Food Processing Consultant:
Blumont seeks a Consultant to work with 60 Home Based Businesses (HBBs) working in the food sub sectors in NE Badia region, specifically, Mafraq, Zarqa, Jerash, and Al Ramtha districts of Irbid Governorate to provide overall product development and business support services.
Blumont is part of the Smart Desert project implemented by Blumont and a consortium led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) taking a holistic approach to supporting vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian refugees in Jordan’s agricultural sector by improving farm practices, working conditions, and year-round income opportunities.
Blumont (under Smart Desert project) is currently providing support to formal and informal 139 HBBs in the urban host communities of Irbid, Mafraq, and Zarqa governorates and will reach to 200 HBBs by the end of this year. Our approach includes building the capacity of HBB owners through training, mentoring and coaching, formalizing of HBBs when applicable, creating business linkages with local and digital markets, and providing seeds grants to help expand their businesses.
Blumont seeks a consultant for two primary streams of work for 60 HBBs in the food processing sector:
1) Improving current products, and/or developing new product lines of 60HBB; and
2) Providing business support services for participating HBBs in coordination with Smart Desert Company
Under the overall supervision and guidance of Blumont, the selected consultant will:
Experience:
Expected Deliverable & Outcomes:
Deliverable |
Description |
LOE/ Days |
1 |
Assessment report for each of the 60 HBBs with recommended improvements per HBB |
15 Days |
2 |
List of tools and equipment with full specification needed for the project (taking into consideration the project’s budget, opportunities, available equipment in local market and space needed for proposed equipment) |
5 Days |
3 |
Re- arranged equipment of the processing kitchen and storage area for optimal processing and storage space |
10 Days |
4 |
Business support service plans for each HBB that includes possible end-markets; product/menu design, differentiation and branding in collaboration with SDC |
25 Days |
5 |
Progress reports to Blumont team
|
5 Days |
Duration:
Project will start on September 1st, and LOE will be 60 days.
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