Support Specialist, Micro & Small Enterprise at Adam Smith International
Employment Nigeria
19-Jan-2018
KATSINA ,
Administrative
NGO
Adam Smith International a professional services firm headquartered in London with regional headquarters in Africa (Nairobi, Abuja, and Pretoria), Asia Pacific (Sydney) and South Asia (Delhi), with numerous registered offices across Africa and Asia.
POSITION : Micro & Small Enterprise (MSE) Support Specialist - Mafita
Description
MAFITA is a 6-year DFID-funded programme working in Nigeria’s northern states, with a vision to empower marginalised youths and women through the provision of increased economic opportunities and social inclusion.
Requirements
- A degree relating to Business Management, Business Administration, Economics or similar fields
- 5 years’ experience working with MSE development.
- Experience working with private sector is preferable
- Experience working in northern Nigeria essential preferably Katsina/Kano
- Excellent people skills and ability to communicate with a range of stakeholders, both written and oral
- Time management
- Competent knowledge in English and Hausa, spoken and written
- Relevant computer proficient, experience in using Microsoft tools and/or any relevant software.
Responsibilities
- The Katsina MSE Support Specialist will work with MSMEs and ensure readiness for job placement of graduates in 2018.
- Work with trade associations, MFIs, and BDSPs to support local economic growth in the state.
- Establish an effective broker system at selected trade associations for provision of BDS and financial services to members and new start-ups
- Engage with private sector to develop relationships that result in work placement and job opportunities and identify areas of support for enterprise growth
- Support state governments in formulation and implementation of MSE support and job creation policies and strategies
- Responsible for timely and effective delivery of MSE support initiatives
- Support MSE growth through training and capacity building of key partners such as SMEDAN
- Develop and implement effective business development services for MSEs and new start-up entrepreneurs
- Develop and implement effective and affordable financial services for MSEs and new entrepreneurs
Duration and Location
- This is a full-time position, commencing as soon as possible with an anticipated 60 days of input until 31st March 2018, but with scope to increase depending on programme needs in the next financial year starting in April, 2018.
- The Specialist will be based in the Katsina office and may require some travel to other project focal states in the North.
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