Assignment Title: Conduction of trainings on Social Media Marketing (further SMM) branding for farmers, artisans, the owners of guest houses on SMM promotion of products and services with marketing improvement purposes, Including two months coaching of existing and newly created business accounts with consultations Location: Osh city Assignment periods: October 10 to November 30, 2019 Candidates should send the following documents to the following e-mail: asel.ikramova@helvetas.org, Imanaly.turkbaev@helvetas.org no later than October 5, 2019. List of application documents Certificate of registration of a legal entity Letter of interest describing the experience in this area and filled table with concrete activities of execution of the tasks and timing Examples of previous work (at least three) Curriculum Vitaes (Resumes) of the main executors Detailed budget, trainer’s fee, logistics expenses (accommodation, transportation expenses of trainer etc.) Basic requirements for a potential consultant or a potential organization: At least 3 years of experience in the field of SMM branding and sales; Experience in training similar auditory on these topics Registration of a legal entity (LLC or PF) Experience of work in rural areas, in remote area with farmers, with women and the ability of delivering information using simple language and without technical terminology. A real experience in promotion of the services, products in the area of agriculture, tourism and handicraft. Proficiency and fluency in Kyrgyz language in order to reach clear understanding of the topic by the participants Working experience with donor organizations, private companies involved in above mentioned sectors will be an advantage Download ToR
An introductory event was attended by the heads of municipalities of Issyk-Kul and Jalal-Abad regions, representatives of SALSGIR, the Swiss Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as international organizations. During the seminar, the main goals and objectives of the second phase, issues of gender sensitivity and equality, as well as plans for grants to improve services at the local level were announced. “As part of the implementation of the second phase of the project, we plan to allocate more than 5 million soms to 25 municipalities of Issyk-Kul and Jalal-Abad oblasts as small grants to increase the capacity of municipalities. After that, these municipalities will be asked to develop Service improvement action plans (SIAP), more than 48 million soms will be allocated for the implementation of the best SIAPs. It is worth noting that as part of the first phase of the project, 38 SIAPs were implemented for a total of 98 million soms,” said Asel Mambetova, PSI project Manager Representative of the Embassy of Switzerland Lucien Aegerter noted the importance of understanding that improving public services covers much more than improving infrastructure and buying new equipment. “The focus should be more on improving service management to ensure quality, access, efficiency and sustainability. For us, the most important factor is the sustainability of the services provided, which is why work will first be done to increase the capacity of municipalities,” said Lucien Aegerter. The event ended with the signing ceremony of memoranda of cooperation and grant agreements with representatives of all 25 municipalities. The project is financed by the Government of Switzerland through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by Helvetas Kyrgyzstan and Development Policy Institute (DPI)
Helvetas Kyrgyzstan is looking for a Tourism Product Development Expert for the SECO-funded Sustainable Winter Tourism Development Project in Kyrgyzstan The specific areas of focus shall be: (1) winter tourism product development and capacity building, and (2) product positioning and marketing. Main tasks: Evaluate current winter tourism product offerings in two target destinations and assess potential for new tourism product offerings; Facilitate discussions/workshops with the local winter tourism VC stakeholders and local community to determine new tourism product offerings and identify new product owners; Develop and deliver tourism product development workshop for the winter tourism VC stakeholders and community members in two target destinations to facilitate the ideas on development of individual and/or joint winter tourism products; Provide targeted advisory services and initial mentoring for selected product owners; Formulate winter tourism positioning statements for each destination and for select products and identify marketing personalities. Doenload Terms of Reference Expertise required Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience Proven experience in developing wide range of tourism products and experiences Fluency in Russian or Kyrgyz Place of performance: Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek and Karakol cities Period of Performance November 2019 – January 2020. The expected number of working days is 25. The exact period(s) of performance will be agreed with the selected candidate. Deadline for applications: 08 October 2019, 17:00 Bishkek time If you are interested, please apply by sending your CV and a letter outlining experience and suitability, as well approaches and methodologies you would apply by email to: Nazira.Jamankulova@helvetas.org with cc to kyrgyzstan@helvetas.org All application documents will be used only for the selection process. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.
SECO funded Sustainable Winter Tourism Development Project implemented by Helvetas Kyrgyzstan invites all interested organization to bid for DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF A SERIES OF HOSPITALITY TRAINING The main objective of this activity is, jointly with Swiss Association of Hoteliers – Hôtelleriesuisse, to design and deliver a series of hospitality training(s) to enhance skill sets and knowledge transfer amongst the hospitality professionals across two select destinations, targeting three levels of hospitality staff 1) top management, 2) middle management and 3) entry-level staff. Place of implementation: Bishkek and Karakol Period of Implementation: November 2019 – March 2020 Terms of Reference can be downloaded here: ToR Application and cost proposal form to be downloaded here: Proposal form Tender proposals must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm, Tuesday, 08 October 2019 to the email: Nazira.Jamankulova@helvetas.org with cc to kyrgyzstan@helvetas.org
SECO funded Sustainable Winter Tourism Development Project implemented by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation invites interested organizations and individual experts to bid for smm promotion and training for target winter tourism destinations The specific areas of focus of this assignment shall be: (1) increase of online visibility of Kyrgyzstan, specifically, its two target destinations, as attractive winter tourism destinations, and (2) SMM capacity improvement for the winter tourism service providers in the two target destinations in Kyrgyzstan. Place of implementation: Bishkek and Karakol Period of Implementation: November 2019 – January 2020 Terms of Reference can be downloaded here: Download Application and cost proposal form to be downloaded here: Download Tender proposals must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm, Tuesday, 08 October 2019 to the email: Nazira.Jamankulova@helvetas.org with cc to kyrgyzstan@helvetas.org
Assignment Title: Conducting 6 one-day trainings on honey producing technologies for “Chon Alai baly” cooperative’s members. Location: Chon Alai region, Osh oblast. Assignment periods: September 23 – November 22, 2019. Objects: Increasing the potential of “Chon Alai Baly” cooperative’s members on honey production technology. Expected results: The main result of the task - members of the “Chon Alai baly” cooperative improved their knowledge of honey production technology, taking into account the phytocenosis and the environment. Application Procedure Candidates should send the following documents to the following e-mail: Nurgul.Tashtanova@helvetas.org, no later than September 16, 2019: Certificate of registration of a legal entity; Letter of interest describing the experience of conducting similar tasks; CVs of key performers with experience performing similar tasks, as well as with practical experience in the production of honey in permanent apiaries and nomadic apiaries; Plan of activities, implementation schedule, including a detailed budget of expenses. Basic requirements for a potential consultant or potential organization: Practical experience in the production of mountain honey, including the organization of a permanent apiary and a nomadic apiary; At least 3 years of experience in conducting practical training in honey production technology; Experience in working with local non-governmental organizations, international organizations (at least 3 years); Registration of a legal entity (LLC or PF) You can download a detailed ToR here