Adviser in capacity building of MSMEs and green entrepreneurship

MSME Capacity Building and Green Entrepreneurship Advisor

Taf4All relays an opportunity to pilot a component dedicated to the capacity building of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the sectors of the green and circular economy, within the IYBA Business program in Senegal.

Responsibilities

The incumbent of the position provides technical and operational management of component 2 of the IYBA Business program in Senegal, through the planning, coordination, supervision and monitoring of the implementation of activities dedicated to the capacity building of MSMEs in the sectors of the green and circular economy.

He or she develops, implements and monitors support mechanisms and capacity building for MSMEs, including through training, coaching, mentoring and structured entrepreneurial support programs such as SME Loop or any similar approach.

The mission also includes support and advice to implementing partners in the deployment of their support systems for MSMEs, with a view to strengthening their entrepreneurial, financial, managerial and commercial skills, particularly in the development of business plans and business management.

The post involves promoting the integration of green and circular economy principles and practices into MSME business models and coordinating technical support for the adoption of sustainable technologies and solutions. It also involves planning and coordinating awareness-raising activities, technical workshops, exchanges of good practices, learning visits as well as events promoting networking and the development of business partnerships (B2B, B2G and networking).

The advisor ensures the management and capitalization of knowledge from the implementation of activities, documents experiences and good practices, and contributes to the dissemination of lessons learned to stakeholders. He or she ensures the representation of the project to institutional and technical partners involved in the field of competence, develops the necessary synergies and carries out any other tasks entrusted by the hierarchy within the framework of the objectives of the project.

Candidate profile

The candidate must hold a university degree (Bac+5 or equivalent) in economics, management, business administration, entrepreneurship, sustainable development or a related field. Professional experience of at least five (5) years is required in the design and implementation of private sector development projects, support for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) or promotion of entrepreneurship.

The profile must also have proven experience in the design and deployment of business capacity building programmes, including training, coaching, mentoring and entrepreneurial support, as well as experience in developing and facilitating multi-stakeholder partnerships and working with public institutions, private actors and technical partners.

Desired skills

Good knowledge of the Senegalese entrepreneurial ecosystem is expected, including support structures, support mechanisms and key business support actors. The position requires a good command of the issues related to the development of MSMEs, in particular access to finance, mobilization of investments, structuring and growth of companies, as well as a good knowledge of the principles and challenges of the green and circular economy, sustainable business models and green value chains.

The candidate must be able to design, deploy and follow appropriate capacity-building and support mechanisms for companies. He or she must be able to coordinate institutional and technical partnerships, mobilize stakeholders and foster synergies between actors in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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