Job Description

Title: Private Sector Engagement Specialist

Company Name: HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Bangladesh

Vacancy: --

Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years

Published: 4 Dec 2024

Education:
∎ Master’s degree in Economics/ Business Administration/Agro-Food Processing/Agricultural Science or any other relevant discipline.
∎ Professional certification in Agricultural Science will be an added advantage.
∎ Master’s degree in Economics/ Business Administration/Agro-Food Processing/Agricultural Science or any other relevant discipline.
∎ Professional certification in Agricultural Science will be an added advantage.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 5 years of experience in a similar type of position in INGO.
∎ In-depth knowledge and work experience in Private Sector Engagement, Coordination, collaboration, advocacy and networking, reporting.
∎ Have high-level technical, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
∎ Excellent research and analytical skills, particularly in effectively functioning private sector work experience with INGO.
∎ Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook) and a general comfort level working with technology systems.
∎ Experience working in USAID funded project would be an added advantage
∎ Dedication to promoting gender equality, social inclusion, and poverty reduction.
∎ Proactively creating synergies with team members and other projects.
∎ Have strong analytical, facilitation and team building skills.
∎ Leading public and private sector in implementation and decent job placement activity.
∎ Proven experience in building and maintaining strong and productive relationships with implementing and strategic partner agencies.
∎ Commitment to informed and transparent decision-making.
∎ Ability to collaborate effectively, provide support, manage negotiations, and facilitate consensus among multiple private sector stakeholders.
∎ Honest, approachable, flexible, dynamic worker with high team spirit.
∎ Proven experience and skills in research and advocacy and influencing institutional, private and/or corporate donors and writing up high-quality donor reports.
∎ Highly diplomatic with strong oral and written communication skills.
∎ Strong skills in networking, advocacy, communication, collaboration and donor liaison.
∎ Demonstrated high-level technical, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
∎ Ability to work under pressure and complete deliverables on time.
∎ Fluent in English both written and spoken.
∎ Ability to coach and mentor partners.
∎ Experience:
∎ At least 5 years of experience in a similar type of position in INGO.
∎ In-depth knowledge and work experience in Private Sector Engagement, Coordination, collaboration, advocacy and networking, reporting.
∎ Have high-level technical, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
∎ Excellent research and analytical skills, particularly in effectively functioning private sector work experience with INGO.
∎ Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook) and a general comfort level working with technology systems.
∎ Experience working in USAID funded project would be an added advantage
∎ Dedication to promoting gender equality, social inclusion, and poverty reduction.
∎ Proactively creating synergies with team members and other projects.
∎ Have strong analytical, facilitation and team building skills.
∎ Leading public and private sector in implementation and decent job placement activity.
∎ Proven experience in building and maintaining strong and productive relationships with implementing and strategic partner agencies.
∎ Commitment to informed and transparent decision-making.
∎ Skills:
∎ Ability to collaborate effectively, provide support, manage negotiations, and facilitate consensus among multiple private sector stakeholders.
∎ Honest, approachable, flexible, dynamic worker with high team spirit.
∎ Proven experience and skills in research and advocacy and influencing institutional, private and/or corporate donors and writing up high-quality donor reports.
∎ Highly diplomatic with strong oral and written communication skills.
∎ Strong skills in networking, advocacy, communication, collaboration and donor liaison.
∎ Demonstrated high-level technical, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
∎ Ability to work under pressure and complete deliverables on time.
∎ Fluent in English both written and spoken.
∎ Ability to coach and mentor partners.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Effectively and efficiently engage agro food processing private sector
∎ Actively engaged current private companies to train and hiring workers as per agreed plan between HELVETAS and private company- PRAN/Rani Food Industries Ltd.
∎ Support private sectors to implement the Annual Implementation plan which is align with market trends.
∎ Mobilize partners’ focal person, factory focal person, trainers/facilitators to train job seekers with the right skills sets" and to recruit new employees in PRAN and Rani Food Industries Ltd.
∎ Collaborate with Skill Development and Job Placement Specialist to oversee in-factory training; identify implementation challenges and set overcome strategy to ensure training and employment is operating smoothly across PRAN and Rani Food Industries Ltd. and maintain USAID-complaint of training program and environment.
∎ Organize and facilitate meetings, workshops, and events to convince partners, stakeholders and showcase the best model/practices to potential industry partners.
∎ Prepare plan, reports, presentations, and case stories of private sector engagement efforts to communicate their impact to internal and external stakeholders.
∎ HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation is a development organization anchored in Switzerland. Our vision is a just world in which all men and women determine the course of their lives in dignity and security, sustainably using environmental resources. The promotion of good governance and gender equality, and social equity is an integral part of the overall organizational policy of HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, through which we seek to ensure that our organizational culture and practice reflect our commitment to social change.
∎ We are seeking applications from qualified candidates for the position of Private Sector Engagement Specialist for USAID Feed the Future Shamortha Plus Activity project. Under the close supervision of the Chief of Party, this position will closely work with the partners to effectively and efficiently engage agro food processing private sectors and strengthen business resilience of private sector companies. Have a look at the detailed job description here.
∎ Key Responsibilities:
∎ Effectively and efficiently engage agro food processing private sector
∎ Actively engaged current private companies to train and hiring workers as per agreed plan between HELVETAS and private company- PRAN/Rani Food Industries Ltd.
∎ Support private sectors to implement the Annual Implementation plan which is align with market trends.
∎ Mobilize partners’ focal person, factory focal person, trainers/facilitators to train job seekers with the right skills sets" and to recruit new employees in PRAN and Rani Food Industries Ltd.
∎ Collaborate with Skill Development and Job Placement Specialist to oversee in-factory training; identify implementation challenges and set overcome strategy to ensure training and employment is operating smoothly across PRAN and Rani Food Industries Ltd. and maintain USAID-complaint of training program and environment.
∎ Organize and facilitate meetings, workshops, and events to convince partners, stakeholders and showcase the best model/practices to potential industry partners.
∎ Prepare plan, reports, presentations, and case stories of private sector engagement efforts to communicate their impact to internal and external stakeholders.
∎ Click link at the bottom part of the ad to view job details and application procedure.

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

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Company Information:
∎ HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Bangladesh
∎ House 30 CWN (A), Road 42/43, Gulshan - 2, Dhaka - 1212

Address::
∎ House 30 CWN (A), Road 42/43, Gulshan - 2, Dhaka - 1212

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Application Deadline: 13 Dec 2024

Category: NGO/Development