Consultancy: MedUP! Expert on “Export”

Description

MedUP! is a regional project funded by EU and implemented by Oxfam Italia in six countries. In Lebanon, the project is carried out by Oxfam Lebanon. MedUP! aims to promote an enabling environment in the Southern Mediterranean partner countries for the development of the social entrepreneurship sector as a driver for inclusive growth and job creation. Its specific objective is to increase economic inclusiveness and employment in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine where adequate policies on social entrepreneurship are in place, public-private dialogue and exchanges of practices are promoted and high-quality services for social enterprises are provided.

In Lebanon, MedUP! aims at (i) promoting country and cross-country policy, advocacy initiatives and public-private dialogue to create an enabling regulatory and policy environment (macro level); (ii) reinforcing social entrepreneurship support organizations through capacity-building and networking activities (meso level); (iii) providing financial and technical support to 10 social enterprises (micro level).

2- Purpose of recruitment:

We are searching for a consultant who possesses tangible expertise in “Exporting” to participate in an exchange of technical expertise with Social entrepreneurs and Social Enterprise Support Organizations (SESOs) in a one-day learning event.

3- Exporting Content that includes tools and process to help Lebanese SEs/SMEs explore their exporting potentials: 

• Globalization and opportunities
• What is exporting 
• Exporting Services. 
• The benefits, risks, and challenges of exporting. 
• Export rules and regulations. 
• An overview of export markets. 
• The competitive environment. 
• What drives SEs & SMEs to export markets. 
• The export destination and customers. 
• Global Value Chains. 
• The export readiness of an enterprise
• Reasons for exporting
• The commitment of management to exporting
• Enterprise strategy
• Getting orders and fulfilling orders
• Resource management 

4. Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Economics, Business, or any other relevant areas.
• Proven work experience in “Exports” from Lebanon.
• Highly motivated and engaging.
• Excellent administration, organizational and time management skills.
• Constructive attitude.
• Excellent communication in English and Arabic.