Local Facilitator - South Africa

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Local Facilitator - South Africa for a private sector consultancy assignment financed by UNDP in South Africa.

Aninver Development Partners is seeking a Local Facilitator for a prospective consultancy assignment in South Africa supported by UNDP. The initiative focuses on unlocking cross-border trade linkages between Special Economic Zones and micro, small, and medium enterprises under the broader private-sector development framework in the country.

The expert will play a critical role on the ground by facilitating stakeholder engagement, coordinating site visits to selected industrial zones, and supporting primary data collection to strengthen the national supply-chain opportunity pipeline.

Aninver is preparing a proposal for this assignment. The selected expert will be part of the proposed team; the engagement is conditional on the contract being awarded to Aninver. The full Terms of Reference for the position are shared with shortlisted candidates.

Objectives of the assignment

• Facilitate effective engagement with local stakeholders, Special Economic Zone operators, and tenant firms in South Africa.
• Coordinate and support logistics for site visits and primary firm-level data collection activities.
• Contribute to the identification of buyer and supplier interests and potential product-supplier matches within the private sector.

Scope of work

• Design sampling approaches and select Special Economic Zone tenant firms and prospective suppliers in coordination with the wider team.
• Collect firm-level data through structured engagements and interviews with local operators, tenants, and anchor buyers.
• Analyse data to identify production gaps, certification constraints, and logistics bottlenecks at the enterprise level.
• Map local firm constraints to the established barrier solution matrix.
• Support the refinement of the product pipeline with robust, ground-level empirical evidence.

Your role as Local Facilitator - South Africa

• Lead local stakeholder coordination and communication with Special Economic Zone management and tenants in South Africa.
• Organize and execute field visits and interviews with key informants, enterprise owners, and supply-chain actors.
• Assist in administering structured data-collection instruments capturing company profiles, inputs, outputs, and capacities.
• Ensure the inclusion of relevant women- and youth-led suppliers during the fieldwork phase in alignment with project standards.
• Support data-quality assurance, triangulation, and confidentiality safeguards during local data gathering.
• Coordinate closely with the research partners, country offices, and the core consulting team to ensure seamless execution.

Requirements

• Demonstrated professional experience in local stakeholder facilitation, field research, or project coordination in South Africa.
• Strong familiarity with the private-sector landscape, industrial zones, or supply-chain operations in the country.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and interviewing skills for engaging with diverse business and government stakeholders.
• Proven ability to plan and execute field visits and data-collection activities independently.
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English.
• National of, or based in, the project country

Desirable

• Prior experience working with international organizations or United Nations agencies on private-sector development initiatives.
• Familiarity with Special Economic Zones and regional trade frameworks in Africa.

A dynamic local professional with extensive field-level experience in South Africa's private-sector or industrial ecosystems, equipped with strong stakeholder-engagement skills and a track record in supporting enterprise surveys or supply-chain studies.

Assignment details

• Location: South Africa
• Financed by: UNDP
• Sector: Private sector
• Estimated duration: 4 months
• Contract: individual consultancy (conditional on award)

About Aninver Development Partners

Aninver is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Spain. It supports governments, development banks, UN agencies and bilateral donors with feasibility studies, technical assistance, evaluations and capacity building across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, working with a network of international and national experts.

Why apply

• Join a multidisciplinary team on a UNDP-financed project in South Africa.
• Individual consultancy: flexible, output-based engagement with an experienced proposal team.
• Your CV stays in Aninver's expert network for future assignments that match your profile.

How to apply

Sign in (or create a free account) and upload your CV in English. Add your LinkedIn profile, indicative daily rate and availability to speed up the assessment. Aninver will contact the shortlisted candidates.

Frequently asked questions

Is the position confirmed? The engagement depends on the contract being awarded to Aninver. Shortlisted experts are included in the proposal with their consent.

Can I apply if I am not based in the country? This position requires a national of, or a professional based in, the project country.

What happens with my CV? It is used to assess your fit for this and future positions and is not shared with third parties without your consent.