DIRECTOR FOR INVESTMENT AND COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT at The County Government of West Pokot

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for activities related to business development and advisory services for project affiliated SME’s, including identification of potential SME’s, financial    analysis, business plan generation and revision, market analysis, building markets and distribution channels and accessing finance.
• Designs and oversees all strategic business financial planning, business skills, advisory services and trainings for project affiliated SME’s.
• Leads development and implementation of strategies to strengthen private sector investment in agricultural enterprises.
• Works closely with project staff, entrepreneurs, relevant partners and like ministries to enhance and engage private sector and investment in project affiliated SME’s.
• Oversees day-to-day and long-term planning, design and operations of technical business development unit to ensure effective project implementation.
• Assess the impact of financial products and pilot efforts on target SME’s and make adjustments as needed to expand and increase uptake of products by SME’S.
• Planning, directing and supervising all co-operative development programs in the county.
• Evaluating new and existing co-operative society’s administration and management of resources, and enforcement of co-operatives societies Act, the rules therein and the          societies By-laws.
• Planning, programming, monitoring and designing co-operative development programs and ensuring implementation of the planned co-operatives activities.
• In-charge of planning and coordinating co-operative registration activities and programs, including the interpretation of the co-operative Societies Act and rules therein,              Registration, liquidations, Inspections and inquiries into cooperatives societies activities within a section at the Department Headquarters.
• Oversee and manage the county Co-operative development fund
• Perform any other duty as assigned from time to time by the Governor

Requirements for appointment

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, Economics, Co-operatives Management
• Master’s degree in a relevant field is an added advantage
• Minimum 10 years of experience in business development services to small and growing business.
• Multi-sectoral experience preffered.
• Experience in designing and managing business skills training for micro and SME’S.
• Demonstrate proven ability and professional competence required for co-operative development function.

Core competencies.

• Ability to portray and uphold a positive County/ National image
• Being a visionary, result oriented and strategic thinker.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills;
• Capacity to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines.

Terms of Service- Contract 2 years renewable once
Salary as prescribed by SRC