Organisation
Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC)
Reference
VAC-51588
Contract Type
Full-Time
Industries
Sales and Business Development
Location
Kingston
Salary & Benefits
Date Posted
05/08/2024
Expiry Date
23/08/2024
The Business Development Officer is responsible for providing business development support to members of the MSME sector by providing business interventions, consultation, training, hand-holding and project monitoring functions.
Responsibilities:
- Provide general business advice to existing and prospective clients and beneficiaries.
- Identify and research new business opportunities/industries.
- Conduct business audits and assessments and prepare and assess business plans.
- Conduct product screening for clients in the manufacturing and processing sectors in collaboration with Marketing Services personnel.
- Prepare project proposals to solicit funding for clients; facilitates access to start-up capital or growth funding.
- Coordinate and conduct training workshops for clients and conduct training evaluations.
- Monitor project implementation of various grant and loan programmes.
- Provide support to industry clusters to enable achievement of cluster goals.
- Assist in the coordination of annual trade fairs, exhibitions and conferences.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND KEY COMPETENCIES
- BSc. Degree in Business/Economics/Finance/Entrepreneurship or equivalent qualification
- Working knowledge of the MSME sector
- At least two (2) years' experience in a similar position
- Excellent proposal and report writing skills
- Excellent training and presentation skills
- Good research and analysis skills
Region:
Kingston
Fields of study:
Economics
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