Business Mentor Jobs Vacancy in Uganda at GVEP International

Job Title: Business Mentor

Employer: GVEP International

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 21^st Jan 2015

Job Description:

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Developing and articulating the business case for schools to acquire improved institutional   Supporting the recruitment of enterprises in Uganda under the programme;cook stoves
• Supporting the delivery of business development training to entrepreneurs under the programme
•   Inputting into the design and development of a business and technical development training curriculum that will guide entrepreneurs through the basics of successfully running a business, including topics such as financial management, record keeping and business planning.

•  Organising logistics of hosting business and technical development trainings, including identifying suitable venues and inviting participants.
•   Delivering part of the business development trainings to entrepreneurs.
•  Mentoring of entrepreneurs so that they can receive relevant and adequate advice to meet business development targets.
•  Conducting needs assessments for enterprises to identify gaps in knowledge and where further support is required.
• Assisting in developing mentoring guidelines and potential strategies to employ for mentoring and advisory services.
•     Reviewing and providing inputs into mentoring action plans.
•    Participating in meetings organised to review progress and outstanding issues and develop forthcoming work plans.
•   Coordinating and communicating with the Technology Mentor, Capital Access Officer and the GVEP Monitoring and Evaluation Manager so that complementary advice is provided.
•    Ensuring enterprises have full and adequate business plans for the duration of the program which detail enterprise growth targets and identify investment requirements.
• Supporting and inputting into the development of detailed business plans.
• Helping businesses identify growth targets and financial requirements.
•   Assisting conducting due diligence on completed business plans to ensure they are of the required standard.
• Recommending businesses to apply to the financial linkages program based on business plans and assisting them in their application.
•    Facilitate linkages of the programme enterprises to financial institutions for the purpose of accessing loans
•  Introducing the loan products available for the enterprises
•   Assessing creditworthiness of the enterprises and advise on the suitable loan options
•   Assisting in submission of loan applications to the suitable financing institutions
•    Monitoring the disbursed loans to ensure they are used for the intended purposes and repayments are made on time.
• Collecting data for monitoring and evaluation purposes including enterprises sales data, number of employees, loan disbursement and repayment data and business development activities conducted.
•   Supporting enterprises to  implement the agreed action plans
•   Contributing to communications/documenting compelling stories and case studies from entrepreneurs participating in the program.
•   Any other activity as will be reasonably instructed by the Country Manager
•   The Business Mentor will be required to prepare and submit a weekly report to the Business Development Services Coordinator and Country Manager.
• A pre-defined template will be used to capture key information such as: number of eMSMEs, sales data, number of employees, number of institutional cook stoves installed by the schools.

Qualifications and Skills:

·         Minimum of a diploma in marketing or business development, economics, commerce, entrepreneurship, marketing or related business studies from a recognized institution

·     Experience and Skills 

•  Minimum of 2 years’ experience in related fields, e.g. business plan preparation, financing, market linkages and supporting supply chains, business management, business development services, among others.
•  Minimum 2 years of experience in product marketing, particularly in rural settings
•   Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision.
•   Good communication and writing skills.
•   Ability to create, impart business skills and guide an enterprise to achieve the desired success.
•  Possess license to use a motorbike to travel extensively for field works.

How to Apply:

Submission of applications: Qualified candidates should submit their application by sending a complete and comprehensive CV and a cover letter via e-mail to recruitment@gvepinternational.org under the reference Application for Business Mentor- Uganda including salary requirements so as to reach us by latest 21st   January, 2015.

GVEP International is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.