Consultant for Business Modelling, Mentorship, Coaching, and Incubation Curriculum Development (Eligible to Individual National Consultants only)

Business Modeling, Mentorship, Coaching, and Incubation Curriculum Development Consultancy

Background:

Micro-Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) is a Kenyan development organization established in 2002. MESPT’s overall objective is to promote economic growth, employment creation and poverty alleviation through enterprise development. This is achieved predominantly through support to the development of agricultural value chains whilst embracing and promoting the green growth and climate change agenda. Through its vision of building a more Prosperous Society, MESPT facilitates increased commercialization, decent employment, and green transformation through targeted interventions in the selected value chains. The Trust is a multi-donor entity jointly founded by the Government of Kenya and the European Union who later relinquished their position to the Royal Danish Embassy in Kenya, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (DANIDA). To learn more about MESPT, please visit www.mespt.org.

Project Description or Context and Background:

MESPT and other consortium partners are implementing the Low hanging fruit for youth employment in Kenya – a two-year project to improve the productivity and market access of three key fruit value chains (mango, passion fruit and pineapple) and other complementing complimenting enterprises in Kwale, Kilifi (and Mombasa). The project seeks to address specific challenges to create scalable solutions for more and better jobs for youth. MESPT’s will offer enterprise development support through the provision of business development services to target project participants/ beneficiaries. The aim is to empower youth and women entrepreneurs through business modeling, mentorship, coaching, and incubation, with a primary focus on job creation and economic growth for youth and women in the coast region.

The project’s main goal is to strengthen enterprises along the three value chains thereby creating an enabling environment for job creation. The business case model will employ an end-to-end user approach incorporating interventions from the supply (increased quality consistent produce- production) through to the demand side (processing of the fruit to purees and concentrates and engagement of distributors/retailers who later process juices to the end user).

The implementing partners include Ripple Effect Kenya – the lead organisation (to work with farmers for consistent quality supply of fresh produce), MESPT (for building capacity and for the provision of business development services), Yielder (to digitize content and support of provision of blended learning) and Feast Foods (a fruit processing plant, the key off-taker and a source of products to support youth employment).

Objectives:

The objective of this consultancy is to develop a comprehensive Business Modeling, Mentorship, and Coaching Manual for MESPT. The purpose of this manual is to provide a structured framework and guidance to support entrepreneurs in business development that will:

• Develop innovative and sustainable business models.
• Acquire essential entrepreneurial skills and knowledge.
• Benefit from mentorship and coaching relationships.
• Successfully navigates the challenges of business incubation.
• Contribute to job creation and economic development.

Scope of Work:

The consultancy services will include, but are not limited to, the following tasks:

• Conduct a Needs Assessment: Review existing materials, conduct stakeholder interviews, and assess the specific needs and expectations of the target audience.
• Curriculum Development: Design a detailed curriculum that covers business modeling, mentorship, coaching, and incubation. The curriculum should be tailored to the needs of youth and women entrepreneurs in fruit value chains and other complementing sectors in the coast region, emphasizing practical application.
• Content Creation: Develop engaging and interactive training materials, including presentations, case studies, exercises, and templates.
• Alignment with Objectives: Ensure that the curriculum aligns with the program’s objectives, with a strong focus on job creation and economic impact.
• Evaluation Framework: Develop an evaluation framework to assess participants’ progress and the effectiveness of the curriculum.
• Tools development: Develop practical recruitment and entrepreneurs’ evaluation tools.
• Review and Revision: Incorporate feedback from stakeholders to refine the curriculum.

Expected Deliverables:

The consultancy is expected to deliver the following:

• A comprehensive business modeling, mentorship, coaching, and incubation curriculum.
• Training materials, including presentations, handouts, and exercises.
• An entrepreneur recruitment and evaluation framework and tools for assessing the curriculum’s impact.

Duration of the Assignment

The consultancy is expected to be completed within 10 days and will begin with an inception meeting and conclude with a debriefing meeting with representatives from the MESPT team. Overall, the exercise is expected to run in the months of November 2023 starting from the date of signing the contract.

Qualifications:

The individual consultant should possess the following qualifications:

• Proven experience in curriculum development for entrepreneurship and enterprise development programs with at least 7 years’ experience.
• Expertise in designing and delivering training materials that are engaging, interactive, and practical.
• Familiarity with the unique needs and challenges of youth and women entrepreneurs.

Administration and Logistical Arrangements

The individual consultant will report to the partnership and fundraising Coordinator and collaborate closely with the project team throughout the assignment.

Budget

The consultant should share a proposed work plan and an all-inclusive budget including taxes i.e, VAT, WHT etc.

Schedule Of Payments

Upon submission of the Draft training manual – 30%

Upon submission of draft – 30%

Upon submission Final Concept & presentation of the PowerPoint pitch to target members – 40%