Terms of Reference

Consultant (Agriculture Officer)

Heifer Project International Nepal (HPIN)

Consultant - Agriculture Officer

HPIN works with farmer institutions, cooperatives, local governments, private businesses, and service providers to strengthen locally led, inclusive, and resilient food systems. These projects require field-level agriculture support to help partners implement approved plans, improve technical quality, and build durable services and market relationships for smallholder farmers. HPIN seeks an experienced Consultant - Agriculture Officer, for time-bound assignments in the Janakpur region. The consultant will work with the regional program team and thematic leads, and support implementing partners, frontline extension staff, cooperatives, and local governments in the assigned location.

The consultant will facilitate effective implementation of regenerative agriculture, local value chain development, and market linkage activities through technical guidance, system strengthening, partner capacity strengthening, coordination, monitoring, and learning. The role will help local actors improve regenerative and climate-resilient production, cooperative enterprise performance, access to services and markets, and ownership of results.

4.1. Project planning, implementation and quality assurance support

4.2. Regenerative Agriculture and market linkage strengthening

4.3. Capacity strengthening and partnerships

4.4. Monitoring, learning and reporting

5. Deliverables and Acceptance Criteria

The inception work plan will confirm location-specific priorities and dates. All deliverables shall be submitted in editable electronic format, supported by verifiable records, and accepted by the Regional Program Manager.

Related monthly deliverables may be submitted as one consolidated report where agreed in the inception work plan.

6. Assignment handling and Working Arrangements

7. Required Qualifications and Experience

8. Professional Fee and Payment Schedule

The professional fee and payment schedule will be specified in the ICA. Payment will be linked to satisfactory completion and acceptance of agreed deliverables and submission of supporting documents. Applicable taxes will be deducted under Nepalese law. Preapproved travel and reimbursable costs, if any, will follow the contract and HPIN procedures.

9. Confidentiality, Ownership and Standards of Conduct

Interested candidates should submit the following documents by 15 October 2026, 5 : 00 PM through                     [email protected] with the email subject line ‘Application for Consultant-AO’.

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