Business Development & MSME Expert at Milele Zanzibar Foundation (MZF)

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MSME EXPERT

Business Development & MSME Expert at Milele Zanzibar Foundation (MZF) November 2024

Job Description & Qualification Requirements
The
Milele Zanzibar Foundation (MZF) is a non-profit, non-governmental
organization founded in 2014 by a group of concerned citizens from
Zanzibar and around the world with the aim of ensuring the sustainable
development and improved quality life of rural communities in Zanzibar.
Working with both government authorities and local communities, the
organization aims to play a contributing role in the development of the
islands in order to reduce the risk of poverty that many continue to
face, especially in rural areas.

The MZF’s vision is for
vibrant, resilient and sustainable rural communities in Zanzibar. MZF’s
mission is to accelerate progress in the areas of health, education and
livelihood opportunities in rural and remote areas through holistic and
sustainable development programs.

Our
approach focuses on developing and implementing community-led
initiatives through a participatory and transparent process; as well as
investing in structural improvements that relieve rural communities of
development obstacles.

MZF is embarking on a new initiative with
initiative entitled Accelerating Growth and Sustainability of Women and
Youth-led Horticulture Enterprises. The project will strengthen the
horticultural value chain system by building the capacity of actors
across the value chain from farmers to small and medium businesses to
produce better quantity and quality products.

The project seeks
to eliminate or reduce the barriers to small businesses experience,
particularly by women and youth, to succeed in the horticultural value
chain, particularly in accessing information, capacity, capital, and
markets. Ultimately the project will increase employment, empower women
with greater economic freedom, and open opportunities for youth to
access gainful employment.

In order to execute this initiative,
MZF seeks an expert an individual with capacity and expertise in
supporting the growth and development of MSMEs in Zanzibar.

Job Title: Business Development and MSME Expert
Job Location: Zanzibar; Unguja and Pemba.
Employment Status: Full-Time
Duration: The estimated duration of services is for an initial period of twelve (12) months [1 year], with possibility of extension.
Employment type: Project based
Reports to: Project Manager -Green Economy
Manages Others: No

Job Description:
Under
the general direction and supervision of the Project Manager for Green
Economic Development, the Business Development and MSME Expert shall
support MZF in effective implementation of project plan and priorities,
ensuring timely delivery of project milestones and targets around the
growth and capacity enhancement MSMEs.

The BDS expert will
provide technical support related to capacity building on business and
entrepreneurship, mentorship and coaching, facilitating access to
markets and working with relevant partners to support and sustain the
growth of the MSMEs. The BDS expert will work in close cooperation with
Milele Innovation Park Manager while reporting to the Project Manager
Green Economic Development.

Roles & Responsibilities:
1.
Ensure the project’s approaches, objectives and goals are well
understood and implemented including being able to identify the best
strategies to achieve the project objectives
2. Support in recruitment and selection of MSMEs at different levels to participate in the project
3.
Oversee the design and establishment of an incubation and acceleration
program for MSMEs along the horticulture value chain including
development or adaptation of relevant training manuals
4. Manage and
oversee the delivery and provision of quality BDS training and
services, including mentorship and coaching, to MSMEs incubated in the
project.
5. Work with relevant partners and local actors to
facilitate linkages of MSMEs’, aggregators and agro dealers access
finance as well as sustained access to markets
6. Conduct regular
follow-up visits to project sites, gathering data and supporting with
analysis/evaluation of achievements in accordance with planned
objectives. Produce regular reports as required by the project.
7.
Maintain good working relationships and engage regularly with relevant
stakeholders, including government officials, civil society
organizations, financial institutions and the private sector as a whole.
8. Participate in review and coordination meetings internally as well as with project partners and relevant actors.
9. Performs other duties as assigned by the Project Manager.
10. Providing regular updates and reports to the Project Manager.
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Education, Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in the fields of Economics, Business
• Administration, Entrepreneurship, or another related field.
• Minimum
  of three years’ experience in the field of private sector and SMEs
  development, enabling environment, and entrepreneurship development.
• Proven working experience with programs promoting entrepreneurship,
  SMEs development, Food processing and private sector development
  projects.
• Good understanding of entrepreneurship and private sector development context and strategic framework in the Tanzania. .
• Demonstrated experience managing donor funded projects
• Basic
  knowledge of project management, with conceptual understanding and
  required competency in planning, oversight, problem-solving and
  follow-through.
• Basic financial skills, including budget analysis, follow-up, and compliance & reporting.
• Basic
  skills in facilitation of development processes, including
  organization, mobilization and influence of partners and networking.
• Strong critical and analytical thinking skills.
• Understanding of and sensitivity to poverty-related development and gender issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills and well-developed written and oral communications skills in Swahili/English.
• Good written English skills, particularly report writing skills.
• Strong ICT skills (Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Language requirements:
Fluency in English & Swahili.

Desired Competencies.

• Demonstrates Flexibility, Adaptability and Initiative.
• Ownership and Accountability.
• Sense of Urgency in tackling problems and challenges.
• Result-orientation as an individual and team.
• Ability and willingness to learn and master new content areas.
• Humility, respect, and care for others.

Application details
Are you interested? All interested applicants must submit on or before 30th November, 2024.
Kindly submit an application letter, along with a C.V, relevant
certificates and other qualifications and contact information to the
following email address: info@mzfn.org with “SMEs Expert” mentioned in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.