Business Development / Business Planning / Pitching Practitioner / Trainer
الوصف الوظيفي
SRD Center is seeking qualified Business Development / Business Planning / Pitching Practitioner / Trainer to join a short-term consultancy assignment supporting agricultural micro and small enterprises, rural entrepreneurs, community-based organizations, and local communities in Jordan.
The assignment aims to strengthen beneficiaries' capacities to establish, manage, expand and sustain viable agricultural and agri-business enterprises through practical business development support, training, coaching and follow-up.
Tasks
The Business Development Practitioner/Trainer will support beneficiaries to develop viable business models, improve business management practices and prepare practical business plans and business pitches.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design and facilitate business development training sessions.
- Conduct or contribute to business needs and skills-gap assessments.
- Train beneficiaries on: - business model development; - entrepreneurship; - financial planning and budgeting; - costing and pricing; - record keeping; - risk management; - basic business sustainability.
- Support beneficiaries to prepare and/or refine practical and bankable business plans.
- Support the preparation of realistic financial projections.
- Assist beneficiaries in identifying business risks and appropriate mitigation measures.
- Support enterprises to identify appropriate markets, customers and value propositions.
- Develop practical business planning tools and templates.
- Design and deliver business pitching preparation workshops.
- Coach beneficiaries on: - presentation techniques; - value proposition development; - communication; - business storytelling; and - responding to questions from selection or investment panels.
- Prepare beneficiaries for business pitching events.
- Support the organization and facilitation of pitching sessions/events.
- Coordinate closely with packaging/marketing and mentoring specialists.
- Conduct individual business advisory sessions where required.
- Contribute to pre/post training evaluations and acquired-skills assessments.
- Participate in field monitoring and follow-up.
- Contribute to progress reports and the final assignment report.
- Advanced university degree, preferably in Business Administration, Business Development, Agribusiness, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Rural Development, Finance or a related field.
- Demonstrated professional experience in business development services for SMEs, micro-enterprises or start-ups.
- Strong experience in business plan and/or business model development.
- Demonstrated experience supporting entrepreneurs with financial planning, costing and pricing.
- Experience facilitating entrepreneurship or business-management training.
- Demonstrated experience in business pitching preparation and facilitation.
- Experience providing support to: - agricultural SMEs; - rural entrepreneurs; - smallholder farmers; - community-based organizations; and/or - cooperatives is highly desirable.
- Experience working with grant-supported start-ups or income-generating activities is an advantage.
- Strong facilitation, coaching and presentation skills.
- Strong analytical and report-writing skills.
- Ability to translate business concepts into simple, practical tools suitable for small and emerging businesses.
- Ability and willingness to travel to Balqa, Ajloun and Jerash.
- Fluency in Arabic is required for beneficiary-facing activities.
- Good command of English is desirable.
These responsibilities directly reflect the ToR's areas covering business development training, business plan development and business pitching support.
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