BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR: ONDANGWA – COSDEF (Namibia Community Skills Development Foundation)

COSDEF (Namibia Community Skills Development Foundation) is a registered Trust co-ordinating the activities of the network of Community Skills Development Centres (COSDECs), Business Development Centres and Arts and Craft Centres, providing competence based skills training to out-of school youths and disadvantaged communities throughout Namibia, to enable them to participate in gainful economic activities.

The Support Unit (SU) provides the policy framework and maintains quality standards, through the provision of administrative and financial assistance and professional advice and guidance to the COSDECs and the Arts and Crafts Centre.

THE FOUNDATION IS SEEKING TO FILL THE FOLLOWING VACANCY:

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR: ONDANGWA

REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 or equivalent school leaving certificate.
• Diploma in Business Administration/Entrepreneurship/Marketing.
• Have at least 3 to 5 years adult training experience with SME/Micro business focus.
• NGO working background.
• Marketing and Local Economic Development (LED) skills.
• Monitoring and evaluation experience.
• Relevant Business and Financial Management
• Mentoring and Coaching skills (essential).
• Business Research and Proposal Writing skills (essential).
• Presentation and business counselling skills.
• Good planning and reporting skills.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Organise Business / SME Centre Support Services that are compatible with Foundation Policies aiming at improving the livelihood of the target groups.
• Establishing and maintaining administrative systems that support the Implementation of SME training activities.
• Establishing and maintaining SME business support services to Incubation Units.
• Organise SME Training and exploit economic opportunities for current and former COSDEC trainees.
• Writing of quarterly work plans and reports.
• Networking with regional development planners pertaining to SME opportunities.
• Provide leadership to micro business entrepreneurs and link them to service providers that support SME development.
• Establish good working relationship with local industry and NCCI.
• Conduct tracer study to evaluate effectiveness and impact of SME support on graduates.
• Marketing of COSDEC and Business Development Centres’ Support programs.
• Conduct SME training, counselling, marketing, coaching and mentorship to entrepreneurs.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST:

• Be a Namibian Citizen;
• Be computer literate in the Microsoft Office suite;
• Have a valid driver’s license (Unendorsed);
• Be Self-motivated;
• Be willing to travel;
• Be able to work with people from different cultural and professional   backgrounds; and
• Be fluent in English. Knowledge of other local languages will  be an   additional