Upazila Enterprise Development Officer

Job Description

Title: Upazila Enterprise Development Officer

Company Name: BITA

Vacancy: 3

Age: At least 14 years

Job Location: Chattogram, Cox`s Bazar

Salary: Tk. 20000 - 25000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 3 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in BBA / Development Studies or a relevant field.

• 3 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Age At least 14 years

• Minimum 3- 5 years of experience in entrepreneurship support.

• Experience in TVET/skills training programs.

• Experience in business development and incubation support.

• Experience in gender and inclusion.

• Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of entrepreneurship development, small business management, and local market systems.

• Good communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Strong reporting, documentation, and MIS/data management skills.

• Ability to work closely with youth, entrepreneurs, and community stakeholders.

• Proficiency in MS Office applications and reporting tools.

• Candidates with proficiency in local dialects/languages of the respective working areas will be given preference.

• Travel Requirements:

• The position requires frequent travel to project sites within the assigned location.

• Candidates need to be highly motivated and committed to BITA’s vision, mission, and long-term development work to significantly improve the lives of the most vulnerable and marginalized. Candidates must be capable of displaying great learning agility, support and encourage knowledge sharing across projects, for the ultimate benefit of all of BITA mission wide initiatives.

BITA (Bangladesh Institute of Theatre Arts), a non-governmental organization, has been administering development initiatives focusing on human rights, cultural upliftment, and poverty alleviation since 1994.

The basis of development intervention in BITA is the rights-based approach. BITA has sequentially developed an empowerment process which starts its journey from building relationships with communities through communication, supporting them in raising of their awareness level, facilitating them in transforming their trust into internalization capacity to visualize self-development, making them confident to become actors from observers.

Background: BITA aims at economic engagement of the NEET youth, especially women, in rural and semi-urban areas of the Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar Districts in Bangladesh through a potential project. The Scope of work of this project is establishing and managing Village Level Training Centers (VLTCs) and implementing associated activities (community engagement, beneficiary/trade selection, training delivery, employment support, enabling environment) across the Chattogram & Cox’s Bazar District’s selected upazilas, leveraging the collective strengths and expertise of all relevant institutions.

Position: Upazila Enterprise Development Officer

Work Location: Project implementation area as assigned by BITA, Union- level across Chattogram & Cox’s Bazar District’s selected upazilas.

Position Summary

Support youth entrepreneurship development through business planning, enterprise support, incubation, internship, and post- training follow-up.

Job Duration: 24 Months. (Note: Recruitment for this position and the final contract are contingent upon the SCI-led Joint Venture being awarded the project contract by the Client.)

Job Responsibilities

• Provide post- training entrepreneurship support.

• Conduct enterprise needs assessments.

• Support business plan development and enterprise performance improvement.

• Ensure business attachment training and follow-up support.

• Facilitate mentorship and incubation support programs.

• Engage entrepreneurs, market experts, industry representatives, and stakeholders.

• Organize entrepreneurship workshops, conferences, and showcases.

• Ensure technical guidance and assistance to the entrepreneurs

• Guide and document best practices and learning extension

Safeguarding:

• Uphold and promote the organization's safeguarding policies to ensure the safety, dignity, and well- being of all children, young people, and vulnerable adults engaged in our activities.

• Immediately report any concerns, suspicions, or incidents of safeguarding breaches in line with the organization's reporting procedures.

• Maintain professional boundaries and conduct that fosters a safe and respectful environment for all beneficiaries, colleagues, and stakeholders.