Job Announcement

Business Accelerator Expert

with Mission Alliance
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Announcement Description

Mission Alliance is a faith based, Christian, NGO with headquarters in Norway. We aim to fight poverty and promote justice by being close, capable and brave. We have fought poverty through sustainable development for over 100 years in South America, Asia and Africa. Mission Alliance operates microfinance banks on these three continents. We have worked in Cambodia through local partnerships throughout the country since 2007 with a focus on community development in the areas of education, livelihoods and natural resource management. 

In January 2022, we started to implement the Business for Development (BfD) project. BfD is another arm of Mission Alliance beyond our existing extensive work in community development and micro finance. With the new Business for Development project, we are now expanding our work to support local businesses. We work with several SMEs, primarily in the agriculture sector. We are helping businesses access relevant competency, technical support, market expansion and finance through a wide network of partners.

We are seeking qualified national candidates to join Mission Alliance Business for Development Project in the position of Business Accelerator Expert (3 staff). This is a full-time position and based in Phnom Penh.

Announcement Positions

Business Accelerator Expert (3 Positions)

Position Circumstances
  • Career Category: Business Administration, Exec. / Management
  • Schedule:Full-time
  • Salary: N/A
Position Summary

The Business Acceleration Expert is responsible for ensuring good quality in the project implementation, helping businesses accelerate the growth of operations to give a positive impact to the people and communities of Cambodia.

Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Primary responsibility for the following areas:
  • Assessing, monitoring and evaluation potential SMEs for acceleration.
  • Identify, provide, and organize business support to selected businesses.
  • Together with the entrepreneur, develop business plans looking at different scenarios of growth, quantitative achievements, and short, medium, and long-term financing needs.
  • Assist the entrepreneur in turning ideas into viable businesses by developing the concept, the business case, identifying the impact, the market, and finding partners.
  • Facilitate professional and ethical growth of the partners
  • Initiate meaningful capacity building of partners.
  • Purposeful networking with government agencies and other organizations on a local level
  • Deliver plans and reports requested by project manager.
  • Attend relevant ESO networks, meetings and workshops.
  • Contribute to organizing and facilitating workshops, training and other learning events.
  • Contribute to development and branding of the MABD
  • Internal resource person for context analysis,
Requirements:
  • We expect you to demonstrate the following skills and competencies:
  • In-depth knowledge of running business in Cambodia.
  • Good analytical and time management skills.
  • Outstanding verbal, written and interpersonal skills in English and Khmer.
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Coaching and training skills
  • A high degree of integrity, accountability, energy, and flexibility
  • Commitment to teamwork, reflection, and personal learning
  • Solution-oriented and proactive when faced with problems and gaps in information
  • We also want you to share the basic values, the vision and the mission of Mission Alliance and be available to make frequent field trips in Cambodia. Personal suitability will be emphasized.
 

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send a Cover letter and CV to email address provided in the contact details. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. The candidates will be evaluated on a rolling basic, and short-listed applicant will be contacted to interview between first and third week of February 2023.

 

Contact Details

Contact Name
  • Mission Alliance
 
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