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• Plan,
  manage, coordinate and ensure achievement of performance targets for all
  Enterprise and cooperatives’ sector development activities
• Actively
  facilitate the formation, capacity building, and profitable functioning of
  cooperatives, businesses, and common interests groups and ensure proper
  market linkages and development of value chains based on cooperative
  principles and values
• Facilitate
  the development and implementation of business plans for
  co-operative/groups:
• Provides
  Technical Advice in all areas of business development and cooperatives
• Facilitate
  Strategic Alliances and Partnership fostering the success of formed
  Institutions
• Facilitate
  the Development, management and nurturing of effective partnerships with
  National, District and other local government authorities in areas of
  local economic development.
• Develop,
  manage and nurture effective partnership with NGOs, CBOs, private sector
  and donors that are active in Business development and sustainability.
• Work
  hand in hand with the agriculture and Livestock sectors to ensure their
  interventions are integrated with the Business Development in order to
  maximize impact on household income.
• Supervise
  the work of Enterprise and cooperatives facilitators and Assistants
• Organize
  and undertake capacity building activities such as trainings and workshops
  targeting District extension staff, Sector staff, MVP staff, farmer
  groups, cooperative members and other stakeholders.
• Guide
  community business groups in formulation of fundable business plans
• Ensure
  all the activities of other sectors duly build in the component of
  sustainability and effective business management right from the start of
  activities. 

• The
  applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree in business administration,
  Rural Economics, Development Economics, Agricultural Economics with seven  years’ experience or an advanced degree
  with 4 years’ experience of which at least 2 should have been spent at
  head of department level or the equivalent.
• Prior
  experience in cooperatives formation and management is a must.
• Experience
  in building capacity of cooperatives is a must.
• Past
  exposure and experience working with financial institutions and other
  business related environment.
• The
  candidate needs to have experience in managing multiple partnerships.
• Experience
  in rural and semi urban microfinance
• Demonstrated
  knowledge of business data collection techniques and data analysis and
  interpretation using a variety of computer packages.
• Computer
  literacy in word processing and spreadsheets.
• Good
  and effective communication skills.
• Excellent
  interpersonal skills that build trust and confidence in order to motivate,
  influence and pursued others.
• Ability
  to work well under pressure and effectively handle multiple, concurrent
  demands and appropriately prioritise responsibilities.
• Proven
  experience in working with Rural business groups.
• Willingness
  and ability to work in the field tor at least 70% of the time. 

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