Job Summary

• Conduct market situation analysis, plan, and decide where to invest, built & settle the market base in the designated woreda.
• Ensure all trained business operators are fully engaged in all business activity and deliver to meet the target set out by the project in every operation year.
• Facilitate fertile business environment with concerned governmental & non-governmental stakeholders to continue sustainable business operation in the WASH sector.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of a project market strategy, including district-specific adaptations.
• Follow up proper implementation of business models to properly implemented and adhered by all business operators and other stakeholders including sales agents and financers
• Monitor WASH marketing activities according to the M&E framework, and assess whether are achieving desired goals.
• Review activity vs. budget plan in quarter, biannual and annual basis to monitor the activity progress and budget utilization in the designated sales territory/woreda.
• Facilitate and support promotional activities to increase brand awareness, brand establishment and product uptakes in the designated sales territory/woreda.
• Initiate new WASH business ideas & business to business setups for diversification and ensure sustainability
• Ensure sales target is achieved in every quarter using different promotional activities and sales strategy 
• Follow up/monitor post sales practices within the community to ensure proper utilization of products and services

Job Requirements

• BA in Marketing /Business Administration or Rural Development and MBA and other related field.
• 2 years for Masters/ 4 years for Bachelors in Business Development.
• Demonstrate experience providing business development and capacity strengthening services to small and medium scale enterprises
• Experience in the design, development and launch of new products and the delivery of product marketing campaigns;
• Experience in the use of market-based approaches to deliver goods and services to the rural poor
• Experience using innovative market research and product design techniques, to develop and design products for rural market
• Experience in social marketing and behavior change marketing campaigns
• Knowledge of or interest in humanitarian programs, as well as a commitment to WV mission, vision and core values; Demonstrated ability to coordinate tasks to meet deadlines
• Effective in written and verbal communication in English /
• Experience in Agri-business and micro loan/ financial inclusion for rural market will be a plus 

How to Apply

Interested applicants must require to attach Current CV with three references & fill employment application form which can be found http://docs.ethiojobs.net/wve-jaf.pdf ) and email before the closing date of this announcement to recruitment_ethiopia@wvi.org and or via www.ethiojobs.net