Business Model Specialist

Requirements:

• Investment appraisal, financial and business modelling and partnerships management.
  
• Market system development, or private sector development approaches.
  
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in the areas of Business Management, Economics, Climate Management, Environmental Management, Soil Management, Agriculture or related field.
  
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in climate change-related projects, economic growth and inclusive private sector projects is key.
  
• Good communication skills, writing, thinking and communicating in a systems way, relationship management, and innovation.
  
• Ability to work in complex situations and effectively under pressure, managing competing priorities.
  
• Strong English language skills.
  
• The ability to Luo, Lugbara, Arabic, or one other language from West Nile is preferred
  
• Experience working in the private sector is preferred.
  

WIIGOT Platform Support

• Coach CAs on the use of WIIGOT, including understanding the platform and using its dashboards.
  
• Build CA confidence in using digital tools through practical demonstrations and continuous follow-up.
  
• Support CAs to apply the WIIGOT FAQ (i.e., Frequently Asked Questions) Pack when addressing common fears, expectations, and concerns.
  
• Flag and help address CA troubleshooting experiences on their WIIGOT platform usage.
  

Research

• Assist in stakeholder analysis of selected business models.
  
• Establish contact with potential firms or other market actors.
  
• Implement interventions from identified opportunities with market actors.
  
• Liaise with the Evaluation, Results, and Learning (ERL) team to develop tailored research tools and methods for the collection and collation of relevant intervention information from the field.
  

Access to Finance

Support a cross-section of CSJ’s private sector partners including agribusinesses, CAs and FGEs with a range of Access to Finance services including:

• Assessing their financial needs and helping structure options for inclusive financial assistance.
  
• Mentoring them on the principles of Access to Finance, especially financial discipline.
  
• Convening and attending inclusive finance stakeholder engagements to identify and establish relationships beneficial to CSJ’s partners.
  

Business Model Management

• Manage the delivery of approved Concept Notes and strategies in selected Business Models as per CSJ strategy.
  
• Collaborate with the Technical Team to deliver Business Cases pitched to the CSJ board.
  
• Clearly communicate intervention guidelines, expected outcomes, timeframes, and Workplans to all intervention stakeholders.
  

Partnership Management

• Represent the program in selected markets, displaying professionalism, tact, consideration, and discretion in all interactions with partners, other stakeholders, and with the public.
  
• Establish relevant partnerships with various market actors for assigned Business Models, maintaining good value for money.
  
• Identify and develop networks of common interests between CSJ and key stakeholders.