{"id":22163,"date":"2026-10-15T06:09:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T06:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobsnocap.com\/?post_type=job&#038;p=22163"},"modified":"2026-10-15T06:09:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T06:09:43","slug":"2-national-consultants","status":"publish","type":"job","link":"https:\/\/jobsnocap.com\/lo\/job\/2-national-consultants\/","title":{"rendered":"2 National Consultants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_22163\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only\" data-element-id=\"22163\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewbox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/jobsnocap.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) FOR 2 NATIONAL CONSULTANTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gender-Inclusive Value Chain Analysis of Target Commodities and Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Background<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In rural Lao PDR, transforming early-stage, informal ventures into bankable commercial enterprises requires a precise diagnostic foundation that connects gender equity, climate adaptation, and commercial finance. Conducting a Value Chain Analysis serves as this essential diagnostic starting point, establishing the evidence base needed to de-risk target economic sectors and design effective interventions.<\/p>\n<p>Local economic activities across Oudomxay, Luang Prabang, and Khammouane face severe socio-economic constraints, including weak institutional capacity, recurring climate shocks, systemic barriers that keep women-led MSMEs confined to informal, low-productivity operations, and severely restricted access to finance. By evaluating the specific links, power dynamics, and market bottlenecks within key local commodities and services, the Value Chain Analysis identifies where intervention is most needed. This ensures that technical assistance, business incubation, and credit-readiness frameworks are directly targeted to unlock growth, mitigate climate and financial risks, and create sustainable economic pathways for vulnerable households and women entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The Objective of the Gender-Inclusive Value Chain Analysis<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The overall objective of the Gender-Inclusive Value Chain Analysis is to serve as an essential diagnostic starting point to de-risk target economic sectors and build a foundation for transforming early-stage, informal ventures into bankable commercial enterprises.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, its key objectives are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Identify High-Impact Opportunities:<\/strong> Identify potential local commodities or services in Oudomxay, Luang Prabang, and Khammouane that directly benefit local women and low-income households.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Map Supply Chain Linkages:<\/strong> Identify the links within each target value chain and map all participating actors involved at every stage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uncover Gender &amp; Socio-Economic Bottlenecks:<\/strong> Identify the specific challenges and structural barriers faced by actors at each link, particularly those keeping women-led MSMEs confined to informal, low-productivity operations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Address Access to Finance &amp; Climate Vulnerability:<\/strong> Evaluate how weak institutional capacity, recurring climate shocks, and financial exclusion constrain local economic activities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Target Strategic Interventions:<\/strong> Provide the necessary market data to accurately design technical assistance, business incubation, climate adaptation strategies, and credit-readiness frameworks that effectively unlock enterprise growth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Methodologies of Gender-Inclusive Value Chain Analysis<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to the design, the program is four-fold, which is detailed below:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>On-the-Job Training. <\/strong>This three-day process will ensure the trainees (representatives of the key stakeholders) understand the value-chain development of potential commodities in Oudomxay and Khammouane provinces. The participants are representatives of NCAWMC, Provincial CAWMC, Lao-India Entrepreneurship Development Center, Souphanouvong University and the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Luang Prabang, and Huayxone-Huayxua Agriculture and Development Center<\/li>\n<li><strong>Research Inception Report. <\/strong>After the training, trainers (consultants) and trainees will organize a two-day workshop to agree on information gaps and data collection tools (questionnaires and focus group discussion questions) and write a research inception report<\/li>\n<li><strong>Team Setup and Field Work: This<\/strong> process will ensure research teams are ready and well-prepared for data collection and analysis. We will have four data collection teams to conduct interviews and focus group discussions. One consultant will lead the data collection in Oudomxay, and one consultant will lead data collection in Khammouane;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Co-Creation of Knowledge Products<\/strong>. This last process will ensure the final narrative research reports and databases are submitted with high quality. Two consultants will jointly write reports and policy briefs, and<\/li>\n<li><strong>Validation Workshop<\/strong>. This process ensures the quality of data validation and verification by presenting the research findings and recommendations to the leadership and management team of Action Education Laos and NCAWMC.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Key Task and Duration<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The total duration for both training and value chain analysis will be 24 days, detailed as follows:<\/p>\n<table width=\"677\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\"><strong>No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"520\"><strong>Task<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"91\"><strong>Day<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"520\">Prepare training materials, including slides, examples, and exercises.<\/td>\n<td width=\"91\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"520\">Conduct training<\/td>\n<td width=\"91\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"520\">Draft a research inception report as well as the interview guideline and questionnaire.<\/td>\n<td width=\"91\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"520\">Conduct desk review and complete fieldwork (field survey) in Oudomxay, Luangprabang, and Khammouan provinces.<\/td>\n<td width=\"91\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\">5<\/td>\n<td width=\"520\">Conduct data analysis and complete analytical work.<\/td>\n<td width=\"91\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\">6<\/td>\n<td width=\"520\">Complete the draft research report.<\/td>\n<td width=\"91\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\">7<\/td>\n<td width=\"520\">Validation Presentation Workshop<\/td>\n<td width=\"91\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"520\">Revise and submit the two final research products (reports, policy briefs, and databases).<\/td>\n<td width=\"91\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\"><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"520\"><strong><u>Duration<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"91\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Deliverables<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The following are the ultimate deliverables of the Value Chain Analysis:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Comprehensive Value Chain Assessment Report:<\/strong> A detailed analytical report will document the market structure, key linkages, supply chain dynamics, and growth potential of selected commodities and services in Oudomxay, Luang Prabang, and Khammouane. The report will include a Gender and Socio-Economic Actor Map, a Bottleneck and Barrier Diagnostic, and Climate Risk and Vulnerability Profiles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Actionable Intervention Roadmap:<\/strong> A strategic guide to inform a design of project activities, providing concrete inputs for designing technical training, business incubation curricula, and targeted seed capital deployment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minimum Required Education &amp; Experience<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Value Chain Analysis Consultants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Master&#8217;s Degree in Agricultural Development, Economics, Business Management, and Administration, and\/or a related field with more than ten years of experience.<\/li>\n<li>Good understanding of agricultural and rural development in particular tourism, agribusiness, and ecotourism subsectors from a private sector perspective.<\/li>\n<li>At least 5-7 years of experience working in value chain development with governmental agencies, academics, the private sector, and civil society.<\/li>\n<li>A demonstrated understanding of relevant sectors in Lao PDR. Fluency in Lao and English.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in working on projects with international donors is preferred.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to multitask with attention to detail and accuracy.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to listen and communicate well both verbally and in writing and to work well with others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Application Process<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interested candidates are requested to submit the following documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A cover letter outlining their qualifications and experience relevant to the assignment.<\/li>\n<li>A detailed CV.<\/li>\n<li>A technical proposal outlining their proposed approach to the study, including a proposed methodology, timeline, and budget.<\/li>\n<li>Examples of previous work related to gender-inclusive value chain analysis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The deadline for applications is Oct 22, 2026. 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