Overview
International consultant to support the GRACE project in South Sudan, focusing on enhancing the business enabling environment, market development, and access to finance for MSMEs in agricultural value chains.
Key Responsibilities
- Submit first draft report including desk research, needs assessment, and analysis of innovative financing mechanisms, and report on consultations with private sector participants, MSMEs, and trade associations by June 15, 2026.
- Deliver second draft report covering policy incentives and institutional roles, and report summarizing consultations with public sector institutions by July 06, 2026.
- Deliver first roundtable to present findings of strategy paper and gather stakeholder feedback by July 30, 2026.
- Submit consolidated report in MS Word and MS PowerPoint formats by August 15, 2026.
- Submit final report in MS Word and MS PowerPoint formats with all stakeholder feedback incorporated by September 01, 2026.
- Submit an implementation roadmap including activities and implementing partners roles by November 05, 2026.
- Organize second validation workshop for the roadmap and submit corresponding event report by November 30, 2026.
Required Experience
- At least 7 years of experience in development sustainable finance and working in a developing country.
- Strong understanding of agribusiness, agri finance, trade finance instruments and related regulatory issues.
- Strong network in the finance and trade industry.
- Experience in collecting, analysing, and synthesizing both qualitative and quantitative data from secondary sources, including reports, policy documents, academic papers, and financial statements.
- Familiarity with the challenges facing agriculture value chains including supply chain actors and financing of SMEs, exporters, and importers in developing countries.
Qualifications
- Postgraduate degree (MA/MSc/MBA, PHD or other) in banking, finance, economics, business management, international trade, economic development or similar disciplines.
- 10+ years relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the Postgraduate university degree.
