Business Development And Partnership Consultant

Purpose / Project Description

• The Business Development and Partnership Consultant will support the identification, engagement, and support of potential partners through the utilization of the current database. The consultant will leverage the partner database to provide valuable insights and facilitate connections by contributing to partnership engagement and business development efforts that align with the WCS initiatives.

Consultant Activities

The consultant will undertake the following activities:

• Partner Shortlisting & Engagement:
• Utilize existing database and AgriFin network of partners to identify and recommend relevant Content Partners, Service partners and Strategic for WCS initiatives.
• Support the onboarding and engagement of partners, ensuring alignment with program needs.
• Facilitate communication between shortlisted partners.

Partnership Development & Retention:

• Develop and maintain relationships with Content Partners, Service Partners, and Strategic Partners.
• Focus on supporting our partners in retaining their respective women audiences and driving active engagement.
• Identify and support new partners to leverage WCS data outside of the proposed scope

Marketing & Awareness:

• Support digital marketing efforts (newsletters, social media, webinars) to enhance platform visibility alongside the Agrifin marketing team.
• Co-develop standardized communication campaigns to sustain engagement.
• Work collaboratively with the tech team to showcase the platform to the ecosystem players

Reporting & Data Management:

• Maintain regular reporting on WCS engagements, ensuring data-driven insights for decision making
• Support periodic reporting and respond to ad hoc donor(s) and impact reporting requests.

Platform Engagement & Demonstration:

• Organize and facilitate monthly or bi-monthly Demo Days for both existing and new partners.
• Engage existing partners with new features, and gather feedback to inform continuous platform improvement.
• Feature Identification and Development
• Work with the tech team to monitor Sprout site analytics to ensure they are accurate.
• Coordinate with the DCSA Director and team to identify and document pipeline of potential features and improvements, such as improving page load speeds, improving site navigation, and creating additional help and support content, additional services to be included into the platform, etc.
• Work with partners, tech team, and consultant as required, to support in the development of agreed upon new features.
• Sprout Platform Training for onboarded Farmer Facing organizations (FFO's)
• Support the Sprout Team in conducting demonstrations of key functionalities of the Sprout platform, including user onboarding, content access, data entry, and interaction with the weather advisory modules.
• Support the Sprout team in conducting short refresher sessions when new platform features or updates are rolled out.
• Support in virtual training sessions for all newly onboarded FFOs under the Digital Weather Advisory Service (DWAS), especially for the WCS pilots. Update ecosystem players in Agrifin's country of operation on new content developed for capacity building
• Consultant Deliverables
• The consultant will work to produce updates on the deliverables below alongside regular progress reports and activity time logs, in close collaboration with the DCSA Director.

Partner Shortlisting & Engagement:

• Utilize existing database and AgriFin network of partners to identify and recommend relevant Content Partners, Service partners and Strategic for WCS initiatives.
• Support the onboarding and engagement of partners, ensuring alignment with program needs.
• Facilitate communication between shortlisted partners.

Partnership Development & Retention:

• Develop and maintain relationships with Content Partners, Service Partners, and Strategic Partners.
• Focus on supporting our partners in retaining their respective women audiences and driving active engagement.
• Identify and support new partners to leverage WCS data outside of the proposed scope

Marketing & Awareness:

• Support digital marketing efforts (newsletters, social media, webinars) to enhance platform visibility alongside the Agrifin marketing team.
• Co-develop standardized communication campaigns to sustain engagement.
• Work collaboratively with the tech team to showcase the platform to the ecosystem players

Reporting & Data Management:

• Maintain regular reporting on WCS engagements, ensuring data-driven insights for decision making
• Support periodic reporting and respond to ad hoc donor(s) and impact reporting requests.

Platform Engagement & Demonstration:

• Organize and facilitate monthly or bi-monthly Demo Days for both existing and new partners.
• Engage existing partners with new features, and gather feedback to inform continuous platform improvement.
• Feature Identification and Development
• Work with the tech team to monitor Sprout site analytics to ensure they are accurate.
• Coordinate with the DCSA Director and team to identify and document pipeline of potential features and improvements, such as improving page load speeds, improving site navigation, and creating additional help and support content, additional services to be included into the platform, etc.
• Work with partners, tech team, and consultant as required, to support in the development of agreed upon new features.
• Sprout Platform Training for onboarded Farmer Facing organizations (FFO's)
• Support the Sprout Team in conducting demonstrations of key functionalities of the Sprout platform, including user onboarding, content access, data entry, and interaction with the weather advisory modules.
• Support the Sprout team in conducting short refresher sessions when new platform features or updates are rolled out.
• Support in virtual training sessions for all newly onboarded FFOs under the Digital Weather Advisory Service (DWAS), especially for the WCS pilots. Update ecosystem players in Agrifin's country of operation on new content developed for capacity building
• Timeframe / Schedule
• The Timeframe will be between December 1st, 2026 - November 30th, 2028.
• The Consultant Will Report to
• Elias Nure - Agrifin DCSA Director.
• The Program Director has the final sign-off on deliverables and invoices.
• The Consultant Will Work Closely With
• The AgriFin technical team.

Required Experience and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business or a similar area
• About five years of proven sales experience in business or a related area
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal, in order to express technical and nontechnical concepts clearly and concisely
• Technical skills required to create proposals and find solutions to meet client requirements, such as using software programs and machines
• Excellent organizational skills to meet goals and set priorities
• Be proactive, organized and handle work under stressful and uncertain environments
• Previous experience working with MC AgriFin, and their network of 150 partners highly preferred
• Able to manage team and clients remotely