Reporting
Unit/Supervisor: Western and Southern Africa Regional Director
Unit/Supervisor: Western and Southern Africa Regional Director
Location: Gaborone, Botswana
I.
TechnoServe Background:
TechnoServe Background:
TechnoServe
works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive
farms, businesses and industries. We are a nonprofit organization that develops
business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and
markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking
men and women in even the poorest places can generate income, jobs and wealth
for their families and communities. With more than four decades of proven
results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.
works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive
farms, businesses and industries. We are a nonprofit organization that develops
business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and
markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking
men and women in even the poorest places can generate income, jobs and wealth
for their families and communities. With more than four decades of proven
results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.
II. Program
Description:
Description:
Enterprise
Development programs targeted at micro, small and medium-sized companies
(SMMEs) provide a great opportunity to catalyze economic development and
promote inclusive economic growth. The Government of Botswana has acknowledged
the importance of SMMEs for stimulating economic growth and diversification and
therefore has launched several enterprise development institutions that focus
on providing financial, technical and advisory support to SMMEs. However, so
far these programs have not realized the potential impact on local economic
development that the Government would ideally desire. In response, the
Government of Botswana has established a partnership with a private sector
company to implement an Enterprise Development Program.
Development programs targeted at micro, small and medium-sized companies
(SMMEs) provide a great opportunity to catalyze economic development and
promote inclusive economic growth. The Government of Botswana has acknowledged
the importance of SMMEs for stimulating economic growth and diversification and
therefore has launched several enterprise development institutions that focus
on providing financial, technical and advisory support to SMMEs. However, so
far these programs have not realized the potential impact on local economic
development that the Government would ideally desire. In response, the
Government of Botswana has established a partnership with a private sector
company to implement an Enterprise Development Program.
III.
Position Description:
Position Description:
As presently
designed, the Tokafala Enterprise Development Program will be a 3-year program
that is supported by the Government of Botswana and a private sector company
and executed by TechnoServe as the lead agency. The program aims at fostering
the growth of SMEs through linking them to up and downstream business
opportunities developed out of the supply chains of the program partners. The
program will also be open to other companies to utilize their supply and
distribution chains to the same ends. The structure of the program will be
based on a series of ‘hub’ entities that will provide support or assist in the
provision of support for SMEs in a particular region and the implementation of
a fund providing financing to eligible small and medium enterprises. In
addition, the program includes a component aimed at building the capacity and
improving the performance and effectiveness of selected country’s public
supported enterprise development institutions, primarily through capacity
building and other mentoring interventions.
designed, the Tokafala Enterprise Development Program will be a 3-year program
that is supported by the Government of Botswana and a private sector company
and executed by TechnoServe as the lead agency. The program aims at fostering
the growth of SMEs through linking them to up and downstream business
opportunities developed out of the supply chains of the program partners. The
program will also be open to other companies to utilize their supply and
distribution chains to the same ends. The structure of the program will be
based on a series of ‘hub’ entities that will provide support or assist in the
provision of support for SMEs in a particular region and the implementation of
a fund providing financing to eligible small and medium enterprises. In
addition, the program includes a component aimed at building the capacity and
improving the performance and effectiveness of selected country’s public
supported enterprise development institutions, primarily through capacity
building and other mentoring interventions.
The program director will be responsible for
implementing the Tokafala enterprise development program, developing and
executing strategies that optimize the impact of the program and managing
relationships with program partners and other relevant stakeholders.
implementing the Tokafala enterprise development program, developing and
executing strategies that optimize the impact of the program and managing
relationships with program partners and other relevant stakeholders.
IV. Duties
and Responsibilities:
and Responsibilities:
- Lead the implementation of the Tokafala
Enterprise Development Program and manage the Tokafala program team to
ensure the delivery of the defined program results: fostering the growth
of micro, small and medium enterprises and supporting selected government
institutions in improving the effectiveness of their enterprise
development activities - Ensure the successful implementation and
management of the Tokafala fund, targeted at providing financial support
to SMEs - Work with the program management to establish
strategic partnerships that will accelerate the impact of the program,
including the linkage of SMEs to supply chain opportunities and the
engagement with financial institutions - Lead the strategic design and delivery of
capacity building and mentoring services to select government enterprise
development institutions, enabling them to improve the effectiveness of
their entrepreneurship development activities - Closely coordinate with relevant government
stakeholders to ensure alignment and programmatic synergies - Develop a broader vision, in coordination with
the project partners, to take advantage of enterprise development
activities in Botswana and maximize the impact of the program - Collaborate with enterprise development
leaders in TechnoServe, the program partners and externally, to maintain a
continuous feedback loop regarding best practices and lessons learned in
entrepreneur development and support
V. Required
Skills & Experience:
Skills & Experience:
- Graduate degree in business, finance or
closely related field - 7-10 years of post-graduate experience in
strategy, management consulting, business education, and/or business
management - Deep experience in SME/enterprise development
in emerging markets - Experience in financial management and/or
social impact investing desirable - Excellent oral and written communication
skills - Proven ability to work in multi-cultural work
environment - Strong diplomatic skills to support effective
work through project stakeholders, strategic partners and other
stakeholders - Strong analytical and quantitative skills
- Self-starter, ability to work with substantial
autonomy and influence others with minimal supervisory authority
V.
Application Instructions
Application Instructions
Qualified
and interested applicants should submit a Word-formatted single document
consisting of cover letter, resume and salary history to mheymann@tns.org.
Please identify the position for which you are applying in the subject line.
and interested applicants should submit a Word-formatted single document
consisting of cover letter, resume and salary history to mheymann@tns.org.
Please identify the position for which you are applying in the subject line.
Only
applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be considered or contacted. No
phone calls please.
applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be considered or contacted. No
phone calls please.
TechnoServe
is an equal opportunity employer
is an equal opportunity employer