Business Enterprise Officer NGO Jobs – Empower a Child

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Organisation: Empower a
Child
Duty Station: Zirobwe,
Luwero, Uganda
About Empower a Child:
Empower a Child is a not-for-profit faith-based organization operating
in East Africa. Empower a Child is registered in United States of America as a
501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization. When it was started in 2006, Empower a
Child focus was on the humanitarian situation in Uganda and Kenya, in
particular, re-building communities, community structures, and empowering the
youth. Empower a Child developed an integrated approach to development through
engagement in four key sectors: education (including child sponsorship), health
education, vocational training and entrepreneurship, character and spiritual
development.
In the year 2010, Empower a Child Uganda purchased land in Zirobwe,
Luwero District (approximately 1.5 hour drive north of Kampala, the Capital
City). This land is in the heart of a community that has struggled to re-build
from a guerilla war that took place over 30 years ago. Empower a Child, hopes
to work with the community to build a self-sustaining community development
program on this land. There have been marked developments so far. Since 2010,
Empower a Child has constructed a community church, medical clinic, established
a community school, started up an economic empowerment program that directly
reaches the women and has set up agricultural and animal husbandry projects to
diversify income avenues of the households. In 2017, Empower a Child is
re-locating to the Zirobwe to better assist the community development program
impact.
Job Summary: The Business
Enterprise Officer will manage the process of re-activation and/or formation of
center entrepreneurship initiatives   and
other legal business unit in Empower a Child leading to the establishment of
viable, strong and sustainable legal institutions with a business acumen to
serve the interests of community members and Empower a child
self-sustainability efforts. S/he will further lead the implementation of
interventions aimed at transforming subsistence fanning to business enterprises
with on-center and off-center income opportunities. S/he will be responsible
for   the execution of implementing
vocational & Entrepreneurship wing of Empower a Child in accordance with
approved work plans and budgets. As a subject matter specialist, he/she will
provide technical guidance of the wing and ensure timely delivery of outputs
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Plan, manage, coordinate and ensure
    achievement of performance targets for all Empower a Child business and
    entrepreneurship initiatives including not limited to livestock, Beading,
    sewing, farming and block making groups.
  • Actively facilitate the formation,
    capacity building, and profitable functioning of Empower a Child
    businesses, and common interests groups and ensure proper market linkages
    and development of value chains based on Empower a Child principles and
    values
  • Facilitate the development and
    implementation of business plans for current business and enterprising
    groups:
  • Provides Technical Advice in all areas of
    business development and cooperatives to the group local leadership
  • Facilitate Strategic Alliances and
    Partnership fostering the success of formed groups
  • 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 local groups to
    ensure their interventions are integrated with the Business Development in
    order to maximize impact on household income.
  • Organize and undertake capacity building
    activities such as trainings and workshops targeting all groups their
    stakeholders.
  • Guide business groups in formulation of
    fundable business plans
  • Ensure all the activities of the groups
    duly build in the component of sustainability and effective business
    management right from the start of activities.
  • Provide Technical leadership for Volunteer
    Training, Planning and Delivery
  • Lead and coordinate needs’ analysis and
    training of international Volunteers attached to Vocational and entrepreneurship
    section.
  • Leadership and management development of
    the Vocational and entrepreneurship section.
  • Manage all future development for
    Vocational and entrepreneurship wing of the center including but not
    limited to construction of new buildings, application for permits, and
    setting up other supplementary facilities like warehouse, etc.
  • Other: Manage other special center
    projects, as required.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Empower a
    Child Business Enterprise Officer career opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s
    degree in business administration, Rural Economics, Development Economics,
    and Agricultural Economics with three years’ experience or an advanced
    degree.
  • Prior experience in cooperatives formation
    and management is a must.
  • Previous exposure and 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.
  • Previous 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.
  • Willingness and ability to work in the
    field tor at least 70% of the time. The applicant must be a mature
    Christian characterized by a strong Christian testimony, a heart for
    ministry, and knowledge of the Scriptures.
  • Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ,
    maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within
    and outside of Empower a Child and faithfully upholds Empower a Child
    ministry in prayer.
  • Willingness to regularly travel to
    programme sites.
  • Experience in proposal and report writing
    with a proven ability to secure donor funding.
  • Strong coaching and leadership skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with
    ability to establish professional rapport with staff, volunteers and
    prospective donors
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send a letter
of application(One page) together with current curriculum vitae (3
pages)showing details of your address and contact plus copies of certificates
with two professional references and your Pastor to: rita@empowerachild.org and
copy benon@empower-a-child.org (please clearly indicate job applied for in
subject of Email
Deadline: 11th January 2017 by
5:00pm
NB: All applicants who do
not receive feedback within a week time from the deadline should consider their
applications unsuccessful.

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