SMEs Business Manager

Job Description

Financial Markets International, Inc. (FMI), the Implementing Partner for the USAID Business Growth Activity, is now seeking an SMEs Business Manager for the Activity.The USAID Business Growth Activity will enable Jordan?s small and medium enterprises to improve their productivity and competitiveness, create new jobs and innovations within a range of sectors, and advance Jordan towards a more prosperous, resilient, and inclusive future. Through a series of evidence-based interventions, the Business Growth Activity will support these enterprises with direct firm-level assistance and broad-based capacity building programs to mobilize millions in capital, and address constraints through advocacy and public-private dialogue that complements USAID?s policy reform initiatives. The activity strives to allow growth-oriented small and medium enterprises to reach new markets and buyers, increase collaboration along value chains, and improve efficiency and quality to meet demand. The activity will empower these enterprises to access tailored and competitively priced debt, equity, and new hybrid financial products to operate within a more responsive business environment better informed by public-private dialogue and advocacy. This will allow small and medium enterprises to engage women, youth, and persons with disabilities, and increase sales, exports, and broad-based job creation?Position SummaryThe?SMEs Business?Manager will be responsible?for?carrying out assigned projects and tasks related to the development and execution of the?USAID Business Growth Activity?work plan activities and programs?designed to provide?technical support?to enhance SMEs?competitiveness,?enhance?their administrative and technological capabilities, maximize?the benefits of international agreements signed by Jordan?through?technical and financial support, improve products?quality,?improve market positioning and access,?and ensure?that their strategic directions are oriented to market requirements to meet the increasing competition in the local, regional and global markets.??Roles and Responsibilities:S/he will perform related responsibilities as required. S/he shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the tasks detailed?hereunder:?

• Work Plan Activity Leadership: Lead implementation of?the USAID Business Growth Activity work plan activities, as assigned by?component?and activity leaders;?
• SMEs Pipeline:?Assist in building a pipeline of viable growth SMEs; this includes, identifying SMEs from various sectors, conducting/managing?the SMEs diagnostic process and assessing?their growth and export readiness; proposing?appropriate solutions and developing?general framework that includes areas for improvement and means of addressing weaknesses.?
• Implementation: Draft, seek approval for and manage scopes of work for short-term consultants, RFPs and RFAs needed?to??engage?external consultants and technical experts to assist in executing activities and move?implementation forward. Participate in technical evaluation committees and bidders selection processes, and support in grants reviews and assessments;?Preparing internal and external communication memoranda and reports?
• Grants follow up: Monitor the implementation and regular follow up of awarded grants assigned under the work of SMEs competitiveness to ensure successful implementation and completion of the grants? work plan.?Facilitating stakeholder engagements and activities to demonstrate the added value and manage expectations related to work plan interventions.?
• Stakeholder Relations: In coordination with?component?and other activity leaders, help?the USAID Business Growth Activity maintain positive and productive working relationships with activities implementers (subcontractors and grantees), partners (other organizations working towards the same objectives as the?USAID Business Growth Activity), and Government of Jordan counterparts;?etc.??
• Monitoring and Evaluation Support:?Work closely with?the USAID Business Growth Activity AMEL?team to collect information on ongoing activities required for the program?s regular progress reporting and M&E reporting. Help?ensure all such information is properly documented and entered into?M&E system.?If necessary, perform primary data collection (for example by directly contacting past beneficiaries/participants) to help?the USAID Business Growth Activity?determine the long-term impact of its activities;??
• Reporting and Research:?Identify core?issues,?conduct research & analysis as requested by?component?director/activity leader. Review and provide quality control of regular subcontractor and sub-grantee?reporting.;?Maintaining a database of publications and reports as well as of stakeholders contact information and other important details.?Produce regular reporting required for activities directly implemented by?the USAID Business Growth Activity?and under this SOW.??
• Problem Solving: As a professional with years of experience, S/he is expected to monitor all assigned activities closely, identify any implementation problems as early as possible (?early warning?) whether they be technical or administrative in nature, conceptualize solutions to problems as they arise and work with?USAID Business Growth Activity executive team?to execute agreed upon solutions;?
• Events:?Work closely with the USAID Business Growth Activity Communications?Team to organize and manage project related events, workshops and seminars in coordination with?the USAID Business Growth Activity teams and external stakeholders;?helping prepare, deliver and follow-up on all external events, training programs, workshops and other related activities.?
• Support?component?in other?USAID Business Growth Activity?related activities, such as?Business enabling environment, Public private dialogue, and any other task assigned by the?component?director.

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