JOB REQUIREMENTS
LANGUAGES
English
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree
EXPERIENCE
1 year to less than 2 years
SPECIFIC SKILLS
- Administer programs to promote industrial and commercial business investment in rural and urban areas;
- Respond to enquiries from members of the business community concerning development opportunities;
- Provide consulting services to government and other organizations;
- Provide advice on procedures and requirements for government approval of development proposals;
- Plan development projects;
- Develop venture capital sources;
- Develop policies;
- Develop social and economic profiles of urban and rural areas to encourage industrial and commercial investment; Develop and implement business plans;
- Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia;
- Conduct surveys and analyze data on the buying habits and preferences of wholesale and retail consumers;
- Conduct comparative research on marketing strategies for industrial and commercial products;
- Conduct social or economic surveys on local, regional, or international areas to assess development of potential and future trends;
- Review and evaluate commercial or industrial development proposals;
- Prepare reports, research papers, educational texts or articles;
- Conduct analytical marketing studies;
- Design market research questionnaires;
- Evaluate customer service and store environments;
- Design, conduct and analyze quantitative and qualitative research projects;
- Develop feasibility studies;
- Prepare funding applications;
- Set up corporations;
- Develop marketing strategies;
- Ensure appropriate business/commercial licenses are in place;
- Conduct online marketing,
- E-commerce and Website promotions;
- Maintain database of potential franchisees, real estate locations and on-line buy/sell Internet sites;
- Develop portfolio of marketing materials
BUSINESS EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
MS Excel; MS PowerPoint; MS Windows; MS Word; MS Office; MS Outlook
WORK SETTING
Consulting firm
WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES
Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Attention to detail; Large workload; Tight deadlines; Overtime required
PERSONAL SUITABILITY
Initiative; Effective interpersonal skills; Flexibility; Accurate; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Excellent written communication; Client focus; Dependability; Judgement; Reliability; Organized