BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

The Youth Enterprise Revolving Fund (YERF) seeks to appoint a well-suited candidate for the role of Business Development Officer – Manzini. This position reports to the Business Development Manager.

MAIN FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Youth capacity building (business training, project launch, mentoring, coaching, trade)
• Loan application appraisal (conduct site visit, feasibility and viability analysis)
• Loan repayment (loan agreement management, funding structure, advice on loan restructuring)
• Monitor projects performance (assist in M&E)
• Youth mobilization for economic empowerment
• Stakeholder management
• Regional office administration

REQUIRED EDUCATION / QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration / Economics / Agribusiness or any other related field

REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE

• Project management (launch, implementation and exit)
• Community mobilization for economic development in region and stakeholder management
• Office administration and management
• Experience with community development protocols, working in development financial institution and/or development organization in designing, implementing project administration related task
• Experience in business establishment, training, mentoring & coaching

DESIRED COMPETENCIES

• Good communications – verbal, written and report writing
• Good interpersonal, good customer care and stakeholder relationship management
• Numerical, analytical and computer literacy
• Planning and organizing
• Quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis
• Good reporting skills

ATTRIBUTES

• Integrity, confidentiality, accountability and professionalism
• Attention to details and multi-tasking ability
• Results oriented and time management
• Team player and respectful
• Self-motivated and energetic
• Innovation and ability to work independently without supervision

Written applications along with a comprehensive curriculum vitae, three traceable references, and certified copies of academic qualifications should be emailed to recruitment@yef.co.sz.

Please state the position you are applying for in the email subject line.

Closing date: 20th April 2026

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive communication within four weeks after the closing date, consider your application unsuccessful.