Entrepreneurship & Marketing Officer
Full time @AGENCY FOR ACCELERATED REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT posted 2 weeks ago in non-government organisation Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 26859
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Career Level Officer
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Experience 3 Years
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Gender Both
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Industry Administration
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Qualifications Degree Bachelor
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Job Type Full time
Job Description
AFARD is seeking competent and qualified persons to fill the various positions shown below. Signed Application and a 2-pager
motivation letter plus relevant academic & experience credentials, CV with names and daytime contacts of three referees,
and your daytime phone contact numbers in 1-file PDF format should be addressed to “The Human Resources Office” and emailed to procurement@afard.net latest on May 23, 2025 at 5:00PM. In the subject area of your email, indicate the position
you are applying for.
Polite Notice.
• Qualified females and refugees are highly encouraged to apply.
• Only complete applications will be accepted and considered for review.
• Only those who are ready to start immediately will be shortlisted.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Successful applicants will be required to start immediately after appropriate screening checks including criminal records,
child and sexual abuse, exploitation and/or harassment. By applying, job applicants consent to these screening checks
Job
Summary
Responsible for driving young women enterprise business growth and maintaining strong customer relationships
by coordinating private sector engagement, and entrepreneurship development among participating young people.
Roles &
Responsibilities
Capacity Building
• Participate in livelihood and market assessment including enterprise viability and barrier analysis to inform
market-relevant skilling for young women.
• Support POs and peer trainers to facilitate YSLA members to prepare business plans to anchor business with a
purpose drive.
• Conduct business diagnosis and customized trainings in key areas of need for young women’s business growth.
• Support Skilling Officers and peer trainers to provide tailored cohort-based training and mentorship on
business development, includingmarket analysis, business planning,financial management, and marketing.
• Identifymarket needs and skills gaps and provide relevant needs-based capacity development.
• Identify potential growth sectors, opportunities, business relationships and partnerships.
• Develop a comprehensive business developmentstrategy which aligns with SIYEP skilling focus in AFARD.
• Offer customized business development services to young women businesses, including guidance on
product development,registration, and marketing.
• Ensures gender and safeguarding and disability inclusion are mainstreamed in the program activities.
Access to markets
• Provide market linkages with traders, large-scale buyers or processors and other existing marketing platforms
and networks and enroll participants on AFARD FAMIS digital marketing platform.
• Organize Seasonal markets for young women in agribusiness.
• Support, train and coach young women on market standards to improve on agronomic practices
• Develop and maintain a database of key market actors and operators to strengthen and expand market
opportunities
• Facilitate linkages between young women entrepreneurs and inputs and output market actors
• Coach POs, peer trainers, marketing committees and young women in agribusiness in collective marketing.
Access to Finance
• Provide financial literacy education for the rural young women.
• Facilitate linkage banking, youth SACCO formation, strengthening & linkages to government programs
Partnership and Networking:
• Liaise with local businesses, employers, and industriesto create job placement opportunities, internships, and
apprenticeships for trained young people.
• Leverage networks to connect youth-led businesses with potential customers, investors, and collaborators.
Monitoring and Evaluation
• Monitor and analyze market trends, customer behavior, and industry developments.
• Report on business growth and marketing performance
Person specifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• A minimum of 3 year’s experience in Youth Entrepreneurship, marketing, youth business development
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing business development programsfor young people in rural settings.
• Strong understanding ofmarket analysis, business planning, financialmanagement, and value chain development.
• Proven experience in providing training and technical assistance to startups and Micro Small and Medium scale Enterprises.
• Excellent networking, negotiation, and partnership-building skills.
• Familiarity with financial inclusion and accessto finance initiatives.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• High level of honesty, integrity, and accountability.
• Strong business acumen and ability to achieve results with minimum supervision.
• Ability to work in teams and build collaborative relationships.
• Familiar with digital marketing tools and platforms.
• Willingness to travel to remote districts of Uganda as and when required.
- No payments are required for this application process.
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