Background:                                                              

Spice
Up the Deal III (SUD III) is designed to foster systemic changes to develop
equitable nutmeg and clove markets in Indonesia’s Maluku Province (with a focus
on nutmeg). Building on previous phases, the program continues to work with
farmers, traders and other actors involved in the production, processing,
marketing and export of nutmeg (and to a lesser extent clove) on the Maluku
islands. The program goalis
to improve the performance of these spice value chains to benefit poor farmers
and increase their income, by improving the capacity of the Maluku Spice
Council (MSC) to be an effective business hub that advances the development of
the spice market. The Spice Council will support increased production,
improvements in quality, and foster ‘win-win’ business relationships between
farmer groups and buyers. In this final phase, the program focuses on
supporting the Maluku Spice Council to fully take on leadership and management
of market development efforts, thereby ensuring the continuation of activities
and building long-term sustainability.

In
its role as a business hub, the Maluku Spice Council is involved in promoting the
spice trade, attracting buyers to Maluku, facilitating linkages between market
actors and providing policy recommendations to the government
to boost Maluku’s spice trade and direct export from Ambon. As part of the
latter, the Maluku Spice Council is also engaged in a multi-stakeholder process
of restoring Ambon’s status as export port.

Consultant Objectives:

Mercy Corps Indonesia is seeking a consultant to support the Maluku
Spice Council with developing fundraising strategy and tools to help the
Council secure funding after the SUD program (i.e. financial support) ends. The
consultant will conduct potential donor/funder mapping, covering donor and public
and private sector institutions with a potential interest in supporting the Maluku
Spice Council. S/he will provide recommendations on which donors/institutions
to focus on and what fund-raising approaches to employ. The consultant will
also develop a standard fundraising proposal that can be adjusted to specific
donor requirements when opportunities arise.

Consultant Activities:

The Consultant will do the
following:

Ø  Conduct donor/funder mapping, focusing on potential public
and private (CSR) sector funding institutions with a potential interest in
supporting the Maluku Spice Council. This will be done through a combination of
literature study and interviews with SUD staff, MSC staff and other
stakeholders.

Ø  Based on the donor map, provide recommendations on
which institutions the Maluku Spice Council should focus its fundraising
efforts on and what approaches to employ.

Ø  Write a fund raising strategy report containing the
donor mapping results as well as the recommendations mentioned above.

Ø  Write a standard project proposal, including a budget,
that the Maluku Spice Council can adapt and use to submit to potential donors,
based on a template agreed upon between MCI and the consultant.

 Consultant Deliverables:

Ø  Fund raising strategy for the Maluku Spice Council

Ø  Standard proposal for Maluku Spice Council to use for
fundraising purposes

 Timeframe / Schedule:

20 days in September – October 2017

The Consultant will report to:

Ø  MCI Director of Programs in Jakarta

The Consultant will work closely with:

Ø  MCI SUD team in
Ambon

Ø  Maluku Spice
Council in Ambon

If you are interested, please send your application and cv
to procurement@id.mercycorps.org
before 7 September 2017.

Thank you,

Procurement Dept.