Entrepreneurship Development cum Marketing Officer For Project on Employment and Entrepreneurship for Women

ETASHA Society is hiring for a project focused on the Textile Sector starting shortly in a village within Gurugram, Haryana.

The roles and responsibilities of this position are:

• Assisting in identification of women keen on skill development in stitching/ tailoring and related skills, and on employment or entrepreneurship in the Textile sector. This will include:
  • Conducting awareness creation workshops for community members
  • Motivating and Counselling women from low-income communities and their families
• Providing business start-up support through
  • Assisting in conduct of training sessions in enterprise management and life skills development
  • Assisting aspiring entrepreneurs in identification of business opportunities within the Textile sector
  • Helping aspiring entrepreneurs in understanding the market by coordinating market visits, participation in sales events clarifying a business proposition.
  • Supporting entrepreneurs in identifying and establishing backward and forward linkages for the women’s enterprises and enabling them to become independently capable of doing the same.
• Assist in growth and scaling up of business for the enterprises through
  • Coordinating with the entrepreneurs on a daily basis
  • Organising visits and meetings with suppliers of raw materials and wholesalers/ retailers/ institutions for sale of finished goods
  • Motivating and counselling the entrepreneurs to successfully operate their enterprises
• Ensuring all data and information is collected and stored as per project requirements
• Providing all relevant support to other team members

Requirements

• Basic understanding of business and markets
• Excellent communication skills in Hindi
• Proficiency in MS-Office including high level of skills to work on MS Excel
• Field experience working with vulnerable communities
• Preferably having 2 years of experience in program administration and implementing projects related to livelihood generation and/or women’s issues
• Master’s degree in any discipline preferred

 About ETASHA Society

Founded in 2006, ETASHA Society is a not-for-profit organization working to skill underprivileged communities for sustained employment and income generation. We envision a future where every Indian is self-reliant, has self-worth and leads a dignified and productive life. We work to empower youth, women and adolescents in low-income communities with the skills, confidence and mindset required for success in employment as well as Entrepreneurship.

Application Process:

• Know more about us though our website www.etashasociety.org and our social media sites and if you are keen to make a difference to the world around us, we strongly encourage you to apply.
• Interested candidates may email an up-to-date resume to hr@etashasociety.org with full details of email id, current address, minimum acceptable salary, 3 references and time-frame of joining if selected.