Venture37 Vacancy: Consultant Opportunity: Training on Gender Mainstreaming for public officers and private sector in the horticulture and aquaculture fisheries value chains in Rwanda and Uganda (Activities 1.2.4 and 2.1.7), Rwanda and Uganda | UNjobs Toggle navigation Latest Duty Stations Organizations Closing Soon Consultant Opportunity: Training on Gender Mainstreaming for public officers and private sector in the horticulture and aquaculture fisheries value chains in Rwanda and Uganda (Activities 1.2.4 and 2.1.7), Rwanda and Uganda Organization: Land O'Lakes Venture37 (Venture37) Country: Uganda City: Kampala Office: Venture37 in Kampala, Uganda Consultant Opportunity: Training on Gender Mainstreaming for public officers and private sector in the horticulture and aquaculture fisheries value chains in Rwanda and Uganda (Activities 1.2.4 and 2.1.7) Rwanda and Uganda Posted: 24-Mar-2025 Ref#: 1917 Consultancy Opportunity Training on Gender Mainstreaming for public officers and private sector in the horticulture and aquaculture fisheries value chains in Rwanda and Uganda (Activities 1.2.4 and 2.1.7) Piloting the Use of Third-Party Assurance (TPA) Programme in East Africa Background : Land O'Lakes Venture37 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to helping communities around the world build economies by strengthening local agriculture, helping agribusinesses create jobs and linking farmers to markets. Since 1981, it has implemented over 315 integrated dairy, livestock and crops development programs in nearly 80 countries creating lasting impact by linking farmers, businesses, and the public and private sector in local and global contexts. Land O'Lakes Venture37's long-standing affiliation with Land O'Lakes, Inc. sets it apart. Land O'Lakes, Inc. is one of America's largest farmer-owned cooperatives. It supports Land O'Lakes Venture37 project implementation with nearly 100 years of expertise in dairy, animal nutrition, crop inputs and agricultural insights and technologies. This gives Land O'Lakes Venture37 development projects a unique global view of agriculture, food and the power of well-functioning market systems. Land O'Lakes, Inc. supports these efforts as part of its enterprise purpose of Feeding Human Progress at home and around the world. Project Summary : The Piloting the Use of Third-Party Assurance Programme in East Africa to Improve Food Safety Outcomes for Public Health and Trade is a three-year activity that commenced on November 2022, ending October 2025. The project is funded by the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF). It is piloting the use of data from voluntary Third-Party Assurance (vTPA) Programme in Rwanda for the horticulture sector and Uganda for fisheries to improve food safety, based on the Codex Principles and Guidelines for the Assessment and Use of Voluntary Third-Party Assurance Programmes (CXG-93-2021). The pilot is implemented in close cooperation with the governments of Rwanda and Uganda, and is complementing two other pilot projects, generating additional data and evidence on the use of the vTPA approach in developing countries, and promoting dialogue and learning across West Africa and Central America. The project is supporting the ongoing food safety reform processes in Rwanda and Uganda, including the move towards a more risk-based inspection system that will further strengthen dialogue and cooperation with small-scale producers and food business operators, as part of efforts to modernize and strengthen food safety management. The pilot project aims to achieve the following outcomes: Outcome 1: Increased awareness of regulatory authorities on how to assess and use data / information generated by vTPA programme in Rwanda and Uganda. Outcome 2: Improved food safety compliance of food business operators (FBOs) in the horticulture and fisheries value chains based on the use of vTPA programme. Outcome 3: Increased awareness of food safety regulators on the application of vTPA approaches in other countries. Purpose and Objective of the Consultancy : During the inception phase of the "Piloting the Use of Third-Party Assurance (TPA) Programme in East Africa" project, a gender analysis study was done on the target value chains in Rwanda and Uganda. The report of that gender analysis highlighted some recommendations on gender training for the key stakeholders within the horticulture and aquaculture value chains in Rwanda and Uganda respectively. In addition, the roadmaps developed for countries to follow in the stride towards use of vTPA data in the National Food Control Systems, also proposed the need for trainings on gender mainstreaming in policy development and implementation, gender responsiveness in management of food businesses and implementation of vTPA programs as part of the FBOs' food safety management systems. The project has therefore planned to undertake training sessions on gender mainstreaming in agriculture and food businesses for government regulators and
