Business Advisor

SNV Vietnam is looking for a Business Advisor, based in Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam (Employment contract)

SNV has been working in Vietnam since 1995. Using the market based approach, SNV is committed to reducing poverty by catalyzing sustainable solutions for the poor in agriculture, energy, water & sanitation, and REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation).

SNV’s Inclusive Business (IB) Program supports and promotes business initiatives that integrate the low-income population into the supply chain of companies as suppliers, employees, distributors and/or consumers that generate win-win solutions for both, economic benefits for the companies and job and income increase for the low-income population.

SNV, BoP Innovation Center and VC4A have partnered up to launch an Inclusive Business Accelerator providing tailor- made services for private sector companies to successfully overcome the pioneers gap for Inclusive Business entrepreneurs. We are seeking an experienced candidate to fill in the position of Business Advisor to be based in Thanh Hoa Province, Viet Nam.

Responsibilities:

  • Understand project design to develop work plans and budgets for each relevant components;
  • Work with local stakeholders (government agencies, companies, donors, households, and other related projects) to carry out planned activities;
  • Monitor all activities in project areas to ensure social, economic and environment impacts;
  • Coordinate activities with the implementing partners/contractors under the each components/projects;
  • Identify potential businesses to develop potential value chains;
  • Provide preliminary support to local businesses as required;
  • Serves as an initial and local contact point between the Inclusive Business Accelerator and relevant local stakeholders; and
  • Support any other task as requested by the manager of the Inclusive Business Accelerator.

Candidate profile:

  • Vietnamese citizen;
  • Good background in business, agribusiness, economics, or any other background with a Master's degree in Business;
  • At least 6 years of working experience in the private sector and/or development sector;
  • At least 3 years of working experience in project management;
  • Understanding of the local business environment;
  • Ability to think independently, analyze problems, and identify solutions;
  • Good understanding of field realities; ability to link different professional spheres: business, local government, business development;
  • Good spoken and written Vietnamese and English;
  • Good computer skills in MS-applications (Word, Excel, Internet, Email); and
  • Ability and willingness to travel.

Contract Duration: One-year employment contract with possibility of extension

How to apply?

Please send your application letter and CV, together with an indication of your current salary and compensation package, to [email protected] by August 1st , 2014.

For more information on SNV, please refer to our website: www.snvworld.org

We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
SNV – Netherlands Development Organisation
Location: 
Thanh Hoa
Application Deadline: 
Fri, 2014-08-01