Program Officer (PO) will work under the supervision of Executive Director(ED) of NMEFEN in close consultation with AVID Volunteer responsible for program and business development.
PO will work closely with:
· Executive Director (ED)
· NMEFEN Chair / members
· AVID volunteers
· MEDEP project team,
· MOI,
· other line agencies
Program officer will be responsible for the following specific tasks:
Ø Maintain regular contact with NMEFEN members to ensure a good understanding of members’ issues and needs
Ø Develop plans, programmes and activities to serve the needs of NMEFEN members
Ø Responsible for organizing different training contracts with NPSO, APSOs (MEDEP) and other opportunities.
Ø Prepare proposals, budgets and reports for all activities, in a timely manner
Ø Assist ED and others in identifying main problems, difficulties, gaps and concerns of existing NMEFEN members for Policy development.
Ø Work with DMEGA members to identify micro-entrepreneurs’ main problems, difficulties, gaps and issues in adopting appropriate technologies and support them for linking with relevant organizations for solving these problems and addressing the gaps and concerns.
Ø Work with DMEGA members to increase micro-entrepreneurs’ awareness on the policies/acts and rules, regulations related to NMEFEN and entrepreneurs.
Ø Work with ED on specific earthquake recovery projects and activities
Ø Any other activities and responsibilities as may be required from time to time, by direction of the ED, in line with this ToR.
National Micro Enterpreneures Federation Nepal
Email: nmefen@gmail.com
The National Micro Entrepreneurs’ Federation Nepal (NMEFEN) is an umbrella organization established to promote the interests of micro entrepreneurs across Nepal. The Government of Nepal has recognized that micro enterprise plays a vital role in both economic development and poverty alleviation. NMFEN primary goal is to actively promote the interests of the micro enterprise sector which is so important in the social and economic transformation of the poor, ethnic, indigenous and deprived communities through their engagement in entrepreneurship and micro-enterprise development.