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Business Development & Incubator Officer

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Near East Foundation

Business Development & Incubator Officer

Location:        Amman, Jordan

Reports to:     Project Manager 

Type:              Full-time, Project

Travel:            Yes, 50% of time

Position pending. January 2020 anticipated start date.

The Near East Foundation (NEF) is seeking candidates for a Business Development & Incubator Officer to be based in Amman, Jordan.  

For over 100 years, NEF has worked to build more sustainable, prosperous, and inclusive communities in the Middle East and Africa through education, governance, and economic development initiatives. NEF’s work is organized around three program areas: Peacebuilding through Economic Cooperation, Inclusive Economic Development, and Climate Resilient Development.

Position Description:

The Business Development & Incubator Officer is expected to assist in the implementation of business skills training, vocational training, data collection and partner’s capacity building for a program that aims to reduce vulnerabilities to social protection risks for highly vulnerable Syrians and Jordanians and improve livelihoods and business scalability for Jordanian entrepreneurs through civil society-led, center-based interventions that are tailored to individual needs and include financial support, training, coaching and peer mentorship, and support networks.  Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the Business Development & Incubator Officer will have the following responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

• Assist entrepreneurs to develop a domestic economy management plan; 
• Build and maintain relationships with entrepreneurs, master trainers & local partners;
• Assist with the identification of new entrepreneurs to participate in the Incubators; 
• Assist with screening and evaluation of applications;
• Design and manage Incubation and one-on-one mentorship program;
• Provide high-quality coaching and advisory support to entrepreneurs;
• Qualify and evaluate applicants for creativity, innovation, acceleration and investment stage;
• Manage the day-to-day interaction with entrepreneurs participating in the incubator;
• Ensure tight management of milestones and progress of entrepreneurs and start-up businesses; 
• Recruit and assign coaches and technical mentors (master trainers);
• Support the development of entrepreneur’s profiles and case studies; 
• Support periodic reporting to funders and donors;
• Organize training programs through workshops, mentorship, networking etc.;
• Support other NEF activities as needed.

Qualifications:

• University degree in Business Development, Economics, Business, Education, or related field;
• A minimum of two years’ experience in Business Development;
• Relevant experience with humanitarian and/or development organizations (international NGO experience preferred);
• Ability to use known business analysis tools to identify problems and to propose solutions;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office package (Excel, Word, Outlook);
• Strong verbal and written communication, consultation and interpersonal skills;
• Experience delivering training and curriculums; 
• Capacity to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment. 
• Ability and commitment to work and produce results with minimal supervision;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• High attention to detail;
• Flexibility in accepting work assignments;
• Ability to live and work in Jordan without company sponsorship.

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Position pending. January 2020 anticipated start date.

NEF will accept rolling applications until the position is filled. Review of application will begin on December 19, 2019.

Please apply by submitting the following documents on the Near East Foundation Careers page:

1. Cover letter outlining all relevant experience, availability and salary expectations;
2. Curriculum Vitae;
3. List of three references (including one from current, or most recent, employer.

NEF reserves the right to close the position before the application deadline if a suitable candidate is identified. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Near East Foundation by visiting the NEF website at www.neareast.org.

Kindly note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The Near East Foundation promotes Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants seeking employment and NEF employees.

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