Emplois au PNUD - 86334- Consultancy for an event organizer Business-to-Bus

Consultancy for an event organizer Business-to-Business Linkages Event

Lieu :

Juba, SOUTH SUDAN

Type de contrat :

Individual Contract

Date de commencement :

22-Jul-2019

Date limite de candidature :

18-Jul-19 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

National Consultant

Durée du contrat initial

6 Working Days

Langues requises :

Anglais

Durée prévue de la mission :

6 Working Days

Le PNUD s’engage à recruter un personnel divers en termes de genre, de nationalité et de culture. Nous encourageons de même les personnes issues des minorités ethniques, des communautés autochtones ou handicapées à postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitées dans la plus stricte confidentialité. Le PNUD ne tolère pas l’exploitation et / ou les atteintes sexuelles, ni aucune forme de harcèlement, y compris le harcèlement sexuel, et / ou toutes formes de discrimination. Tous/tes les candidats/tes selectectionnes /ées devront ainsi se soumettre à de rigoureuses vérifications relatives aux références fournies ainsi qu’à leurs antécédents.

Historique

Purpose of B2B; The purpose of the Business-to-Business Linkages Event on 22 July 2019 is to empower young entrepreneurs through linkages with more established businesses. The event is a networking opportunity for South Sudanese Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) as well as an opportunity to have an open dialogue with different stakeholders – such as the AU Special Envoy for Youth, UNDP, etc. – on what MSMEs need from them to grow their businesses in South Sudan.

Objectives of B2B:

To establish MSME linkages to foster mentoring relationships between start-ups and established businesses
To have an open dialogue on what MSMEs need from different stakeholders to grow their businesses
To disseminate information about access to finance and credit to MSMEs

Devoirs et responsabilités

Scope of Work

Under the direct supervision of YEEP Jubek Coordinator the event organizer will be responsible for the following:

Publicize the event across their business network and mobilize private sector participants for the event, particularly established South Sudanese businesses
Research each of the invited businesses to map out who should be introduced to whom
Identify, invite and brief facilitators to introduce businesses to each other during the networking session
Maintain the list of entrepreneurs and confirm everyone’s attendance:
- 50-60 young South Sudanese entrepreneurs owning an innovative micro or small sized enterprise (MSE) “the mentees”
- 30-40 representatives from more established small or medium sized (SME) South Sudanese businesses “the mentors”. Some of these businesses will be microfinance enterprises or banks to disseminate information on access to finance and credit.
Prepare the space on the morning of the event and brief the volunteers
Identify and brief the master of ceremonies for the event
Report and assess the outcomes of the event, specifically the linkages made

Methodology

In preparation for the networking event, the event organizer will call all the businesses attending to:

Confirm their attendance; update the list of entrepreneurs with a description of their businesses, the stage their businesses are in and what kind of linkages they are looking for

Agree on their role during the event, either

Regular participant
Pitching a business idea
Presenting business with visibility materials

The event organizer will coordinate the work closely with UNDP throughout the entire process.

Deliverables

In close cooperation with UNDP Project Field Coordinator for Juba and/or Communications Officer, the event organizer will deliver the following;

Inception note
Research participating businesses, prepare linkages and brief facilitators
Manage the venue
Event final report

Compétences

The event organizer should demonstrate the following:

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, social sciences or related field.
A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in the private sector
A proven track record of having organized at least three events of international standards
Demonstrated ability to successfully organize large-scale business-to-business linkage events
Extensive business network and a database of South Sudanese entrepreneurs
Extensive knowledge and understanding of the private sector and its needs in South Sudan
Language proficiency in English is required

Selection Criteria

The offer will be evaluated by using the Best value for money approach (combined scoring method). Technical proposal will be evaluated on 70%. Whereas budget proposed will be evaluated on 30% based on sufficiency for applying the data gathering techniques and for obtaining reliable data for the Capacity Assessment in the timeframe indicated. Below is the breakdown of technical proposal on 100% which will be brought to 70%:

Evaluation criteria Weight Max Points

Proven track record of organizing B2B 20%

Business network and database of entrepreneurs 30%

Knowledge of the private sector 30%

Language proficiency in English 20%

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business administration, Social Sciences or related field.

Experience

A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in the private sector
A proven track record of having organized at least three events of international standards
Demonstrated ability to successfully organize large-scale business-to-business linkage events
Extensive business network and a database of South Sudanese entrepreneurs
Extensive knowledge and understanding of the private sector and its needs in South Sudan

Languages

Language proficiency in English is required