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Company | DAI |
Industry | International... |
Category | Agriculture |
Location | Accra |
Job Status | Short-term |
Salary | GH¢ |
Education | Master’... |
Experience | 10 years |
Job Expires | Jun 10, 2022 |
Contact | ... |
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Company Profile DAI is an employee-owned global development company. For 40 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governments, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 60 countries. Our integrated development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines—crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS and disease control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.
Job Description
Specifically, the program aims to strengthen food security policy systems by investing in and reinforcing productive human and social capital and developing strategic partnerships that help bring these innovations and capacity investments to scale to achieve a critical mass of local actors with the ability and opportunity to effect positive policy change through collective action. Policy LINK’s general approach is grounded in facilitative leadership and collaborative governance, which emphasize engaging stakeholders from civil society and public and private sectors in consensus-oriented decision making, collaborative problem solving, and adaptive learning. Policy LINK in Ghana A fundamental input to a stronger, more inclusive policy process is an increased availability, access, and reliance on developing and using evidence in the entire policy process across all stakeholders. While there is a significant volume of research done in Ghana, this research needs to be strengthened and made more rigorous through a peer review process that documents and shares best practices and outputs. Also critical is the participation of a broader set of stakeholders in the planning, development, and validation of policy research to ensure that all stakeholders have a common understanding of the policy environment and process. Finally, the availability, access, and use of evidence by all stakeholders in a coordinated policy process is important to assure transparency and mutual accountability. The quality of policies and the processes by which they are formulated and implemented are equally important, as this foundation will engender ownership and agency by the broader set of stakeholders and will result ensure improved policy development and implementation in the future. Activity Background METHODOLOGY: This assessment will identify challenges and solutions that affect policy interventions on agricultural lending rates in Ghana through a comprehensive literature review of reports from USAID/Ghana implementing partners, GOG documents and any other relevant sources on agricultural lending, and from key informant interviews. Consultants will initially carry-out desk study research to produce an inception report. The inception report will include an agenda for on-site meetings with local stakeholders (banks, other financial institutions, investors, agri-businesses, and other operators in the agri-business space). This initial phase will be followed by an on-site visit of two-weeks to meet with the stakeholders identified in the inception report. Outputs from the visit will be used to prepare a draft report to be submitted to USAID/Ghana staff for approval. Position Objectives The objectives of this assessment are: 1. Conduct a review of agricultural lending products and terms, including interest rates, maturity, and agricultural lending rates. Also review opportunities provided by venture capital, equity, and investment from high net-worth individuals. 2. Explore the agricultural lending ecosystem; i.e., the macroeconomic and microeconomic policies, laws, regulations, and rules that increase the costs of agricultural lending and draw out linkages/effects between current policies and lending rates. 3. Identify macroeconomic or microeconomic policy constraints limiting competitive lending rates in agricultural credit markets. 4. Identify behavioral approaches that can facilitate improved lending rates through policy, and present best practices that can inform approaches for mission support. 5. Examine the legal framework governing the financial sector in Ghana and identify portions of it that affect agricultural lending rates negatively and positively. 6. Make recommendations for short, medium, and long-term actions to address identified challenges limiting the reduction of leading rates through policy interventions. Short-term recommendations could be implemented within one year, while long-term recommendations would be implemented within five years. Position Tasks and Responsibilities The local consultant will assist the international consultants in the following tasks:
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Deliverables The local consultant will be directly responsible for the following deliverables:
NOTE: Consultants must seek and receive prior approval from the Policy LINK team (supervisor) before sharing any written information with USAID and other partners. Reporting (Position Supervisor) In ensuring the quality of the work is undertaken, the consultant will continuously consult with the Policy LINK team to agree on expectations, scope of the work, and an updated work plan based on the activity goals and approach. A debrief meeting will be held after the activity to discuss any further issues which require further follow-up and reporting. Required Skills or Experience
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