Business Development Officer at Action Africa Help

Reporting to the Project Manager the Business Development Officer will play a central role in supporting innovative livelihoods initiatives to facilitate a broad based entrepreneurial mind-set and a new set of business development ideas among the Persons of Care (PoC) in Kakuma Refugee Camp. This will involve working with other project officers, partner organizations and PoC community in the camp. Key activities will involve the coordination and mainstreaming of business development activities in the refugee camp.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Microfinance, Entrepreneurship, or relevant tertiary qualification in cooperative and Economic Development studies, and/or experience in related fields,
• Experience in community policy development & advice; facilitating, coordinating, and managing project plans.
• At least 5 years of progressive programming experience including understanding of and ability to promote empowering and developmental models in community work through highly effective communication skills.
• Ability to assist groups to formulate their ideas into constructive actions.
• Exercises sound judgement and political sensitivity – especially in relation to the community organization; local governments among other stakeholder.