Investment Promotion Advisor

• Jan 2023 - Present

SME’s Business Recovery Program Manager- Entrepreneurship

• Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

- Provide initial investment review and screening of prospective investment opportunities for eligible SME’s/entrepreneurs (beneficiaries). - Analyze financial information, e.g., profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow statements, to determine if the SME is well-positioned to meet the business loan/ grant eligibility and selection criteria; - Deepen the firm’s relationships with donors and fund-raising organizations to identify and expand partnerships. - Promote and Market the SME’s Business Recovery Services and Fund program within refugees and host community ecosystems to generate awareness among potential SMEs, business accelerators, business incubators and international donors; - Meet with entrepreneurs, donors, business partners, financial institutions, and consultants; and establish and maintain relationships with industry, trade, and NGOs to enhance the visibility of the portfolio entrepreneurs/SMEs (beneficiaries) in the marketplace by creating co-funding opportunities; - Develop business development services for beneficiaries in areas including but not limited to finance, marketing, governance, and strategy; - Structure the business loan for each SME according the financial and business assessment criteria. - Provide “Access to Markets” support services such as access to information, branding and promotion of existing products, acquiring, and keeping new clients, etc.); - Develop quarterly, half-yearly, and annual progress reports for the Program management; - Assist the local and global team in conducting various training for beneficiaries (e.g., on financial management, entrepreneurship, etc.) - Regularly monitor the performance of the beneficiaries including review of quarterly financial and social impact results; - Managing all the aspects of the funding program including intercultural working and enhancing social cohesion, and organizing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for beneficiaries SME’s. Show less

Director Of Business Development

• Jan 2010 - Nov 2021

- Development of Full Feasibility Studies including market research and analysis, technical feasibility analysis, financial modeling for new investments including Capital Expenditure analysis, Bill of Materials Analysis, Project financing, cost of capital analysis, profitability indicators (NPV, IRR, Payback period, ROI), sensitivity analysis scenarios, and breakeven analysis, cost analysis. - Supervise Venture Capital preparation process for projects which serve the company growth strategy and objectives and prepping them for investment pitch presentations for upper management and for external co-investors if needed including pre-seed and seed fund raising activities. - Identify potential acquisition targets and potential partners, which serve the company growth strategy and objectives. - Provides support to upper management in investment terms negotiations, contract development, due diligence, and works closely with internal and external legal counsel to execute and finalize the transaction documents. - Define new market entry requirements and win propositions, and develop a clear route map to successfully qualify partnerships to fulfill the company growth objectives. - Keep excellent relations with various related Government / State apparatus as it applies to contract approvals and awards as appropriate - Lead a brand strategy across the company suite of products and build awareness campaigns through market-leading online strategies and tactical marketing campaigns. - Establishes sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for regions and territories; projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products. Show less

• Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

• Jul 2004 - Jan 2006

Commercial Development Officer

• Oct 2002 - Jun 2004