Job Detail

POSITION OBJECTIVE

Enterprise development contributes significantly to improving income an employment opportunity of communities and is important aspect of economic inclusion. It needs specialized effort in assessment, module development, mentoring, product development, managing enterprises and market linkages for providing technical inputs and facilitation for enabling entrepreneurial environment to individual and group enterprises for utilizing local potential for income and employment opportunities, leading to inclusive economic growth.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordination:
  1. Coordinate for developing of annual Market assessment in overall target provinces of AKF in Afghanistan and identify the potential enterprises.
  2. Coordinate the Enterprise Intervention/Activities under strategic objective of MDP under different grants objectives and build the capacity of technical team for smooth implementation planning, budgeting, facilitating, and monitoring (Enterprises, BMOs, BDSPs, Input suppliers and lead firms).
  3. Develop and prepare timely technical reports based on requirement of relevant donor’s objectives from all targets regional offices and keep all the data and records up to date.
  4. Coordinate and liaise with the relevant government agencies, donors, and private sectors at national and regional level.
  5. Coordinate and liaise with the relevant AKF sectors at national and regional level.
• Technical support:
  1. Responsible for developing enterprise training modules on technical, management and financial aspects of selected Value chains.
  2. Support regional EI team in facilitating capacity building of enterprises through trainings, exposure visit etc.
  3. Support regional EI teams on market linkages, product & market promotions of enterprise supported by regional teams.
  4. Contribute to refining enterprise development strategies and operational procedures of MDP.
  5. Contribute to Improving the operational systems, processes, and policies for MSMEs.
  6. Facilitate the development of new enterprises & the development of their business modelling and planning, focusing on the ones which can fill the gaps in the value chain and create more employment opportunity.
  7. Prepare case studies, articles, promotional materials for AKF and its partners (NGOs, business associations, business service providers and lead enterprises).
  8. Developed concept for new ideas based on regional requirement and support the team developing of new proposals for new grants relating to MSMEs Developed concept for new ideas based on regional requirement and support the team developing of new proposals for new grants relating to MSMEs.
  9. Improve the operational systems and processes of reporting, information flow, project processes and organizational planning for effectively achieving organizations mission.

OCCASIONAL SIGNIFICANT DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain continuous lines of communication, keeping the coordinator informed of all critical issues.
• Perform any other relevant responsibility assigned by the supervisor.

DECISION-MAKING & AUTHORITY

• As and when assigned by supervisor.

APPLICATION

Interested applicants should submit their CV along with a cover letter to Jobs.afghanistan@akdn.org no later than 27^th September 2022.

Important Notes:

• Please quote the Vacancy Number as the Subject of the e-mail when applying.
• No supporting documents (e.g., diplomas, recommendation letters, identification card(s) etc.) are required at this stage.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further assessment.
• Salary scale: Grade C based on NTA Salary scale.

Aga Khan Foundation Afghanistan recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to equal opportunity and safeguarding of children, beneficiaries, partners, community members and employees in accordance with AKF(Afg)’s safeguarding policy.  

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Your details and information shared on this advertisement shall remain confidential.