JOB DESCRIPTION
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The USAID Economic Foundations for a Resilient Armenia (USAID Economic Foundations) Activity seeks an international or local individual consultant to develop a US wine market entry strategy for Armenian wine companies while concurrently collaborating with the Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia to host the first time a group of Armenian wine producers at Vinexpo America 2024 in New York from June 24-25, 2024.
Only proposals from individual consultants (international or local) will be considered for this assignment; local companies and other international firms are not eligible to apply.
- List of potential buyers to arrange B2B meetings at Vinexpo;
- Training to the Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia and Armenian wine companies to prepare for Vinexpo America;
- Schedule for pre-negotiations and B2B meetings with potential buyers at Vinexpo;
- Event report which includes: results of the meetings arranged with potential buyers, influencers, distributors, and journalists, including the list of meetings, evaluation of Armenian wine companies' participation, and recommendations;
- Draft U.S. wine market entry strategy;
- Final U.S. wine market entry strategy.
To learn other details, please see the below attached RFP file.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
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- Posses requisite experience and expertise to perform the scope of work, within an appropriate level of effort. Strong preference for Master of Wine certificate;
- In-depth understanding of the U.S. wine market, including consumer preferences, distribution channels, regulatory requirements, and competitive landscape;
- Familiarity with trends, market dynamics, and emerging opportunities in the U.S. wine industry and knowledge of the wine value chain in Armenia and/or region;
- Minimum of 10 years of experience developing wine market entry strategies, conducting lead generation activities with wine companies seeking to enter new markets, and facilitating wine expo participation and business linkages.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
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All interested and qualified candidates should submit an application in accordance with the requirements of the attached file to:
applications@cnfa-armenia.org no later than 05 April 2024, indicating the position title in the subject line. Only candidates selected for interviews will be notified.
Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this job opportunity through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am, Thanks.
ATTACHMENTS:
RFP 009 - US Wine Market Entry Services.docx - RFP 009-US Wine Market Entry Services
ABOUT COMPANY
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Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA), an international development organization, specializes in designing sustainable, market led agricultural initiatives. We build strong local and global partnerships, incorporate innovative approaches into our programs, and foster inclusive development to offer enhanced opportunities to under-served groups. Since 1985, CNFA has managed more than $600 million in donor funded agriculture development programs and has worked in 46 countries across the world in Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Central Asia.