Posted 3/8/08
KATALYST PROJECT, DHAKA
Manager - Industry & Rural Services Division
Duration: 1 June 2008 to 31 May 2011
Duty Station: Dhaka, with travel in Bangladesh
THE PROJECT:
Katalyst, a market development project is entering a new 5
years stage funded by a donor consortium comprised of DFID-
UK, SDC-Switzerland, Cida-Canada and the Dutch Embassy in
Dhaka. Swisscontact, as the lead agency, and GTZ
International Services are implementing this project. Over
the first 5 years of implementation, Katalyst grew to a
well established organization in Bangladesh and abroad. It
is active in around 20 sectors, and has around 60
professional staff and presently 6 expatriates.
Katalyst consists of a number of divisions active in:
- Market Development of Generic Business Development
Services, like media and ICT;
- Developing of urban Industries like furniture and health;
- Developing rural agriculture in sectors like vegetables,
maize or fishery;
- Improving the business Environment by working close to
local and national government institutions.
Gender, the environment and working conditions are cross-
cutting issues and are included in the aforesaid components.
More details can be obtained from the website:
http://www.katalystbd.com
OVERALL FUNCTION:
The position is in charge of the overall management of one
of the main divisions of Katalyst, including responsibility
for personnel management, as well as the management of all
related planning, implementation and oversight functions.
The main responsibility under this position is to develop,
implement and document an approach to systemic market
development in selected sectors as outlined in the Business
Plans and approved by the Management Board.
The Industry & Rural Services Division Manager equally
supports the General Manager to ensure overall coherence of
the project as well as project performance in line with the
guidelines and targets of the business plan. This is a
senior position in the project and requires the ability to
bring together approaches, concepts and tools from similar
projects in Bangladesh and beyond into a coherent whole.
While initially leading a team of around 15 local experts
in analyzing markets and engaging with the private sector
to achieve poverty reduction through a higher growth, the
position is expected to take on more overall project
management tasks over the years.
SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES:
Division management tasks include:
- Developing, documenting and implementing the market
development approach for business services in selected
sectors, clusters and rural sectors in close cooperation
with the project leadership;
- Managing the division which includes leading a team of
national staff - in research, planning, executing and
monitoring activities - in the field of development of
cross-sector business service markets;
- Formulating annual budgets and operational plans for the
division;
- Preparing divisional inputs for the semester reports;
- Coordinating international and local short-term experts;
- Selecting, initiating and assuring smooth collaboration
with strategic partners from the private sector as well
as from public institutions;
- Designing, administering and supervising research to
identify constraints and opportunities in sector/cluster
specific business service markets;
- Strategic overview and steering of division activities in
accordance with acknowledged best practices in the field
of market development;
- Assuring a proper monitoring and impact assessment system
based on the existing systems of the project;
- Processing lessons on cross-sector business service
markets development;
- Integrating Gender, environment and working conditions in
all activities in the markets as per the project
approach.
WIDER TASKS INCLUDE:
- Ensuring mutual learning, sharing and collaboration with
the existing divisions in order to assure consistency in
the overall project approach;
- Contributing to overall project monitoring and planning
systems development;
- Contributing to the expansion of the market development
approach;
- Representing the Project at national and international
events and contributing to the SME/BDS field regionally
and internationally;
- Serving on the Project Core Leadership Team (CLT) to
contribute to the strategic and operational aspects of
the Project and advising on and steering new developments
in the project;
- Fulfilling the function of Acting General Manager, when
delegated by the General Manager.
REPORTING:
The Industry & Rural Services Division Manager reports to
the General Manager.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Male or female professional with an orientation in
either: economics, business development; industrial or
agricultural economics or regional and rural development;
- Experienced in working with the private sector;
- Ability to work independently and to contribute to
achievements in a sometimes difficult environment;
- An interest and familiarity with the most recent trends
in private sector and small enterprise development;
- At least 5 years experience in an international agency in
one of the above mentioned related fields, out which 2
years at project manager/team leader or at deputy level;
- Excellent English comprehension and expression;
- Work experience in South Asia;
- Intercultural sensitivity and communication skills and a
willingness to learn Bangla.
Of added advantage would be:
- The ability to tap into communities of practice in the
field of small enterprise promotion, especially in the
fields of business services and strategies to develop an
enabling environment;
- Experience in the field of promoting business services
and familiarity with the use of market research tools in
small enterprise projects.
Please note:
- Only candidates who have been selected for an interview
will be contacted.
- Deadline for submission is 29th of February 2008.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
For further information please contact:
CONTACT: Mrs. Dorothea von Schoenfels
Tel: +49 61 96 79-1603
Email: MAILTO:Dorothea.Schoenfels-von@gtz.de
Homepage: http://www.gtz.de
ONLINE APPLICATION:
http://www.gtz.de/de/karriere/stellenmarkt/detail_regionen.asp?region=Asien+und+Pazifik&anzeige=60083878
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