Consultant for Developing a Business Plan

nairobi cityKE

full-time

masters

5 months ago11/11/202312/11/2023

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Specifically, the consultant will:

  • Review of relevant literature on puree development and other sweetpotato processed products.
  • Meeting with relevant CIP scientists at an inception meeting to clarify expectations, review draft workplan and discuss any anticipated challenges.
  • Adapt research instruments for conducting the financial analyses and updated business cases in Kenya and Rwanda and market analysis in Rwanda.
  • Conduct interviews with relevant food technologists and agro-processors in Kenya and Rwanda.
  • Review of regulatory environment and health regulations and tax requirements in Kenya.
  • Write-up of preliminary financial analysis in Kenya for six cases.  Include sensitivity analysis of varying wheat flour and fresh root sweetpotato prices.
  • Assessment of market size, opportunities for sweetpotato processed products, competitive products, and regulatory structure in Rwanda.

Deliverables

  • Proposed workplan and data instruments for collection information from stakeholders.
  • Preliminary financial analyses for sweetpotato products in Kenya.
  • First Draft of the comprehensive study report.
  • Revised draft of the comprehensive study report and the 4-page brief approved by CIP.

Requirements

  • MBA or Master’s in applied economics.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience doing financial analysis for agro-processing companies and constructing a business case for investment.
  • Expertise in developing business plans, including detailed financial analysis, for agro-processing enterprises, both small and large-scale.
  • Knowledge of the East and Central African regulatory environment concerning agro-processing companies (tax structure and health requirements).
  • Experience in identifying and analyzing potential market segments.
  • Excellent research and writing skills in English required.
  • Good speaking knowledge of Kiswahili and/or Kinyarwanda preferred.
  • Advanced knowledge of all MS Office 2010 or 2013 applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

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