Consultant – Rapid Contextual Assessment of Refugee and Displaced Persons' Inclusion in Agrifood Systems

• Conduct a rapid contextual assessment of Refugees and Displaced Persons' inclusion in agrifood systems across Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, and Benin
• Map current agrifood initiatives targeting RDP youth aged 18–35 and relevant RLOs, RDP-led, youth-led, women-led, and other stakeholder organizations
• Assess opportunities and barriers relating to documentation, legal status, right to work, freedom of movement, land, finance, markets, and skills systems
• Analyze RDP youth skills, assets, capacities, skilling gaps, employment potential, and gender differences
• Identify viable RDP inclusion opportunities, with emphasis on Senegal’s dairy value chain and at least one priority value chain in each of Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, and Benin
• Assess value chains against employment potential, accessibility to young women, entry barriers, market prospects, existing RDP participation, and partner engagement opportunities
• Assess governance and policy structures supporting or limiting RDP inclusion
• Identify programmatic and policy entry points and promising models for adaptation and scale-up
• Recommend practical, scalable interventions for DREEM and its partners
• Provide an evidence base to guide future programming, partnerships, and systemic integration of RDP youth into agrifood value chains

• Based in the WAEMU region, or experience working with Refugees and Displaced Persons in the area
• Experience relevant to conducting a rapid contextual assessment of refugee and displaced persons' inclusion in agrifood systems
• Ability to assess legal and policy barriers relating to documentation and legal status, right to work, freedom of movement, access to land, finance, markets, and skills systems
• Ability to analyze skills, assets, capacities, and skilling gaps among RDP youth, including gender differences
• Ability to map and assess RLOs, RDP-led groups, youth-led and women-led structures, cooperatives, and community-based organizations
• Ability to assess agrifood initiatives, value chains, governance and policy structures, and cross-border displacement, mobility, and market linkages
• Ability to recommend practical, scalable interventions and partnerships
• Availability for 30 days of level of effort commencing November 2026

• No benefits, perks, or compensation extras are specified in the posting