ACRE (Access to Capital for Rural Enterprises) is a consortium that seeks to address the lack of tailored support and access to capital available to small and growth stage rural enterprises in the global south. By bringing together five international NGOs (Christian Aid, Practical Action, Traidcraft, Twin and Challenges Worldwide) ACRE sources and supports enterprises with the potential to create jobs, deliver systemic benefits to the value chains in which they operate, and benefit the poor and marginalised. ACRE is also setting up a syndicate of impact investors wishing to invest patient capital directly into these enterprises.
The ACRE consortium is seeking to recruit a Business Development Manager, to be based in Nairobi, at Traidcraft, the UK’s leading Fair Trade business and an international trade and development NGO. This post will help manage the ACRE pipeline of enterprises across the Africa region by taking them through our pre-investment process of support. The role-holder will develop coaching relationships with NGO country teams and international staff, to ensure capacity building in this area, including on ACRE’s approach and existing tools and processes, and will contribute to the operational goals of the ACRE consortium.
We are looking for a pro-active and self-motivated individual, with a good understanding of the role of private sector in development and business practices; experience of evaluating feasibility of business plans and extensive experience of preparing management accounts and financial reports. You will need to be a strong communicator, able to facilitate multi-cultural team meetings remotely, and able to self-manage to deliver against multiple commitments and deadlines.
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Interested? Further details including a full job description and application form can be found on our website at www.traidcraft.co.uk/careers
