Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Conduct BDS Curriculum Transfer Activities

• Facilitate “training of trainers” sessions on key topics such as business management skills, financial literacy, facilitation and adult learning techniques, gender awareness, and gender-sensitive recruitment.

• Coordinate all activities related to training preparation and ensure that operational, logistical, and financial practices comply with TechnoServe policies.

• Support the identification, selection, and inclusion of women and youth entrepreneurs in the project’s training cycles, following the defined selection criteria.

• Follow the training roadmap, methodology, and criteria, including session duration, punctuality, use of materials, and adherence to approved lesson and work plans.

• Ensure the technical training is of high quality, contextually relevant (using local language and examples), and effectively reaches participants.

• Identify key skill gaps among target groups in relation to local economic opportunities, providing feedback to the supervisor on training requirements and proposing curriculum improvements.

• Provide ongoing guidance and mentoring throughout the project to improve business performance and support the development and implementation of business plans.

• Facilitate a gender awareness module that is effective, culturally sensitive, and of high quality for women and youth entrepreneurs—ensuring the right messages are conveyed (particularly regarding gender-based violence mitigation) and monitoring knowledge absorption.

• Ensure the implementation of the project’s gender strategy and achievement of gender-related targets, while supporting participants facing gender, psychosocial, or dropout challenges by reporting such issues to the project team for support and resolution.

BDS Capacity Development

• Support BDS providers in the process of diagnosing, designing, and implementing their Sustainability Action Plans, ensuring that proposed and discussed actions are effectively carried out.

• Identify risks and challenges in a timely manner at the BDS level to ensure proactive support.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) and Other Events

• Ensure the timely updating and execution of the program’s training activity schedules, proactively informing project leadership of potential challenges or issues.

• Capture successes, failures, and lessons learned, and share them internally and externally, discussing them with the Business Consultant-1.

• Collect relevant data for monitoring, evaluation, and learning purposes (baseline, midterm, and final surveys; routine data collection; training assessments; business best practices).

• Accurately record all monitoring and evaluation data within the defined timeframe and in accordance with internal data collection and management standards, raising concerns with the project team as necessary.

• Assist in producing weekly, module, mobilization, and final evaluation reports.

• Ensure the reliability of MEL data and suggest necessary improvements for better quality control.

• Support the organization and reporting of MEL data for events such as workshops, fairs, training sessions, and other project-related activities.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, economics, statistics, international development, or another relevant analytical field, with demonstrated analytical skills in market studies.

• At least 2 years of field and technical experience in implementing business development, community development, entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion projects—particularly focused on women and youth in both urban and rural areas.

• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills; exceptional ability to engage with local community practices and understand the needs of women and youth entrepreneurs.

• Experience working with training and/or mentoring programs for women and youth.

• Demonstrated commitment to advancing gender equality.

• Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.

• Strong project management, financial analysis, and entrepreneurial skills.

• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.

• Availability to be based in and work full-time with rural communities.

• Professionalism, maturity, good judgment, and ability to resolve problems and generate innovative solutions.

• Excellent verbal communication skills.

• Fluency in Portuguese required; fluency in local languages is an advantage.

• Experience working in the socio-economic context of northern Mozambique is an asset.

• Understanding, respecting, and promoting TechnoServe’s values, vision, and strategy in the performance of assigned duties.

TechnoServe is an equal opportunity employer of minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Qualifications

Skills (Preferred)

• Attention to Detail – Advanced

• Critical Thinking – Intermediate

• Communication – Advanced

• Analytical – Intermediate

• Collaboration – Advanced

• Business Development – Intermediate

Behaviours (Preferred)

• Loyal: Demonstrates consistent and strong support for a cause.

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group.

• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow.

• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and shows originality of thought.

• Detail-Oriented: Capable of completing a task with all necessary details.

• Dedicated: Focused on a task or purpose with loyalty and integrity.

Motivations (Preferred)

• Work-Life Balance: Inspired to perform well while enjoying adequate personal time.

• Self-Starter: Motivated to perform well without external help.

• Peer Recognition: Motivated by the appreciation of colleagues.

• Growth Opportunities: Motivated by the chance to take on more responsibility.

• Goal Completion: Motivated by successfully completing tasks.

• Flexibility: Motivated by the ability to set one’s own schedule and goals.

• Impact: Motivated by contributing to the success of a project or organization.