Job Title: SME Advisor
Employer: GVEP International Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Application Deadline: 2nd Sept 2013
Duties and Role:
•The SME Advisor will be an integral member of the team supporting the implementation of the ESME program and shall report to the ESME Program Manager .
•The post holder will coordinate the selection of businesses to work with under the program in Uganda and the support that they subsequently receive including technical and business advisory , product testing and development of new supply chains and market outlets.
•The role will also involve coordinating with other organizations that are offering support services to stove business particularly those under other World Bank funded projects , including the Private Sector Foundation Uganda and the Uganda National Alliance on Clean Cooking.
Experience:
•Minimum three years experience in a relevant area such as business, logistics or market development with degree level education.
•Proven experience in consulting SMEs on fast moving consumer goods, supply chain and distribution , as well as marketing .
•Experience with business models for delivery of services to the Base of the Pyramid (BOP) markets .
•A good communicator with advanced oral and written skills.
•A can-do and collaborative mindset-comfortable with the ambiguities and demands of a rapidly evolving environment.
How to apply:
All interested candidates should send in their cover letters and detailed CV, names of three referees , their telephone contacts and email addresses via email only to recruitment@gvepinternational.org
The full JD can be accessed from the GVEP International website: http://www.gvepinternational.org/en/business/jobs.
Employer: GVEP International Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Application Deadline: 2nd Sept 2013
Duties and Role:
•The SME Advisor will be an integral member of the team supporting the implementation of the ESME program and shall report to the ESME Program Manager .
•The post holder will coordinate the selection of businesses to work with under the program in Uganda and the support that they subsequently receive including technical and business advisory , product testing and development of new supply chains and market outlets.
•The role will also involve coordinating with other organizations that are offering support services to stove business particularly those under other World Bank funded projects , including the Private Sector Foundation Uganda and the Uganda National Alliance on Clean Cooking.
Experience:
•Minimum three years experience in a relevant area such as business, logistics or market development with degree level education.
•Proven experience in consulting SMEs on fast moving consumer goods, supply chain and distribution , as well as marketing .
•Experience with business models for delivery of services to the Base of the Pyramid (BOP) markets .
•A good communicator with advanced oral and written skills.
•A can-do and collaborative mindset-comfortable with the ambiguities and demands of a rapidly evolving environment.
How to apply:
All interested candidates should send in their cover letters and detailed CV, names of three referees , their telephone contacts and email addresses via email only to recruitment@gvepinternational.org
The full JD can be accessed from the GVEP International website: http://www.gvepinternational.org/en/business/jobs.