Adam Smith International Job in Nigeria for an MSE Support Manager
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Adam Smith International is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: MSE Support Manager
Tracking Code: 110-112
Location: Kano
Reporting to - Team Leader
Background
- MAFITA is a 6-year DFID-funded programme working in Nigeria's
northern states, with a vision to empower marginalised youths and women
through provision of increased economic opportunities and social
inclusion.
Mafita
- Northern Nigeria has high-youth unemployment, insecurity and
limited economic opportunities. This reality can lead to extremism and
instability. Marginalised groups, such as adolescent women and the
Almajirai are particularly hard-hit.
- MAFITA aims to lead 68,000 marginalised young people - with a
particular emphasis on adolescent girls and Almajirai - to gainful
employment. By 2021, the program will create a net total of 43,300
full-time equivalent jobs and assisting 23,500 micro and small
enterprises (MSEs). The project will tackle the supply and demand side
of the labour market, focussing on the delivery of skills essential
for employment, as well as the absorptive capacity of the labour
market.
- MAFITA will partner with public and private stakeholders to
improve access to relevant and quality training, mentorship, work
experience, business development, and financial services for
marginalised youths and women. The programme will also support local
market systems to enable the absorption of MAFITA's target
beneficiaries into sustainable income-generating activities.
Position Overview
- The MSE (Micro & Small Enterprise) Support Manager will have
overall responsibility for the MSE component of the programme, which
aims at supporting transformative MSEs to create growth and employment
opportunities for Mafita- supported youth.
- The MSE Support Manager will be responsible for facilitating the
establishment of Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) Support Centres that
will form an integral part of the COSDEC and Apprenticeship
interventions.
- The component includes the formulation and implementation of
state policies and strategies for MSE support and job creation, and
provision of relevant, quality business development services and access
to finance to Mafita's beneficiaries.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Support state governments in formulation of MSE support and job creation policies and strategies
- Establish an effective broker system at selected trade
associations for provision of BDS and financial services to members and
new start-ups
- Support the establishment of BDS and financial services at COSDEC support centres
- Coordinate the development and implementation of a sustainable job creation strategy for Mafita
- Develop and implement effective business development services for MSEs and new start-up entrepreneurs
- Develop and implement effective and affordable financial services for MSEs and new entrepreneurs
Duration and Location
- This is a full time position, commencing on the 4th January 2016
with anticipated 440 days of input until 4th January 2018. The
consultant will be based in the Kano project office with some travel to
the focal states; Kaduna and Katsina, with Jigawa in the long-run.
Applications:
- Interested applicants must have experience working in the skills sector and must comply with requirements.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Note: Due to the volume of applications received by Adam Smith International, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Applications Deadline 31st December, 2015.