Job Summary:
Market development and enhancement (e.g., create new market, make existing markets work better, product and service accessibility)
Facilitated sales (e.g., meet sales targets through business partners)
Entrepreneur development and sustainability (e.g., new entrepreneurs recruited and started operation, operator profitability)
Business development support (e.g., best practice sharing, training, coaching)
Stakeholder engagement (e.g., additional funds raised, support gained from partners, by leveraging the initiative)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Represent the WASH project in the respective area as a liaison with local administration and other stakeholders of the project.
Take part in the development and selection of WASH business entrepreneurs undertake the actual selection and development of entrepreneurs.
Provide on-the-job coaching and business development services to WASH businesses support implementation of business and sales models.
Provide sales and other training for business activities, followed by continued supportive supervision.
Assess needs, opportunities, gaps, and constraints in getting access to finance by operators and build partnerships and coordinate with local financing providers to provide access to finance to franchise operators and business partners.
Engage with relevant government and non-governmental partners to effectively foster coordination and collaboration in scaling up WASH business models.
Provide regular, concise reporting on program activities, documenting and sharing key lessons on the potential to scale up identified business models with a private sector perspective.
Implement and constantly seek to improve business partners, identify their barriers to growth and facilitate solutions that can enhance the success of their businesses.
Support demand generation and marketing campaigns for the WASH business.
Provide coaching and routine support for Business facilitators, to enable them to facilitate and support business, sales, and sales data recording.
Handle assigned tasks related to WASH business development, market assessment, product development activities, business and social franchise model development and replication activities in the respective region.
Job Requirements:
Bachelor of Arts degree in Management, business administration, Economics, Marketing Management, public health/ environmental health
Four years’ relevant experience in market development and health programs
Demonstrated experience in program management and business development
Preferable to have experience in design and implementation of sales and marketing training programs, community mobilization, micro enterprise development, working with government and non-governmental partners
Excellent communication, strong leadership/management skills
Proficient in English and Amharic languages/ both in oral and written communication
Knowledge of regional languages is preferred.
Comfortable using Microsoft Office and mobile applications
Willingness to be based in a regional office and travel extensively.
Job location: Harer
How To Apply
By following our 3 steps application process:
Fill out the mandatory application form using the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7LiczSHmKkeXmlSatbokcO3sltrh3UpBpQAHIecpn-lUMzg2VjJaNzEyUllIMkdZNk5HTFZTU0dKMiQlQCNjPTEuIt will only take 5 to 10 minutes.
Send your CV and application letter to recruitment@psiet.org clearly mark “Application for Market Facilitation Specialist Position” in the subject line.
Check your email and make sure you receive an automatic response acknowledging receipt of your CV. If you don’t receive the automatic response, check again your subject line and if needed, re-submit your CV and application letter with the correct subject.
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