• Under the direct supervision of the Livelihoods Officer, the Market Promotion Assistant undertakes the following roles and responsibilities:
• Conduct market needs assessment, and market movement monitors data collection and identification of high-valued skills, agricultural crops, and non-agriculture products from the HHs.
• Assist in the formation of value chain partnerships and networks, analyze collected information, and prepare reports.
• Assist Livelihood Officer in the Preparation and development of the concept notes and ToRs for the business events and exhibitions.
• Identify value chain opportunities, notably by mapping and evaluating existing supply chains, and recommend additional priority opportunities for value chain and skills development.
• Outline value chain opportunities by developing project summaries and market analysis reports.
• Facilitate, monitor, and supervise the process of selection of lead farmers and other producers’ groups and the setup of key component outputs and tools, including the training activities, transfer of technologies, and facilitation of producer groups’ creation.
• Assist entrepreneurs, and prospective investors by providing advice and technical support, including business case development, economic viability analysis, risk assessment, and feasibility of value chain activities – projects.   
• Maintain close coordination/linkages with relevant departments or agencies on the implementation of project value development activities and project product market linkages.
• Work closely with the departments of commerce and industry DoCI, Afghanistan chamber of commerce and investment ACCI, DAIL, and key stockholders (NGOs, community institutions, private sector and etc) to coordinate the overall implementation of TEVT and value chains development activities.
• Draft framework agreements and manage linkage and coordinate with main partners and stakeholders involved in TEVT and value chain management and design and establishment of channels for regular information dissemination, sharing, and networking among stakeholders’ communities from local to national level.
• Prepare survey formats, Provide Data collection from the field and markets, analyze the data, and prepare the final report.
• Assist in the Preparation of the capacity-building training materials on (financial literacy, bookkeeping, principle of business management, branding quality control, production process, marketing, and business plan writing).
• Provide facilitation support to the targeted groups/entrepreneurs for opening a bank account and transferring the saving amounts into the opened bank account.
• Conduct business development training for entrepreneurs, SMEs, and project beneficiaries.
• Prepare and develop production plans and business plans for small households and entrepreneurs for scaling up their business/economic activities.  
• Transfer seed capital grants to the selected entrepreneurs after completion of the training and development of the business plan.
• Conduct post-distribution monitoring processes. Prepare reports and submit to line manager weekly/monthly basis.
• Providing business development services through hands-on and mentoring support to project-targeted entrepreneurs, SMEs, farmers and SHHs producers and follow-up support to the target groups.
• Maintaining coordination with the government authorities in provincial and district level. Coordinate with other stakeholders in provincial level and district level. 
• Performing any other activities as directed by the Livelihood project manager and program technical team.

Expected Results:

• Mapping and Assessment report of existing livelihood assistance, socio-economic aspect, describing ways in which they are integrated into the sub-national development planning process.
• Research on the identification of recommended livelihood adaptation measures and proposed delivery mechanism for such measures that can be introduced through the project.
• Facilitation consultations and dialogue to formalize partnership agreements and contributions to project implementation.