Consultant for Developing a Business Plan at International Potato Center

Specifically, the consultant will:

• Review of relevant literature on puree development and other sweetpotato processed products.
• Meeting with relevant CIP scientists at an inception meeting to clarify expectations, review draft workplan and discuss any anticipated challenges.
• Adapt research instruments for conducting the financial analyses and updated business cases in Kenya and Rwanda and market analysis in Rwanda.
• Conduct interviews with relevant food technologists and agro-processors in Kenya and Rwanda.
• Review of regulatory environment and health regulations and tax requirements in Kenya.
• Write-up of preliminary financial analysis in Kenya for six cases.  Include sensitivity analysis of varying wheat flour and fresh root sweetpotato prices.
• Assessment of market size, opportunities for sweetpotato processed products, competitive products, and regulatory structure in Rwanda.

Deliverables

• Proposed workplan and data instruments for collection information from stakeholders.
• Preliminary financial analyses for sweetpotato products in Kenya.
• First Draft of the comprehensive study report.
• Revised draft of the comprehensive study report and the 4-page brief approved by CIP.

Requirements

• MBA or Master’s in applied economics.
• Minimum 10 years of experience doing financial analysis for agro-processing companies and constructing a business case for investment.
• Expertise in developing business plans, including detailed financial analysis, for agro-processing enterprises, both small and large-scale.
• Knowledge of the East and Central African regulatory environment concerning agro-processing companies (tax structure and health requirements).
• Experience in identifying and analyzing potential market segments.
• Excellent research and writing skills in English required.
• Good speaking knowledge of Kiswahili and/or Kinyarwanda preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of all MS Office 2010 or 2013 applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.