Business Development and Marketing Officer

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in business studies, economics, agribusiness, development studies, social science, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  
• 3-5 years of experience in agribusiness, business/agricultural marketing, market research, skills development and/or humanitarian organizations, including significant experience working as a certified business development trainer in the UN/INGO sector.
  
• Three years’ experience in technical leadership and/or field-based programme management roles in Resilience & Livelihoods sector.
  
• Expertise in income generation, SMEs and/or agribusiness development, skills development, poverty alleviation, livelihood and value chain development, social inclusion, etc.
  
• Proven business development facilitation skills and experience in facilitating market linkages for different categories of participants
  
• Technical skills: academic and/or direct programming experience and expertise in at least three of the following thematic areas is required: business development, youth skill development, financial inclusion/micro-finance, value chain development, small enterprise development, emergency livelihoods programming, cash-based programming.
  

Ensure activity planning and implementation of plans with beneficiaries.

• Developing business plans for income generating activities (IGA) businesses for sustainable livelihoods
  
• Support project participants and their groups to improve productivity, added value, quality and volume for market-led livelihood activities.
  
• Provide business support and training to project participants on income generating activities, market analysis and understanding specific value chains
  
• Support the graduation of enterprises from grant to commercial finance.
  
• Identify and engage with strategic partners for business development in the area of micro-enterprise, self-help group and cooperative development and support.
  

Market linkage, networking, collaboration and mentorship

• Find market for products of project participants including employment for skilled youth/women
  
• Increase the capacity of project participants to adopt high value, export standard and space saving enterprises
  
• Provide consistent and regular business support, mentoring and follow up to enterprises including production support to ensure a successful enterprise
  

Documentation, Reporting and knowledge management

• Actively facilitate the translation of intervention strategies into action plans with concrete activities targets and timeframes
  
• Work closely with the Project Manager; support the project teams to prepare realistic annual and quarterly work plans
  
• Work in liaison with Project Manager, compile and submit timely quarterly and annual reports on Business development
  

Child Protection and Wellbeing

• Monitor the wellbeing and child abuse cases and report any incidents in line with child protection policy and guidelines
  
• Work with local leaders to protect children from child violations and abuses.
  
• Sensitize children including most vulnerable, guardians/parents and other stakeholders about children’s rights and responsibilities.