Consultant - Landscape & Opportunity Analysis of Micro-Entrepreneurship

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About the Organization

Development Alternatives (DA) is a premier social enterprise pioneering sustainable development solutions since 1982. DA is committed to creating a world where everyone can live secure, healthy, and fulfilling lives in harmony with nature. Through integrated clean technology solutions, micro-enterprise development, and collaborative institutional ecosystems, DA bridges practice and policy, working with partners to catalyze large-scale action toward sustainable livelihoods and environmental regeneration.

Job Responsibilities

The Scope of Work for the Consultant includes the following:

Review and Analysis

• Map the current landscape of micro-entrepreneurship in Uttar Pradesh such as sectors, scale, enterprise size, employment generated, and profitability, and micro and nano entrepreneurs disaggregated by gender, age, and social groups. 
• Examine barriers and factors driving their growth, and identify any patterns that emerge with respect to regions, gender, age group, and aspirations, sectors, skillsets, ecosystem shifts, etc.
• Explore with evidence the opportunities and scope for growth in nano-entrepreneurship and its role in rural transformation, including a focus on women and youth 
• Analyse national and state-level policies, schemes, and definitions (MoRD, MSME and MSDE) relevant to micro and nano enterprises.
• Examine trends in informal enterprises and transition pathways from subsistence-based income generation units towards opportunity-driven and high productivity and employment, and moving towards gradual formalisation and higher scale of operations.
• Map local, national and global best practices, enablers, tools and innovations that drive microentrepreneurship.

White Paper Development

Draft a White Paper (approx. 40–50 pages) covering:

• Scope and Opportunity - data and ground stories  
• National and state-level perspectives 
• Role of key programmes, schemes, and policies 
• Enabling ecosystem needs: finance, markets, skilling, infrastructure, digital access, technology adoption, including digitisation and AI.
• Gender, inclusion, climate resilience, and the future of work dimensions.
• Policy and programmatic recommendations for growth and scaling.

Discussion Note

• Prepare a Discussion Note (10–12 pages) summarising scope, gaps, and recommendations for nano enterprises to support stakeholder engagement and discussions.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Consultations (virtual/in-person) with key state departments and officials, CSOs, financial institutions, academic and training institutions, and experts.
• Consultations with MORD, MSME, and MSDE to incorporate their knowledge and suggestions for Uttar Pradesh.
• Incorporate feedback into final outputs.

Finalisation and Dissemination

• Deliver final versions of the White Paper, Discussion Note, and a short Executive Summary (5 pages).
• Support content preparation for dissemination materials like a factsheet, social media posts, and articles.
• Provide a completion report.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Advanced degree in Economics, Development Studies, Public Policy, Rural Development, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years (with Master's degree) or 6-9 years (with a Bachelor’s degree) of progressive relevant experience in policy integration and liaising with Central/State Government on enterprise development, rural livelihoods, and green economy interventions.
• Demonstrated experience of reviewing relevant national and state-level policies, schemes, and datasets to analyse thrust areas, trends, and state of the sector.
• Experience in working with Government (MoRD, MSDE, NRLM, SRLMs), financial institutions, and private sector stakeholders.
• Strong research, analysis, and writing skills (policy briefs, white papers, discussion notes).
• Experience in facilitating stakeholder consultations at national and state levels.
• Familiarity with issues related to entrepreneurship, livelihoods, gender, inclusion, climate resilience, and digital transformation.

Skills and competencies 

• Strong analytical and research skills; working knowledge of data visualisation is an added advantage.
• Drafting skills suitable for policy briefs, working documents, discussion notes that demonstrate understanding of rural livelihood and entrepreneurship policies and programmes at the state and national level.
• Excellent communication and networking abilities.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office (Knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and online tools for collaboration.
• Working proficiency in English and Hindi language.

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