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| Consultant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Herat, |
| Categories | Consultant, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2022-10-19 | Close Date | 2022-10-29 |
| Vacancy No | IAM | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | one month |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree, master degree will be preferred. | Experience | At least 5 years of experience in management/assessment of livelihood projects and sound knowledge of urban/rural market system. |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | As per organization salary scale |
About Company
About International Assistance Mission (IAM): Background The International Assistance Mission (IAM) is an international organization serving the people of Afghanistan through capacity building in the sectors of Health, Economic Development and Education. IAM began work in Afghanistan in 1966 and is the longest continually serving NGO in the country. IAM’s projects and programs aim at long term, sustainable development and are focused on innovation. Such innovation is brought about through the interaction between foreign experts, who know the local culture and language, and committed Afghan staff. Training and capacity building of Afghans outside of IAM follows successful innovation. Multiplication is achieved by other NGOs, the commercial sector, and/or the government taking on successful interventions.
Job Description
Overall objective of the market assessment:
The overall objective of the market assessment will be to investigate the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) services markets to identify the needs, demands and market capacity for SME activities in Injill and Zindajan districts of Herat province and Lal Wa Sare Jingal district of Ghor province. Subsequently the results will be used to inform specific, relevant, updated, detailed and reliable advice as to which areas of business the MHIP beneficiaries should serve.
Specific objectives of the market assessment:
- Evaluate the SME landscape within the area of coverage and profile SME activity.
- Investigate the availability of trade unions and the level of participation of SMEs.
- Define the SME financing market size in the project area. Research the economically feasible sectors and sub-sectors within the Project area e.g. manufacturing, agriculture and agricultural processing, wholesale and retail trade, and service industries etc. Identify those sectors and sub-sectors with higher growth potential and with a clear definition of level of SME participation. Map out the current geographic and sectoral distribution of SMEs within the project area.
- Determine the level of access to financial services for SMEs in the Project area. Assess the standard procedures financial institutions apply to identify SME clients, profile and classify these clients, identify risks in these enterprises and develop tools and strategies to address SME needs and financing risks.
- Evaluate the business development services environment for SMEs within the Project area. Profile business development services tailored for SMEs, their location, coverage, structure, service offering, processes, capacity and charges.
- Identify any business networking events for SMEs within the Project area such as trade fairs, exhibitions, workshops etc. This includes describing the target sectors, event frequency, event coverage, participation requirements etc.
Stakeholders relevant to the market assessment:
- People with psychosocial disability.
- Families of people with psychosocial disability.
- Shura and community leaders.
- Services providers and NGOs.
- Department of labor and social affairs.
- Shura structures and other key community leaders.
- Small business enterpriser, whole sealers, and traders.
Methodology:
IAM anticipate that the detailed methodology to be developed by the consultant at the startup of the work. At this stage the methodology includes but not limited to:
- Literature review
- Field visit to the project locations (discussion with field staff, FGD and or individual interview with Shura, beneficiaries, services providers and other relevant actors).
- Preliminary finding sharing with IAM team
- Feedback from IAM team
- Share final report after completion of deliverables as stated in this contract.
Job Requirement
Qualifications, skills and experience:
- Experience in market assessment
- Knowledge of English
Personality profile:
- Willing to live and work by the IAM Core Values
- Self-motivated to continually develop his/her competence in mental heath
- Good communication skills
- Good team worker
Submission Guideline
Please indicate the following title in your E-mail while applying for this job:
Consultant IAM011- otherwise your application may not be shortlisted.
mhip.hrt.job20221017-1@iam-afghanistan.org
- Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview
- Interviewees will also be informed personally.