Business Development & Entrepreneurship Officer (Tanzania) Job at Aga Khan Foundation
Business Development & Entrepreneurship Officer (Tanzania) Job at Aga Khan Foundation… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at Aga Khan Foundation.
Description:
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The Aga Khan Foundation is a private, not-for-profit international development agency, which was founded in 1967 by Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th Hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and monitor the day-to-day implementation of AKF’s country-specific AWCE pilot.
- Manage contracts with selected intermediaries and other project service providers.
- Identify and facilitate access to expert technical assistance (internal and external) by local intermediaries to pilot new incubation and acceleration programming initiatives for women climate entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on gender-lens investing and climate financing.
- Co-design key, context-specific improvements, and approaches into the selected intermediary’s programs for support to women climate entrepreneurs based on research and capacity-strengthening plans.
- Lead on data collection and dissemination of the results and learnings from this pilot initiative with intermediaries, project partners, international development stakeholders, and stakeholders of local the innovation ecosystem at large.
- Participate in the selection of women entrepreneurs from priority sectors as outlined by Tanzania’s national climate adaptation plans and strategies. These include agriculture, water, and energy, among others.
- Document the journey of selected women entrepreneurs to identify strengths and lessons to learn about the efficiency of the approaches and content provided, but also on persistent and emerging barriers in the ecosystem.
- Support network building and identify the potential for collaboration within the local entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem, including across AKF projects with similar initiatives and objectives.
Qualifications:
- A Degree in business management/development, entrepreneurship, innovation management, climate finance, social impact investing or any other relevant qualification.
- Minimum 5 years experience working within the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem in Kenya or Tanzania, especially in relation to climate change i.e., incubation/acceleration initiatives, supporting entrepreneurs, mobilizing investors, etc.
- Experience working with and supporting women entrepreneurs/innovators, with demonstrated knowledge of their specific challenges and efforts to mitigate or eliminate said challenges.
- Good knowledge of the local innovation/entrepreneurship ecosystem and its actors.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and manage successful business and project partnerships.
- Knowledge of digital data collection, information, and community of practice platforms is an advantage.
How to Apply
Interested and suitable applicants should CLICK HERE to apply.
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Application Deadline: 27th October 2021.
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