Entrepreneurship Support Manager

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY AND PURPOSE

• The primary responsibility of this position will be to oversee the implementation of MEK’s entrepreneurship Program “GESR Misr Elkheir“. Program activities include supporting market need analyses; working with partners to select entrepreneurial-minded youth; enhancing entrepreneurship training and business development services; and offer support for innovative entrepreneurs and startups to develop their ideas.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical input into the implementation of entrepreneurship and related activities for self-employment, with the ultimate goal of jobs/income creation through access to business development services for start-up and/or expansion.
• Ensure entrepreneurship quality standards are implemented throughout the project.
• Cooperate with the local partners to develop/adapt appropriate diagnostic tools that enable the right young people to be selected and then succeed within the project’s entrepreneurship track.
• Manage the development of a financial, operational plans and its implementation Strategy may include designing and developing suitable flexible lending products for business startup and/or growth based on the MEK context.
• Identify key opportunities to assist youth participants to start and scale up their business.
• Carry out research relevant to the project as required.
• Review monitoring and evaluation data and reporting, track program performance and identify best practices
• Provide technical support and training services to the local partner and their network as required.
• Successfully coordinate activities with other program staff to ensure integration of project activities across all component areas for entrepreneurship/business, life skills, and overall project success.
• Provide regular updates on implementation progress and prepare required contributions to quarterly and annual reports, and generate other technical reports as required.

Job Requirements

• Bachelors’ degree and 10+ years of work experience in managing and providing technical support to youth entrepreneurship and / or incubation programs in the region.
• Demonstrated experience successfully working with the public sector, the private sector, civil society, financial institutions, local government and donors in supporting the emergence of small businesses and self-employment
• Experience with curriculum assessment, training methodologies and conducting and evaluating entrepreneurship training activities.