Labo Progressive Multi–Purpose Cooperative (LPMPC) aims to provide better services to their members through establishing market (local and international). To provide better income for members by providing decent jobs to the large number of unemployed in the province.

Originally, LPMPC was set up as a micro-finance cooperative and extended its services with savings and consumers stores for their growing members. Nowadays, since the cooperative is continuously growing, they are also into marketing of their members' products like piña cloth and other by-products of pineapple, virgin coconut oil and handmade papers. The LPMPC members supply international buyers, makers of specialty paper and local markets like textile mills, government agencies, garments and fashion accessory makers. 

The social impact of the organisation is to develop lives of indigenous people through capacity building. LPMPC reduces unemployment and provides an alternative source of income to small farmers. As of 30 June 2009, there are 2,879 members. The current goal is to strengthen their national market position and to penetrate the international one. There are a lot of inquiries about the products of their members, but to convert these into profit is another.

They need your assistance to assess their marketing strategy for the products of their producer members. You're asked to co-create a marketing plan to strengthen the local market and establish the foreign market opportunities. The plan should be easily translated into operational yearly plans. 

You are a marketing expert. Creating market opportunities, hands on, based on strategic planning and desicion making is what you do best. You are creative, flexible, realistic and eager to step into an adventure. It is an advantage if you have experience within a production environment.

Also, to participate in an Expert Programme you need to have:

- at least five years of relevant working experience
- at least finished an HBO-education or have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

For participating in this programme you will not receive a salary. However, the local organisation arranges and pays for your accommodation and meals. International travelling expenses are to be paid by the participant. Additionally, SharePeople charges you a fee. The height of this fee may vary, depending on the level of preparation and coaching desired or necessary.

Do you match the criteria and do you want to work on this business case? Please use the 'apply-button' below to send us your curriculum directly. For efficient matchmaking we ask you to upload your curriculum in English. When you know other people who might be interested in this vacancy, you may also use the ‘tell a friend-button'.