"We strive for lasting change for those who live in poverty, are excluded, or are caught in a crisis!" Together with hundreds of colleagues from the Netherlands and abroad and with tens of thousands of volunteers, we are committed to this mission every day.
Are you excited about entrepreneurship promotion and market systems/value chain development in Eastern Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe? And would you like to achieve that through a people and community centered approach that leads to real inclusion and true benefits? We are currently recruiting a results oriented
expert inclusive entrepreneurship
(Almere, 28-32 hours a week)
Tasks and responsibilities
As expert inclusive entrepreneurship you are part of our Program & Knowledge Support team. Together we assess contexts and opportunities, attract resources, develop partnerships, design theories of change and develop integrated programs related to enterprising livelihoods and entrepreneurship. In this position you:
- Provide support and technical advice to our country offices on inclusive entrepreneurship, multi stakeholder partnerships and inclusion of marginalized people;
- Provide our country offices with functional expertise, operational advice and support with project development, implementation, learning and evaluation;
- Develop relevant models, instruments and methodologies combining finance, partnerships and inclusive entrepreneurship;
- Together with your colleagues, develop high-quality program proposals for institutional donors, relating to inclusive entrepreneurship, resilient livelihoods, sustainable food systems and climate change;
- Jointly develop best practices and learning materials, and participate in face to face and online exchange and learning;
- Together with our strategic partnership advisors, successfully manage relationships with institutional donors and cooperation partners;
- Contribute to a growing network of relevant stakeholders, such as other (I)NGOs, companies and government institutions;
- Support our strategic program advisors and strategic partnership advisors with setting up, leading and coordinating consortia.
Your Profile
Are you an (international) business development professional or are you excited about inclusive entrepreneurship and have relevant business experience? Being successful in this position requires:
- A bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in the field of international and/or business development;
- Relevant and multi-year (international) business or entrepreneurial experience, preferably with on the ground experience in Africa, the Middle East or Eastern Europe;
- Proficiency in initiating and managing diverse relationships and stakeholders;
- Effective advisory, collaboration and facilitation skills that lead to achieving results;
- Experience in training and coaching teams and individuals;
- Strong written and oral skills in the English (and preferably Dutch) language;
- Affinity with international development cooperation or humanitarian assistance;
- As a Christian you can fully agree with our mission, vision and core values and you are willing to sign our code of conduct *.
What’s in it for you?
In this position you are offered:
- A challenging opportunity to work on systemic change that really includes and benefits people on a personal level;
- Together with your colleagues in Almere and our country offices, you work on providing those in need with viable entrepreneurial opportunities;
- Room for creativity, new ideas, and entrepreneurship;
- A rewarding position in a professional, dynamic and international humanitarian aid and development organization;
- A salary of € 2.976,- to € 4.211,- per month (on fulltime basis) and good secondary employment conditions, including a non-contributory pension plan, flexible working hours and an attractive working from home policy.