Tender for consultants for CBI’s youth in horticulture project in Senegal

The Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) is looking for 3 consultants to help improve youth employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in Senegal's horticulture sector. We are looking for experts who can provide:

• institutional development support with a systems change focus;
• support to Senegalese horticulture exporting SMEs, in the areas of business development and supply chain management; 
• youth entrepreneurship development support.

About the project 

Senegal's horticulture sector is facing several challenges in growing and becoming more sustainable. This affects youth employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. To support the sector, CBI will start a Youth in horticulture project in October 2024. The project aims to improve youth employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.

For this, CBI will: 

• support SMEs in growing their businesses in a structured, stable and efficient manner. This will allow them to create more decent employment opportunities throughout their supply chain;
• make the Senegalese horticulture export sector more accessible to young entrepreneurs;
• enable the sector to sufficiently support current and aspiring SME exporters with services;
• support young entrepreneurs to establish themselves as service providers in the horticulture export sector;
• make employers in the sector aware of best practices for creating decent youth job opportunities.

Role of the consultant

This tender is for 3 types of consultants.

Expert for institutional development with a systems change focus 

CBI is looking for an expert who will:

• establish and support a youth network under a sector association, so that experts can learn from each other and make their professional reputation more visible. This network is meant to facilitate peer-to-peer learning. It also makes young exporters more visible. 
• help sector associations and institutions build their capacity to support the sector's goals. For this, the expert will focus on improving decent youth employment and entrepreneurship;
• develop a powerful exit strategy, to ensure lasting improvements in youth employment and entrepreneurship after the project has been completed.

Horticulture sector expert for business development and supply chain management coaching 

CBI is looking for an expert who will:

• guide and assist a select group of Senegalese horticulture exporters to meet EU market requirements;
• guide SMEs in building strong supply relationships with farmers' collectives, to ensure sustainability and resilience in the supply chain.

Expert for youth entrepreneurship development 

CBI is looking for an expert who will:

• guide and assist young entrepreneurs in the Senegalese horticulture sector in developing their businesses;
• conduct research and coach service providers; especially on how to develop financially sustainable services that help facilitate exports and the inclusion of youth in the Senegalese horticulture sector.

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Apply for the tender: Tender for consultants for CBI’s Youth in horticulture project in Senegal.

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