Are you a Business Development Service provider, consultant, incubator, trainer or mentor in Kenya or India? Are you interested in the circular economy and supporting enterprises to develop and test business models in this topic?

Apply to join the upcoming BDS+ Training of Trainers workshops in Nairobi (Kenya) and New Delhi (India)!

As part of the Circular Economy Catalyst Programme in Kenya and India, adelphi is organising a Training of Trainers (ToT) in collaboration with SEED for business development support advisors based in Kenya or India. Through this programme, business advisors gain access to a comprehensive Circular Economy Toolkit, case studies, and further insights into supporting enterprises in the circular economy. This ToT for business development service providers in Kenya and India is supported by the IKEA Foundation.

Benefits of Participating:

• Access to a comprehensive Circular Economy toolkit to support circular economy businesses in business model development, market testing and financial management

• Methodology insights to run participant-oriented coaching and mentoring programmes

• Peer learning & networking with experienced business development service providers

• Deep dive into examples and taxonomy of circular economy business models

• Potential opportunity to work on the Circular Economy Catalyst implementation

• Certificate of completion of training for circular economy enterprises

Eligibility Criteria:

This training aims at building a network of Business Support Advisors for circular economy enterprises in Kenya and India. Opportunities to participate will be given therefore to both “Senior” experienced advisors as well as “Junior” less experienced Advisors.

Please note: Given the limited number of participants (20-25) per workshop we will only accept maximum 2 candidates (1 Senior and 1 Junior) per organisation. If you apply as a team of 2 individuals, one candidate must be a senior and one a junior-level advisor (see below for specifications of the term ‘junior’ and ‘senior’). Individual consultants are also invited to apply. Women are strongly encouraged to apply, as the training aims to include a diverse group of participants.

How to apply?

Send your detailed CV & a Letter of Motivation* indicating which position you are applying as (Senior/Junior) to: bdsthecircularcatalyst [dot] com (bds[at]thecircularcatalyst[dot]com)

* In your letter of motivation, please indicate your experience working with start-ups and your motivation to be part of the circular economy start-u p ecosystem.

Applications received after 11:59pm CEST on the 22nd May cannot be considered. Nominations may be submitted directly by the applicant, by an organisation, or a third party familiar with the applicant. Successful applicants will be notified by the 31st May.