Business Development Assistant

Job Description

Title: Business Development Assistant

Company Name: VSO Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum of a Bachelor's degree

Job Context:
∎ Duration: 6 months
∎ Interview date: March 9, 2021
∎ Start date: March 15, 2021
∎ Role overview:
∎ Entrepreneurship program supports enterprises at all levels, from start-ups to `investment ready` ventures. One of the biggest challenges for entrepreneurs to grow and sustain their business is a lack of business knowledge and missing provider of business services in rural areas.
∎ One of the intermediate results (IR) of the USAID funded Youth Empowerment for Social Cohesion (YESC) in Cox`s Bazar is having iimproved access of vulnerable and marginalized community members to agricultural value chains through engagement with the private sector and government authorities. One of the key components of this IR is to strengthen capacity of entrepreneurs and outlet owners to provide inputs and market linkage support. The placement of national volunteer is focusing on to train the women and youth as entrepreneur to run the sales and service centers

Job Responsibilities:
∎ As a Business Development Assistant the role of the volunteer will be to:
∎ Support youth and women entrepreneur in business development
∎ Mentor youth entrepreneur in grow business
∎ Truck business growth through M & E tools

Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience of work as interpreter
∎ Experience coaching or mentoring of entrepreneurs
∎ Experience in small & medium entrepreneur development
∎ A good understanding of business operations

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As a VSO volunteer, you will be sharing your skills with local communities on a full time basis. VSO will cover your travel, vaccinations, accommodation, and medical insurance costs, along with a local living allowance which will be paid in local currency. This allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country, but will not be enough to send money home. You will also receive some financial support to contribute to your on-going expenses at home.

Application Deadline: 7 Mar 2021

Company Information:
∎ 2 Mar 2021
∎ VSO Bangladesh

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com