UNDP intends to hire the services of an Individual Consultant. The IC will be responsible of mobilizing the implementation of the project, performing his/her duties under the supervision of the Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Livelihoods Team Leader. The IC will act as a focal point, ensuring smooth implementation of the project in accordance with the project document and UNDP procedures, undertaking the following tasks:

Provide training for women in book-keeping, financial literacy, inventory management, commercial knowledge, and sales management.
Provide legal and regulatory training workshop for Home Based Business licensing and incorporation (pros and cons)
Provide training for women in entrepreneurial skills, home-based business establishment, and resilient business plans
Provide training for women who want to establish their own Home-Based Business (HBB) in scale-up and diversify into after- sale and distribution networks
Provide mentorship for women in groups (five women each) to provide support and answer all inquiries regarding products and how to sell them as frequent as needed.
Conduct field visits twice a week for women to follow-up on their progress and performance.
Produce weekly and monthly progress and performance reports (including sales sheet, financial statements, inventory and list of products for the next package)
Coordinate between Unilever and women participants and facilitate technical support on branding, promotions, pricing etc.
Guide and follow-up with each woman on their daily bookkeeping and inventory
Prepare inventory list for each woman on excel on monthly basis
Prepare progress report for each woman on weekly basis
Prepare weekly plan with planned visits and mentorship sessions

Competencies

Demonstrate integrity by modelling UN values and ethical standards;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favouritism.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferably specialised in law, local administration, entrepreneurship, social sciences, development, inclusive growth, gender inequalities or women empowerment.

Work Experience

Experience in livelihoods and employment activities, with special focus on entrepreneurship and innovation development for women (three years minimum)
Experience in conducting community engagement, with special focus on social cohesion, iinclusion of refugees and other relevant activities in the vulnerable communities in Jordan (five years minimum).
Past record and evidence of excellent performance and success stories in implementing sustainable entrepreneurship and Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) and HBBs development activity.
Experience in entrepreneurship and self-reliance for the poor/in poverty alleviation
Experience in retail sector and sales management
Gender mainstreaming and inequalities
Experience in marketing and promotion
Excellent communication skills and experience in field work
Experience in women economic empowerment and women owned home business licensing procedures and legal requirement

Other Qualifications