Team, composition:

Key expert 1: Team Leader
- Qualifications and skills: university degree in development studies, agricultural economics, business administration or other relevant studies, preferably at master's level.
- General professional experience: At least 8 years' experience, preferably including relevant experience in value chain analysis and development in Africa
- Specific professional experience: experience in designing development projects featuring support to small agribusiness start-up and/or development (preferably with EU/EDF funding); experience in devolved agricultural settings in Africa is desirable
- Other skills required: excellent document drafting skills in English, previous experience as team leader

Key expert 2: Expert in development finance / micro-finance
- Qualifications and skills: university degree in finance, banking, economics, business administration or other relevant studies, preferably at master's level.
- General professional experience: At least 8 years' experience, preferably including relevant experience with development finance or micro-finance projects/institutions in developing countries
- Specific professional experience: experience in design and/or implementation of initiatives to facilitate financial access for small enterprises (preferably including experience in the agribusiness sector); experience/knowledge of blending of banking and development finance is highly desirable

Key expert 3: Expert in natural resources governance
- Qualification and skills: university degree in law or other relevant studies, preferably at master's level (or equivalent experience)
- Professional experience: At least 5 years' experience, preferably including relevant experience with projects in governance of land and other natural resources in developing countries; knowledge of Voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the context of national food security (VGGT) is desirable. An understanding of Rights Based Approaches would also considered an advantage.
- All experts must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities they take on.
- CVs for experts other than the key experts should not be submitted in the tender but the tenderer will have to demonstrate in their offer that they have access to experts with the required profiles.

The Contractor shall select and hire other experts as required according to the needs. The selection procedures used by the Contractor to select these other experts shall be transparent, and shall be
based on pre-defined criteria, including professional qualifications, language skills and work experience.
- The costs for backstopping and support staff, as needed, are considered to be included in the tenderer's financial offer.