Business Development Assistant at Action Africa Help

Department: Livelihoods

Reports to: Project Manager

Liaises with: Area Manager, UNHCR and other Partners on ground

Duty Station: Kakuma, Kenya

Job Summary: To 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 PoCs in Kakuma Refugee Camp.

This will involve working with Business Development Officer and other project officers, partner organizations and PoC community in the camp.

Responsibilities

• Key activities will involve support in coordination and mainstreaming of business development activities in the refugee camp.
• He/she will be tasked with supporting the Business Development Officer in coordinating the implementation of livelihood activities in the refugee camp.
• The business development Assistant will provide administrative and technical support to the overall institutional business plan and support individuals and business groups in the camp:
• Support to coordinate and grow the revolving fund within the context of the micro finance model, using best case studies
• Support with the establishment of a business centre model; complete with incubation unit.
• Provide appropriate documentation in respect of good case studies in collaboration with the project team UNHCR and DFID.
• Assist in organizing community mobilisation, sensitization/marketing and dialogue meetings.
• Identifying opportunities and innovative approaches to support livelihood business activities in the refugee camp.
• Enable individuals, groups and business associations and communities to identify needs and encourage involvement in livelihood business activities.
• Support the development of existing businesses, the establishment of business groups and the formation of community focused networks.
• Ensure that targets and work schedules are adhered to in order to achieve objectives, maintain appropriate documentation and prepare monthly activity and achievement reports.
• Perform any other functions deemed necessary or as delegated by the supervisor in order to meet the level of services in the organization

Qualification

• Diploma 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 3 years of progressive programming experience including understanding of and ability to promote empowering and developmental models in community work through highly effective communication skills