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Technoserve
Micro Enterprise Counsellor - Kasese
Kasese, Uganda
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The Micro Enterprise Counsellor will support the implementation of TechnoServe’s efforts under VINES-Project and contribute to the overall delivery of program activities with Emphasis on building the capacity of youth entrepreneurs, Farmer Learning Center Hosts and Farmers. The Micro Enterprise Counsellor will work closely within the rural communities, participants and local stakeholders and will be responsible for timely and effective implementation of project activities and achievement of a portion of the project’s goal. S/he will be responsible for work planning, training of entrepreneurs, provision of business advisory support to the entrepreneurs and monitoring program impact/effectiveness at the individual entrepreneur level. The Micro Enterprise Counsellor will also be required to provide regular reports on the progress of the program activities.
Requirements
- A diploma in Business related discipline such as Business studies, Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Agribusiness.
- A degree is an added advantage
- Minimum of 2 years’ field experience with, Entrepreneurship development, Vendors and micro-retailor business support and engagement, youth and women entrepreneurship support.
- Strong private sector experience, facilitation skills and Participatory Approaches and client relationship building
- Relevant skills of Monitoring and Evaluation tools and practices including use of online digital platform for delivering trainings, data capturing and reporting
- Good computer skills (Excel and MS word)
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
Responsibilities
The Micro Enterprise Counsellor will support the implementation of TechnoServe’s efforts under VINES-Project and contribute to the overall delivery of program activities with Emphasis on building the capacity of youth entrepreneurs, Farmer Learning Center Hosts and Farmers. The Micro Enterprise Counsellor will work closely within the rural communities, participants and local stakeholders and will be responsible for timely and effective implementation of project activities and achievement of a portion of the project’s goal. S/he will be responsible for work planning, training of entrepreneurs, provision of business advisory support to the entrepreneurs and monitoring program impact/effectiveness at the individual entrepreneur level. The Micro Enterprise Counsellor will also be required to provide regular reports on the progress of the program activities.
Requirements
- A diploma in Business related discipline such as Business studies, Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Agribusiness.
- A degree is an added advantage
- Minimum of 2 years’ field experience with, Entrepreneurship development, Vendors and micro-retailor business support and engagement, youth and women entrepreneurship support.
- Strong private sector experience, facilitation skills and Participatory Approaches and client relationship building
- Relevant skills of Monitoring and Evaluation tools and practices including use of online digital platform for delivering trainings, data capturing and reporting
- Good computer skills (Excel and MS word)
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
Mobilization of participants to the program:
- Promote the program and its benefits within the local communities in the program area
- Identify and recruit participants who meet the stipulated program criteria of age, literacy and geographic location on to the program
- Facilitate group orientation and team building activities to solidify relationships within the group and support identification of appropriate and safe training/meeting venues within the project area.
- Be a good representative of the organisation and the program as per policy.
Training & retention of Project beneficiaries:
- Undergo training and upgrading of knowledge & skills on the program curriculum (participate in ToTs) as required
- Deliver the program curriculum and training sessions as per the manual, adhering to the guidelines and standards of punctuality, size of class, use of materials, activities, lesson plans and ensuring that training is conducted as per approved program and cohort work plans
- Ensure that delivery of technical training packages is of high quality, is appropriate to the local context (use of local language and local examples), and is effectively reaching participants
- Identify Key skill gaps within different categories of trainees relative to the local economic opportunities and provide feedback to supervisor on training requirements/ needs
- Track attendance and report on attrition or other challenges regularly to the area supervisor
- Endeavour to follow up & support participants who face various challenges such as gender related problems, psychosocial related issues, poor attendance drop outs etc.
- Ensure timeliness and quality of activity implementation.
Aftercare support & reporting:
- Follow up on the trainees after the training to track their progress e.g. those who have started businesses or other activities. Provide advice, guidance and any other necessary support as needed by the participants
- Actively participate in regular team meetings to track implementation progress and share relevant field data (e.g. attendance lists, feedback forms etc.)
- Capture and share success stories of the entrepreneurs with the Micro Enterprise Specialist.
- Collect relevant data for monitoring and evaluation purposes
- Facilitate the mentoring of entrepreneurs to execute their business plans i.e. starting up and expanding their businesses
- Work closely with the local stakeholders to ensure proper understanding of the program and enhance collaboration at the local level
- Work with program staff to identify technical assistance needs at sub-county levels
- Understand, respect and promote TechnoServe’s values, vision, and strategy in the implementation of assigned duties
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.
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