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Tenders are invited for Conduct a Stakeholder Mapping for Heifer International Rwanda. Location: Kigali Deadline: Friday, 04/04/2025 17:00 Project/Activity Name OPERATIONS Agresso Work order: RW0000 Country: Rwanda REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT A STAKEHOLDER MAPPING FOR HEIFER INTERNATIONAL RWANDA Funded By: Heifer Project International RFA Release Date: March 17th 2025 Performance Period: 60 days Question/ Inquiry Submission Deadline: March 24, 2025 Proposal Submission Deadline: April 4, 2025 Selection Committee review April 15th, 2025 Notification of award April 30th, 2025 Award agreement negotiation and signing May 9th, 2025 Electronic submission to the attention of: Heifer International Rwanda Electronic submission: procurement-rw@heifer.org Contact information for inquiries about this RFA: procurement-rw@heifer.org Background Heifer Internationals approach to ending hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth focuses on creating wealth through viable value chains that harness the social capital of communities to drive market development. Heifers primary focus is to increase farmers incomes, improve their family nutrition status, empower rural women, strengthen community resilience, mobilize farmers, and improve social capital. Heifer has been supporting Smallholder Farmers (SHFs) around the world to lift themselves out of poverty. This is achieved through capacity building, promoting sustainable agricultural practices, establishing links to the dairy value chain, strengthening market links for small livestock chain actors, and enhancing livestock quality through artificial insemination services. After over 80 years with more than 50 years in Africa of proven community development approach, Heifer International is now accelerating its strategic approach to closing the Living Income (LI) gap for additional 10 million households by 2030, through the design and implementation of Signature Programs (SPs). Since 2000, Heifer International Rwanda (HIR) has been dedicated to transforming communities by reducing poverty and hunger through sustainable agriculture. With a focus on empowering smallholder farmers, HIR connects them to markets, enhances agricultural productivity, and promotes value-added agriculture in key sectors such as dairy, poultry, and horticulture. To date, the organization has positively impacted over 1.48 million families and continues to collaborate with the Rwandan government and international partners like the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to improve agricultural livelihoods. By 2030, Heifer Rwanda has set out an ambitious goal of supporting 300,000 smallholder farmers towards attaining a living income and build sustainable and resilient economies. This will be achieved through capacity building, CSA practices, catalyze market access, strengthen partnership and enhance program operational efficiency in Rwanda. The current approach to programs, designed to be long-term (up to 10 years), are private sector driven, market system led; promote changes at scale, advance partnerships with producers, private and public sectors, and have permanence of impact. They fast-track rural market growth rapidly and help SHFs achieve sustainable LI more rapidly. In 2023, Heifer introduced the Sustainable Locally Led Development (SLLD) to ensure that power over development decisions is fully devolved to local communities and will lead to more impactful results as farmers forge their own pathways to progress. This approach requires more resource mobilization in all countries. Moreover, since 2024, Heifer International has been reviewing its strategy and approaches to align with existing contexts of the food systems. While its mission remains to work with communities to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth, Heifer is committed to delivering programs that create thriving and resilient Smallholder Farmer (SHF) households. This mission is pursued through four key objectives that drive food system transformation: Support the implementation of sustainable food system principles & practices Facilitate more inclusive markets, including private sector engagement Promote the collective agency, power, and resilience of Farmers Organizations, associations and businesses Strengthening the policy & regulatory environment. As Heifer Rwanda looks to strengthen its programs and scale up and deepen its impact to the smallholder farmers in the food systems, it is crucial to consider the evolving partner landscape, understand emerging funding trends, and forge strong partnerships. A comprehensive donor and partner mapping exercise is vital to achieving these goals and ensuring the continued success of our mission. Heifer International Rwandas ability to deliver meaningful programs across its regions depends heavily on the collaboration of our donors and partners. These stakeholders not only provide essential financial backing but also contribute technical expertise and collaborative synergies that drive positive outcomes at the community level. By identifying and nurturing relationships with both existing and potential donors and partners, we can ensure sustainable scale up and impact of our programs to the smallholder farmers we serve -particularly as we prepare for the 2026-2030 period. Objectives Objectives of the assignment The primary objective of donor mapping is to systematically identify, analyze, and categorize both potential and existing donors, partners, and funding sources. This exercise is designed to enhance strategic decision-making, optimize resource mobilization, and strengthen partnerships. Ultimately, the objective of donor mapping is to build a robust, diversified, and sustainable funding base that will support the organizations mission and long-term strategic goals. By conducting this mapping, Heifer Rwanda will achieve the following specific objectives: Anticipating Funding Trends: By mapping out the donor landscape, it will allow to anticipate future funding trends, identify emerging funding mechanisms, and align Heifer Rwandas strategic priorities with donor interests. This proactive approach will allow for diversification of funding sources and the potential for co-funding opportunities. Building Strategic Partnerships: The exercise will also focus on cultivating partnerships with organizations whose expertise complements Heifer Rwandas mission. This will enhance the overall effectiveness of our programs and provide opportunities for collaborative efforts that create more impact. Positioning for Future Challenges: The mapping process will ensure alignment with Heifer Rwandas strategic priorities while identifying gaps in support. It will also help position the organization to respond to future challenges, especially in key areas such as market systems, nutrition, and climate change. By understanding shifting donor expectations, we can better adapt and align our programs. Scope of work The Consultant will specifically be expected to: Conduct research to identify traditional and non-traditional donors including Foundations and Trusts, and strategic partners, in line with Heifer Rwanda thematic areas. Develop a donor-funding tracking matrix with updated information on current and emerging donors. This should include a detailed analysis of donor architecture: the entire framework, where the donors are located, areas of current interest, trends in their support - looking at both national, regional and global levels and donor priority interventions mapped against Heifer Rwandas strategic priorities. including institutional strengthening. Propose a resource mobilization strategy allowing Heifer Rwanda to engage with different stakeholders. Methodology The selected Consultant will work primarily with the Signature Program Technical Lead and will refer to the Heifer Rwandas current strategy, project documents, studies, and any other relevant documents and materials. The mapping exercise will include three elements: (a) desk review and online research (b) consultation/discussions with relevant donor and partner offices and (c) drafting of report and validating the donor engagement strategy and the donor tracking matrix instrument. Deliverables An Inception Report A donor funding tracking matrix which should include an updated list of donors and strategic partners (current and emerging) highlighting the following: Names of all the institutional and major donors including Foundations and Trusts. Strategic priorities and objectives in Rwanda. Strategic areas of synergies with Heifer Rwanda priorities. Full address in the Country (Key contact persons and any connections to them i.e., Name of the CEO or Country Representatives, Physical address, E-mail address, tel. number, contact person) and full address of their headquarters. Areas where partnerships can be enhanced. Funding criteria and eligibility requirements, including average funding amounts; Funding cycles per agency; Aid strategies, key policies and development approaches. Profiles of all the strategic partners identified. Donor engagement strategy for the purpose of establishing Institutional Strengthening donor group. Tentative timeline The duration of the entire exercise will be for a maximum period of three months from the award of the contract. This will cover all activities needed for the successful completion of the assignment. A detailed schedule and work-plan will be prepared by the Consultant during the inception phase. Required education and experience The candidate to be selected is expected to have an advanced University degree in relevant fields, including International Development, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Management, Marketing, Communication or a related field. The experience required is the Tender Link : https://www.jobinrwanda.com/job/request-applications-conduct-stakeholder-mapping-heifer-international-rwanda
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