Business Coach - North East Bekaa

The Nawaya Network is an NGO based in Beirut, Lebanon that develops the income-generating opportunities of youth through entrepreneurship, employability, and economic development programs.

We are seeking a Part-Time Business Coach to fulfill the below tasks and responsibilities:

LOCATION: North East Bekaa

• Conducts incubation sessions in specific locations in North East Bekaa while making sure the beneficiaries are incubated at the location most convenient for them
• Helps in the customization of the various coaching sessions with the beneficiaries through identifying their business needs. Internal needs could be as connecting with staff or other teams that can directly assist the MSMEs; and External needs such as connecting the MSMEs with mentors for technical expertise and counseling for a better advanced understanding of such an ecosystem and its customer relationship management
• Assists the team in identifying networking opportunities for MSMEs and links them to potential buyers and suppliers while ensuring a proper follow-up in that regard
• Analyzes the business idea proposed by the MSME and assesses/recommends solutions for business idea optimization for sustainability purposes to ensure a positive ROI ( this needs to be thoroughly discussed during the coaching sessions)
• Assesses beneficiaries' progress and provides feedback regarding areas of improvement and suggestions for a an enhanced business development (MSMEs).
• Reviews and accompanies the MSMEs in the first stages of the implementation of the business models.
• Follows up with the funded MSMEs regarding the requests for capacity building and for purchase of supplies with the direct oversight done by the Program Manager and the final approval of the Deputy Director based on the scoresheet that is effectively filled out as per the predefined operational timeline.
• Guides all beneficiaries through the most effective marketing and outreach strategy which will directly affect the sustainability level .
• Attends pitching in each with the judging panel to objectively select the MSMEs for incubation based on specific set of predefined scoring criteria reviewed and apprvoed by the Deputy Director
• Assists the MSMEs that will pitch and helps them in preparing their pitch deck in front of the jury panel i.e. investment committee.
• Conducts quarterly (or upon request) one-on-one check-ins with MSMEs that completed incubation to ensure everything is going smoothly and provides business guidance when needed, and fills all necessary documents such as MSMEs profiles and scoring sheets following each visit. This will be verified by the Program Manager.
• Attends the peer to peer and mentorship sessions as will be communicated by the Program Manager
• Works closely with Program Manager & Project Coordinator along with the Procurement Manager and Finance Manager to streamline processes and ensure procurement process takes place ethically and effectively with the concerned programme staff as indicated by the Procurement Unit ( ref: Rules & Regulation) of The Nawaya Network - This task might be required with a limited input from the holder of this position.
• Ensures that reliable and quality data is being collected as requested by the M&E Specialist (i.e. survey questions are explained to beneficiaries to ensure they understand what is being asked of them, etc) and he enters the data collected on Tahaki in an efficient manner for a thorough and timely reporting.
• Reports regularly to the Program Manager and the Project Coordinator all issues and problems faced in order to take immediate action steps and making sure the Program Objectives are being met
• Reports any success/interesting stories for marketing and communication department
• Provides support in event preparation in terms of communication material and organisation
• Implements any additional tasks as communicated by the Program Manager and the Deputy Director.

Education:

• Business degree - preferably in Agribusiness or a similar degree.

Experience:

• At least 3 years working experience in the field of business coaching (agribusiness is a plus).

Competencies:

• Experience in Communicating with various beneficiaires
• Organizing events
• Experience in coaching/ public speaking
• Assisting in developing Training Material
• Business ability
• Self-discipline
• Ability to deal eloquently and effectively with internal and external stakeholders, Organizational Behavior, Process and Result oriented.        

Skills:

• Language:English, Arabic.
• Communication Skills and Emotional Intelligence.
• Critical Thinking Skills
• System skills (software data entry)
• Creativity and Innovation Skills
• Organizational Management Skills
• Time Management Skills