WorldVeg Vacancy – Procurement Of Consulting Services, Individual

Procurement Of Consulting Services-Individual

WorldVeg is looking for a consultant to assist with business development in Africa.

Applicants are invited to submit:

A cover letter explaining:

• Suitability for and interest in the assignment.
• Proven competence in written and spoken English, good writing and editorial skills, o Proven skills in developing and writing successful funding proposals.
• Have high energy, confident presenter who is able to engage people and get them to commit funding/and or to partnering with WorldVeg.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, and very strong networking skills and excellent interpersonal relationship skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functions, locations and cultures.

An updated curriculum vitae showing:

• Master’s degree in Social Science, Business Management, Communication, Marketing, Public Relations or a related field,
• Minimum 8 years of demonstrated experience in developing fund-raising strategy and institutional resource mobilization, understanding of the development sector and grants management,
• A proven track record of fundraising from major donors, corporate and foundations, o 5-10 years business/management experience,
• Fluency in French will be an added advantage.

The application should be submitted to WorldVeg HQ Procurement (purchasing@worldveg.org) with “PR 1067640 Consultancy-Business Development in Africa” in the subject line.

Closing date to receive applications is COB 11 May 2024.

Evaluation criteria (QBS only):

Individual applications will be evaluated based on:

Technical/Quality Criteria Score Weight (%)
1. Education background Social Science, Business Management, Communication, Marketing, Public Relations or a related field. 15
2. Demonstrated experience in developing fund-raising strategy and institutional resource mobilization, understanding of the development sector and grants management (8 years minimum) 40
3. Proven track record of fundraising from major donors, corporate and foundations. 20
4. Experience in business management (5-10 years minimum) 10
5. Strong motivation and communication and language skills 15
TOTAL 100

WorldVeg reserves the right to invite shortlisted candidates for interviews should the need arise.

Questions about this Request for Applications can be sent before COB 11 May 2024 to WorldVeg HQ Procurement (purchasing@worldveg.org) with “Questions about PR 1067640 Consultancy-Business Development in Africa” in the subject line.

WorldVeg’s procurements are carried out in compliance with public procurement principles. Procurement related complaints can be filed using the process described in the Procurement Page of WorldVeg’s website.