Hivos – GADING Project Term of Reference

Consultant for Small
Business Planning Training Module Development

October–November 2016

Hivos Southeast Asia
is an International non-governmental organization guided by humanist values. It
aims at structural poverty alleviation with a strong focus on civil society
building and sustainable economic development. Hivos Southeast Asia provides
financial support for local NGOs, is active in networking, lobbying and
exchanging knowledge and expertise. For its Hivos Southeast Asia (Hivos SEA)
seeks qualified Indonesian candidates for the position of:

Title                               : Consultant for Small Business Planning
Training Module Development

Duty Station                   : Jakarta based

Report to                       : Project Manager Green Energy

Coordinates with            :
Aquaculture/duckweed Expert, Project Officer Green Energy, Gender Expert,

                                      Organic Fertiliser Officer

Duration                         : October–November 2016

Introduction

Under the ‘Future
Calling’ policy Hivos has embarked on a mission to enhance its activities in
the field of renewable energy and green food since 2014. One of the new
initiatives is to intensify the bioslurry activities under the Indonesia
Domestic Biogas Programme (IDBP, also called BIRU programme) and to develop the
production of duckweed production by farmers to enlarge the role of this
promising high protein aquatic plant in the food chain for cattle, pigs,
poultry and fish. Funds have been obtained from WOTRO and MCA-I to develop this
project. Hivos with a selected local consultant are going to conduct preparation
on “Small Business Planning Training
module” to help GADING beneficiaries set up a small business able to
compete in the market. 

Objective

·        
To provide business
development module in bio-slurry and/or Lemna sp. business to help small
business to compete in the market place.

Time schedule

Time schedule

Nr.        Activity/output  Period  PIC

1          Preparation,
consultant bidding          13-20
October  2016     Hivos

2          Module
preparation      25 Oct-8 November 2016          Consultant

Final output

Clean Ms. Word and PDF
module document in Bahasa Indonesia max. 20 pages excluding annexes. Module
outline must include, but not limited to:

Preliminary Pages

1.    
Cover page

2.    
Foreword, contents
provided by Hivos

3.    
Table of Contents,
using “Table of Contents” feature in Ms. Word

4.    
List of Figure, using
“Insert Table of Figures” feature in Ms. Word

5.    
List of Table, using
“Insert Table of Figures” feature in Ms. Word

Body Section

6.    
Part 1: small scale
business definition: 1-2 pages

–       Definition of small scale business

–       Example of small scale business in agriculture

7.    
Part 2: Finding small
business idea:3 pages

–       How to explore new business idea 

–       Creating a business plan

8.    
Part 3: Funding: 3
pages

–       How to calculate capital needed

–       Funding sources: self- funding, loans

–       Access to loans: types of loans and
requirements

–       Payback: how much money would I need to
payback loans

9.    
Part 4: Market: 3
pages

–       Deciding price.

–       Identifying market

–       How to open a market/approach potential client

10. 
Part 5: Simple book
keeping guidance: 3 pages

–       Why you need to do book keeping

–       Simple book keeping guidance

11. 
Part 6: Banking/
cooperative: 3 pages

-Why you need to save money

-How to save money: saving, investment

-How to open a bank account

12. 
Upscaling business: 3
pages

-.How to register my business

Consultant

Consultant consist of and
individual or a team.

Criteria of local
consultant:

–         
Consultant can be an
independent consultant or an institution.

–         
Consultant is an
expert in small scale business, especially in agriculture.

–         
Minimum educational
background of the researcher is bachelor degree.

–         
Available full time
during period of 25 October – 8^th November 2016.

–         
Provide CV/company
profile, one-page proposal with detail proposed budget, and example of previous
small scale business development work no later than 20^th October
2016 to [email protected], cc: [email protected].