SOS Children’s Villages invites applications from locally registered and credible service providers to enroll 22 youth in business incubation program for 2 months.
TERMS OF REFERENCES
| Assignment | Provision of incubation services |
| Organization | SOS Children’s Villages |
| Locations | Maseru and Quthing |
| Start Date | August 2023 |
| Duration | Two months from the commencement date |
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM
- To assist SOS Children’s Villages youth alumni to develop business vision and business roadmap as well as guide their implementation of business plans.
- To enhance assessment of feasibility for SOS care leavers’ business plans as well as gathering of information pertaining to their competitors and market.
- To aid young people to devise entrepreneurial success formulas, contingency plans and mechanisms for sustainability.
- To guide the formulation of young people’s market plans and strategies to attract investors.
- To capacitate young people by equipping them with knowledge and skills relevant for profit investment and expansion of market share growth.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Extensive experience in business ideation, business plan development, business plan operationalization and creation of market linkages.
- Proven industry experience in the service area of business incubation substantiated by listing three referees.
- Valid Trading License and VAT Registration.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and suitably qualified service providers should submit their applications which clearly entail the following:
- Details on how the above-mentioned objectives will be accomplished and a detailed summary of entrepreneurship training and monitoring of the program.
- Financial proposal indicating the service provider’s fees structure.
APPLICATIONS SUBMISSION AND TIMELINES
Interested business incubation service providers who meet the requirements as stated above should collect Terms of References at SOS Children’s Villages on/before Friday, 1st September 2023.