Terms of
Reference
United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine supports towards building
capacity of its national/regional/local partners for enhanced decentralisation,
participatory governance and sustainable development. This support is provided
through specialized projects like Municipal Governance and Sustainable
Development Programme (MGSDP). MGSDP seeks active involvement of local
communities of citizens, academia, small and medium businesses and NGOs; city
councils; local government institutions and others for achieving sustainable
local development comprising of social, economic and environmental activities.
Improving living quality through creation of or improvement in community
infrastructures and creation of employment opportunities are among various
activities of these projects. Employment generation is envisaged through small
and medium enterprise (SME) development in the partner municipalities. It
involves such areas of intervention as policy advocacy, business skills,
micro-finance, market information etc. These activities are implemented by
organized networks of small and medium businesses and specialized agencies on
SME with support from UNDP, local governments and other stakeholders through
area based development approach. It requires building technical capacity of the
SME-stakeholders. In this context role of an SME Development Specialist is
deemed essential.
Project title: Area Based Development Programme
Position: SME Development Specialist
Duty Station: Kyiv with frequent travel to various
cities of Ukraine
Full time
Functions and responsibilities:
Under overall supervision of the
MGSDP project manager, the incumbent shall be responsible for the proper
planning, designing, implementation and monitoring of the SME-related
activities. Specifically he/she will -
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Further develop MGSDP strategy for SME development
taking into account the interests and views of current and potential
stakeholders of the Programme;
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Identify and mobilise stakeholders of SME in the
partner municipalities and network them around the theme of business promotion
in the city;
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Assist SME-stakeholders in identifying their needs
for successful business promotion and link their needs with local governments
and other support agencies;
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Provide technical support to the SME-stakeholders for
building their capacity to plan and carry out activities on policy advocacy,
skill enhancement, micro-finance, market information and other infrastructures
required for promotion of SME in the partner municipality. Design and
implement sustainability mechanisms for projects thus carried out;
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Promote development of new agencies such as
cooperative, credit union, training centre etc, if necessary, to ensure
effective SME development in the partner municipalities;
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Liaise with supporting national/international
agencies related with SME-development in the Programme area. Develop a data
base of expert individuals/agencies on SME development in the Programme area
and at the national level;
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Organize events on training, exposure visits,
seminars, roundtables, workshops, conferences etc. targeted on SME
development. Serve as resource person as necessary;
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Develop funding proposals on SME development for
submission to donors;
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Monitor Programme activities
on SME development, prepare workplan and progress report as required by the
Programme.
6. Requirements for the
post:
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Master’s degree in economics, finance, business
administration and/or related fields.
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Five years of relevant work experience working in the
field of SME-development, cooperative development, micro-finance etc;
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Sound analytical, organizational, project management
and negotiation skills and the ability to conduct training and
workshops/seminars.
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Excellent writing, presentation skills and
communication skills. Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural team
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Willingness to frequent travel in-country;
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Ability to speak and write in English, Ukrainian and
Russian (preferably);
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Advanced computer skills,
including word processing, spread sheet, power point, data management, and
other packages related with investment, banking system, market information
system;
Applications
(most recent CVs) in English language are to be submitted to the e-mail address
vyacheslav.egorov@undp.org with message ‘SME Development Specialist,
Roster’
THIS
ROSTER IS OPEN FOR UKRAINIAN NATIONALS ONLY
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