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Wildlife Producers Association of
Zambia

Terms of reference for a pre-feasibility study for Choma Conservation
Block

1\. Introduction

The Wildlife Producers Association of Zambia (WPAZ) is a membership based
association that has been in existence since 1988. WPAZ’s goal is to foster
the growth of the private wildlife estate and especially its national
contribution to food production and security, job creation and community
development, wildlife and wildlife habitat conservation, and private sector
development.

WPAZ has 3 main aims to help achieve this goal

> to grow the wildlife industry in Zambia by stimulating the interest of non-members, especially indigenous Zambians, Zambian companies or communities, to become wildlife producers and members of WPAZ;
> to provide a platform to distribute information and advice to members and non-members in the private management, production, care and trade of wildlife, providing information on the policies, regulations, compliance requirements, procedures and practices of the Government, its agencies and authorities, so that the Association can lobby for its members’ interests appropriately.
> to represent members and defend their interests on policy issues concerning private and community-based wildlife estates through communication and dialogue with regulators.

2\. Assignment background

The current community conservation model has delivered limited gains due to a
number of reasons and this project aims to turn the prevailing methods and
means on their head. By doing what is seldom done, this project seeks to
ensure that a commercial lens is applied from inception of project creation,
while ensuring development gains can be achieved and sustained through this
model. Community incentives to participate in conservation have been hampered
by the following reasons; prescribed solutions, short time frames for pilots,
limited incentives for people, as well as limited opportunity for sustainable
utilization and poor capacity at community level.

It is against this background that WPAZ intends to create an enabling
environment for meaningful economic and social involvement of communities in
the business of conservation and tourism in Choma. The project seeks to
identify reasons for limited sustainable natural resources management at
community level. The pre-feasibility study aims to execute the ground work and
lay a foundation while simultaneously creating a fit for purpose, co-designed,
investable business model for a community-private conservation partnership.

With a clear target project area which is Choma in southern Zambia, the
assignment aims to jointly map with stakeholders the size in hectares but an
estimate is approximately 30,000 hectares of land could be impacted by a
successful intervention.

The stakeholder engagement will take into account other actors in the
landscape such as commercial farmers, game ranchers and government in-order to
create a holistic vision and framework. The final product will be a project
proposal packaged for both grant and impact investment funding.

3\. Objectives of the pre-feasibility study

The aims of the of the pre-feasibility study are three-fold. The first is to
meaningfully engage with relevant stakeholders regarding main threats and
issues affecting sustainable natural resource use in the designated project
area. The second is to engage in needs based capacity building for local
communities, and, the third and final one is to generate a project proposal
for a stakeholder approved project for the area.

i. Stakeholder Engagement – the prefeasibility study aims to engage all
relevant stakeholders within the project area. Specifically the study will

a. Identify and map all stakeholders in the project area
b. Create a stakeholder engagement plan
c. Engage stakeholders in order to understand underlying threats and existing
opportunities to address threats in a sustainable natural resource use
d. Execute a capacity needs assessment

ii. Community Capacity Building

a. Based upon capacity needs assessment during stakeholder engagement, a
capacity building plan will be created
b. Capacity building themes shall be decided upon and executed

iii. Project Proposal – finalize a project proposal that includes stakeholder
input and community visioning

a. A proposal that includes different development scenarios
b. Business modelling and feasibility of different options

It is envisioned that these objectives will be met through a consultancy that
will be executed in collaboration with WPAZ staff members, with approval from
the Executive Committee.

4\. Essential skills and competencies

WPAZ seeks the following skills and competencies in the consultant/s

> Advanced qualifications (minimum Masters) and experience in natural resources management, resource economics, environmental science, wildlife economy, and, community based natural resource management.
> Extensive conceptual and practical knowledge in stakeholder engagement, capacity building, land tenure and collective action is necessary.
> Broad experience beyond the traditional conservation sector, with engagement in private sector, conservation partnerships, PPPs and community models required.
> Business planning and modelling for project success is desired.
> Successful business development and, project proposal writing are essential.
> Knowledge of impact investment concepts and application in conservation is an added advantage.
> Ability to track progress, be adaptive and open to WPAZ’s requirements as is necessary.

5\. Assignment Duration and Reporting Requirements

The assignment will span 5 months, with approximately 30 consultant days
spread across this period (subject to revision depending on workload, and
final agreed workplan).
Reporting requirements for this consulting assignment will be agreed between
WPAZ and the successful candidate. Key milestones against a prescribed
timeline will be executed.

6\. Payment Schedule

The payment schedule will be based upon set workplan deliverables and
milestones spaced along the project lifecycle. A payment schedule will be
agreed upon between WPAZ and the selected candidate/s.

7\. Assignment Geography

The assignment will require some travel to the project area and this should be
taken into account with the bid. Any meetings with stakeholders will be done
under strict Ministry of Health COVID-19 guidelines, the selected consultant
will have to bear this in mind and plan accordingly.

8\. Application Procedure

Qualified and interested candidates can submit an expression of interest to
the Operations Manager at the following email address
wpazopsmanager@gmail.com . The email subject line should read – “Community
Game Ranch Pre-feasibility Study”.

The application should contain the following

> A technical proposal with brief description of why the consultant/s consider themselves the most suitable for the assignment, and a clear methodology on how they will approach the assignment.
> The technical proposal should also contain the CV of the lead consultant and any other team members.
> A financial proposal that indicates an all-inclusive contract price, supported by breakdown of costs.
> A recommendation letter from previous assignments.

The submission deadline for applications is Thursday 28th January 2021. Only
successful candidates will be contacted.



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