Call for Mentors

Purpose of this Request for Proposal

KCIC Consulting (KCL) has been engaged as Enterprise Support Agency by GCA to manage Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge program jointly run by GCA and the African Development Bank. KCL is therefore seeking mentors to support 10 African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge winners across five African countries (Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia)

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KCL is requesting individuals to submit applications to mentorship support within the incubation programme.

Information about the Contract

KCL intends to enter into a contract with the mentors from March to December 2022.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The project seeks to support enterprises to create sustainable jobs/livelihoods and wealth, while promoting climate mitigation and adaptation. The end result of these will be:

1. a)  10 Youth - led enterprises engaged in interventions promoting climate adaptation across Africa will have viable and sustainable business models

2. b)  10 stronger businesses that perform better financially, create sustainable jobs and generate wealth

The enterprises will receive technical support through business advisory, technical training, mentorship and networking opportunities to support them in scaling their businesses.

Role of the mentors

This engagement aims to assist KCL to implement the mentorship component of the Youth Adapt Programme alongside other interventions.

The mentors will serve as advisors to the 10 youth entrepreneurs. The mentorship will involve a one-to-one interaction with each individual enterprise. The engagement is task based and tied to the achievement to set out milestones which are unique to each of the enterprises. The one- to-one engagement will also seek to encourage personal learning and the mentor plays the role of an accountability partner to the entrepreneur. Mentorship will be ongoing for the duration of the programme (March to December 2022).

The youth-owned businesses selected through the African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge, have met the following criteria:

• Entrepreneurs are aged between 15- and 35-years old and operating in Africa;

• The enterprise has been operational for at least 2 years, and created at least 2 years of

  revenue;

• Their business ideas are related to climate change adaptation and resilience;

• Are profit making institutions which provide climate adaptation and resilience solutions

  in key social and economic sectors affected by climate change with clear value proposition to go to scale for greater impact and to create specified direct jobs.

  The mentors will work directly with KCL staff and the Youth Adapt clients in executing all aspects of the mentorship programme.

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The mentorship programme is envisioned to enhance:

a) The enterprises’ ability to incorporate and effectively track the climate adaptation impact b) The sustainability of the enterprises evidenced by improved financial performance and

economic outcomes of the enterprises

The mentee businesses

Business mentoring is a relationship between the mentor and business’s owner / manager. In turn, this sets in motion wider changes to the business. In particular, optimizing the company structure could be a strong outcome of the mentoring programme. Mentors will help businesses to address the specific gaps identified for each of the enterprises.