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Position Title:Business Development Officer (BDO)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Organization:Uganda Development Trust (UDET)
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Application Deadline:20th February, 2015
Organizational Profile:
Uganda Development Trust (UDET) is a consulting firm that provides Business
Development Services (BDS) directly to grassroots community groups and SMEs
engaged in businesses that are aimed at creating gainful employment and
sustainable market outlets for smallholder farmers in Uganda. Currently, UDET
is the Strategic Partner of the United States African Development Foundation
(USADF) and also manages an AGRA Markets Access Program in Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
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Offer technical guidance to SMEs
to build their management systems through regular training, developing clear and
realistic project implementation plans, participatory monitoring and evaluation
management information systems, linking them to financial institutions for
funding and assist them to identify and procure appropriate processing
machinery.
·
Carry out market studies covering
specific sectors of interest to AGRA, UDET and other strategic partners.
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Summarize these market analyses
and use the information in developing clients’ business plans.
·
Support clients seeking financing
from financial institutions to develop bankable business and marketing plans.
·
Support clients to carry out
financial appraisals on the businesses seeking financing to ensure they reflect
complete economic and financial viability.
·
Regularly review clients’
quarterly reports, assessing challenges met and progress made on set
performance indicators.
·
Support clients to analyze their
value supply chains and market segments to improve performance.
·
Assist clients to accurately cost
and price their products to remain profitable and competitive in the market.
·
Actively monitor all ongoing
projects/businesses, identify and solve recurrent problems in a timely manner.
·
Document the impact of the UDET
Business Development Services (BDS) program on SMEs and Smallholder Farmers
(SHF).
·
Profile SMEs and SHFs
·
Map and geo-tag SMEs & SHFs
for easy reference.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
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The candidate should possess a
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (BBA) or in Entrepreneurship and
Small Business Management with a marketing bias and strong understanding of
agro - products / processing.
·
Past experience with consumer
product marketing and benchmarking will be an added advantage
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Possess excellent interpersonal
skills and ability to work collaboratively to provide effective BDS to a broad
spectrum of clients.
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Good working knowledge of written
and spoken English and two or more local languages.
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Driver’s License and willingness
to travel frequently to rural areas.
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The candidate must have training
skills, experience and ability to train UDET’s clients using adult training
methodologies.
·
Possess the ability and
willingness to travel frequently and visit remote locations under extreme hard
conditions with limited health care facilities and,
·
Commitment and ability to
relocate to any part or region in Uganda
Mode of application:
All candidates should send their applications including a letter indicating
interest, experience and qualifications for the position, updated CV with a full
address and telephone contact, three letters from professional referees and
proof of Ugandan Nationality and valid Driver’s license.
The complete applications should be addressed to:
The Program Director, Uganda Development Trust Plot 73, Kira Road P.O. Box
7713
Kampala, Uganda.
Email to: udet@udet.co.ug
Deadline: 20th February, 2015
