Position: Business Development Officer, Business Center Ga. Villingili
Gazette Announcement: https://gazette.gov.mv/iulaan/285113
Employment Type : Permanent
Location: Business Center Ga. Villingili
Job Summary:
Provide business advisory support and training sessions targeted at MSME’s and conduct inspections of businesses as required by SDFC and Ministry of Economic Development.
Responsible for collecting data and information of MSMEs in the respective regions to identify areas of strategic importance and assist in the implementation of the business plan and strategic objectives of BCC.
Requirements:
- Minimum 4 “D” passes in O’ Level or equivalent qualification
- Vocational training and 2 Years of Relevant Work Experience
- Fluent in Spoken English
- Able to work on Shift Basis
- Pleasant personality
Job Duties:
- Provide information advisory and support services to MSMEs in preparing, business proposals, financial statements, budgets, and forecasts under the guidance of BCC head office.
- Attend to inspection requests and conduct inspections according to information provided by SDFC and MED.
- Implement the Monitoring and Evaluation aspect of businesses in the region with a closer monitoring and evaluation of the recipients and MSME/SDFC Loan clients in the region.
- Obtain and maintain information from all financial institutions regarding loan clients across the coverage region.
- Conduct economic profiling to identify the current business activities in the area and challenges facing MSMEs.
- Based on the economic profiling survey identify the gaps in supply chain and recommend potential businesses for the region.
- Ensure records and documentation on consultations and business visits, inspections are archived in a systematic manner.
- Ensure client records are archived and maintained in a systematic manner.
- Identifying market linkage opportunities and innovative areas of new product development for the MSMEs.
- Liaise with other training providers to obtain their services to support training needs as and when required.
- Assist in organizing and conducting trainings, information sessions and awareness programs suited to meet the needs of MSMEs.
- Updates job knowledge by keeping up with financial and taxation regulations.
- Maintain an asset register and monitor stock and inventory in close collaboration with head office.
- Conduct calibration of equipment that are brought to the Metrology Cell established in the BC’s as per the standard operative procedures, and affix seal of calibration on this equipment.
Note: For Maldivians Only