Officer - Market Development, BNA

Job Description

Title: Officer - Market Development, BNA

Company Name: International Development Enterprises (iDE)

Vacancy: 1

Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 4 years

Published: 5 Nov 2024

Education:
∎ Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences, development studies, and/or other relevant subjects on WASH interventions

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 4 years of working experience on market system development on WASH or other relevant field
∎ Familiarity and experience with project management and implementation
∎ Considerable understanding and knowledge on rural, peri-urban and urban markets, and WASH service provisions
∎ Previous experience in working with private sectors is preferable
∎ Experience in business planning with WASH Services
∎ Adequate knowledge in project finance
∎ Relevant understanding of the technical, social, and other constraints in the development field
∎ Work Experience:
∎ At least 4 years of working experience on market system development on WASH or other relevant field
∎ Familiarity and experience with project management and implementation
∎ Considerable understanding and knowledge on rural, peri-urban and urban markets, and WASH service provisions
∎ Previous experience in working with private sectors is preferable
∎ Experience in business planning with WASH Services
∎ Adequate knowledge in project finance
∎ Relevant understanding of the technical, social, and other constraints in the development field

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Responsible for all project activities within an assigned district, under supervision of the Field Team Leader
∎ Regular communication with all stakeholders for whom the OMD is a primary point of contact (POC) for rapport building, market systems strengthening and effective implementation of the project
∎ Assist Field Team Leader and Technical Specialists to manage and operate all the field level activities of BNA
∎ Follow the work plan and central instruction and perform accordingly to achieve the project goal
∎ Prepare event repots along with other necessary reports and assist FTL for preparing the final report.
∎ Maintain close contact and communication for project planning, strategy formulation and other issues with supervisors and partners, counterparts, service providers, government, private sector and project participants
∎ Carry out responsibilities in financial management and administration at the local level and ensure the efficient use and maintenance of the project resources in consultation with supervisors
∎ Identify potential market actors, WASH entrepreneurs, dealers, retailers, lead firms
∎ Building and maintaining strong relationship with Government, NGO/INGOs, private sectors and other stakeholders
∎ Implement a variety of market linkages, supply chain, technology introduction and business development activities related to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
∎ Assess and improve skills and competencies of WASH market actors (e.g. latrine producers, water entrepreneurs, hand washing station producers, etc.) and businesses on a diverse range of business skills such as financial literacy, marketing, supply chain linkages, public sector linkages, and technical capacity, etc.
∎ Build rapport and trust with WASH entrepreneurs for effective communication and linkage development
∎ Co-facilitate WASH product demand creation activities
∎ Increase market penetration for selected WASH technologies
∎ Facilitate the development of business plans by the WASH entrepreneurs
∎ Assess and improve skills & competencies of WASH entrepreneurs on a diverse range of business skills like finance, business planning, quality management, human resource management, etc.
∎ Work together with the entrepreneurs to ensure linkage with the WASH Value Chain Actor
∎ Facilitate WASH entrepreneurs to establish and maintain business networks at upazila levels and linked with wider area like District, Regional & National level to build profitable business relationships between entrepreneurs and others PSAs
∎ Roles and Responsibilities:
∎ The responsibilities of the Officer-Market Development will include but are not limited to the descriptions below
∎ Key Roles and Responsibilities:
∎ Responsible for all project activities within an assigned district, under supervision of the Field Team Leader
∎ Regular communication with all stakeholders for whom the OMD is a primary point of contact (POC) for rapport building, market systems strengthening and effective implementation of the project
∎ Assist Field Team Leader and Technical Specialists to manage and operate all the field level activities of BNA
∎ Follow the work plan and central instruction and perform accordingly to achieve the project goal
∎ Prepare event repots along with other necessary reports and assist FTL for preparing the final report.
∎ Maintain close contact and communication for project planning, strategy formulation and other issues with supervisors and partners, counterparts, service providers, government, private sector and project participants
∎ Carry out responsibilities in financial management and administration at the local level and ensure the efficient use and maintenance of the project resources in consultation with supervisors
∎ Programmatic Responsibilities:
∎ Identify potential market actors, WASH entrepreneurs, dealers, retailers, lead firms
∎ Building and maintaining strong relationship with Government, NGO/INGOs, private sectors and other stakeholders
∎ Implement a variety of market linkages, supply chain, technology introduction and business development activities related to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
∎ Assess and improve skills and competencies of WASH market actors (e.g. latrine producers, water entrepreneurs, hand washing station producers, etc.) and businesses on a diverse range of business skills such as financial literacy, marketing, supply chain linkages, public sector linkages, and technical capacity, etc.
∎ Build rapport and trust with WASH entrepreneurs for effective communication and linkage development
∎ Co-facilitate WASH product demand creation activities
∎ Increase market penetration for selected WASH technologies
∎ Facilitate the development of business plans by the WASH entrepreneurs
∎ Assess and improve skills & competencies of WASH entrepreneurs on a diverse range of business skills like finance, business planning, quality management, human resource management, etc.
∎ Work together with the entrepreneurs to ensure linkage with the WASH Value Chain Actor
∎ Facilitate WASH entrepreneurs to establish and maintain business networks at upazila levels and linked with wider area like District, Regional & National level to build profitable business relationships between entrepreneurs and others PSAs
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Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

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Company Information:
∎ International Development Enterprises (iDE)
∎ NEO 1/B, Road No-90, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212

Address::
∎ NEO 1/B, Road No-90, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 16 Nov 2024

Category: NGO/Development