Business Advisor - Beirut, Mount Lebanon
Requires a Cover Letter?:
yes
Application Submissions Guideline:
- Send your resume to: [email protected] mentioning 'LED | Business Advisor' - and the targeted area: 'Beirut & Mount Lebanon'
- Include a short paragraph specifying why your background and experience are a good match for this position
- Also provide in another short paragraph and using your own words, your understanding of the buyer-led approach and how you were able to apply it in your previous experience
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Description:
Reports To: The Business Advisor will report to LED Project Director | Berytech.
Job Overview: The Business Advisor (BA) shall possess the minimum qualifications and skill-sets listed below. He/she must possess business acumen and must have hands-on experience in the private sector. The BA will be responsible for making linkages, identifying sales leads and supporting SMEs in increasing their sales and growing their operations.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Use desk and field research creatively and independently to compile a list of sectors, industries and target companies to approach
- Use own personal and professional networks to make linkages, identify networking opportunities and initiate collaborations that will generate sales leads
- Engage with SMEs that could benefit from the program and onboard them after a criteria-fit assessment and initial needs assessment
- Understand the requirements of SMEs and source of business problems and suggest solutions accordingly
- Apply the buyer-led approach to LED Project beneficiary SMEs: produce what you can sell, not sell what you can produce
- Perform a thorough diagnosis of the SME; quickly grasp the challenges and recommend solutions as well as technical assistance allowing the beneficiary to grow their sales and create sustainable jobs
- Perform any special project or task as assigned by senior management
- Adhere to management expectations in terms of job performance targets sets and reporting
Qualifications
- Education: Master’s degree in engineering, economics and/or business
- Experience: At least 7 to 10 years of hands-on private sector experience, preferably in a position managing or assisting SMEs
- Languages: Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic. French is a plus
- Competencies
- Structured, organized and timely work
- Proficiency in writing and submitting official documents and technical reports in the English language
- Able to perform in a quick pace and a changing environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trustworthy and professional relationships with business owners and community members
- Maintain and develop a robust professional network
- Attributes
- Logical and analytical skills
- Problem-solving ability
- Integrity and trustworthiness
- Interpersonal / People skills
- Professional commitment
- Abilities
- Willingness/ability to travel throughout Beirut and Mount Lebanon, as needed, to deliver on the assignment
- Previous experience or knowledge in the buyer-led approach
NOTE:
Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.
Last modified:
21 Jun, 2019
Intervention Sector(s):
Business & Economic Policy
Application Deadline:
Thursday, 20 June 2019
Contract Type:
Full Time
Period of Employment:
N/A
Salary
N/A
Salary Range:
> 3000 (USD)
Education Degree:
Masters Degree
Education Degree Details:
Experience Requirements:
5 to 10 years
Arabic Language:
Very Good
English Language:
Very Good
French Language:
Very Good
Country/City:
- Lebanon
- Beirut
- Beirut
- Lebanon
- Mount Lebanon