BUSINESS PLANNING CONSULTANT 

                                                                   (Location: East
Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Short Term: up to 7
days)

  Project Overview and RolePRISMA is an agricultural development program which follows a Making
Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) approach and will contribute to a 30%, or more,
increase in net incomes for 300,000 poor rural female and male farmers. PRISMA
differs from other programs in that it works indirectly through a range of
partners to generate systemic and sustainable changes in agricultural markets,
which in turn benefit poor farmers. It focuses on facilitating systemic
changes, rather than intervening directly, and building partnerships with the
private sector around commercially viable opportunities.In East Nusa Tenggara province, particularly in Timor Island, maize
is considered as one of the most important crops and is the staple food for
most of the island’s population. However, farmers in this area still follow
traditional cultivation practices and mostly use retained local maize seed
variety, which often results in a low productivity. PRISMA has been working
with small business who produces composite maize seed to overcome the low productivity
issue of maize farmers in Timor Island by promoting quality maize seed. These small
businesses are CV Tiga Putri Mandiri, UD Tunas Harapan and Yayasan Mitra Tani
Mandiri. Activities in this intervention includes promoting the use and access
to buy composite maize seeds, giving information about good agriculture
processes ranging from cultivating up to harvesting maize. It is expected that
this intervention will increase maize farmer’s productivity as well as farmer’s
income.This intervention also provides capacity building for partnering seed
producers to enhance their technical capability in producing quality maize seed
as well as capacity to grow and sustain their business. In order to provide
knowledge and skill to manage seed producer’s long tern business, a consultant
is needed to equipped seed producers with business planning knowledge.ApplicationApplications close on 27^th March 2017. Please apply via thislink. The post is open for Indonesian national only.  Female candidates are encouraged to apply. ResponsibilitiesThe main objective of this
consultancy is to provide capacity building for maize seed producers in NTT to
develop their business plan, financial planning and sales/marketing strategy.
Moreover, the objectives of this consultancy are as follows:

• Increase the knowledge of maize seed producers in developing and
  managing their business.
• Provide skills for maize seed producers to develop their business plan
  in producing and commercializing maize composite seed.
• Discuss and provide solutions towards maize seed producer’s constraint
  in developing and operating maize seed business.
• Motivate maize seed producer’s to sustainably expanding their business.
• Facilitate seed companies to develop their business plan for the next
  3-5 years.

Under the direction of the
Maize NTT Sub-Sector Team, the Consultant is expected to improve maize seed producer’s
knowledge and skills in developing their business. The areas of work are outlined
below:

• Discuss
  with Maize NTT subsector team to understand maize seed producer profile.
• Develop content
  and deliver approximately 1 to 2-day business planning workshop to maize seed
  producers. The workshop should cover topic related with business goal setting,
  marketing and sales strategy, and resource planning particularly financial
  planning (operational and profit/loss budget).
• Discuss maize
  producer’s business constraints and provide relevant solutions in developing
  and expanding their seed business.Review and
  provide feedback to maize seed producers towards their business plan after the
  workshop (1-day one-on-one mentoring with each seed producer). 

 RequirementsEssential skills and experience:

• Minimal a bachelor degree in business/marketing/finance
  or other related discipline (Master’s Degree is an advantage).
• At least 5 years of experience
  in management or business consultancy, sales and marketing, business planning
  and strategy, finance, supply chain or agribusiness in private sector
  organizations.
• A strong record and experience
  in providing business advisory/training/capacity building to small and medium
  business in Indonesia is required.
• Ability to facilitate/mentor
  small medium enterprise to develop and finalise their business plan.
• Excellent communication skills
  in Bahasa Indonesia, both written and verbal.

Desirable set of skills and experience:

• Experience working in East Nusa
  Tenggara.
• Have knowledge of East Nusa
  Tenggara market culture.
• Strong conceptual and practical
  experience in business development.
• Preferable based in Surabaya or
  based in Kupang.