Tender 163- Intaj 2.0: Marketing Consultant

TENDER NOTICE

With funding from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), Mercy Corps has initiated INTAJ (Improved Networks, Training and Jobs), a program to support vulnerable communities in the Beqaa and the North governorates in addressing their economic needs.

Mercy Corps has identified crosscutting constraints to jobs growth in Lebanon that affect market actors at the individual, business and market levels of economic production. Interventions at the business level will include a significant portfolio of sub-grants and technical assistance to an expected 60 small and medium enterprise (SME) beneficiaries per year, in order to reduce risk and strengthen the ability of beneficiaries to grow their workforce. Technical assistance will be geared towards improving management and operations, enhancing competitiveness and assisting companies to access new markets, and/or market segments, with the ultimate aim of creating more jobs. INTAJ business beneficiaries are expected to vary in size and by industry, ranging from small service sector companies to larger industrial firms.

Mercy Corps has identified a lack of effective marketing as a major factor in SME performance in Lebanon. Mercy Corps is seeking qualified professionals to provide technical assistance in this area for selected INTAJ business beneficiaries, recommend specific improvements to existing practices, and work on implementing these improvements through coaching and mentoring including possible temporary secondment of senior staff.

Consultant Objectives:

The objective of the consultancy is to support INTAJ team in assessing the marketing capacities and needs of beneficiary SMEs in INTAJ portfolio. The consultant will work closely with selected SME owners to develop appropriate marketing and sales strategies, and assist in the adoption and implementation of proposed measures.

The duration of the consultancy will vary based on the number of SMEs allocated to the consultant and scope of work for each, and will be discussed and coordinated with the program team

Interested parties may participate in the tender by sending an email to [email protected] (cc:[email protected]) requesting the tender documents in soft copy, between May 19, 2016 and Jun 10, 2016 at 04:00PM.

Bids must be submitted back in sealed envelopes to Mercy Corps Beirut office on June 17, 2016 at 04:00 PM to Mercy Corps Beirut office (3rd Floor, Bee Center, Alfred Naccache Street, Achrafieh Lebanon).

All sealed bids should be labeled Tender 163 INTAJ 2.0 – Marketing consultant.

Only tenders submitted in prescribed form and deadlines will be considered