Short-Term Expert Agricultural SME Coaching

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Project objectives

 

Scaling up agribusiness enterprises in underserved areas of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, enhancing income generation, job creation, and social cohesion among displaced, marginalized and host communities. The project involves:

 

    1.        Capacity building of local BDS providers and familiarization with SME Loop for ToT

    2.        Strengthen the technical and financial capacities of agribusinesses in selected underserved areas.

    3.        Facilitate cross-governorate peer learning and exchange to spread best practices and innovations.

    4.        Create new employment opportunities by linking agribusinesses with youth and agri-graduates.

    5.        Contribute to social cohesion by fostering collaboration between host communities, IDPs, refugees, returnees, women, and PWDs.

 

The project is envisaged to start in June 2026 with expected duration ca. 8 months. The project is funded through the GIZ.

Qualifications:

• M.Sc. in Business Administration, Economics or Agricultural Economics
• 5 years of professional experience in the sector of Entrepreneurship and SME Promotion or 6 years of professional experience in Agriculture training and curricula preparation
• 5 years of experience in the Middle East, of which 2 years of experience in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• C2 level language proficiency in English

Tasks:

·         Provide coaching sessions to the agribusinesses

·         Monitor and track the progress of the agribusinesses pre-and post-coaching sessions

·         Report on the progress of the agribusinesses

·         Work closely with the Expert Pool 1 for agricultural expertise and inputs to measure quality impact post-trainings

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