Business Development Assistant for Central and Eastern Region (2 posts)

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide assistance to monitor youth-led entrepreneurs who are supported by the YEES project in Timor-Leste to launch, register, or/and expand their business by providing mentoring, monitoring, and guidance on their business plans, management, procurement, etc.
2. Assist the project team in organizing events such as the Business Innovation Challenge by providing logistic and training support in the Eastern Region (Lautem, Viqueque, Baucau, Manatuto).
3. Assist the project in preparing event reports, analytical presentations, infographics, data, etc, on the demographic of applicants, types of business ideas, bottlenecks, issues, challenges, and needs to support the beneficiary.
4. Assist Field Coordinators to implement the project activities at the municipal level and coordinate/laisse with municipal level partners and stakeholders.
5. Work collaboratively with the Finance and Procurement Unit in the overall management and procurement process of the Contract to have cash transfers or equipment for beneficiaries, such as preparing direct contracts (Individual and corporate), quotations (DQs) for the procurement process, conducting micro canvassing for collected DQs, organizing purchase orders (POs) and following-up with vendors. 
6. Assist the project manager in providing input for communication materials, such as success stories and news articles, to disseminate the project activities’ results/impact.
7. Any other business support required by the YEES team. 

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Institutional Arrangement

The Business Development Assistant will work under the direct supervision of the Project Manager in collaboration with the Business Development Specialist and all other YEES team members. The cost of travel to different locations shall be paid by the UNDP YEES Project and the project will support the provision of transportation services. 

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