Associate, Project ASB
- Recruiter
- Bayt.com
- Location
- Egypt (EG)
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 10 Apr 2017
- Closes
- 10 May 2017
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
Requisition ID4981Office CountryEgyptOffice CityCairoDivisionBankingDept. / Bus. GroupSME, Finance and DevelopmentBusiness UnitSME F&D, ASB, EgyptContract TypeFixed TermContract Length2 yearsPosting End Date20/04/2017
ASB (Advice for Small Business Support) helps small and medium-sized businesses to grow and become genuine catalysts for their local economies by providing access to local and international experts. Some clients will benefit from investment, but ASB also strives to create healthier, more innovative and successful businesses. Through its work to improve the quality and availability of local consultancy services, ASB aims to leave behind a network of trained, experienced local consultants, and a thriving community of small and medium-sized businesses willing to pay for advice.
Activities are delivered through two complementary products: Business Advisory Services (BAS), focused on narrowly-defined projects such as strategy and quality management carried out by local consultants, and the Enterprise Growth Programme (EGP), which draws on the industry expertise of international advisers over a longer period to strengthen the overall management and operations of client businesses.
Each ASB project is funded by donors, including around 20 countries, the European Union and the EBRD itself. ASB clients also make a contribution to the cost, ensuring their full commitment. ASB rigorously monitors and evaluates the impact of its work. Active projects with clients are monitored at regular intervals, and one year after every project, ASB returns to the client to measure impact.
The Associate connects clients to local consultants and international advisers depending on their business needs. He/she is responsible for managing resulting advisory projects, ranging from strategy and marketing, organisation and operations, technology and engineering, quality and financial management to energy efficiency and environment, through the stages of conception, implementation, completion and impact evaluation. The Associate directly contributes to developing and managing the ASB country portfolio of projects and managing relationships with the clients benefitting from the projects.
The Associate will proactively manage his/her portfolio of projects and support the other members of the team where needed to raise the quality of ASB projects in the country as well as their impact. The Associate will support the Principal Manager to implement market development and visibility activities. The Associate will provide backstopping support for the Principal Manager in the country and develop relations with clients, consultants, EBRD banking colleagues as well as ASB staff in other countries and HQ to share knowledge and develop best practice.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
* Support the Principal Manager to develop and implement the ASB annual operational plan for the country, as well as other operational and strategic efforts.
* Lead ASB projects including developing the work plan, selecting advisors, and making regular client visits to ensure programme objectives to be achieved.
* Support HRP and Associate Directors to establish and sustain good relations with donors and other stakeholders to identify and recommend funding leads and support the development of funding proposals.
* Originate and develop the pipeline of potential clients who meet the qualifying criteria, taking particular responsibility for ensuring compliance with EBRD integrity standards and making appropriate referrals to support banking business development.
* Proactively diagnose clients' business needs on site, identify priority areas for business advice, and help them to identify suitably qualified consultants or international industry experts for advisory assignments.
* Ensure the competitive selection of the consultant, ensure the terms of reference meet standards and prepare the project proposal in line with ASB best practices.
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ASB (Advice for Small Business Support) helps small and medium-sized businesses to grow and become genuine catalysts for their local economies by providing access to local and international experts. Some clients will benefit from investment, but ASB also strives to create healthier, more innovative and successful businesses. Through its work to improve the quality and availability of local consultancy services, ASB aims to leave behind a network of trained, experienced local consultants, and a thriving community of small and medium-sized businesses willing to pay for advice.
Activities are delivered through two complementary products: Business Advisory Services (BAS), focused on narrowly-defined projects such as strategy and quality management carried out by local consultants, and the Enterprise Growth Programme (EGP), which draws on the industry expertise of international advisers over a longer period to strengthen the overall management and operations of client businesses.
Each ASB project is funded by donors, including around 20 countries, the European Union and the EBRD itself. ASB clients also make a contribution to the cost, ensuring their full commitment. ASB rigorously monitors and evaluates the impact of its work. Active projects with clients are monitored at regular intervals, and one year after every project, ASB returns to the client to measure impact.
The Associate connects clients to local consultants and international advisers depending on their business needs. He/she is responsible for managing resulting advisory projects, ranging from strategy and marketing, organisation and operations, technology and engineering, quality and financial management to energy efficiency and environment, through the stages of conception, implementation, completion and impact evaluation. The Associate directly contributes to developing and managing the ASB country portfolio of projects and managing relationships with the clients benefitting from the projects.
The Associate will proactively manage his/her portfolio of projects and support the other members of the team where needed to raise the quality of ASB projects in the country as well as their impact. The Associate will support the Principal Manager to implement market development and visibility activities. The Associate will provide backstopping support for the Principal Manager in the country and develop relations with clients, consultants, EBRD banking colleagues as well as ASB staff in other countries and HQ to share knowledge and develop best practice.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
* Support the Principal Manager to develop and implement the ASB annual operational plan for the country, as well as other operational and strategic efforts.
* Lead ASB projects including developing the work plan, selecting advisors, and making regular client visits to ensure programme objectives to be achieved.
* Support HRP and Associate Directors to establish and sustain good relations with donors and other stakeholders to identify and recommend funding leads and support the development of funding proposals.
* Originate and develop the pipeline of potential clients who meet the qualifying criteria, taking particular responsibility for ensuring compliance with EBRD integrity standards and making appropriate referrals to support banking business development.
* Proactively diagnose clients' business needs on site, identify priority areas for business advice, and help them to identify suitably qualified consultants or international industry experts for advisory assignments.
* Ensure the competitive selection of the consultant, ensure the terms of reference meet standards and prepare the project proposal in line with ASB best practices.
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