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Adeso is a humanitarian and development organization that is changing the way people think about and deliver aid in Africa.
Project: DEPP - Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Program
Position Type: Short-Term Consultancy
Study/Assessment Topic: Developing Financial Projections for Individual Innovators
Position Locationl: Nairobi with Travel to Garissa and Marsabit
Duration: Seven (7) Days
Reporting To: Project Director - DEPP
Working With: The Innovations Lead
Starting Date: Immediately
Application Deadline: 16th January, 2019
PROJECT SUMMARY
Adeso is leading in the implementation of Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Program (DEPP) Innovation Lab is a 22 months’ project under the AIM (Adeso, iHub MasterCard) Consortium. The objective of this program is to increase preparedness and resilience of disaster-prone communities in Garissa and Marsabit counties of Kenya by drawing on their deep knowledge of pastoralist.
The Consortium has formed Maarifa Kona community innovations labs in Garissa and Marsabit where rural communities are participating to find ideas, prototype and scale innovations for commercialization. It is from this background that a number of community innovators are engaged with the labs to refine and prototype their ideas.
BACKGROUND FOR CONSULTANCY
Maarifa kona is an Innovation Lab that was created under the Adeso, iHub and MasterCard (AIM) consortium. It functions as a community ideas space in the rural counties of Marsabit and Garissa, Kenya in which the communities can explore and develop better innovative mechanisms to build resilience and preparedness in the face of drought.
We exist to:
Our focus areas include:
The purpose of this consultancy is to the helping Innovators develop short and medium-term financial projections of their business plans and to prepare them for seeking investments from venture capitalists, angel investors, other NGOs or even financiers. The Investors are going to want to see numbers that show that the businesses will grow and quickly and that there is an exit strategy for them, during which they can make profit. The financial forecast should also be a living document that will inform them on how their business and start-ups will run.
SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED:
The services are to be performed by the Consultant to help the 14 Innovators from Garissa and Marsabit refine their business plans and financial forecasting. The financial projection of their business plans should include a sales forecast, expenses budget, cash flow statement, balance sheet, and a profit and loss statement.
CONSULTANCY PERIOD
Seven (7) Days
SPECIFIC DELIVERABLES
A. Work plan and deliverables
Travel to the labs (2 Locations)
2 days
Modelling Financial Projections
4 days
Traveling Back to Nairobi
1 day
COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
In consideration of the fees paid, the Consultant expressly assigns to Adeso any copyright arising from the works the consultant produces while executing this contract. All images (whether used for online or print purposes) must however bear the consultant’s photo credit, as specified by international intellectual property rights. The consultant may not use, reproduce or otherwise disseminate or authorize others to use, reproduce or disseminate such works without prior consent from Adeso.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Consultants who do not meet the above requirement will not be evaluated further. You are therefore asked to submit your best proposal with relevant documents.
The consultant/firm will be responsible for their own security; insurance while in the field and Adeso will not be responsible for any injuries or damages incurred during the assignment. The costs submitted must be inclusive of all anticipated expenses.
EVALUATION CRITERIA:
All applications and proposals should be sent to consultancy@adesoafrica.org by 16th January 2019 with “Prototype Modelling Services” on the subject line. The selection committee will review submitted proposal as they arrive. All applicants must meet the minimum requirements described above, and those unable to meet these requirements will not be considered.
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