ENTERPRISES & RESILIENCE SPECIALIST

ENTERPRISES & RESILIENCE SPECIALIST – FULL TIME

POSITION DESCRIPTION

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

USAID Trade and Competitiveness is a five-year Activity that charts a new path for the Nepali economy as it recovers from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Activity helps Nepal capitalize on global integration to diversify toward higher quality and higher value exports, foster sustainable job growth and income-generating opportunities for those that have previously been left behind by economic growth, and create greater sustainability and resilience. To achieve this, the Activity deliberately promotes the integration of women, youth, and marginalized groups into markets to participate in economic opportunities created as Nepal’s economy grows. It will increase jobs and exports while supporting the private sector in managing risks from climate change, COVID-19, and other economic stresses. Through this Activity, USAID aims to unlock new sources of financing and investment, including green growth financing, climate financing, and foreign and domestic investment. The goal is to accelerate firm and sector level competitiveness, build firm-level resilience, generate employment opportunities, and increase sales of firms through interventions that incentivize public and private sector actors across the ecosystem to adopt new behaviors driving outcomes across four objectives:

1. Improve access to market-based financial and non-financial services.
2. Increase productivity in sectors with high growth and employment potential.
3. Improve the investment climate and business enabling environment, especially for targeted sectors.
4. Support private sector-led economic recovery.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Enterprises & Resilience Specialist will lead the project’s sector support by managing partnerships and implementing activities of businesses/firms in the identified sectors under CLIN - II. The Specialist will work in close collaboration with businesses/firms to identify their sources of vulnerabilities and improve their resilience by enhancing their competitiveness, productivity, and operational efficiency. The focus should be assisting firms in addressing their challenges to be more capable of adapting to changing market trends and needs. The Specialist will engage with public, private, and business membership organizations to streamline gaps in building resilience, encourage innovations, support product and service marketing, and establish linkages throughout international markets.

The position is full-time and reports directly to the Director of Economic Resilience and Competitiveness.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage partnerships and activities of businesses/firms in the targeted sectors under CLIN - II.
• Support businesses/firms to increase resilience, competitiveness, productivity and access to markets as well as improve their ability to access financing.
• Design and implement plans (including resilience building plan) and marketing plan to promote identified products, especially targeting high-value international markets.
• Work with businesses/firms to identify their sources of vulnerabilities and significantly increase their level of resilience through market diversification and product development.
• Coordinate and collaborate with different project teams to facilitate growth in the identified sectors.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s in business, economics, marketing, or any other related field.
• Minimum five years of project implementation experience. Experience of working with firms would be an added benefit.
• Proven experience of working in the market systems development approach, value chain approach, and private sector development.
• Sound understanding of the market, stakeholders and business environment for firms in Nepal 
• Strong interpersonal, written, oral communication, and presentation skills in the Nepali and English language.
• Willing to work beyond work hours and/or on the weekends if required (allowed flexibility on the other days) 
• Nepalese nationality

Location: Kathmandu, with travel to other locations within the country as required.

Please ensure resume/application DOES NOT INCLUDE personal information such as gender, age, marital status, ethnicity, religion. We are an equal opportunity employer.

All interested candidates are requested to apply for the position through email with mentioning the job title “Enterprises & Resilience Specialist” on the subject along with updated resume and Cover Letter to HR@tc-udhyamnepal.com by COB December 3, 2024.