Enterprise Development Officer
Job Description
Title: Enterprise Development Officer
Company Name: International Development Enterprises (iDE)
Vacancy: 7
Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's degree in Agriculture/ Business Administration/ Management or broad experience in related fields.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ iDE Bangladesh is looking for a qualified "Enterprise Development Officer (EDO)" for the anticipated enterprise development project. The Enterprise Development Officer (EDO) is responsible for the overall implementation of project activities in their assigned Districts and Upazilas. They will lead the planning and field implementation to bring systemic changes and market development for the project and also reach project targets. The EDO will play a major role in coordinating and implementing project activities with the community, manufacturer, light engineering, SME, dealers, service providers, sector representatives, and other relevant stakeholders. The EDO will assist the private sector and SMEs for capacity building, commercialization, strengthening of supply chain and after-sales services, accessing finance, business growth, market linkages and services for the community. They will also collect different need base field information jointly with the Evidence and Analytics Specialist.
∎ Job Location: Any District of Sylhet Division
∎ Reporting Line: Field Coordinator
∎ Duration: July 2021 to November 2022
Job Responsibilities:
∎ The responsibilities of the Enterprise Development Officer include but are not limited to the descriptions below.
∎ This position is responsible for ensuring the implementation for business growth of the MSMEs through market development and service-oriented interventions of the Project in the assigned areas;
∎ Conduct market research to assess constraints and opportunities, find out primary actors (local Entrepreneurs) of the value chain, their roles and responsibilities as well as relationships due to provide sustainable market-based solutions;
∎ Establish effective management operating systems for data gathering, monitoring, analysis, classification and evaluation of MSMEs business growth;
∎ Promote networking between professional bodies, research, public-private sectors and other interested bodies;
∎ Conduct awareness-raising events involving public & private sectors, LSPs, Civil society leaders and others for creating demand for innovative green technology. Assists MSMEs to incorporate new design to improve their product quality and business development;
∎ Facilitate to national firms & local entrepreneurs to improve their production capacity and business growth through linkage and increase sales;
∎ identify various opportunities and constraints based on local field context and provide necessary feedback to improve demand centered products through test marketing;
∎ Determine the cost-benefit analysis of existing and potential technology/ equipment and business in the rural/urban market;
∎ Develop the capacity of MSMEs in the area of the business plan, business management through regional resources of public and private sectors and other actors;
∎ Conduct regular field travel and spend significant periods with producers, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders in the field;
∎ Arrange linkage meetings, business training for SMEs, local service provider, market actor, producer group and relevant private and public sectors,
∎ Follow up and monitor the field implementation with MSMEs for ensuring their capacities to explore new market opportunities for the farmers/producers/ value chain actors and update the senior team members;
∎ Prepare field progress report and other reports regularly, document the key learning & findings.
Additional Requirements:
∎ A successful Enterprise Development Officer will have the following skills and experience and will be comfortable with the following conditions.
∎ Work Experience:
∎ At least 3 years of work experience in enterprise development, market systems, farm economy and a good understanding of the market development approach.
∎ Key Competencies:
∎ Practical knowledge of working with MSMEs with green technologies.
∎ Good planning and organizing abilities.
∎ Excellent skills in community mobilization, working experience with public and private sector partners, and understands team approach.
∎ Experience in profit analysis and business planning with MSMEs.
∎ Ability to interact and collaborate with a broad range of public and private sector as well as various partners.
∎ Excellent training facilitation, coordination, and documentation skills.
∎ Understand the roles of different actors in market development and private sector engagement.
∎ Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, including the ability to present coherent and convincing messages to different audiences.
∎ Must have a valid driver license and be willing to work under pressure in remote areas.
∎ Proficient user of computer software (i.e. MS Office, internet, Google apps etc.)
∎ Personal Qualities:
∎ Highly motivated individual.
∎ Willing to continuously learn new skills and prepared to work hard and smart.
∎ Prepared to undertake frequent field visits and extensive travel.
∎ Strong training facilitation and community mobilization skills.
∎ Strong communication, linkage and networking skills.
∎ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
∎ Other Information and Conditions:
∎ EDO must agree to be a regular staff of iDE.
∎ Remuneration package, workdays and deliverables might be changed based on negotiation among iDE management and the contract.
∎ iDE reserves the right to terminate this agreement at any time with the consultation of the employee as per HR policy.
Salary:
∎ BDT 43,460 to 46,103 (with other admissible benefits)
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 26 Jun 2021
Company Information:
∎ 19 Jun 2021
∎ International Development Enterprises (iDE)
∎ Business : iDE is an International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) headquartered in Denver, Colorado USA and operating in 11 countries around the world, including Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, iDE has been working since 1984, registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau (NGO AB), registration number 173 dated 27th April, 1984. iDE is currently working in 27 Districts and 123 Upazilas on a wide variety of thematic areas including Food Security, Nutrition, WASH, Agriculture, Market Systems Development, Women Economic Empowerment. iDE Bangladesh is supported by USAID, SIDA, Unicef, DFID, the European Commission and other multilateral donors working in in the country.
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 26th Jun 2021
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