Call for Proposals: Investment and Export Experts
- Career Category: Call for Proposals, Consultancies
- Location: Phnom Penh, Kampong Cham Province, Kampong Thom Province, Siemreap Province, Battambang Province
Professional Fee: Negotiable
Contract Type: Project-Based
Overall Project Objectives: The project is designed to strengthen the investment and export readiness of 40 high-potential SMEs engaged in key agricultural value chains through practical training in Phnom Penh, while 25 selected SMEs will receive post-forum advisory and coaching support through in-person and virtual approaches in Phnom Penh and targeted provinces (Kampong Cham, Kampong Thom, Siem Reap, and Battambang). The project will enhance SMEs’ investment and export readiness, enabling them to pursue investment opportunities, meet export requirements, access international markets, and expand their businesses.
Funded by: Cambodia Chamber of Commerce
Evaluation Purpose and Objectives: The evaluation aims to assess the effectiveness, relevance, and practical outcomes of the Investment Preparation Forum, Export Preparation Forum, Export Simulation Forum, and post-forum advisory support in strengthening the investment and export readiness of participating SMEs. It will measure changes in SMEs’ knowledge, preparedness, practical capabilities, and readiness to pursue investment opportunities and access domestic and international markets.
The call is open to qualified individual experts, consultants, consulting firms, and training/advisory organizations with relevant experience in investment, export development, SME development, agribusiness, or related fields. Applicants may submit a proposal for one or more of the following areas: Investment Preparation Forum, Export Preparation Forum, or Export Simulation Forum, based on their relevant qualifications, technical expertise, and professional experience. Applicants may apply for only the area(s) that best match their professional expertise.
Eligibility
- Eligible applicants must:
- Have demonstrated experience in training, consulting, or business advisory services for SMEs/MSMEs, particularly in agricultural investment and export.
- Have relevant experience in investment preparation, export preparation, business development, international trade, or agribusiness.
- Have the capacity to undertake the required training, learning materials development, and advisory activities within the specified project timeframe.
- Be able to work effectively with Cambodian SMEs/MSMEs and relevant project stakeholders.
- Be available to participate in the required project activities as applicable.
- Be able to submit all required application documents, including the expert submission form, proposal for the applied forum, and other relevant documents, within the stated deadline.
- Have no actual or potential conflict of interest that could affect the impartiality or quality of the project.
- The selected experts shall meet the following qualifications and requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, finance, investment & export, international trade, agribusiness, or related fields.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in investment, export, international trade, agribusiness, or SME/MSME development, mainly for China, Japan, Europe, the USA, and Canada.
- Strong expertise in investment preparation, including planning, financing, investment needs, and investment profiles.
- Strong expertise in export preparation and export simulation, including export procedures, market requirements, documentation, and logistics.
- Proven experience in training, coaching, and advisory support for SMEs/MSMEs, with the ability to develop learning materials in Khmer and English.
- Ability to revise and finalize materials based on feedback from the CCC team.
- Applicants must clearly specify the forum(s) for which they are applying: Investment Preparation Forum, Export Preparation Forum, and/or Export Simulation Forum.
