Responsibilities include:

• Oversee capacity strengthening efforts for SMEs, including activities that support growth potential, equip them to capitalize on available trade and investment opportunities, and enhance productivity and resilience
• Collaborate with the Private Sector Investment team to understand the investment landscape and supports needed for SMEs
• Lead education activities and business training sessions to build SME skills and capacity
• Provide advisory support to SMEs, especially for the creation of sustainable employment opportunities
• Oversee strategy for empowering youth and women to pursue entrepreneurship
• Ensure activities to support SMEs are streamlined with the highest degree of technical quality and consistency, including coordinating with other implementing partners when necessary
• Coordinate with or establish a strong network of international development agencies supporting SMEs in Ghana in order to eliminate duplication of effort and utilize support towards the development of SMEs
• Other duties as assigned

Qualification Required & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, trade, business administration, or a related field required
• Minimum 7 years of experience in economic resilience and stability and trade promotion; proven capacity to support SMEs, including women and youth entrepreneurs, to grow and sustain businesses
• Experience tailoring financial modeling and business planning for SMEs
• Demonstrated experience of international trade standards
• Experience utilizing E-commerce and digital platforms
• Innovation and flexibility are a must. The successful candidate will be able to show substantive experience in challenging private sector environments and point to accomplishments that required overcoming adversity
• Experience working in West Africa, preferably in Ghana
• Experience with USAID programming highly preferred
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Fluency in English required. Proficiency in at Twi or another local language highly desired

Location: Accra

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Closing Date: 22 January, 2025