Business Advisor 1

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa TechnoServe South Africa Full time

**Enterprise and Supplier Development Program**

**South Africa, November 2023**

**Role Title**:Business Advisor 1 - Start-Up Enterprise Development

**Reports to**:Hub Manager

**Grade**: 6

**Location**: Amandelbult (1)

**Travel**:Regular travel within target geography and to Johannesburg will be required.

**Company Background**

In 2021, TechnoServe’s work helped improve 2.3 million lives, increasing the revenues of 407,000 farms, businesses, and employees by $250 million. Each of our interventions increases the impact on women, who represented 41% of beneficiaries globally in 2021. Our commitment to sustainable impact earned us the designation of the #1 non-profit fighting poverty in 2019 by ImpactMatters, the independent charity ratings agency.

In South Africa, we supported 779 beneficiaries in 2021 to gain $24,9 million (R396m) in increased revenue and wages as a result of our work. A large proportion of the beneficiaries were SMMEs and 43% of those with increased revenue who are women or women-owned businesses.

**Program Background**

TechnoServe delivers an Enterprise, and Supplier Development program at the client’s operations. The initiative offers the opportunity to deliver transformative economic change by supporting local enterprises to grow their businesses to the next level. The initiative looks to drive broader development across the mining, agricultural, tourism, and retail sectors to support local economic development. In the first four years the initiative supported 10,000 jobs across 8 locations. This global flagship initiative proves the impact of shared value initiatives: namely how business can make investments that both deliver value to shareholders and deliver meaningful impact to individuals and communities in their areas of operation. TechnoServe is delivering this Enterprise, and Supplier Development initiative through a network of hubs, operating under the client’s brand name. The hubs are located across 4 provinces in South Africa. TechnoServe employs a team of 7-8 staff to operate each hub. Each hub delivers business acceleration services (training, mentorship, business development, access to finance, linkages to market opportunities, etc.) to eligible entrepreneurs within a 50-kilometer radius of the hub.

TechnoServe is on a 2-year extension of this successful initiative and we are currently seeking qualified start-up enterprise development Business Advisor to lead the training, coaching and mentorship of start-up businesses in the areas where the program operates. The program promote entrepreneurship through the delivery of impactful training content and mentorship sessions.

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**

***Strategy development and project management**:

- Work with the Hub Managers to develop / refine start-up business strategy for hub, ensuring ongoing learnings are built into evolving design
- Manage all elements of delivering the ED0 program, including:

- Marketing the program
- Developing / refining selection criteria
- Facilitate and oversee beneficiary selection process
- Provide training and mentorship to all beneficiaries in the program
- Provide business training to program participants
- Provide individual mentorship to program participants
- Diagnosing individual needs of the start-up businesses in the program
- Monitor and track progress of businesses in the program

**Demand side initiatives and partnerships**:

- Develop, prepare and facilitate training topics and/or workshops to the beneficiary companies according to the needs of the target segment based on work materials available in TechnoServe and the experience/knowledge of the consultant.
- Develop strategic tools that contribute to strengthen knowledge and improve the performance and growth of the companies.
- Provide personalized business advice to entrepreneurs who are beneficiaries of the program, providing comprehensive advice in different key areas (marketing and sales, costs and finances, operations, legal aspects, among others).
- Facilitate the development of a business growth plan for all program beneficiaries, with clear milestones;
- Support the formalisation (e.g. relevant registrations and documentation) of businesses to be legally compliant;
- Assist with access to start-up funding and business support for qualifying beneficiaries through relevant Developmental Finance Institutions (DFIs) e.g. NYDA, SEDA, the DTI etc.
- Organize business networking interventions (online webinars and physical gatherings, where applicable) and facilitate entry into pitching competitions for participants in the
- Collect baseline information and indicators of the beneficiary companies or others necessary to facilitate the monitoring and evaluation of the Program.

**Monitoring and evaluation**
- Report in an accurate and timely manner on performance of the ED0 pillar on all key metrics
- Ensure all learnings from each wave are incorporated to improve the offering continuously

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