Business Development and Access to Finance Officer Under Statute at NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (NCPD): (Deadline 17 May 2023)

Business Development and Access to Finance Officer Under Statute at NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (NCPD): (Deadline 17 May 2023)

Job description

1. Promote entrepreneurship among Persons with disabilities
 Identifies entrepreneurs among Persons with disabilities
 Designs training module on entrepreneurship
 Conducts trainings to empower Persons with disabilities entrepreneurs
 Develops and updates a comprehensive database of Persons with disabilities entrepreneurs
 Provides technical support and advices during the registration stage of cooperatives and companies initiated by Pwds
 Work closely with stakeholders involved in entrepreneurship to includes Pwds in their plans
2. Promote business and creates jobs for Pwds
 Act as NEP Technical Focal Point and coordinate all NEP interventions at institutional level;
 Coordinate capacity building of Business Owners with Disabilities
 Identifies business opportunities for Persons with disabilities
 Designs project proposals for identified business opportunities
 Submits and follows up project proposals to partners for funding
 Follows up the implementation of funded projects
 Analyses submitted projects from PwDs and provides appropriate advice
 Facilitates graduates from TVET to create jobs
 Facilitates the acquisition of startup tool kits to Pwds
 Develops a comprehensive database of created jobs by Pwds
 Act as NEP Technical Focal Point and coordinate all NEP interventions at institutional level;
 Coordinate capacity building of Business Owners with Disabilities
 Identifies business opportunities for Persons with disabilities
 Designs project proposals for identified business opportunities
 Submits and follows up project proposals to partners for funding
 Follows up the implementation of funded projects
 Analyses submitted projects from PwDs and provides appropriate advice
 Facilitates graduates from TVET to create jobs
 Facilitates the acquisition of startup tool kits to Pwds
 Develops a comprehensive database of created jobs by Pwds
 Organizes exhibition for business activities of PwDs
 Conducts employment assessments and organizes National employment award
 Works closely with Employment Services Centers to ensure inclusion of PwDs
 Develops mechanisms for supporting Persons with disabilities cooperatives and initiatives to increase productivity
 Monitors businesses and cooperatives supported through earmarked transfers
 Carries out market research for the products of PwDs
 Identifies and solves issues and conflict within cooperatives initiated by PwDs in conjunction with local authorities
 Prepares and submit annual report on created jobs and cooperatives/companies/individual business
3. Ensure persons with Disabilities access to Finances
 Participate in researches related to the inclusion of PwDs in Financial Sector
 Provides technical support on Pwds projects to be submitted to financial institutions
 Assists Persons with disabilities to access to loans from financial institutions
 Mobilizes persons with disabilities to join tontines and other saving initiatives
 Works closely with corporates to include Pwds in corporate social responsibility.