Request for a Business Consultant for EPO Trade Mission - Music Export Program

EXPORT PROMOTION OFFICE IS CONDUCTING A TENDER FOR A BUSINESS CONSULTANT WHO WILL WORK ON THE ORGANIZATION OF A ONE YEAR PROGRAM OF 3-4 ACTIVITIES FOR MUSIC INDUSTRY

EPO plans to organize a one year program for at least 30 representatives of music sphere of Ukraine (band managers, bands), in close cooperation with a team of professional consultants.

EPO invites you to provide a proposal (including financial) for organization of a one year program of 3-4 activities for music industry aimed to:

  •  Develop the Ukrainian music industry
  •  Introduce UA talents on the music industry business-related events
  •  Build Ukrainian art management
  •  Provide financial help to music industry
  •  Provide consultations and professional preparation on doing business on an international level

Goal: organize 3-4 activities abroad and in Ukraine to boost the music sector of the country as a part of implementation of the National export strategy.
Tools: budget available, dedicated EPO manager.
 

Program plan must include:

1. Program promo event for all interested music representatives.

2. Seminars on “how to” specifically for music industry

3. Screenings of applied Ukrainian musicians together with the Expert of the Export promotion office. Goal: to select participants for each of the planned activities.

4. Providing consultations to selected musicians.

5. Organizing planned events. 6. Reporting to EPO on results.

Selection criteria for a Business consultant:

- Company size: Small or medium consulting companies (usually with up to 10 staff) specializing in import promotion to a foreign country.

- Location: a selected country where the trade mission to be done - preferably; Ukraine

- Experience: 5+ years of operations.

- Proven track record of successful cases of company`s clients, e.g. foreign businesses from different industries in the particular country or list of different countries.

- Partnership network: a company has numerous possible-to-check list of partner experts in various industries.

- B2B: results/cases of proven ability to work on finding potential partners.

- Market intelligence: examples of market intelligence reports according to the specific requests of their clients.

- Experience of cooperation with national trade / export promotion organizations: experience in organizing trade/business missions in cooperation with national trade / export promotion organizations is a plus.

- Business reputation: transparency, official web-site, references.

- Capable to obtain payment from NGO located in Ukraine.

- Has strong business contacts in private sector.

 

Send your applications by January 4, 2019 to: 

IRYNA ONIKIIENKO, 

Senior expert at the Export Promotion Office

E-mail: ionikienko@epo.org.ua

Please download the Terms of Reference and the Selection criteria for more details