Overview
David Jeng’s October 2026 portfolio records a consultancy assignment for the International Finance Corporation’s Local Champions Initiative, focused on The Gambia’s creative industries.
The context
The assignment is contracted through SAS Consult GM Co. Ltd and spans scoping in January through work in October 2026. Its purpose is to identify local champion firms and inform IFC and World Bank support to the sector.
David applied the LCI methodology, developed the inception report and interviewee list, and administered firm-level research. The portfolio places fieldwork in September and October 2026 and describes the work as being in its final phase.
Creative-sector mapping requires attention to the different businesses, relationships and routes to market within the sector. The assignment adds to David’s experience combining enterprise research with development-programme objectives.
This update reflects the portfolio’s status at the time of compilation. It does not announce final findings, selected firms or financing commitments.
David’s professional contribution
David combines direct work with businesses and experience in institutional programmes. His assignments span creative-industry mapping, tourism enterprise development, employer research and climate-related development initiatives. He serves as a Director of SAS Consult and founder of Bliss Executives, bringing research, facilitation and practical enterprise support into consulting engagements.
Understanding the scope
The assignment describes a specific role within a wider institutional programme. Programme delivery, diagnostics and reporting are different activities. The information above identifies the stage and outputs recorded in the portfolio, without extending them into unreported business or financial outcomes. Where follow-up is described as planned or in preparation, it remains distinct from completed delivery.
Related experience
Creative industries mapping: Designed the inception report and firm-level research approach to identify local champion businesses in The Gambia’s creative industries.
TVET Centres of Excellence: Contributes employer insight, stakeholder interviews and labour-market analysis to competency-based curriculum design.
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Source and timing
Source: David Jeng Assignments and Roles Portfolio, compiled 8 October 2026 and supplied for this website. The website publication date is separate from the programme dates. This is a portfolio-based update, not independent press coverage.