Business Plan Consultant at

1 month ago


Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya International Potato Center Full time

The International Potato Center, known by its Spanish acronym CIP, was founded in 1971 as a root and tuber research-for-development institution delivering sustainable solutions to the pressing world problems of hunger, poverty, and the degradation of natural resources.

Objective

Major responsibilities are as follows:
Conduct desk research to analyze the current operational and functional activities within the germplasm distribution system.
Conduct desk research to assess the processes and costs associated with indexing and cleaning various RTB varieties.
Investigate existing partnership models and value propositions relevant to the Regional Germplasm Hub (RGH) through desk research.

Provide assistance in developing data collection tools and gathering relevant data from key stakeholders for the development of the business plan and business model for the RGH.

Regularly update the international consultant overseeing the RGH business plan and maintain communication with the designated CIP contact person.

Calculate the return on investment resulting from investments in both the RGH and
RTB seed system within the East African region.
Prepare working papers, briefs, and blog posts based on research findings.
Assist in conducting meetings and workshop for the development of the business plan for RGH.

Deliverables

Data collection tools and relevant data for financial analysis.
Preliminary report on the business plan and return on investment study.
Final report on the business plan.
Final report on return on investment study.
Working paper, blogs and briefs on business models, partnerships models and return on investments.

Selection Criteria

Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics.
At least 3 years of experience.
Specialty in Agricultural economics, cost benefit analysis and applied econometrics.
Worked on return on investment on roots, tubers and/or banana seed system.
Skills in Applied Econometrics, Return on investment and financial cost-benefit analysis.
Advanced knowledge of database work.
Advanced level of MS Office and STATA
Advanced written and oral communication skills in English.

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