International Development Enterprises (iDE)

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Summary

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences, development studies, and/or other relevant subjects on WASH interventions

Experience

Additional Requirements

Work Experience:

At least 4 years of working experience on market system development on WASH or other relevant field
Familiarity and experience with project management and implementation
Considerable understanding and knowledge on rural, peri-urban and urban markets, and WASH service provisions
Previous experience in working with private sectors is preferable
Experience in business planning with WASH Services
Adequate knowledge in project finance
Relevant understanding of the technical, social, and other constraints in the development field

Roles and Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of the Officer-Market Development will include but are not limited to the descriptions below

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Responsible for all project activities within an assigned district, under supervision of the Field Team Leader
Regular communication with all stakeholders for whom the OMD is a primary point of contact (POC) for rapport building, market systems strengthening and effective implementation of the project
Assist Field Team Leader and Technical Specialists to manage and operate all the field level activities of BNA
Follow the work plan and central instruction and perform accordingly to achieve the project goal
Prepare event repots along with other necessary reports and assist FTL for preparing the final report.
Maintain close contact and communication for project planning, strategy formulation and other issues with supervisors and partners, counterparts, service providers, government, private sector and project participants
Carry out responsibilities in financial management and administration at the local level and ensure the efficient use and maintenance of the project resources in consultation with supervisors

Programmatic Responsibilities:

Identify potential market actors, WASH entrepreneurs, dealers, retailers, lead firms
Building and maintaining strong relationship with Government, NGO/INGOs, private sectors and other stakeholders
Implement a variety of market linkages, supply chain, technology introduction and business development activities related to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
Assess and improve skills and competencies of WASH market actors (e.g. latrine producers, water entrepreneurs, hand washing station producers, etc.) and businesses on a diverse range of business skills such as financial literacy, marketing, supply chain linkages, public sector linkages, and technical capacity, etc.
Build rapport and trust with WASH entrepreneurs for effective communication and linkage development
Co-facilitate WASH product demand creation activities
Increase market penetration for selected WASH technologies
Facilitate the development of business plans by the WASH entrepreneurs
Assess and improve skills & competencies of WASH entrepreneurs on a diverse range of business skills like finance, business planning, quality management, human resource management, etc.
Work together with the entrepreneurs to ensure linkage with the WASH Value Chain Actor
Facilitate WASH entrepreneurs to establish and maintain business networks at upazila levels and linked with wider area like District, Regional & National level to build profitable business relationships between entrepreneurs and others PSAs

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Anywhere in Bangladesh

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