REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, POLICY ADVOCACY AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT

The Ghana Private Sector Competitiveness Programme Phase II (GPSCP II), in technical collaboration with GIZ MOVE/ComCashew, invites qualified individual consultants to submit proposals to provide organizational development, policy advocacy and stakeholder engagement support to the Association of Cashew Processors Ghana (ACPG).

The assignment seeks to strengthen ACPG’s governance, operational effectiveness, policy advocacy capacity, stakeholder engagement, and long-term institutional and financial sustainability.

Scope of Assignment

The selected consultant will be responsible for conducting an institutional needs assessment, strengthening ACPG’s policy advocacy capacity, facilitating stakeholder mapping, developing an Advocacy and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy, providing technical advisory support, and preparing an institutional sustainability and resource mobilisation plan.

Duration

The assignment will be implemented from August to November 2026, with an estimated level of effort of 35 working days.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must possess:

• A minimum of a master’s degree in organizational development, Public Policy, Agricultural Economics, Business Administration, Development Studies, or a related field;

• At least ten years of relevant professional experience in organizational development, advocacy strategy formulation, and institutional strengthening of business membership organizations or industry associations;

• Demonstrated knowledge of Ghana’s agricultural value chains and regulatory environment;

• Excellent written and spoken English; and

• Proficiency in Twi or another Ghanaian language.

• Experience in the cashew or oil palm sector will be an advantage.

Submission Requirements

Interested consultants should submit:

1. A technical proposal of not more than five pages;

2. A curriculum vitae of not more than four pages; and

3. A financial proposal indicating the proposed daily professional fee in Ghana cedis or United States dollars.

Applications should be submitted electronically to: dpp-gpscp2@niras.com

Submission Deadline: 4 August 2026

The detailed Terms of Reference and additional information on the assignment are available on the GPSCP II website (www.gpscp2.com) and the GIZ MOVE/ComCashew website (https://www.move-giz.org/)

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

GPSCP II reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal without assigning reasons.