Project Facilitator / Business Development Specialist

GERES and Stove+ are currently looking for candidates to fill the position of Project Facilitator / Business Development Specialist to support the Clean Stove Initiative in Indonesia.  This is a consultancy contract from February to October 2015.
The tasks for this position will be:


MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
The Project Facilitator / Business Development Specialist will work under the supervision of the Stove+ Regional Coordinator for Asia and the Lead Technical Advisor for the assignment and interact directly with the stakeholders in Indonesia. S/he will be responsible for overall project coordination, including ensuring that all processes, team activities and recommendations are documented and communicated. In the case of issues with schedule or quality of implementation, s/he will propose solutions in cooperation with Stove+ and the other CSI stakeholders.

More specifically, the Project Facilitator / Business Development specialist will lead the identification and support of market aggregators (small to medium scale domestic stove producers) able to produce quality stoves qualifying for the subsidy scheme, coordinating the following activities:
•       Screening and diagnostics of identified potential market aggregators
•       Support to technical and/or technological processes
•       Support to business and/or marketing processes

The consultant’s specific skills will particularly be required for the diagnostics of identified potential market aggregators and the support to business and/or marketing processes while the technical aspect will be supervised by Stove+ Lead Technical Advisor and other specialized consultants.
The consultant will then provide support to selected market aggregators (small to medium scale domestic stove producers) as follows:
•       economic analysis of the production process,
•       market intelligence,
•       definition of marketing mix,
•       business planning,
•       business and management training
•       legal guidance or linkage with legal adviser
+   other identified needs

DELIVERABLES
-       weekly report on activities progress and achievement and status of relationships with stakeholders
-       business analysis of selected market aggregators including data collection, findings and recommendations
-       training documentation including proceedings
-       interim and final reports to donor with the contribution of partners and other assigned consultants

QUALIFICATIONS
-       Master Degree in Business Management or equivalent
-       5 years related experience
-       Institutional knowledge of Indonesia
-       Excellent interpersonal skills, experience liaising with a range of international stakeholders an asset
-       Capacity building and experience working in development project desirable
-       Fluent in English, Bahasa Indonesia and Javanese
CONDITIONS
-       Consultant position based in Jogjakarta.
-       Workload estimated from 100 to 200 days.
-       Starting date: February.
-       Contract duration: 10 months.
-       Remuneration commensurate to experience, please indicate your man/day rate in your application.
-       Frequent travels in Indonesia with per diems and accommodation covered.
-       The consultant shall be responsible to cover his/her insurance expenses, applicable taxes and housing costs.

TO APPLY
Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV including 2 references and a motivation letter to: s.khan@geres.eu by January 28th, 2015. Early applications are encouraged. Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.
GERES is an equal opportunity organization: suitable applications are invited irrespectively of age, race, religion, gender and physical criteria.