Duties for the Entrepreneurship Officer Job
Conducting training needs assessment for capacity building of organizations staffs and committees on business skills including online marketing strategies.
Provide technical support and quality assurance oversight to livelihood producer groups, vendors and implementers involved in livelihood activities.
Support entrepreneurs in the community and livelihood groups in product development, manufacture and marketing
Provide online day to day support to customers and vendors through relationship management as they access the online marketing platform
Logistical planning, stock movement and Inventory management of products supplied by vendors for sale.
Mobilization and organization of livelihood groups, entrepreneurs, staffs and vendors for the development of unified market penetration strategies.
Monitoring and reporting on progress of the online marketing platform (Kilimall) including other complementary marketing strategies employed.
Coordinate activities at the Entrepreneurship Hub (E-Hub), while linking all capacity building initiatives (KUZA, UNTU, UoN) with the trainees
Expected Outcomes
Livelihood products aggregated by livelihood groups, vendors, entrepreneurs and stakeholder agencies available for sale through the online marketing platform.
Members of the SPARK livelihoods consortium and persons of concern supported with methodologies in entrepreneurship and market access.
Stakeholders in livelihoods within the project location involved in marketing processes
Coordinated entrepreneurship training by KUZA, NTNU and UoN
Personal Specifications
Bachelor’s degree in business related studies with specialization in either Entrepreneurship, Marketing or Information Technology.
At least 3 years’ experience in working with youth programmes including microfinance institutions; NGO’s experience in a similar environment will be an added advantage.
Excellent report writing skills
Solid foundations in entrepreneurship and marketing
Qualification in project planning and management will be an added advantage
Additional Skills & Competences
A broad contextual understanding of implementing activities in a humanitarian environment.
Good training and facilitation skills.
Proven ability to work effectively in a number of teams, in a multi-cultural context where teams may be geographically dispersed.
Knowledgeable in customer relationship management.
A minimum working experience of 4 years in a similar role.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Considerable problem solving and decision-making skills.
Flexible, adaptable and able to effectively execute a range of job duties
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Interested candidates should email application letters and CVs (with 3 referees) addressed to recruitke@actionafricahelp.org to be received by 31st July, 2017.The email Subject Line must show the job title of the position applied for. AAH-I is an equal-opportunity employer.We thank candidates for their high interest in the opportunities we publish on our website. Due to the high number of applications we receive, we will only get back to shortlisted candidates. Shortlisting will be done on a rolling basis.

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