Scope of Work (SoW) for a Business Intern to Conduct a Case Study (Re – Advertisement)
Location: Kenya
Duration: 6 Months
Subject: SoW for intern conducting case studies
TechnoServe Inc. (TNS) – Kenya SAFE program, intends to carry out a business case study on various aspects of their client under customized support.
The said intern shall conduct the CS as part of their MBA/MSC Finance or Entrepreneurship projects.
TechnoServe, Inc. is an international nonprofit development organization founded in 1968. Its mission is to work with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries.
Primary Project
Purpose and Background Information:
TechnoServe has forged a partnership with Partners in Food Solutions (PFS) to improve the capacity of African based food processing companies.
PFS is an umbrella organization that represents General Mills, Cargill, DSM and BÜhler, some of the world’s leading food processing companies and utilizes volunteers and facilities from those organizations to transfer capacity building knowledge and technology to African food processors.
The goal of the program is to help African based food companies become competitive suppliers of finished food products that meet local and regional quality standards, including products needed by vulnerable populations via food aid markets.
A key component of strengthening local competitiveness is learning from successes and failures that are encountered in the process of project implementation.
The internship will focus on particular projects/business case and collect detailed information on their implementation and results and at the end come up with a case study with details on why the project/business case succeeded or failed.
This case study will be used in future design and implementation of such projects and will ensure that successes are adopted and issues that could contribute to failure are avoided.
Scope:
The intern will work in partnership with program staff (and in collaboration with remote support / input from PFS in the US) on an ongoing project on full time basis to enable him/her capture the finer details of the project’s implementation.
The internship will take approximately 6 months and at the end of the internship, the intern is expected to have gathered enough data and information to:
Document the entire project implementation
Document key success factors
Point out issues that would lead to failure
Prepare a comprehensive case study that can be used for future learning purposes
Deliverables
A documented case study on the selected project
A power point presentation of the case study
Presentation of the study to stakeholders
Skills Required
Ongoing MBA/MSC Finance/Entrepreneurship
Proficiency in English
Computer literacy
Good presentation skills and report writing skills
Excellent analytical skills
Fees & Expenses:
TechnoServe will provide a subsistence allowance for the intern and will also provide internship related transport for visits to and from the project site.
Other Information: The scope of work is subject to change.
Send your application letter and CV to: ke-recruit@tns.org by 22nd August 2014.
Visit www.technoserve.org for more info