Summary
Timeframe: 2-3 weeks, Q1
Organisation: Labo Progressive Multi-Purpose Cooperative (LPMPC)
Business case: Assist multi purpose cooperative in financial product development
Mediation: www.sharepeople.nl
Contact person: Willemijn Land, T: +31 30 8801 563, E: Wland@sharepeople.nl
A jump into the deep end!
Have you been walking around for quite some time with the thought of using your expertise to work on a specific business case? And are you looking for a unique international challenge and experience?
SharePeople posts experts in developing countries. For a short period of time you will join a local entrepreneur and work together on their expertise request or concrete question. When this sounds interesting to you, please read the vacancy below and see if you are the perfect match!
About the organisation
Labo Progressive Multi-Purpose Cooperative (LPMPC, since 1990) aims to provide better services to their members through establishing market (local and international). To provide better income for members by providing decent jobs to the large number of unemployed in the province.
Originally, LPMPC was set up as a micro-finance cooperative and extended its services with savings and consumers stores for their growing members. Nowadays, since the cooperative is continuously growing, they are also into marketing of their members' products like piña cloth and other products.
Engaging in different agri-business project, members rose to more than 2,500, increasing paid-up capital to PhP 7 million and savings rose to PhP 7 million with present assets of more than PhP 28 million. Operations extended from municipality to province wide. Different local and national government agencies ride on their projects donating buildings, equipments and machines and even financial assistance. The cooperative became partner and conduits of governments in implementing grassroots projects, generating employment and provides additional income to small farmers.
The social impact of the organisation is to develop lives of indigenous people through capacity building. LPMPC reduces unemployment and provides an alternative source of income to small farmers. As of 30 June 2009, there are 2,879 members. The current goal is to strengthen their national market position and to develop more financial products for potential clients.
What will you work on
Even with extra manpower they could not catch up with the big microfinance players. People assigned in the financial projects are short of capability to manage the project. Most importantly, their products need a refreshment to compete with benefits and services of other establishments as revenues are lowering. LPMPC is planning to overhaul their system to make the turn around but they need the help of an expert that could help them formulate this strategy.
They need your assistance to assess their current financial products, and determine if they match the market need. You are asked to co-create a plan to position LPMPC stronger in the current cooperative microfinance market by developing new products.
What do we expect from you
You are a financial expert. Seeing financial opportunities, developing new products, hands on, based on strategic planning is what you do best. You are creative, flexible, realistic and eager to step into an adventure. It is an advantage if you have experience with micro finance or cooperatives.
Also, to participate in an Expert Programme you need to have:
- at least five years of relevant working experience
- at least finished an HBO-education or have a Bachelor's or Master's degree
Timeframe: 2-3 weeks, Q1 2010
Costs
For participating in this programme you will not receive a salary. However, the local organisation arranges and pays for your accommodation and meals. International travelling expenses are to be paid by the participant. Additionally, SharePeople charges you a fee. The height of this fee may vary, depending on the level of preparation and coaching desired or necessary.
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