The preferred Consultant will deliver the following responsibilities:
- Conduct a thorough review of existing literature, frameworks, and guides on business incubation
- Consult with key stakeholders to gather insights and best practice’s
- Design a Business Incubation Framework that includes:
- Definition and objectives of SBIL’s business incubation programme.
- key components of the business incubation programme, such as infrastructure, services and management
- Processes for selecting, onboarding, and supporting incubate businesses
- Monitoring and Evaluation mechanisms to measure the impact of the incubation programme.
- Developing a detailed Guide that:
- Provides practical guidance on implementing each aspect of the Business Incubation Framework.
- Includes templates, checklists, and tools that can be used by incubator managers and stakeholders.
- Presenting the draft Business Incubation Framework and Guide to SBIL for feedback and incorporating any revisions.
- Finalizing the Business Incubation Framework and Guide based on the feedback received.
Deliverables
The Consultant will deliver the following in execution of the Scope of Work:
- Inception Report outlining the approach and methodology for the consultancy.
- Draft Business Incubation Framework and Guide for review.
- Final Business Incubation Framework and Guide incorporating feedback.
Reporting
The Consultant will report to the Team Leader with support from the Manager, Programmes, Stanbic Business Incubator working closely with the Business Incubation Specialist.
Required Competencies
The preferred candidate will exhibit the following competencies:
- Achieve Results: Sets and aligns challenging, achievable objectives in performance of tasks having lasting impact.
- Think Innovatively: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems.
- Learn Continuously: Create opportunities to help teams expand horizons, diversify experiences.
- Adapt with Agility: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands.
- Act with Determination: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results.
- Engage and Partner: Politically savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion wider collaboration.
Required Skills and Experience
The ideal Consultant will have demonstrable experience in development of incubation frameworks, guides and strategies for SMEs, entrepreneurs or start-ups in Uganda and/or East Africa
Education:
- Masters Degree in Business Management / Economics / Entrepreneurship / Enterprise Development or a related field.
Experience:
- Extensive experience in business incubation, entrepreneurship development, and SME support.
- In-depth understanding of the startup ecosystem and the challenges faced by early-stage ventures.
- Strong research and analytical skills
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
- Previous experience in developing frameworks, guides, or toolkits related to business incubation is highly desirable.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills.
- Experience collaborating with stakeholders within the entrepreneurial ecosystem
