Senior Enterprise Development Specialist- SAY WEE at TechnoServe
We are a nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets.
- Our work is rooted in the idea that hardworking people can generate income, jobs and wealth for their families and communities.
Summary:
The main role of the Senior Enterprise Development Specialist reporting directly to the Senior Program Manager contributes to the strategic priority of scaling up the impact of our work through the development of a strong and sustainable entrepreneurship ecosystem.
- Reporting to the Senior Program Manager, the Senior Enterprise Development Specialist will be responsible for ensuring that project participants have the knowledge and skills to develop and run successful enterprises, or take on decent employment.
- In close collaboration and coordination with the Project staff, he/she will ensure successful, innovative, efficient, and effective functioning of all entrepreneurship training and capacity building activities in the project through effective planning, and delivery of project activities in collaboration with other project team members towards achieving the common goal.
Program/Practice/Department Overview:
The project seeks to address unemployment in Nigeria through four pathways namely: self-employment, micro and small growing business acceleration, job readiness and ecosystem development.
- With a strong learning agenda, the project will pilot methodologies that drive behavior change and successfully link women and youth to relevant and lasting jobs.
- To achieve its objectives, the project will leverage existing infrastructure, institutions, and organizations where possible.
- It will also apply lessons learned from other initiatives in the entrepreneurial ecosystem support space by adopting multiple proven approaches.
The design will follow a common set of principles, such as being market-driven to help entrepreneurs tap into high-growth sectors, build youth skills, and facilitate linkages to drive job placement for targeted youth.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree with 5 years’ experience in Business Management, Sociology, Economics, or related field.
Alternatively, Master's Degree with 3 years’ experience will be considered.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience with enterprise development, entrepreneurship training etc with special focus on micro-businesses, youth development, incubation/innovation, value chain or entrepreneurship is desirable.
- Professional experience with international donor projects in Nigeria would be an asset;
- Good IT literacy, i.e., MS. Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel is required.
- Experience should include displays of gender sensitivity and promotion of gender equality in all aspects of work.
Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Qualifications That Would Make a
Candidate More Desirable.
Experience within a good network of private sector organizations in Nigeria.
INGO Sectoral experience.
Required Languages Proficiency in English, additional Hausa and or Yoruba.
Travel: Moderate field visits.
- Required Languages Proficiency in English, additional Hausa and or Yoruba.
Travel: Moderate field visits
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Sound knowledge of systems for gender mainstreaming and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situation.
- Good leadership skills in commitment, excitement and ability to create new opportunities for the team.
- Good communication skills with ability to share ideas and positions.
- Ability to embrace complex challenges and opportunities for getting work done for timely delivery.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
Qualification: BA/BSc/HND, MBA/MSc/MA
Experience: 5 years
Location: Kano
Job Field: Project Management
Deadline; Not Specified
How to Apply
Interested applicant can apply via this link
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