Consultant for Political Economy Analysis of Youth Employability at ActionAid (AA) Nigeria

ActionAid (AA) Nigeria is an affiliate of ActionAid International, which is a global alliance of organisations working towards achieving a world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys the right to a life with dignity. As a large and visible development organisation, we work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and America. Our expertise lies in community-led approaches to development and working through partnerships with the poor and other grass root organisations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Consultant for Political Economy Analysis of Youth Employability in the Agriculture Sector and Development of Framework for Supporting Young People in the Agriculture Sector in Nigeria

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract (20 working days)

Objectives

• To analyse the political, economic, and social factors influencing youth employability in Nigeria’s agriculture sector.
• To identify key stakeholders, their interests, and the power dynamics affecting youth employment in the agricultural sector.
• To assess existing policies and programmes related to youth employment in agriculture and their effectiveness.
• To develop a comprehensive framework to support and enhance youth employability in the agriculture sector.
• Propose actionable recommendations for policy, programme, and institutional reforms to support youth participation and employability in the agricultural sector.

Scope of Work
The consultant will undertake the following tasks:

• Conduct analysis of youth demographics in Nigeria and the current youth demographics in Agriculture.
• Analysis of youth unemployment rate in Nigeria.
• Identify Challenges faced by young people in Agriculture.
• Highlight opportunities for youth employment, income generation and poverty reduction through Agricultural sector and value chain development.
• Analysis of estimated losses to GDP and the economy as a result of lack of deliberate programming to support both rural and urban youths in Agriculture if urgent action is not taken.
• Analysis of estimated gains if urgent action is taken to create a deliberate programme to support rural and urban youth employment in agriculture.

Contract Period:

• The contract is for a period of twenty (20) working days including making the presentation during the “Young People’s Dialogue on Inclusive Food Systems in Nigeria.

Required profile for consultant
The consultant (She/he) to be recruited should have the following experiences:

• Advanced degree in agricultural economics, public policy, or a related field.
• Have at least a minimum of 10 years’ experience in carrying out such an assignment and capacity.
• Expertise in the agriculture sector, youth employment issues in Nigeria, stakeholder engagement, and strategic framework development.
• Expertise in the agriculture sector, youth employment issues in Nigeria, stakeholder engagement, and strategic framework development.
• Strong analytical, research, writing, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Evidence of having undertaken related work (to be provided in the expression of interest).

Benefits

• The Consultant shall be paid a daily consultancy fee of N100,000. Fifty percent of the total sum shall be paid in advance at the beginning of the consultancy period. The balance of 50% will be paid when the final reports have been submitted and signed off by ActionAid Nigeria’s Director of Programmes.
• ActionAid will deduct 5% withholding tax from the total sum in accordance with the Nigeria tax law for onward remittance to the Federal Inland Revenue Service.

Application Closing Date
7th October, 2024. 

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their expression of interest (detailing how you intend to accomplish this assignment) and profile in one Microsoft word document to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only the selected applicant would be contacted.