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SME Incubation and Acceleration Specialist
The SME Incubation and Acceleration Specialist will be responsible for overseeing the interventions related to supporting the start-up and scale-up of growth-oriented green enterprises. Under the GrEEn project, incubation and acceleration support will be provided in the agriculture, energy and WASH sectors.
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The SME Incubation and Acceleration Specialist will work closely with the Business Development and Market Linkages Advisors based in Kumasi and Takoradi to identify suitable incubation and acceleration service providers in the Ashanti and Western regions.
S/he will coordinate and oversee the provision of technical assistance and advisory services aimed at strengthening existing service providers (such as incubators, accelerators, working spaces and local networks of entrepreneurs) within the project’s operational area to contribute to the establishment of a conducive local ecosystem for business development and growth.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Identification and analysis of existing incubation and acceleration services, particularly in Ashanti and Western regions;
- Capacity and needs assessment of existing service providers;
- Develop and design comprehensive menu of services/toolkits, including specific modules for the greening of start-ups and SMEs; conduct Training of Trainers;
- Capacity strengthening of new and existing incubators and accelerators in service provision, incubator/accelerator management, performance measurement of service recipients;
- Develop mentorship network;
- Oversee the creation and running of a Challenge Fund to support the testing of green and inclusive business models;
- Support in mobilisation of investment and access to finance for green start-ups and SMEs, including through diaspora platforms;
- Forge partnerships with relevant stakeholders and actors (including incubators, accelerators, investors, corporates, academic institutions, sponsors, etc.) in the ecosystem;
- Awareness-raising on business and investment opportunities in the Green and Circular Economies, including the dissemination of business models and success stories.
Employability & Entrepreneurship Skills Development Advisor
SNV currently seeks a full-time Employability & Entrepreneurship Skills Development Advisor for the EU Trust Fund project. The Advisor will be responsible for the region’s Employability and Entrepreneurship Skills Development components of the project, and will work in coordination with the National Skills Development Specialist. The Advisor will work closely with project partners, service providers and sub-contractors, respectively in the Ashanti region.
Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the key responsibilities of the Employability and Entrepreneurship Skills Development Advisor will include the following:
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- Coordinate the implementation of OYE Skills Development activities within the region, with the selected Skills Development Service providers, as per the project key results.
- In close collaboration with the National Skills Development Specialist and selected Skills Development service provider, coordinate:
– the formulation of selection criteria for service recipients (youth, women and returning migrants), in consultation with project partners and project team members in the regions of intervention;
– the selection of service recipients to participate in the Skills Development programme.
- Co-facilitate, with the selected Skills Development service provider and the National Skills Development Specialist, basic life and business skills training aimed at further enhancing service recipients’ motivation, drive, aspirations and plans related to employment and entrepreneurship.
- Supervise the implementation of market opportunity assessments and the grouping of service recipients, based upon their interests and motivation for (self-) employment in selected sectors/thematic areas.
- Facilitate linkages between service recipients and market opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship.
- Coordinate the implementation of entrepreneurship trainings and the support for establishing businesses.
- Co-organize training programmes with service recipients/sub-contractors and facilitate the creation of youth saving and lending associations.
- Mobilise and collaborate with multiple stakeholders in Agriculture, Energy, Waste Management, Circular Economy, and Digital themes relevant to employment and entrepreneurship.
Finance Administrator
The Financial Administrator will be responsible for the overall project financial administrative functions and for financial support to the core project team, under the general supervision of the Project Manager. The position’s key responsibilities include:
Compliance:
- Administering and coordinating all financial transactions of the project.
- Compliance with and enforcement of the country's tax and accounting laws and regulations.
- Compliance with and enforcement of SNV's financial policies and procedures.
- Compliance with and application of the EU financial procedures and terms of agreements.
- Ensure financial control and risk management
- Collaboration with internal and external auditors and follow-up on the implementation of their recommendations for the project.
Prepare financial and other reports to aid the preparation of the overall project’s financial report for dissemination and decision making. To do this, the Administrator will:
- Prepare project financial reports on a monthly basis.
- Ensure that project financial reports are timely and accurately prepared in the required formats as per the donor contract.
- Prepare and share project depletion reports with the Project Manager on a monthly basis, and support in preparing project budget.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in accounting, Finance or its equivalent
- At least five years’ experience in financial administration, accounting or similar role
- Experience in financial administration, accounting or similar role in large donor-funded projects or programmes (at least 5 million USD budget)
- Fair knowledge of project management
- Very good knowledge of Microsoft Excel
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SNV Ghana invites applications from suitably qualified Ghanaians who are goal-oriented, results-driven with good leadership qualities and enthusiasm into the job vacancies in Ghana below .
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SNV Ghana Latest Jobs February 2020
SME Incubation and Acceleration Specialist
The SME Incubation and Acceleration Specialist will be responsible for overseeing the interventions related to supporting the start-up and scale-up of growth-oriented green enterprises. Under the GrEEn project, incubation and acceleration support will be provided in the agriculture, energy and WASH sectors.
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The SME Incubation and Acceleration Specialist will work closely with the Business Development and Market Linkages Advisors based in Kumasi and Takoradi to identify suitable incubation and acceleration service providers in the Ashanti and Western regions.
S/he will coordinate and oversee the provision of technical assistance and advisory services aimed at strengthening existing service providers (such as incubators, accelerators, working spaces and local networks of entrepreneurs) within the project’s operational area to contribute to the establishment of a conducive local ecosystem for business development and growth.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Identification and analysis of existing incubation and acceleration services, particularly in Ashanti and Western regions;
- Capacity and needs assessment of existing service providers;
- Develop and design comprehensive menu of services/toolkits, including specific modules for the greening of start-ups and SMEs; conduct Training of Trainers;
- Capacity strengthening of new and existing incubators and accelerators in service provision, incubator/accelerator management, performance measurement of service recipients;
- Develop mentorship network;
- Oversee the creation and running of a Challenge Fund to support the testing of green and inclusive business models;
- Support in mobilisation of investment and access to finance for green start-ups and SMEs, including through diaspora platforms;
- Forge partnerships with relevant stakeholders and actors (including incubators, accelerators, investors, corporates, academic institutions, sponsors, etc.) in the ecosystem;
- Awareness-raising on business and investment opportunities in the Green and Circular Economies, including the dissemination of business models and success stories.
Employability & Entrepreneurship Skills Development Advisor
SNV currently seeks a full-time Employability & Entrepreneurship Skills Development Advisor for the EU Trust Fund project. The Advisor will be responsible for the region’s Employability and Entrepreneurship Skills Development components of the project, and will work in coordination with the National Skills Development Specialist. The Advisor will work closely with project partners, service providers and sub-contractors, respectively in the Ashanti region.
Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the key responsibilities of the Employability and Entrepreneurship Skills Development Advisor will include the following:
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- Coordinate the implementation of OYE Skills Development activities within the region, with the selected Skills Development Service providers, as per the project key results.
- In close collaboration with the National Skills Development Specialist and selected Skills Development service provider, coordinate:
– the formulation of selection criteria for service recipients (youth, women and returning migrants), in consultation with project partners and project team members in the regions of intervention;
– the selection of service recipients to participate in the Skills Development programme.
- Co-facilitate, with the selected Skills Development service provider and the National Skills Development Specialist, basic life and business skills training aimed at further enhancing service recipients’ motivation, drive, aspirations and plans related to employment and entrepreneurship.
- Supervise the implementation of market opportunity assessments and the grouping of service recipients, based upon their interests and motivation for (self-) employment in selected sectors/thematic areas.
- Facilitate linkages between service recipients and market opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship.
- Coordinate the implementation of entrepreneurship trainings and the support for establishing businesses.
- Co-organize training programmes with service recipients/sub-contractors and facilitate the creation of youth saving and lending associations.
- Mobilise and collaborate with multiple stakeholders in Agriculture, Energy, Waste Management, Circular Economy, and Digital themes relevant to employment and entrepreneurship.
Finance Administrator
The Financial Administrator will be responsible for the overall project financial administrative functions and for financial support to the core project team, under the general supervision of the Project Manager. The position’s key responsibilities include:
Compliance:
- Administering and coordinating all financial transactions of the project.
- Compliance with and enforcement of the country's tax and accounting laws and regulations.
- Compliance with and enforcement of SNV's financial policies and procedures.
- Compliance with and application of the EU financial procedures and terms of agreements.
- Ensure financial control and risk management
- Collaboration with internal and external auditors and follow-up on the implementation of their recommendations for the project.
Prepare financial and other reports to aid the preparation of the overall project’s financial report for dissemination and decision making. To do this, the Administrator will:
- Prepare project financial reports on a monthly basis.
- Ensure that project financial reports are timely and accurately prepared in the required formats as per the donor contract.
- Prepare and share project depletion reports with the Project Manager on a monthly basis, and support in preparing project budget.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in accounting, Finance or its equivalent
- At least five years’ experience in financial administration, accounting or similar role
- Experience in financial administration, accounting or similar role in large donor-funded projects or programmes (at least 5 million USD budget)
- Fair knowledge of project management
- Very good knowledge of Microsoft Excel
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