Job Description

Deloitte Consulting LLP seeks a SME Competitiveness Component Lead for the anticipated USAID/Ghana Enhancing Trade and Finance activity (ETF). This five-year activity will mobilize finance and investment in targeted sectors of the Ghanaian economy – including, but not limited to, agriculture, climate mitigation and adaptation, trade, apparel, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), renewable energy sectors – and create jobs. The activity will ensure the development of a broad and diverse finance market which is able to meet the financing needs of different business types through increased private sector investment. In addition, the activity will enhance trade by creating linkages to improved markets and empowering Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with growth potential to seize trade and investment opportunities and meet foreign market standards.

This position will be based in Accra, Ghana.

Responsibilities Include:

• Oversee capacity strengthening efforts for SMEs, including activities that support growth potential, equip them to capitalize on available trade and investment opportunities, and enhance productivity and resilience
• Collaborate with the Private Sector Investment component team to understand the investment landscape and supports needed for SMEs
• Lead education activities and business training sessions to build SME skills and capacity
• Provide advisory support to SMEs, especially for the creation of sustainable employment opportunities
• Oversee strategy for empowering youth and women to pursue entrepreneurship
• Ensure activities to support SMEs are streamlined with the highest degree of technical quality and consistency, including coordinating with other implementing partners when necessary
• Coordinate with or establish a strong network of international development agencies supporting SMEs in Ghana in order to eliminate duplication of effort and utilize support towards the development of SMEs

Required Skills or Experience

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, trade, business administration, or a related field required
• Minimum 7 years of experience in economic resilience and stability and trade promotion; proven capacity to support SMEs, including women and youth entrepreneurs, to grow and sustain businesses
• Experience tailoring financial modeling and business planning for SMEs
• Experience utilizing E-commerce and digital platforms
• Experience with USAID programming highly preferred
• Professional working experience in Ghana required
• Fluency in English required. Proficiency in at Twi or another local language highly desired