Vacancy: Youth Entrepreneurship Coordinator
Job Responsibilities
- Lead the
enhancement and growth of entrepreneurship components of all the
organizations youth employability programs
- Training,
coaching and support for the entrepreneurship team and other staff
in order to grow the entrepreneurship program
- Work with the
Programs Director and the senior team to further develop the core
components of Entrepreneurship Program;
- Promote the
Youth Entrepreneurship Program through traditional and social media
outlets,
- Develop
financial linkages with banks and local institutions
- Develop
collaboration and networking with other organizations and corporates to
enhance the livelihood benefits of entrepreneurship for youth.
- Develop
and mentor youth micro businesses and track their progress and
impact
- Ensure
maintenance of up-to-date database for youth alumni and partners engaged
in the entrepreneurship pathway
- Design and
implement new initiatives to further grow the business/livelihoods pathway
of the program
- Research
models for youth entrepreneurial support programs and lead the integration
of best practices to improve the program and benefit more youth
- Setting
outcomes for entrepreneurship within the program and working with
facilitators, partners and youth to ensure they are met
- Review of
entrepreneurship curriculum and processes and development of a network of
SME labs, youth business clusters, mentor and alumni teams to serve as
support and practical training platforms
- Provide ideas
for business development and market linkages to enable youth to
successfully set up and grow businesses
- Providing
regular reports on the programs progress
- Design and
implement alumni and youth and partners events and activities to support
growth of the entrepreneurship programs
- Coordinating
and/or recruiting volunteers and partners needed to deliver the programs
- Establish and
develop documenting processes and implementation strategies for the
Entrepreneurship portfolio
- Others as may
agreed with Supervisor
Required skills and
experience
- A minimum of 5
years of experience in designing and implementing community development
programs
- A proven
ability to work with marginalized youth
- Demonstrated
people leadership skills
- A solid
foundation in the fundamentals of entrepreneurship
- A post-graduate
degree or a combination of relevant experiences and related education
- A proven
ability to mentor, coach or train individuals in business concepts,
leadership etc
- Experience in
skills training or workshop facilitation
- The ability to
build partnerships and deliver collaborative programming
- Excellent
communication skills, both oral and written
- Personal
commitment to the values and mission
- Experience in
starting a small business, working within a start-up business or academic
training in business methods would be a strong asset.
- Monitoring and
Evaluation skills
- Competency in
Entrepreneurship curriculum development.
- Excellent
documentation skills.
