REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)About This Role
This is not a standard employment vacancy — it is a call for an evaluation team to independently assess a live agricultural program partway through its implementation. The TRANSFORM program is a large, donor-funded soil fertility initiative backed by the Netherlands Embassy and the EU, and IFDC needs an external evaluator to judge whether it is on track. It suits someone with research or M&E grounding who can work credibly with a multi-partner consortium and donor expectations.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The junior-level framing combined with a mid-term evaluation scope suggests IFDC expects a team configuration — likely a lead evaluator supported by junior researchers or associates — rather than a single senior consultant. The profile being sought is someone who understands both the technical substance of soil fertility and the methodological discipline of program evaluation, since donors of this scale expect credible evidence, not impressions. A natural sciences or social sciences background signals they need someone comfortable with both field data and farmer-level socioeconomic analysis.
How to Approach This Application
Because this is an RFP, your response is a technical and financial proposal, not a CV — so lead with your evaluation methodology, sampling approach, and how you would handle the program's multi-partner structure. Emphasize any prior experience with donor-funded agricultural programs, familiarity with Ethiopian smallholder contexts, and your ability to produce a defensible evaluation report on schedule. Consortium or team composition matters here; showing you can assemble the right mix of skills will likely carry more weight than individual credentials alone.
Who This Role Suits
Best suited to early-career evaluators or researchers with agricultural, rural development, or M&E experience who can slot into a consulting team — moderately competitive, since RFPs of this scale attract established firms but junior team roles are less contested.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
Mid-Term Evaluation (MTE) of the Transform Soil Fertility Management in Ethiopia (TRANSFORM) Program
The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) is implementing the Transform Soil Fertility Management in Ethiopia (TRANSFORM) Program, a four-year initiative funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the European Union. IFDC serves as the lead implementer in collaboration with local and international consortium partners. The program aims to transform soil health and fertility management in Ethiopia by sustainably increasing the productivity and income of 100,000 small-scale food producers and improving the sustainable management of 65,000 hectares of farmland. The program is being implemented from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2028. As the program reaches its midpoint, IFDC seeks to commission an independent Mid-Term Evaluation (MTE) to assess progress made during the first two years of implementation, generate evidence-based lessons, and inform adaptive management for the remainder of the program period.
Accordingly, IFDC invites qualified and experienced consulting firms to submit technical and financial proposals to undertake the Mid-Term Evaluation assignment. Firms with demonstrated experience in evaluating complex agricultural development programs, particularly those funded by the European Union and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, are strongly encouraged to apply. The MTE forms an integral part of the TRANSFORM Program's Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Sharing (MELS) Framework and serves both accountability and learning purposes.
The evaluation is expected to provide an independent assessment of the program’s relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, sustainability, and prospects for achieving intended outcomes and impact. The evaluation will also identify lessons learned, emerging good practices, implementation challenges, and strategic recommendations for strengthening program performance during the remaining implementation period. A detailed description of the assignment, including the scope of work, evaluation questions, methodology requirements, expected deliverables, consultant qualifications, and proposal submission requirements, is provided in the Terms of Reference (ToR).
How To Apply
Interested bidders may obtain the ToR by submitting an email request to: procurementethiopia@ifdc.org
The technical proposal shall be submitted electronically in both Microsoft Word and PDF formats to the email address procurementethiopia@ifdc.org . The financial proposal shall be submitted separately in a sealed envelope to the IFDC office in Addis Ababa (address below). Both the technical and financial proposals shall be submitted no later than November 16, 2026.
All proposals must be prepared in English. It is the sole responsibility of bidders to ensure that their proposals are received by IFDC on or before the submission deadline. Late submissions, regardless of the reason, will not be considered.
International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), Axum Building, 2nd Floor, Office No. 207
P.O. Box 2363, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Near St. Urael Church
Related jobs
More openings in a similar category on Kedamijobs.
-
Biology Teacher
KB Academy
-
Citizenship Teacher
KB Academy
-
Mathematics Teacher
KB Academy
Discover More Jobs
View Other JobsApply for this Job
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)
