TAPE Baseline Assessment Consultant
- Career Category: Consultancies
- Location: Phnom Penh
Objective of the Assessment
Under the framework of the CHANTI project, there are two main assessments which are going to serve as the Baseline and Endline. The two assessments include the (1) Institutional Strengthening Index (ISI), and the (2) Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE).
This call is developed to seek a qualified consultant team or a research institute to carry out ONLY the TAPE Baseline Assessment.
The objectives of the TAPE Baseline Assessment are to:
- Evaluate performance across multiple agroecological dimensions of beneficiaries of the CHANTI at farm level, including land tenure, income, added value, exposure to pesticides, dietary diversity, women’s empowerment, youth employment, biodiversity, and soil health;
- Provide a framework for establishing baselines to monitor and evaluate the performance of cashew nut production systems over the course of the CHANTI project; and
- Produce evidence on the environmental, social, and economic benefits of agroecology to help policymakers and development agencies support agroecological cashew nuts production.
Scope of Work
The selected consultant team or research institute, in close consultation with the Eclosio/UCOOPIA team, will be expected to:
- Conduct Step 0 of TAPE in Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear provinces to understand the farming system in the target areas;
- Perform data collection for Steps 1 & 2 of TAPE with 120 – 140 cashew farmers in the target areas;
- Perform data cleaning and analysis;
- Submit raw and cleaned datasets, along with preliminary findings and a final TAPE Assessment report; and
- Carry out Step 3 of TAPE by organizing a Co-Analysis and Interpretation of TAPE Results meeting with implementing partners of the CHANTI project and relevant stakeholders.
Key Deliverables
The selected consultant team or research institute is expected to deliver the following main deliverables:
- One Final TAPE Baseline Assessment report, approved by Eclosio/UCOOPIA team; and
- One summary report of the Co-Analysis and Interpretation of TAPE Results meeting.
Eligibility
- The consultant team or research institute to perform this TAPE Assessment must have:
- Experience in carrying out TAPE Assessment for at least 2 times, with satisfactory results acknowledged by the previous hiring agency(s). The recommendation letter(s) from the previous hiring agency(s) are needed to prove this qualification;
- Strong knowledge of cashew sub-sector in Cambodia;
- Strong knowledge of agroecology and sustainable food systems;
- Experience in integrating cross-cutting issues into research, particularly gender, social inclusion, and climate resilience;
- Strong analytical and reporting capacity, including clear data visualization and actionable recommendations;
- Clear team structure with specific assigned roles for the assessment, and demonstrated ability to mobilize skilled field teams and manage end-to-end research logistics across varied geographies; and
- Strong data management systems, including secured collection, storage, and cleaning processes.
- The consultant team or research institute should also have:
- Good knowledge in statistic and M&E systems; and
- The ability to proactively identify and report risks and manage risks within your level of accountability.
