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Microenterprise Support and Business Development Officer - Deir Dalloum

Beirut

  • Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
  • Location: Beirut
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Operations and Administrations
    • Sustainable trade and development
    • External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
    • Public, Private Partnership
    • Economic Recovery & Livelihood
  • Closing Date: Closed

Requisition ID: req3273

Job Title: Microenterprise Support and Business Development Officer - Deir Dalloum

Sector: Economic Recovery & Livelihood

Employment Category: Fixed Term

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Beirut, Lebanon

Job Description

The Microenterprise Support and Business Development Officer will be responsible for leading efforts to support existing employers and new micro-entrepreneurs to develop their businesses, acquire skills and gain access to finance.

Key Working Relationships

  • Position Reports to: Microenterprise Support and Business Development Manager based in Mount Lebanon 
  • Position directly supervises: NA

Other Internal and/or external contacts:

  • External: Employers, Partners, MFIs (Microfinance Institutions)
  • Internal: Job Counselor, Sr. Livelihoods Officer, Legal Counselor, Protection Mainstreaming Officer, Private Sector Engagement Assistants

Major Responsibilities

General Responsibilities:

  • Support the Microenterprise Support and Business Development manager in developing detailed activity plans in line with program objectives, ensuring that those plans are implemented and any expected delays and/or modifications are communicated and raised in a timely manner with the Manager
  • Support micro-entrepreneurs to write business plans and other forms for participating in the IRC cash grant application process
  • Provide training sessions and Business Development Services/business coaching to micro-entrepreneurs/ERD program beneficiaries
  • In coordination with the manager, uggest to the PSEM amendments to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for microenterprise support, as needed
  • Produce statistics and reports, as and when required
  • Identify opportunities for program development and communicate these to the manage 

Support to Existing Employers:

  • Conduct assessments to determine challenges, gaps and support needs of local vendors and MSMEs
  • Carry out assessments and analyze data to determine specific interventions that would help businesses better manage day to day needs and support overall growth
  • With the manager, identify targeted business skills and financial management training needs of ERD program beneficiaries (including MSME)
  • With the manager identify, adapt, develop relevant training materials and corresponding monitoring tools
  • Ensure appropriate supervision of trainings delivered by MFI partner
  • Participate in designing and leading the collection and analysis of data on relevant trainings and any follow up with participants

Support to New Entrepreneurs:

  • Coordinate entrepreneur referrals, working closely with the Job Counselor at the Livelihoods Center
  • Adjust support models based on feedback from SMEs and monitoring information

Other:

Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs

Professional Standards: All IRC staff are required to adhere to THE IRC Way Standards for Professional Conduct and the IRC country employment policies.

Qualifications

Education:

  • University Degree in Business Management, Marketing, Accounting or a related field
  • Postgraduate degree is an advantage but it is not required

Work Experience:

  • 2-3 years of experience working with or in the private sector
  • Previous experience in the areas of microfinance, business planning or business management is a plus

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

  • Knowledge of private sector situation/networks in Lebanon
  • Public speaking and presentation skills
  • Good organizational and time management skills
  • Strong project planning and strategic design skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (specifically Word and Excel) and web based applications

Language Skills:

Fluent in oral and written Arabic with strong English skills

Working Environment

Travel and other requirements: Staff will be based in Mount Lebanon with frequent travel will be required to the other field office in Akkar, Tripoli and the main IRC office in Beirut.

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