design for the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI).  

 

The consulting services (“the Services”) include a training on “Statistics, analyzing climatic data and research experimental design”. The training would build the knowledge of LARI staff on the importance to setup statistically relevant experimental trails and analyze climatic data for answering about climate change future scenarios in Lebanon. The training will be conducted in Lebanon (Rayak – Tel Amara) for at least ten (10) trainees from LARI, for a period of eight 8 days (4 hours/day).

 

The Ministry of Agriculture now invites eligible Individual Consultants/Trainers (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants/Trainers should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:

  • University degree in statistical analysis, agricultural or environmental research or any related subject. (Preferable to have agriculture related knowledge or previously analyzed agricultural research data results);
  • At least 5 years’ of relevant experience in research, data analysis and statistics (preferable agricultural related);
  • Good Knowledge of statistical software (preferable R stat);
  • Ability to interact and communicate effectively with senior government staff;
  • Fluency in written and verbal of English and Arabic is a must.

 

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to IFAD’s policy on conflict of interest situations that must be avoided as described in IFAD’ Project Procurement Guidelines – September 2010.

 

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualifications Selection (CQS) method set out in IFAD’ Project Procurement Guidelines – September 2010.

Further information can be obtained at the email address [email protected] during office hours 08:00 – 15:30.

 

Expressions of interest in the form of Curriculum Vitae (CV) must be delivered in a written form to the email address [email protected] with the job title in the subject not later than March 12th, 2020. Only shortlisted of qualified candidates will be contacted.

 

 

     Terms of Reference

 

Name of the consultancy services: Trainer about Statistics and Research Design

Proc. Ref.: C6/2019

 

 

  1. Background of the Project

The Adaptation Fund Board approved in June 2012 the Full Sized Project Grant entitled “Climate Smart Agriculture: Enhancing Adaptive Capacity of the Rural Communities in Lebanon (AgriCAL)” submitted by IFAD. The Project aims to increase community resilience and adaptive capacity to climate change in the Project Area. The objective of the Project is to support the implementation of climate change adaptation measures in the agriculture sector in the Project Area through four components: (i) increased water availability and efficient use through water harvesting and irrigation technologies; (ii) increased adaptation to climate change for crop production; (iii) increased resilience of shepherds and small ruminants to climate change through sustainable rangeland management; and (iv) climate index insurance initiated, policy influenced and lessons learned and shared through a knowledge management system.

The Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI) is the responsible entity to implement the second component.

 

  1. Scope of the work and expected outputs/deliverables

Within the context of the second component of the project, and, under the Overall Supervision of IFAD and the Project Coordinating Team, the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI) is seeking to build the capacity of LARI staff and in particular the project team on research experiment that cope with current climate change. Statistical analysis is becoming key player in answering trends on climate change future scenarios. Statistical basics are to be explained in brief, in order to introduce the project team on advanced statistical data analysis. Researcher and engineers at LARI seek to be able to statistically analyze field experimental trials and climatic variables for the sake to produce peer reviewed results. Principally, statistical expertise will provide the staff and the project to team to better analyze and discuss data obtained with the AgriCAL project.

LARI is seeking for a consultant to conduct a training on “Statistics, analyzing climatic data and research experimental design”. The training would build the knowledge of LARI staff on the importance to setup statistically relevant experimental trails and analyze climatic data for answering about climate change future scenarios in Lebanon. The training will be conducted in Lebanon (Rayak – Tal Amara) for at least ten (10) trainees from LARI, for a period of eight 8 days (4 hours/day).

LARI should provide the premises for the training with needed logistics.

The work will be divided into two main phases:

Phase 1: Initial Assessment and Action Plan (4 days)

The consultant shall:

  • Meet LARI’s staff to:
    • Assess the needs in training of the LARI staff;
  • Develop a tailored training program;
  • Prepare the needed materials for the training;
  • Plan for field visit and on site cases studies;

At the end of Phase 1, the consultant shall submit the report one clearly responding to the requirements mentioned above and listing any material and data requested by the consultant from LARI. When the Agenda of the training is approved by AgriCAL Project Coordinator and LARI focal point, the consultant shall deliver the training (Phase 2) as described below.

Phase 2: Training (4 days)

The consultant shall:

  • Prepare the training focusing on subject of statistics;
  • Analyze gathered field data and setup experimental design;
  • Execute the training prepared in phase one (1).

 

The topics of the training should cover at least (among others) the following points:

  1. The basic of statistics in relation to populations, sampling, investigate sampled data and prepare basic statistical analysis items;
  2. Data gathering and data management;
  3. Answering changes in the trends of climatic data, through analysing long climate data series;
  4. Explain the different statistical tests and their usage;
  5. The various indices that they could be acquired through analysing climatic variables;
  6. Explain the different field experimental layout design for better statistical analysis setups;
  7. All additional related subjects resulting from the assessment;
  8. Practical exercises and hands-on sessions on the best statistical software of open source type (preferably the R Stat).

The Consultant shall undertake the training forty-five (45) days after contract signature.

The Consultant should coordinate with LARI focal point the availability of the trainees for the training.

The Consultant should submit the Agenda to AgriCAL Project Coordinator and LARI focal point for approval. They have five (5) working days to send their comments to the Consultant. Any changes in the training content at any stage of the assignment should be submitted to the PCU for AgriCAL Project Coordinator.

The Consultant shall submit the following deliverables:

Report # 1: “Assessment result, agenda and material of the training”

The report shall include the following:

- The findings and the results of the assessment (template used, meetings, questions asked, analyses and proposals). 

- Agenda of the training days/ day.

- Detailed training outlines. 

- Any other supporting training material that may be found necessary during the training.

- Evaluation template to be filled by the trainees.

 

 Report # 2: “Report of the training”

The report shall include the following:

- The signed list of attendees by day of the training.

- The observations and the discussions and their feedback.

- The findings and the results of the evaluation and recommendations of the training.

- The detailed training material.

- The photos of the training.

 

  1. Time Frame

The assignment shall begin upon contract signature.

The Consultant shall work in close coordination with AgriCAL Coordinator and LARI focal point. The Consultant shall start the training maximum forty-five (45) days after the contract signature. The Consultant shall submit in English the two (2) deliverables to the Ministry of Agriculture in three hard copies each in color and one digital copy each according to the following time frame:

- Report # 1: maximum of thirty (30) days after the contract signature.

- Report # 2: ten (10) days after the end of the training.

The deliverables/materials/reports submitted by the consultant shall not be protected by copyright and it will become the intellectual property rights of LARI.

 

  1. Qualifications and Profile of the Consultant
  • University degree in statistical analysis, agricultural or environmental research or any related subject. (Preferable to have agriculture related knowledge or previously analyzed agricultural research data results);
  • At least 5 years’ of relevant experience in research, data analysis and statistics (preferable agricultural related);
  • Good Knowledge of statistical software (preferable R stat);
  • Ability to interact and communicate effectively with senior government staff;
  • Fluency in written and verbal of English and Arabic is a must.

 

منتهية الصلاحية

ملاحظة:

دليل مدني، شبكة المجتمع المدني، يوفر للمنظمات منصة لنشر الوظائف, وليس مسؤول عن عملية التوظيف. كل منظمة مسجلة على دليل مدني هي مسؤولة بشكل فردي عن منشوراتها وعن عملية التوظيف.

آخر تاريخ التحديث: 
25 فبراير, 2020
قطاع(ات) التدخل:
زراعة, بحوث ودراسات, التدريب وبناء القدرات
آخر مهلة للتقديم:
الخميس, 12 مارس 2020
نوع العقد:
‫استثاري‬
مدة الوظيفة:
N/A
الراتب
N/A
نطاق الراتب:
بين 2500 و 3000 (دولار أمريكي)
درجة التعليم:
بكالوريوس
تفاصيل درجة التعليم:
متطلبات الخبرة:
بين 5 سنوات و10 سنوات
اللغة العربية:
بطلاقة
اللغة الانكليزية:
بطلاقة
اللغة الفرنسية:
جيد
البلد/المدينة: 
  • Lebanon
  • البقاع