Service Provider for Business Plan Development and Implementation Support
- Career Category: Expression of Interest
- Location: Preah Vihear Province, Kampong Thom Province
Summary
The selected service provider will deliver high-quality technical assistance across 30 Farmer Organizations — 24 Agricultural Cooperatives (ACs) and 6 Community Forests (CFs) — in Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom provinces. Key responsibilities include:
- Validating existing baseline data for 24 ACs and conducting baseline assessments for 6 CFs, with Forestry Administration (FA);
- Refining and finalizing existing business plans for 24 ACs and developing new climate-smart business plans for 6 CFs, ensuring all 30 plans meet PEARL standards on GESI, climate risk, and FARM investment requirements;
- Developing financial models and investment plans for all 30 FOs, and finalizing FARM asset lists with technical specifications ready for FAO procurement;
- Delivering capacity-building training in Khmer to 450 management committee members, lead farmers, and Commune Agriculture Officers (CAOs) across the 30 FOs;
- Provide technical support and onsite backstopping to the selected trained committee members, lead farmers, and CAOs when they deliver cascade training to at least 6,000 AC and CF members (200 per FO), with at least 50% women participation;
- Refining existing PEARL training modules in Khmer, and coordinating CF training content with the MoE service provider engaged on Community Protected Area business plans;
- Preparing market linkage plans and facilitating buyer connections within the organic rice (Preah Vihear) and cashew (Kampong Thom) value chains;
- Providing implementation support through monthly field visits, coaching, and quarterly progress reporting through December 2027.
The service provider must maintain permanent field presence in both Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom provinces throughout the contract period.
Detailed expectations, deliverables, and payment terms are set out in the attached Terms of Reference.
Eligibility
- Eligible applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Legally registered organization (company, NGO, or research institute) in Cambodia.
- Minimum 5 years in developing/promoting FOs (including ACs and CFs) or rural enterprise in Cambodia.
- Minimum 5 years of direct experience in strengthening the institutional capacity of FOs (including ACs and CFs).
- Minimum 5 years of direct experience in designing training curriculum and materials, and coaching/mentoring programs for FOs.
- Direct experience in strengthening the entrepreneurship skills of FOs.
- Demonstrated experience developing business plans for FOs, or rural enterprises — at least 5 relevant assignments completed in the past 5 years.
- Prior experience in promoting youth’s participation in ACs and agribusiness is strongly preferred.
- Prior experience working in Preah Vihear or Kampong Thom provinces is strongly preferred.
- Financial and administrative capacity to manage a contract of equivalent size
