Position Title: Entrepreneurship Consultant
2025-01-22        Kabul, Nangarhar       Full Time        2
Job Location: Kabul, Nangarhar
Nationality: Afghan
Category: Consultant
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: As Per JEAO Policy
Vacancy Number: JEAO/JICA/CNT(Mention the province)
No. Of Jobs: 2
City: Kabul, Jalal Abad
Organization: Justice for Equality Afghanistan Organization
Years of Experience:  Minimum of 5 years of experience in entrepreneurship training, business development, or related fields, preferably in humanitarian or development contexts.
Contract Duration: 1 Month
Gender: Male
Education:  Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Economics, or a related field. A Master’s degree is preferred.
Close date: 2025-01-22

About Justice for Equality Afghanistan Organization:

Justice for Equality Afghanistan Organization (JEAO) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization founded on the principle that access to affordable quality health care is a basic human right. JEAO works with interdisciplinary professionals to develop and implement innovative, culturally appropriate, evidence based public health interventions.  JEAO offers ground-breaking and unconventional solutions that foster self-reliance and promote sustainable health care that is accessible to all. JEAO is working in Afghanistan since 2007, implementing integrated health projects managed mainly by national staff supported technically and management wise by expatriate staff from head office.

Job Descriptions:

1. Training and Capacity Building:

  • Design and deliver tailored entrepreneurship training sessions, focusing on business planning, market analysis, financial literacy, and marketing strategies.
  • Develop practical training materials, including case studies, templates, and tools, to enhance learning outcomes for beneficiaries.
  • Provide individualized mentoring and coaching to support beneficiaries in developing feasible and sustainable business ideas.

2. Curriculum Development:

  • Collaborate with the project’s Business Development Advisor to refine and enhance the entrepreneurship curriculum for the vocational training program.
  • Ensure that the curriculum is gender-sensitive, culturally appropriate, and responsive to the needs of returnees and host communities.

3. Market Assessment and Linkages:

  • Conduct a rapid market assessment to identify potential business opportunities for project beneficiaries.
  • Establish linkages with local markets, suppliers, and financial institutions to facilitate the integration of beneficiaries into the local economy.
  • Provide recommendations for sustainable market engagement strategies.

4. Monitoring and Evaluation:

  • Develop tools to assess beneficiaries’ progress and the impact of the entrepreneurship training.
  • Collect data and provide a comprehensive report on the outcomes of the training program, highlighting successes, challenges, and lessons learned.
  • Propose actionable recommendations for improving the entrepreneurship component of the project.

5. Stakeholder Engagement:

  • Work closely with local stakeholders, including community leaders and government entities to promote collaboration and support for beneficiaries.
  • Facilitate networking opportunities for beneficiaries to connect with local entrepreneurs and mentors.
Job Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Economics, or a related field. A Master’s degree is preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in entrepreneurship training, business development, or related fields, preferably in humanitarian or development contexts.
  • Proven track record of designing and delivering successful training programs.
  • Strong understanding of small business management, market linkages, and financial literacy.
  • Experience working with vulnerable populations, particularly women and returnees, in conflict-affected or post-conflict settings.
  • Excellent facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Submission Guidelines:

All interested and qualified candidates should submit their CVs along with cover letter (as one .pdf document) to hr@af.jeao.org and no later than (22/Jan/2025), please mention position title and vacancy number and province clearly in the subject line of your email. Applications received without proper subject line will be disqualified from the process.

Only short- listed candidates will be called for written test and interview.

Submission Email:

hr@af.jeao.org

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