Consultant Business Advisory Entrepreneurship Accelerator

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About the Organization

TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of business and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty. Unlike typical giveaways or subsidies, our approach uses your donations to achieve lasting impact. We empower individuals and communities to lift themselves out of poverty, helping them fulfill their dreams of a better life.

Job Description

• Developing, preparing and facilitating training topics and workshops to the beneficiary businesses/entrepreneurs.
• Developing strategic tools that contribute to strengthen knowledge and improve the performance and growth of the businesses. Providing targeted support, based on the specific short- and medium-term priorities identified by each enterprise.
• Providing one on one business advice to entrepreneurs who are beneficiaries of the program, providing comprehensive advice in different key areas (marketing and sales, costs and finances, operations, legal aspects, among others).
• Providing individual mentorship to program participants; diagnosing individual needs of the start-up businesses and help scale and improve their environmental impact.
• Facilitating the development of a business growth plan for all program beneficiaries, with clear milestones.
• Facilitating entrepreneurs with access to start-up funding and business support for beneficiaries through green financing firms (venture capital and impact investors).
• Conducting periodic meetings/workshops (either virtual or in-person) for peers to exchange ideas of tested green solutions, business models, marketing strategies, long term business strategy
• Supporting in making Green SGBs capable of adapting to and managing uncertainties
• Supporting businesses to connect with green networks to promote information sharing, collaboration, and nurture innovation.
• Supporting entrepreneurs in anchoring important discussions with market players; research organisations, market buyers, financial Institutions, industry experts, etc
• Providing technical & program management support to senior management in monitoring the project, oversee training activities and curriculum design, mobilization efforts, convergence with government schemes, etc. 
• Providing information on the progress of the program to Senior leadership team
• Consolidating and reporting key data, field level intelligence, performance of enterprises and cohort and oversight to administration activities.
• Coordinating with Measurement, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) team and suggest key insights to ensure project targets are on track

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

Preferred

• Masters or better in Business Economics.

Skills

Preferred

• FinanceNovice
• EntrepreneurshipAdvanced
• AnalyticalAdvanced

Behaviours

• Preferred
• Functional expert: Seen as a ‘thought leader’ on a subject
• Detail-oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all the details needed to get the task done well

Motivation

• Preferred
• Self-starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
• Ability to make an impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

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