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| Marketing/Market Linkage Specialist | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Herat, |
| Categories | Marketing, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2024-10-31 | Close Date | 2024-11-05 |
| Vacancy No | W-HRT-243 | Gender | Female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | 15-May-2025 |
| Education | Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Economics with specialization in Marketing | Experience | At least 3 years of professional working experience in a similar position. |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | Based on WASSA salary's Scale |
About Company
About Women Activities & Social Service Association (WASSA): Women Activities & Social Service Association (WASSA) established in 2002 in Afghanistan, as non-governmental organization, committed to seeking ways for women empowerment in Afghanistan. WASSA aims to promote women equal participation in socio-economic sectors of the country. WASSA works directly with communities in order to bring change in social attitude of the community regarding women. An envision “Equal participation of women & men in all sectors of the country. Equal Opportunities: WASSA is dedicated to offering equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, ethnicity, age, or disability. Safeguarding and Conduct: WASSA will contact previous employers to inquire about any history of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment during the candidate's employment, including incidents under investigation at the time the candidate left. Job offers are conditional on satisfactory reference checks. By applying, candidates confirm they understand and accept these procedures. Final Selection: The selected candidate must pass a background check and reference check. They will also be required to sign WASSA's Code of Conduct, PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse), Safeguarding, and other relevant policies before receiving a final job offer/contract.
Job Description
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Coordinate financial literacy training, including knowledge of Islamic finance, and facilitate access to loans for women entrepreneurs.
- Coordinate digital literacy training sessions covering basic computer skills, digital marketing, and e-commerce for women entrepreneurs.
- Support entrepreneurs through financial inclusion and Market linkage,
- Empowering them with access to financial services, resources, and opportunities.
- Support women entrepreneurs in accessing loans, including providing knowledge about Islamic finance, current banking/microfinance rules/regulations, and facilitating their access to loans.
- Critically analyze the challenges faced by the innovation economy to capital access for tech-based (or other innovative) start-ups and improve access to capital for small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with innovative ideas that are commercially viable.
- Developing a marketing strategy for entrepreneur promotional activities including local and regional events and other investment initiatives related to the project mandate are given maximum media exposure among national and international stakeholders and counterparts using in-door and out-door media campaigns.
- Making promotional and marketing plans for events including evaluating the possible budget and schedule for both visual and printed ads.
- Developing a marketing plan and annual work plan with investors so the interested sponsors could allocate a budget
Job Requirement
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Economics with specialization in Marketing
- Proven experience in managing marketing/market linkage training related to women's entrepreneurship, livelihoods, and microfinance, preferably within NGOs or development organizations.
- Expertise in financial inclusion and market linkage strategies.
- Previous experience in development Strong supervisory and communication skills, with the ability to manage and develop a diverse team.
- 3 years in the marketing field will be considered as a suitable contestant
Fluency in written and spoken English, Pashtu and Dari. - Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Good knowledge of marketing topics
- Good Marketing writing skills
- Good planning organization skills
- A team player and self-starter able to work under limited supervision
- Demonstrated behavior of professional and personal ethics, transparency, and openness
Submission Guideline
- Interested qualified candidates should submit their information/request thourgh this link (https://airtable.com/appySB0plKG6pPHUz/shrweibHy7tXNRZ3U).
- Academic certificates or references do not need to be submitted at this time. These will be requested if called for an interview.
- Only short-listed candidates will be invited for written tests and interviews upon project appr