Upazila Enterprise Development Officer

Job Description

Title: Upazila Enterprise Development Officer

Company Name: The Earth

Vacancy: 21

Age: 25 to 40 years

Job Location: Bagerhat, Khulna, Mymensingh, Narail, Netrokona, Pabna, Rangamati, Satkhira

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• 2 to 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• 2 to 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age 25 to 40 years

Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Management, Entrepreneurship Development, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Agricultural Economics, Marketing, or any relevant discipline.

The Upazila Enterprise Development Officer will be responsible for supporting potential and existing entrepreneurs at upazila level through business idea development, enterprise planning, market linkage, mentoring, follow-up, and documentation. The role requires strong understanding of entrepreneurship, local market systems, business development, community engagement, and field-level coordination.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Development and Business Support

• Identify potential entrepreneurs, small business owners, trained youth, women entrepreneurs, and community members with enterprise development potential.

• Support participants in developing feasible business ideas based on local market demand, skills, resources, and income opportunities.

• Guide entrepreneurs in preparing business plans, start-up plans, sales strategies, costing, pricing, profit calculation, and basic financial projections.

• Provide regular mentoring and follow-up support to help entrepreneurs start, manage, and grow their businesses.

• Promote ethical, inclusive, and climate-conscious entrepreneurship practices among participants.

Business Mentoring and Capacity Building

• Conduct individual and group mentoring sessions for entrepreneurs on business management, customer handling, marketing, record keeping, savings, investment planning, and risk management.

• Support EDT Trainers in identifying participants who require additional business coaching or enterprise follow-up.

• Assist participants in improving business confidence, communication, negotiation, leadership, and decision-making skills.

• Guide entrepreneurs on business registration, trade license, supplier selection, product or service improvement, and market expansion where applicable.

• Encourage entrepreneurs to maintain proper business records, including sales, purchases, expenses, inventory, savings, and profit-loss calculations.

Market Linkage and Private Sector Engagement

• Identify local market opportunities, buyers, suppliers, wholesalers, service providers, financial institutions, business associations, chambers, and private sector actors.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with local business networks to support enterprise growth and market linkage.

• Facilitate linkage between entrepreneurs and relevant markets, suppliers, customers, financial institutions, government services, and private sector partners.

• Support entrepreneurs in accessing business support services, training opportunities, finance, technology, and market information.

• Conduct regular market visits to understand business trends, demand, pricing, competition, and growth opportunities.

Financial Linkage and Business Growth Support

• Support entrepreneurs in understanding savings, investment, responsible borrowing, cash flow management, and financial planning.

• Coordinate with microfinance institutions, banks, government services, private sector partners, and relevant organizations for financial linkage opportunities.

• Assist entrepreneurs in preparing basic documents required for financial access, business support, or enterprise development services.

• Track enterprise income progress, investment status, business growth, challenges, and support needs.

• Identify successful entrepreneurs and support documentation of enterprise growth stories.

Participant Selection and Enterprise Tracking

• Support the selection and verification of participants for entrepreneurship development activities according to project guidelines.

• Assess participants business potential, readiness, resource availability, market opportunities, and support needs.

• Maintain an updated database of entrepreneurs, business ideas, enterprise status, financial linkage, market linkage, and business growth outcomes.

• Track start-up progress, business continuation, income changes, investment, sales, and enterprise sustainability.

• Ensure special attention to women, youth, marginalized groups, and disadvantaged participants in enterprise development support.

Documentation and Reporting

• Maintain accurate records of entrepreneur profiles, business plans, mentoring sessions, market linkage activities, financial linkage, follow-up visits, photographs, and enterprise evidence.

• Prepare monthly reports on enterprise development activities, entrepreneur progress, market linkage, challenges, outcomes, and recommendations.

• Collect and document success stories, case studies, field observations, business growth examples, and lessons learned.

• Ensure timely submission of accurate enterprise development data to the supervisor and project management.

• Maintain confidentiality and accuracy while handling participant and business information.

Coordination and Stakeholder Communication

• Coordinate with Upazila Manager, Cluster Coordinator, EDT Trainer, SEB Trainer, Community Mobilizer, Job Placement Officer, and other project staff for smooth implementation of entrepreneurship development activities.

• Maintain communication with local government offices, youth groups, business associations, financial institutions, private sector actors, entrepreneurs, and community stakeholders.

• Support the organization of entrepreneurship fairs, market linkage events, business networking sessions, product showcases, mentoring sessions, and stakeholder meetings.

• Represent The Earth Society professionally in field-level meetings, enterprise visits, community events, and stakeholder consultations.