Advance Consulting

🚀 We're Hiring: Senior Impact Investment Advisor 🌍 Are you passionate about driving meaningful change in agribusiness and impact investing? Advance Consulting is seeking a Senior Impact Investment Advisor to join our dynamic team! If you have a strong track record in impact investing and are ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you! 📌 Location: Nairobi or Ede 📅 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/ey697Weh #ImpactInvesting #Agribusiness #SustainableDevelopment #InvestmentAdvisor #NowHiring #AdvanceConsulting #FoodSystemsTransformation

🌱 Exciting Progress in Burkina Faso! 🌱 Last week, we kicked off the second SME cohort in the horticulture sector as part of the HortiPlus project! 🌿 20 dynamic businesses have begun working with our team to develop strategic and action plans, with tailored technical assistance in HR, structuring, marketing, access to finance (A2F), and more. HortiPlus aims to transform food and nutrition security in Burkina Faso by: ✅ Increasing production and income by 50% for horticulture farmers ✅ Improving business performance for cooperatives and SMEs ✅ Enhancing diet diversity for 50,000 rural consumers Our approach? A holistic private sector strategy that engages all stakeholders in the horticulture value chain—from smallholder farmers to retailers, processors, and government institutions. This milestone marks significant progress for strengthening business operations and enhancing market and finance access for SMEs and cooperatives. Together, we are driving innovation and making a real impact! Stay tuned for more updates as we work towards: 🌾 800 hectares of land under conservation practices 💰 50% revenue increases for smallholders 🍇 50% increase in fruit and vegetable production 🥗 50,000 rural consumers gaining access to safe, nutritious food! #HortiPlus #SustainableAgriculture #FoodSecurity #Horticulture #BurkinaFaso #SMEs #ClimateResilience #AdvanceConsulting #PrivateSectorDevelopment #AgricultureFoodSystems

🌟 Exciting News from Advance Consulting! 🌟 Join us in welcoming Nieke Westerik to our team as the Regional Director for East Africa!   With an impressive academic background, holding a PhD in Nutrition and an MBA from the University of South Wales, Nieke brings a wealth of expertise and experience to her new role. Prior to joining us, she spent five years as the Regional Director for a foundation focused on enhancing SMEs' production of probiotic yogurt. Additionally, Nieke has served as the Regional Manager for a prominent East African dairy company, where she demonstrated her ability to lead and innovate in challenging markets.   Formerly based in Uganda, Nieke's deep understanding of the regional business environment and her commitment to sustainable development make her an invaluable addition to our team. At Advance Consulting, we are excited about the fresh perspectives and leadership Nieke will bring to our projects across East Africa.   Please join us in welcoming Nieke to the Advance Consulting family! We look forward to achieving great things together. #Leadership #EastAfrica #SustainableDevelopment #AdvanceConsulting #PrivateSectorDevelopment

Amazing work ongoing in Tunisia! #PrivateSectorDevelopmentPartner

What a week at our #Jordan office! From productive field visits to exciting business development opportunities, it’s been non-stop. We wrapped it all up with a team lunch to celebrate and reflect on the week’s successes. Feeling energized and ready for what’s next! Advance Consulting - Jordan Office #ProjectDevelopment #UnlockingFinance #ACinJordan

We're excited to announce that we'll be exhibiting at the leading event for the off-grid sector, #GOGSFE24! In preparation for GOGSFE, Advance Consulting is supporting 18 promising #CleanEnergy access companies in sub-Saharan Africa who are part of GOGLA's second investment readiness programme, #ELEVATE, bridging the gap between African Companies and financiers! #GOGSFE24, co-hosted by GOGLA, the Government of Kenya, and the The World Bank's Lighting Global Program - ESMAP - Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, brings together 1,000 players, experts, and manufacturers from 70 countries. Join us and GOGLA in October 2024 for exciting product launches, demonstrations, and exclusive insights from our representatives. #PrivateSectorDevelopment #RenewableEnergy #CleanFuture Register: ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eg5HcZ6q 

🎊🎊 The Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 annual summit, the premier forum for African agriculture and food systems has kicked off in Kigali, Rwanda!!🎊🎊 For the past few weeks, #AdvanceConsulting has been providing investment readiness and coaching support to the #DealRoom SMEs. At the #AFSF2024, these SMEs will be pitching to potential investors and partners, and will further be matched to investors. 🎉🎉 Advance is elated to be part of the key Implementing partners in unlocking finance for agriculture development in Africa. The theme for this year’s summit – #Innovate, #Accelerate and #Scale: Delivering food systems transformation in a digital and climate era – underscores the urgent need to radically transform African food systems. This transformation should enhance local food production, bolster resilience to climate change, uplift African livelihoods, and harness the continent’s potential to tackle global challenges. Itago W. Jack Mwangi William Wathuta Bernardo Ferreira de Sousa Gideon Laux #AFSForum24 | #FoodSystems

🌍 Reflecting on World Youth Skills Day with Youth JO – Level Up! 🚀 Though World Youth Skills Day was celebrated on July 15th, we are continuing the momentum and celebrating the achievements of our Youth JO – Level Up initiative. Launched in 2022, this transformative three-year project is dedicated to enhancing the economic participation of youth in Jordan. By employing an integrated approach, we empower youth to overcome barriers to employment through Upskilling, collaborate with their communities to promote self-employment, and leverage both technical and soft skills to explore opportunities, particularly within the agricultural and tourism sectors. 🌟 Achievements so far: ✅ Trained 267 individuals ✅ Secured employment for 224 individuals This impactful project is funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Jordan and developed by a consortium led by Partners for Good (PfG), in partnership with LMNS for Social Development (LMNS), and Advance Consulting - Jordan Office. We are pleased to continue to invest in skills development and unlock opportunities for young people through private sector development. Together, we are paving the way for a brighter future for Jordan's youth. #WorldYouthSkillsDay #YouthEmpowerment #SkillsForFuture #EconomicParticipation #JordanYouth

Locally owned early-stage #EnergyAccess companies often face barriers to accessing finance 🚧📈 GET.invest #FinanceReadiness Support has been tailored specifically to support them in their fundraising journey 💱 Our consultants have been busy the last two weeks conducting site visits to SMEs who are part of the program! Eric Wainaina, CFA was in Zambia to understand the intricacies of operating minigrid developments for our client SmartEnergy. Across the continent in Nigeria, Bernardo Ferreira de Sousa and Suzana Djodjo conducted site visits to 3KM Energy Systems as part of supporting the process for mobilizing investment for the renewable energy startup. Advance Consulting is one of the eight market-leading consultancies implementing The #FinanceReadiness Support program, where we provide in-depth business development support and coaching to #EnergyAccess companies in their journey to accessing finance. Learn more about the service ➡ https://lnkd.in/ehTCnEeX #ClimateFinance #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #Investment #ClimateFinance #ImpactInvesting #SDG7

Davis & Shirtliff, LORENTZ, Tamarso energy and industry, and Advance Consulting—have recently joined the lineup of exhibitors at #GOGSFE24. Want to join them or maybe simply explore the latest solar tech? Get your ticket: ⬇️ https://buff.ly/2UdCJhG