Organization: Banyan Global
Country: Honduras
Closing date: 30 Oct 2017
Banyan Global is seeking a Youth Entrepreneurship Specialist for the USAID- funded Honduras Transforming Market Systems Project. The project seeks to strengthen key market systems by improving the business enabling environment, promoting resilience, and strengthening targeted value chains resulting in private sector growth, increased incomes, and job creation.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement youth entrepreneurship interventions for the project
- Lead analytical work to support the creation of a youth entrepreneurship plan.
- Collaborate with team members to develop appropriate youth entrepreneurship strategies and targets for the project.
- Coordinate with other donor-funded programs implementing youth entrepreneurship activities, including work at the policy level.
- Identify appropriate youth-led and youth-focused organizations as potential project partners; carry out organizational assessments.
- Design and deliver youth entrepreneurship training for project staff and partners.
- Collaborate with the monitoring and evaluation team to ensure indicators are disaggregated by age and data is accurately captured on youth programming across the project.
- Support project reporting, including the development of work plans, quarterly reports, and success stories.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in youth related programming.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing youth entrepreneurship programming.
- Knowledge of USAID’s youth policy and approaches.
- Experience working within agricultural market systems and value chains, including enterprise development support for SMEs and agribusinesses.
- Experience conducting research and data gathering.
- Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills.
- Fluency in written and spoken Spanish and English.
- The ability to travel regularly throughout Honduras.
How to apply:
Only Honduran candidates should apply. Banyan Global is an equal opportunity employer. Please apply to the position through our website, http://www.banyanglobal.com/careers/, and include a cover letter and résumé in your submission. Please no phone calls.
