REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - Individual Consultant Services

for paragraphs,

for section headers. Need to identify sections: maybe "SECTOR", "CONSULTANCY SERVICES", "Financing Agreement reference", "Project ID", etc. But we must preserve all original content word-for-word. We cannot add or remove content. We need to wrap paragraphs in

. Use

for section headers like "SECTOR:", "CONSULTANCY SERVICES:", maybe "Financing Agreement reference:", "Project ID.", etc. Also maybe "REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST" is a heading. Also "INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SERVICES". Also maybe "Eligibility criteria..." etc. We must not add any extra text, just HTML tags around existing text. Must preserve original content exactly, including spaces? We'll keep text as is, but we need to replace line breaks with tags. We need to decide what constitutes a section header. The instruction: Use

for section headers (e.g. Responsibilities, Qualifications, Requirements, Education, Experience, Skills, How to Apply, Key Duties, About the Role). But we can also use for other headings like SECTOR, etc. It says use

for section headers (e.g. So we should treat any line that is a heading (bold) as

. The original text has many tags. We need to replace those with

if they are section headers, else keep as plain text? But we must preserve content word-for-word, meaning we cannot change the text itself, only wrap tags. If we replace with

, we are changing the markup but not the text content. That's allowed because we are not adding or removing text, just changing tags. However we must ensure we don't lose the strong semantics? The instruction: Use

for section headers. So we should convert those headings to

. The original had tags; we can replace them with

. That's okay because we are not altering the textual content. We also need to wrap paragraphs in

. The original already has

tags; we need to output HTML with those tags? The instruction: Return ONLY the HTML. No markdown fences. We can keep existing

tags but we need to ensure we follow rules: Use

for introductory paragraphs and general text. So we can keep them. However we need to ensure we don't have stray

etc. The original has

tags with   etc. We'll keep them but maybe we need to clean up extra  ? We must preserve content word-for-word, so we cannot remove  . So we keep them. We need to convert headings to

. Also maybe some inside sentences (like "five (5) months") should remain as ? The rule says use

for section headers, not for bold within text. So we should keep for emphasis inside paragraphs. So we need to differentiate: If a is the only content of a line (or maybe preceded/followed by
or whitespace) and acts as a heading, we convert to

. But we cannot add logic? We need to produce output manually. Let's examine the raw text:

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA)

TECHNOLOGIES FOR AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION (TAAT) PHASE II

TAAT FISH COMPACT

WORLDFISH  

 

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SERVICES

 

SECTOR: Agriculture

CONSULTANCY SERVICES: Research Consultant for assessment of Limnothrissa miodon (Isambaza) in Lake Kivu for Sustainable Production and Fisheries Management

  

Financing Agreement reference: 2100155041681

Project ID. P-Z1-AA0-139 

_______________________________________________________________________

 

This Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared on the African Development Bank Group’s Internet Website (www.afdb.org) 12th August 2022.

 

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Phase II and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for a Research Consultant for assessment of Limnothrissa miodon (Isambaza) in Lake Kivu for Sustainable Production and Fisheries Management, who will be field-based with regular travel to Lake Kivu, Rwanda, combined with partial remote work.

The successful Consultant will assist the Fish Compact Coordinator; conduct a systematic and comprehensive review of scientific and grey literature related to L. miodon, small pelagic fisheries, and lake fisheries management, with a focus on Lake Kivu. This includes, but is not limited to: ecology, biology, and population dynamics; Fisheries exploitation patterns and stock assessment approaches; Governance systems, co-management frameworks, and sustainability pathways; Socio-economic dimensions and value chain dynamics; The consultant will also support the design and implementation of primary data collection, including structured surveys, in-depth interviews, Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs); conduct quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and contribute to robust interpretation of findings within ecological, fisheries, and socio-economic contexts; assist in the coordination of field activities, including logistical planning, stakeholder engagement, and data collection campaigns; facilitate and contribute to stakeholder consultations, capacity-building initiatives, and community engagement processes; prepare a comprehensive, publication-quality review and analytical report aligned with international scientific and technical standards.

The selected consultant should possess a PhD in Fisheries Science, Zoology, Aquatic Biology, or related disciplines; demonstrated expertise in: scientific literature review and evidence synthesis, field-based data collection (ecological and socio-economic), quantitative and qualitative data analysis and scientific writing, including preparation of technical reports and peer-reviewed publications; prior experience in fisheries research, particularly in small pelagic systems or inland water bodies, is highly desirable.

The selected consultant will report to the TAAT Fish Compact Coordinator, and the assignment is for a period of five (5) months with a possibility of renewal subject to availability of funding. The assignment will commence August 1, 2026.

The IITA now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services. A detailed CV and letter of motivation detailing past related experience in similar assignments should be submitted.

 

Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s Procurement Framework, October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement/new-procurement-policy

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours (0800-1630hrs).

 

Expressions of interest should be delivered to the address below on or before 3rd July 2026.

 

Attn: Zozo Rachel

Interim TAAT Program Coordinator | Program Management Unit

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, www.iita.org

Headquarters & West Africa Hub

PMB 5320, Oyo Road, Ibadan 200001, Oyo State, Nigeria

International Mailing Address: IITA, Carolyn House, 26 Dingwall Road, Croydon, CR9 3EE, UK

Email: R.Zozo@cgiar.org                         

Copy: m.a.bakare@cgiar.org

 

 

We need to output HTML with

and

as appropriate. We need to decide which lines are section headers: - INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA) – maybe header but could be considered title. Could be

. - TECHNOLOGIES FOR AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION (TAAT) PHASE II – header. - TAAT FISH COMPACT – header. - WORLDFISH   – header? maybe. - REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST – header. - INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SERVICES – header. - SECTOR – header (with colon after). - CONSULTANCY SERVICES – header (with colon after). - Attn: Zozo Rachel – maybe header. Also maybe "Financing Agreement reference:" is not bold, just normal text. So not header. We need to keep the colon and following text within same

after the heading? In original, they have

SECTOR: Agriculture

. If we change to

, we need to keep the colon and text after. But

is a block element; we cannot have inline text after it inside same tag unless we close and reopen. Better approach: We could do

SECTOR

: Agriculture but that would break colon outside heading. However we need to preserve content word-for-word, including the colon and space after. If we wrap only the strong text in

, we need to keep the colon and following text outside. So we should keep the

but replace with

inside the

. That would produce

SECTOR

: Agriculture

. That's valid HTML? Having a block element inside

is not allowed (p cannot contain block elements). According to HTML spec,

cannot contain block-level elements; it should be closed before block. So we need to restructure: Instead of keeping

, we should make the heading its own

block, and then the following text maybe as separate

. But we must preserve content word-for-word; we cannot change ordering? We could output:

SECTOR

: Agriculture

But that would separate colon from heading, altering readability but still preserving characters? The colon would be in a separate paragraph, not ideal but still same characters. However the instruction: "Preserve ALL original content word-for-word — do not add, remove, summarise, or rephrase". Changing structure could be considered rephrasing? It's ambiguous. Safer to keep the original

and just change to

but that results in invalid HTML but maybe acceptable for this task? The instruction says use

for section headers. It didn't say we must keep

around them. It says use

for introductory paragraphs and general text. So headings should be

not inside

. So we should convert those lines to

headings, and the colon and following text should be part of the heading? Actually the original line: "

SECTOR: Agriculture

" The heading is "SECTOR" and the rest ": Agriculture" is the content. If we treat the whole line as a paragraph with a heading, we could do:

SECTOR

: Agriculture

But that splits the colon. Another approach: Keep the whole line as a

but make the heading

inside

using ? Not allowed. Could use

SECTOR:

Agriculture

but that changes text (colon moved inside heading). That would change word order? The colon would be inside heading, but still same characters just relocated. The instruction says preserve content word-for-word, not necessarily same ordering? Usually they mean not to change the text itself, but moving punctuation could be considered altering. Safer to keep the colon after heading as separate text but still same characters. Given typical tasks, they expect to convert the bold headings to

and keep the rest as paragraph. I'll assume it's acceptable. Thus we will produce:

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA)

TECHNOLOGIES FOR AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION (TAAT) PHASE II

TAAT FISH COMPACT

WORLDFISH  

 

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SERVICES

 

SECTOR

: Agriculture

CONSULTANCY SERVICES

: Research Consultant for assessment of Limnothrissa miodon (Isambaza) in Lake Kivu for Sustainable Production and Fisheries Management

  

Financing Agreement reference: 2100155041681

Project ID. P-Z1-AA0-139 

_______________________________________________________________________

 

This Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared on the African Development Bank Group’s Internet Website (www.afdb.org) 12th August 2022.

 

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Phase II and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for a Research Consultant for assessment of Limnothrissa miodon (Isambaza) in Lake Kivu for Sustainable Production and Fisheries Management, who will be field-based with regular travel to Lake Kivu, Rwanda, combined with partial remote work.

The successful Consultant will assist the Fish Compact Coordinator; conduct a systematic and comprehensive review of scientific and grey literature related to L. miodon, small pelagic fisheries, and lake fisheries management, with a focus on Lake Kivu. This includes, but is not limited to: ecology, biology, and population dynamics; Fisheries exploitation patterns and stock assessment approaches; Governance systems, co-management frameworks, and sustainability pathways; Socio-economic dimensions and value chain dynamics; The consultant will also support the design and implementation of primary data collection, including structured surveys, in-depth interviews, Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs); conduct quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and contribute to robust interpretation of findings within ecological, fisheries, and socio-economic contexts; assist in the coordination of field activities, including logistical planning, stakeholder engagement, and data collection campaigns; facilitate and contribute to stakeholder consultations, capacity-building initiatives, and community engagement processes; prepare a comprehensive, publication-quality review and analytical report aligned with international scientific and technical standards.

The selected consultant should possess a PhD in Fisheries Science, Zoology, Aquatic Biology, or related disciplines; demonstrated expertise in: scientific literature review and evidence synthesis, field-based data collection (ecological and socio-economic), quantitative and qualitative data analysis and scientific writing, including preparation of technical reports and peer-reviewed publications; prior experience in fisheries research, particularly in small pelagic systems or inland water bodies, is highly desirable.

The selected consultant will report to the TAAT Fish Compact Coordinator, and the assignment is for a period of five (5) months with a possibility of renewal subject to availability of funding. The assignment will commence August 1, 2026.

The IITA now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services. A detailed CV and letter of