Responsibilities include:
• Oversee capacity strengthening efforts for SMEs, including activities that support growth potential, equip them to capitalize on available trade and investment opportunities, and enhance productivity and resilience • Collaborate with the Private Sector Investment team to understand the investment landscape and supports needed for SMEs • Lead education activities and business training sessions to build SME skills and capacity • Provide advisory support to SMEs, especially for the creation of sustainable employment opportunities • Oversee strategy for empowering youth and women to pursue entrepreneurship • Ensure activities to support SMEs are streamlined with the highest degree of technical quality and consistency, including coordinating with other implementing partners when necessary • Coordinate with or establish a strong network of international development agencies supporting SMEs in Ghana in order to eliminate duplication of effort and utilize support towards the development of SMEs • Other duties as assigned
Qualification Required & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, trade, business administration, or a related field required • Minimum 7 years of experience in economic resilience and stability and trade promotion; proven capacity to support SMEs, including women and youth entrepreneurs, to grow and sustain businesses • Experience tailoring financial modeling and business planning for SMEs • Demonstrated experience of international trade standards • Experience utilizing E-commerce and digital platforms • Innovation and flexibility are a must. The successful candidate will be able to show substantive experience in challenging private sector environments and point to accomplishments that required overcoming adversity • Experience working in West Africa, preferably in Ghana • Experience with USAID programming highly preferred • Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills • Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity • Fluency in English required. Proficiency in at Twi or another local language highly desired
Location: Accra

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Closing Date: 22 January, 2025