eConsultant2: Assessment of the Impact of IFC Investments in the Development of Oil and Gas Sector of Ghana

Deadline: 13-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Assessment of the Impact of IFC Investments in the Development of Oil and Gas Sector of Financial EducationGhana.This project aims to assess the jobs and GDP impact of IFC projects in oil and gas sector in Ghana. The project is funded by Lets Works funding window that aims to generate new methods and approaches to measure, understand, and strengthen the creation of more, better, and more inclusive jobs.

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eConsultant2: Soil and Leaf Testing:KTDA Tea Zones

Deadline: 05-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)_DSC0993

IFC is working with KTDA to carry out soil and leaf testing across the 67 factories. The project will collect a statistically valid set of soil and leaf samples from each major soil type. Analysis of these samples will identify macro and micro soil nutrient deficiencies, which will be addressed through the development of improved fertilizer blends and application recommendations.

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eConsultant2:Short Term Consultants for IFC Public Private Partnership Advisory Services

Deadline: 27-Apr-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The department is looking to recruit an experienced Short Term Consultant (STC) for its South Asia (SA) team who will support the regional team and PPPsmanagement with the whole PPP transaction process and related advisory of IFC. The team focuses on advising on the following types of transactions, across all infrastructure sectors with a particular focus on urban infrastructure, energy and transport.

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eConsultant2: Market Research: Retail, SME and Agriculture Segments

Deadline: 15-Apr-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
SIB in conjunction with IFC is currently involved in a program of work to develop new _DSC0993
customer value propositions for the SME, Retail and Agriculture customer segments in India. As part of the approach, there is a need to understand the current perceptions and positioning of the SIB brand in the market generally and these segments specifically, and to develop insights on specific sub-segments of the SME, Retail and Agri markets.

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eConsultant2: Soil and Leaf Testing – KTDA tea zones

Deadline: 12-Apr-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

IFC is working with KTDA to develop a soil and leaf testing program acros_DSC0993s the firms production area. This program will collect a statistically valid set of soil and leaf samples from each major soil type. Analysis of these samples will identify macro and micro soil nutrient deficiencies, which will be addressed through the development of improved fertilizer blends and application recommendations.

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IFC Demonstrates Opportunities for Private Investors in Changing African Markets

Africa remains a region with enormous potential for private investors despite economic headwinds and reduced liquidity that are creating challenges in managing risks and mobilizing partners around investments.

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In a report released March 22, 2016 in partnership with the Africa CEO Forum, IFC concludes that even in difficult economic and risk environments, methods of financing that better mitigate risk can be more widely adopted to fund successful investments on a larger scale in Africa.

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eConsultant: Off-grid Energy Access Market Mapping Tool for Sub-Saharan Africa

Deadline: 23-Mar-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Among other areas, IFCs Energy & Resource Efficiency Advisory Group supports the India Energydevelopment of distributed energy services companies (DESCOs) in emerging markets that use a range of technologiesbroadly falling into the categories of standalone solar home systems, micro grids and mini-gridsto provide energy services. The lack of detailed, as well as accurate, data on the market for energy services has been identified by many DESCOs as a major barrier to their scale-up.

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eConsultant2:Capacity building training workshop on GLOBALG.A.P. for fruit and vegetables

Deadline: 09-Mar-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

IFC is procuring a Consulting Firm to organize and deliver one two-day capacity building Ethiopia agtraining workshop for up to 15 participants about the Standard of Good Agricultural Practice, GLOBALG.A.P. Version 5 for fruit and vegetables in Moldova. The workshop will cover GLOBALG.A.P. General regulations, All farm base, Farm management (soil, water and inputs), Documentation, and Staff Training modules and will be conducted with use of case studies to facilitate the learning. The content of the workshop should reflect the needs of local market participants, which have limited knowledge and experience in GLOBALG.A.P.
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eConsultant2: Lighting Africa: recruit, train and mentor women entrepreneurs in rural Kenya

Deadline: 03-Mar-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Following the success of the Lighting Kenya pilot program, the Lighting Kenya II program alcdsb-environmental-education-wiki-licensed-for-non-commercial-use-1051x1050is currently implementing its activities through leading MFIs and with the support of quality-verified product manufacturers across rural Kenya to support last mile distribution of off-grid lighting solutions. To support this, the Program is procuring a firm to strengthen the role that women play in the supply chain for off-grid lighting products in rural Kenya through a ‘light-touch’ entrepreneurship development and mentorship support package.

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eConsultant2: Lighting Africa: Retail Channel Development in Nigeria

Deadline: 01-Mar-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The Lighting Africa Nigeria Program now seeks to engage a Consulting firm starting April 2016 for a period of 12 months with the opportunity for follow-on work based on performance, to: solar-energy

1. Identify, pre-qualify and recruit potential retail channel members that will stock and retail solar products.

2. Assign a team of Retail Market Developers who will:

  • Work very closely with IFC Business Development Consultant to execute point 1 across the targeted regions in Nigeria, and develop a comprehensive database of retailers, sub-distributors and wholesalers and identify new market segments.
  • Work with the IFC Business Development Consultant to develop and undertake continuous monitoring of the channels and recommend any improvements to enhance their performance.

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