INTRODUCTION
Solidaridad strives to be an organization that understands the signs of modern times, seeking to be a Society Organization (CSO) with its own place and role in society, while simultaneously interacting with Governments and markets. The organization envisions a world in which all we produce, and all we consume can sustain us while respecting the planet, and the next generations. Solidaridad embraces the public-private and people partnerships (PPPP) in order to test innovations, speeding up change and taking success to scale. Globally, Solidaridad works around coffee and other 12 commodities / sectors (http://www.solidaridadnetwork.org).
PASSPORT TO COFFEE EXPORT (PACE) PROJECT
Passport to Coffee Export (‘PACE’) is a four-year project funded by European Union (EU). The project is targeting approximately 22,500 coffee smallholder farmers in Mbeya, Ruvuma and Songwe regions in Tanzania.
Project Objectives
PACE’s overall objective is to promote a sustainable and inclusive sector development through a robust export oriented coffee value chain by 2024.
Despite the important roles played by the AMCOS and farmers groups in boosting coffee exports the groups are faced by challenges such as limited capacity of their staff to manage co-operative/group business, which lead to failure of various goals, lack of vision and even weak management of funds. The groups further lack innovative ideas in coming up with good strategies to promote commodities production and new business to increase revenue in their AMCOS/groups. Other challenges facing the AMCOS/groups are lack of entrepreneurial skills among co-operative leaders, staff and members and resistance to change among members.
The project is looking to provide the AMCOS and board members leaders with training on record keeping, financial literacy/management and business planning development so that they can be able to run cooperative and factory businesses efficiently.
SCOPE OF WORK
PACE Project seeks the services of qualified individuals to;
- Provide training on Record Keeping and Financial literacy to 65 AMCOS
- Provide business management and planning and business case development to 65 AMCOS
- Support each group/AMCOS to develop business case
ACTIVITIES
- Facilitate training mentioned in the scope of work above
- Facilitate development of business cases for each group/AMCOS.
EXPECTED OUTPUTS/DELIVERABLES
- At Least 65 AMCOS trained on business plans and business case development.
- Report that outline all activities that were carried out and the achievements.
- EFD Receipt for all payments done
INPUTS
- We shall provide the trainer with background information on the project.
- We shall introduce the trainer to the relevant project team for preparatory planning. It will be the responsibility of the trainer to make contact with any external relevant organization while keeping us in correspondence.
- We shall identify and propose training participants
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QUALIFICATIONS
The applicant must be a have a good background in business development training and facilitation. Applicant must be registered with Tanzania Revenue Authority and able to provide EFD receipts.
SUPERVISION
The consultant will directly report to Solidaridad East and Central Africa and the Tanzania Country Manager, while working closely with the Project Manager.
PROPOSAL PROFILE
- Detailed Technical Proposal (maximum four three pages)
- Detailed comprehensive Financial Proposal (budget) costs.
- Updated CVs for the consultants and /or the profile of the consulting firm
Company Registration and TIN certificates
How to apply
The completed proposal together with a budget (in TZS and inclusive of relevant taxes) and work plan should be sent to procurement.tz@solidaridadnetwork.org with the subject reading: EOI– BUSINESS PLANNING, RECORD KEEPING AND FINANCIAL LITERACY/MANAGEMENT. The deadline for submission of the EOI is 16th SEPT. 2024
Please note that the budget must be in TZS. Budget quoted in other currencies will not be considered
Note that only qualified candidate will contacted
