SME Business Advisory Lead

Role Snapshot

Project Status: Amber - Closing Soon - Apply by September 8, 2026 at 12:00 GMT
Posting Date: August 27, 2026
Deadline for Submission: Apply as soon as possible before September 8, 2026 at 12:00 GMT
Rate: Estimated $30 - $70/hr based on role, experience, and final project requirements
Client / Source: Enabel
Department: Business Support Organizations / SME Advisory
Reports To: FuntoNetwork Business Services Operations
Location: Remote/Hybrid / Banjul, The Gambia
Travel: As required by project scope
Type: Contract / Project-Based Opportunity

About FuntoNetwork

At FuntoNetwork, we connect experienced consultants with upcoming project opportunities through a mobile-first platform built for discovery, review, application submission, payment tracking, and consultant support.

The Opportunity

FuntoNetwork is seeking a SME Business Advisory Lead for upcoming business-services opportunity: Support to Business Support Organizations and SMEs.

Lead SME diagnostics, advisory delivery, business planning, operations improvement, and growth support.

Core Responsibilities

• Role coverage: Lead SME diagnostics, advisory delivery, business planning, operations improvement, and growth support.
• Tooling: Use role-appropriate tools such as Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, Excel or Google Sheets, Teams or Zoom, SharePoint, and role-appropriate reporting or workflow tools.
• Review the opportunity scope, source posting, deadline, addenda, and client requirements that affect the assigned role.
• Confirm inputs, assumptions, dependencies, acceptance criteria, and supporting documents before beginning assigned work.
• Prepare complete role-specific analysis, documentation, recommendations, training materials, operating plans, reports, or advisory outputs required for the engagement.
• Coordinate with FuntoNetwork and related consultants to align responsibilities, handoffs, schedules, status updates, and client-facing deliverables.
• Communicate clearly with technical and nontechnical stakeholders and raise risks, questions, and blockers promptly.
• Support quality review, evidence tracking, and readiness for proposal submission or delivery after award.

What You Bring

• Relevant experience for this business-services or consulting role.
• Strong written communication, documentation, facilitation, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Ability to work against source-portal deadlines and donor, NGO, government, or public-sector requirements.
• Experience supporting West Africa, international development, public-sector, enterprise, NGO, SME, training, staffing, or advisory projects is preferred.
• Attention to detail and ability to provide complete role-specific application materials.

Earnings, Payments, and Tax Records

Consultants will be able to track project earnings, payment status, and tax records inside the FuntoNetwork mobile app.

Approved payments for this project opportunity will be processed through the app, and consultants will be able to request withdrawals from their available balance directly inside the app.

The app will also provide access to relevant payment history and tax-related records for consultant tracking and reporting.

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How to Apply

Apply to this consultant role with your resume, cover letter, and supporting documents that show your experience for this specific role.

If selected, FuntoNetwork may ask you for your assigned part only, such as role-specific technical notes, work samples, estimates, availability, training materials, reporting samples, or other supporting materials connected to your consultant role.

FuntoNetwork handles the client-facing proposal package and any final source-portal submission separately.

Once you complete vetting and are approved, you will log in to the FuntoNetwork mobile app to track relevant opportunities, application status, contracts, earnings, payments, withdrawals, and related records.

Hiring process: https://funtonetwork.com/hiring-process-at-funtonetwork

Contact

Samuel Andoh | Account Manager
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.funtonetwork.com

FuntoNetwork is an equal opportunity platform.