Business Advisory Expert at Bopinc

Responsibilities

• Conduct needs assessments among enterprises and suggest priority areas for business advisory. 
• Tailor our business support curriculum and approach to the context and needs of entrepreneurs in different geographies. 
• Deliver online and offline group-based training sessions and facilitate discussions between participants. 
• Deliver practical coaching to individual companies by presenting inspirational case studies and evidence-based approaches tried elsewhere.
• Connect companies with relevant external stakeholders and identify new partnerships with private and public sector organizations to amplify the companies’ impact.
• Report to Project Manager on business advisory activities delivered and evaluate their results. 
• Capture and document insights and lessons-learned as input for our public learning publications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree or equivalent in business administration, innovation management, economics or other relevant fields.
• At least 7 years relevant and first-hand experience with business advisory support for startups and SMEs in the agricultural and/or renewable energy sector.
• Passionate about driving positive impact for low-income producers and consumers, through inclusive innovation and entrepreneurship. 
• Advanced knowledge and experience with one or more of these business support areas: Product Development, Marketing/sales & Distribution, and Business Model Innovation. 
• Demonstrated track record (indirectly) contributing to the growth of startups and SMEs through business advisory support.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Experience with developing and delivering visually appealing presentations, and moderating events with 20+ people. 
• Ability and willingness to occasionally travel to Uganda and other African countries.

Core Competencies

Planning

• Able to achieve results in a quality, timely, and cost-effective way. Sees priorities, plans the efficient use of resources, formulates alternatives and monitors progress against objectives. Anticipates crucial stages in projects. Responds effectively to unforeseen events.

Teamwork

• Actively participates in teams and supports team members. Aware of the needs of others and responds flexibly. Prioritises team goals over individual goals.

Strategic perspective

• Develops and implements sustainable business strategies, thinks long term and externally in order to positively shape the organization. Anticipates and perceives the impact and implications of future decisions and activities on other parts of the organization.

Critical Thinking 

• Able to manipulate and interpret information from a range of sources, to spot patterns and trends in information and to deduce cause and effect from this. Can generate a range of creative solutions, evaluate them and choose the most appropriate option.

Effective communication

• Expresses complex data, ideas and facts in a clear, concise and open manner, both in oral and in written form. Actively listens and proactively shares knowledge. Uses appropriate language, design and methods depending on the audience and the purpose of communication.