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Position: Project Lead and Business Support Officer

Duty Station: Main duty stations will be Bor and Terekeka with frequent travel to Juba

Application deadline: 15 January 2021

Duration: 12 Months with option of extending

Start Date: 1 February 2021

SPARK is looking for full time (40 hrs/week) Project Lead and Business Support Officer to provide project implementation support, business support and coaching to entrepreneurs in the field of fisheries value chains.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

The responsibilities and tasks include, but are not limited to:

· Manage and supervise the project under Country Manager and working with Implementing Partner in Terekeka and Bor

· Actively support the Country Manager in the planning of project activities and building a strong network, donor relations, and identification of new leads;

· Participate in and contribute to the project kick off, progress and closure meetings,

· Ensure that the activities are in line with the approved project proposal, budget and implementation plan;

· Monitor Implementing Partners’ implementations according to their proposals, budgets, and planned outputs,

· Support the Country Manager in the review of partners’ progress and financial reports with relevant other departments,

· Liaise internally with all support departments to ensure the smooth implementation of the project, in compliance with internal and donor’s regulation,

· Share the activity plans particularly the events with the Communication team and ensure that SPARK and back donors are visible during the implementation of activities,

· Ensure that all project documentation (paper and electronic) is up to date and stored in an effective and confidential way,

· Liaise with the other stakeholders for coordination of project under the supervision of Country Manager,

· Responsible for communications with entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs and fisher producer groups (FPGs)

· Create an analysis of each FPG which should be updated periodically

· Provide implementation support to Implementing Partner for all aspects of the project cycle.

· Responsible for mentoring and coaching of FPGs and entrepreneurs on business skills on a regular basis and during the business plan writing stages

· Responsible for implementing coaching program and for training entrepreneurs and working with Implementing Partner trainers on SPARK training modules

· Perform any duty requested by the Country Manager.

Requirements and Skills

· South Sudanese Nationals only

· Diploma or Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or another related field.

· At least 3 years of relevant work experience;

· Computer knowledge: MS Office and book-keeping systems

· Good knowledge of the business environment in South Sudan and about MSME development, and fisheries and good knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation processes

· Responsible and honest; Flexible;

· Good oral and written language skills in English and preferably Arabic as well

· Good communication and social skills and able to work in multicultural setting.

SPARK Offers

· A challenging and exciting position in an international environment;

· Training opportunities;

· Competitive remuneration based on SPARK salary scale, experience and full-time contract (40h/per week);

· Contract for 40 hours a week.

How to apply

How to apply

For more information, please visit the SPARK website: www.spark-online.org. If interested, please apply with your motivation letter and your CV (both in English) on

https://vacancy.spark-online.org/Tab1/LoadProfileFromVacancy/290 until 15.01.2021. Please, with application send to us two references (phone number and email) which we can contact in the selection process.

All applications will be assessed on a rolling basis; interviews can therefore take place before the application deadline. However, due to the large volume of applications we receive, we cannot respond to every applicant individually. There may be a delay between the deadline and the moment we contact selected applicants.

If you have not received a reply, we regret to inform that we have continued with other candidates with other candidates.

About SPARK

SPARK develops higher education and entrepreneurship to empower young, ambitious people to lead their fragile and conflict-affected societies into prosperity. SPARK is a dynamic and growing, international not-for-profit development organisation with 100+ staff members, in more than 14 offices around the world.

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About SPARK develops higher education and entrepreneurship to empower young, ambitious people to lead their fragile, conflict affected societies into prosperity.Company Overview SPARK is an international, non-governmental, development organisation. Headquarters is based in Amsterdam. SPARK has two founding directors: Yannick du Pont and Michel Richter.General Information SPARK has approximately 80 staff members in offices in Southeast Europe (Serbia, Kosovo, Turkey), Middle East (Lebanon, Yemen, Kurdistan/Iraq), Africa (Tunesia, South Sudan, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, Liberia, Ivory Coast), Asia (Myanmar), and The Netherlands (Amsterdam, HQ).Products SPARK Solutions & Services have been developed to achieve our goals. These contain higher education and private sector development approaches with conflict sensitivity dimensions that can be realized for, or in cooperation with, clients and (local) partners. Potential entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses each require specific support services and solutions to successfully develop, start or expand their business.SPARK Solutions focus on developing Business Startup Centres, Startup Finance, Scholarships and Faculty Enrichment. SPARK Services contain a wide variety of trainings for entrepreneurs and local partners, curriculum development for schools and universities, organising a youth academy for entrepreneurs, setting up business plan competitions and

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0 USD Bor and Juba CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week SPARK

Position: Project Lead and Business Support Officer

Duty Station: Main duty stations will be Bor and Terekeka with frequent travel to Juba

Application deadline: 15 January 2021

Duration: 12 Months with option of extending

Start Date: 1 February 2021

SPARK is looking for full time (40 hrs/week) Project Lead and Business Support Officer to provide project implementation support, business support and coaching to entrepreneurs in the field of fisheries value chains.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

The responsibilities and tasks include, but are not limited to:

· Manage and supervise the project under Country Manager and working with Implementing Partner in Terekeka and Bor

· Actively support the Country Manager in the planning of project activities and building a strong network, donor relations, and identification of new leads;

· Participate in and contribute to the project kick off, progress and closure meetings,

· Ensure that the activities are in line with the approved project proposal, budget and implementation plan;

· Monitor Implementing Partners’ implementations according to their proposals, budgets, and planned outputs,

· Support the Country Manager in the review of partners’ progress and financial reports with relevant other departments,

· Liaise internally with all support departments to ensure the smooth implementation of the project, in compliance with internal and donor’s regulation,

· Share the activity plans particularly the events with the Communication team and ensure that SPARK and back donors are visible during the implementation of activities,

· Ensure that all project documentation (paper and electronic) is up to date and stored in an effective and confidential way,

· Liaise with the other stakeholders for coordination of project under the supervision of Country Manager,

· Responsible for communications with entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs and fisher producer groups (FPGs)

· Create an analysis of each FPG which should be updated periodically

· Provide implementation support to Implementing Partner for all aspects of the project cycle.

· Responsible for mentoring and coaching of FPGs and entrepreneurs on business skills on a regular basis and during the business plan writing stages

· Responsible for implementing coaching program and for training entrepreneurs and working with Implementing Partner trainers on SPARK training modules

· Perform any duty requested by the Country Manager.

Requirements and Skills

· South Sudanese Nationals only

· Diploma or Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or another related field.

· At least 3 years of relevant work experience;

· Computer knowledge: MS Office and book-keeping systems

· Good knowledge of the business environment in South Sudan and about MSME development, and fisheries and good knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation processes

· Responsible and honest; Flexible;

· Good oral and written language skills in English and preferably Arabic as well

· Good communication and social skills and able to work in multicultural setting.

SPARK Offers

· A challenging and exciting position in an international environment;

· Training opportunities;

· Competitive remuneration based on SPARK salary scale, experience and full-time contract (40h/per week);

· Contract for 40 hours a week.

How to apply

How to apply

For more information, please visit the SPARK website: www.spark-online.org. If interested, please apply with your motivation letter and your CV (both in English) on

https://vacancy.spark-online.org/Tab1/LoadProfileFromVacancy/290 until 15.01.2021. Please, with application send to us two references (phone number and email) which we can contact in the selection process.

All applications will be assessed on a rolling basis; interviews can therefore take place before the application deadline. However, due to the large volume of applications we receive, we cannot respond to every applicant individually. There may be a delay between the deadline and the moment we contact selected applicants.

If you have not received a reply, we regret to inform that we have continued with other candidates with other candidates.

About SPARK

SPARK develops higher education and entrepreneurship to empower young, ambitious people to lead their fragile and conflict-affected societies into prosperity. SPARK is a dynamic and growing, international not-for-profit development organisation with 100+ staff members, in more than 14 offices around the world.

2021-01-16

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