Expert in entrepeneur support services (consultation)

The Impact Investment Readiness in Indonesia (IIRI) is a high-impact, five-year project (2025-2029) launched by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and implemented by Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) to fundamentally strengthen the economic resilience of Indonesian women-focused micro, small, and medium enterprises (WMSMEs). The project is aimed at mobilizing at least CAD 27 million in private capital to support WMSMEs in underserved and climate-vulnerable regions of Indonesia. Desjardins International Development (DID) has been engaged as a key technical and ecosystem-strengthening partner for the IIRI project.

The project addresses critical financing and capacity gaps faced by women entrepreneurs by strengthening WMSME investment readiness through tailored diagnostics and technical assistance, while enhancing the supply of gender-responsive capital by improving investor confidence, impact data, and market infrastructure. Aligned with Indonesia’s development priorities, IIX’s Orange Capital principles, Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy, and key UN Sustainable Development Goals, the IIRI Project seeks to drive systemic change in Indonesia’s impact investing ecosystem and promote inclusive, climate-smart, and gender-transformative economic growth.

Mission

Reporting to the Project coordinator, the incumbent ensures that DID achieves the project objectives and meets its commitments for the activities under their responsibility, as provided for in the implementation plan and the annual work plans approved by the project’s Steering Committee. The advisor supports partner financial institutions in defining a strategy aimed at raising awareness within the entrepreneurial ecosystem for the development of women’s and youth-led Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). In collaboration with stakeholders, the advisor works closely with other project advisors to optimize synergies across the different components and promote coordinated actions.

General Responsibilities

•  Conduct an inventory of programs and funds targeting MSMEs and carry out a diagnostic of barriers to their use by MSMEs, including gender-related barriers.
• Carry out diagnostics, analyses, and consultations with entrepreneurs, organizations, and entrepreneurship support and promotion structures to establish findings and gain an in-depth understanding of entrepreneurs’ needs.
• Define and implement support plans for selected MSMEs in line with the IIRI project.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of a leadership program for women entrepreneurs
• Train selected service providers in identifying MSME needs and relevant programs/funds.
• Facilitate entrepreneurs’ access to financing, complemented by non-financial support services.
• Implement strategies and action plans and develop intervention methodologies and tools aimed at integrating and promoting entrepreneurship support services approaches.
• Strengthen the capacities of entrepreneurship support service providers and actors in the DFS financing chain so that they adopt the developed approaches and methodologies.
• Identify high-potential initiatives to support the development of entrepreneurship support service offerings.
• Develop partnerships to better meet the needs of project beneficiaries.
• Monitor the achievement of expected results in order to assess impacts.
• Participate in the evaluation of the impacts of the various activities implemented as part of the project.
• Produce weekly timesheets and a monthly activity report to track effort allocation.
• At the end of the assignment, provide a document capturing lessons learned and experience to contribute to DID’s tools and service offerings.
•  Carry out any other related assignment as requested by the Project coordinator.

Qualifications

• Permanent resident/citizen of Indonesia.

• Master’s degree (Bachelor +5) in Organizational Management, Entrepreneurship or a related field.

•  At least five (5) years of experience in a position with similar responsibilities.

• Knowledge of the functioning of financial institutions and of products and services intended for entrepreneurs.

• Knowledge of the various stakeholders involved in youth and women’s entrepreneurship development (market access facilitation, access to financing, networking).

• Skills in coaching entrepreneurs, identifying and clarifying objectives, and developing business plans.

• Training skills (training engineering, facilitation of adult training in formal and informal settings, training quality monitoring).

• Strong analytical abilities and capacity to synthesize information and produce high-quality reports.

• Strong ability to multi-task and manage multiple stakeholder relations.

• Well organized, self-starter and independent worker.

• Able to work well in a team and in a fast-paced environment.

• Good knowledge of the Office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and web-based tools

• Excellent presentation and report writing skills in English.

 Position Conditions

·         Position type: Full time, Consulting.

·         Duration of the contract 12 months, renewable.

·         Location: Jakarta, Indonesia. Occasional travel may be required depending on business needs.

Interested candidates must submit a detailed CV and references, no later than May 22nd, 2026, to Mr. Claude Lafond (claude.lafond@did.qc.ca).

We thank all applicants, however only those selected will be contacted.