The duties and responsibilities of the consultant will include:

Develop a work plan outlining the proposed research methodology, geographical coverage, and schedule to conduct the feasibility study,
Carry out a project site visit to the project location to conduct research, collect data and establish contact with the local implementing partner, potential beneficiaries and relevant project stakeholders,
Review existing policies and structures, government development strategies as well as relevant studies and research projects that could serve as a basis for the feasibility study,
Identify relevant project stakeholders at various levels (local, district and national if applicable), including local governing bodies, academia and industry as well as lessons learned and best practises of similar on-going and implemented projects relevant to the project,
Evaluate all available data and sources providing background information on identified issues, the problem analysis as well as the selected intervention to address identified needs (baseline data with focus on the qualitative analysis),
Assess the proposed activities, as well as their timing and required financial resources.
Examine institutional, technical, staffing and financial capacities of the selected implementing partner, as well as its relationship with the target group. Based on the findings, determine if there are areas in which capacities of the local implementing partner need to be developed,