Business Development Services Expert at Sahel Capital

Tasks

• Manage programme of tailor-made business development services for youth and women-led SMEs in Kano, Kaduna, Oyo, Ogun state
• Provide advice about business growth opportunities of existing horticultural SMEs
• Promote youth and women employment, leadership, gender sensitive service delivery (within project, with stakeholders)
• Location: Abuja, regular visits to Kano, Kaduna, Oyo,Ogun states.

Experience

• 10 years proven experience in providing business development services (BDS) to SMEs (small and medium enterprises) in the agricultural sector, and preferably in the horticulture sector.
• 5 years experience in managing BDS programmes in the agricultural sector including financial management, marketing strategies, stock management, human resource management, business planning.
• Experience in cost-benefit analyses for companies.
• Experience in business case development.
• Successfully facilitated access to finance for agricultrural SMEs (with commercial banks, MFIs).
• Well networked with financial institutions.
• Working experience in Northern Nigeria, Kano and Kaduna is preferred.
• Conversant in Hausa language is preferred.