SMEDA - Career Opportunity: WOMEN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (WBDC) Karachi

Career Opportunity: WOMEN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (WBDC) Karachi

Women Business Development Centre (WBDC), Karachi is an initiative of Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA). It is being funded by Public Sector Development Program (PSDP), Government of Pakistan, to support Women Entrepreneurs of Karachi. WBDC will provide ‘hands-on support’ to women entrepreneurs. The main objectives are to empower and build the capacity of Women Entrepreneurs and enable them to independently operate the daily activities of business. Applications for the following posts are therefore being invited.

Please note that all the positions are based in Karachi. Only female candidates will be considered for position at Sr. No. 1 to Sr. No.5.

S. No.	Position	Qualification/Experience	Key Responsibilities	Age
1	Project Manager	The applicant must have a Masters degree in Business Administration or Social Sciences from H.E.C. recognized local or foreign university/institute. Experience in Project Management preferably for Women Development will be an added advantage. Minimum 8 years of working experience in business environment.	The Project Manager will be responsible for establishing and managing the centre. She will be reporting to Management Committee of the Project including Infrastructure, Recruitment & Selection, Training & Development, Budgeting and Planning, Marketing, and Management of overall operations	30-45
2	Assistant Manager	MBA / BBA (Business, Social Sciences) from H.E.C. recognized local or foreign university/institute. Experience in Project Management preferably for Women Development will be an added advantage. Minimum 5 years experience.	To assist Project Manager and to ensure smooth functioning of all the project related activities.	28-40
3	Display Centre Supervisor	Masters/Graduate in Business Administration or Social Sciences from H.E.C. recognized local or foreign university/institute. Experience in sales and event management would be an added advantage. Minimum 5 years experience.	To supervise and monitor all the display centre activities.	28-40
4	Account & Admin Officer	Graduate (B.com / BBA Finance) from H.E.C. recognized university/institute. Minimum 3 years experience.	To prepare and maintain Books of Accounts and to handle all the administrative issues of the project.	25-35
5	Telephone Operator	Intermediate. Minimum 2 years experience.	Able to operate and manage incoming / out going calls, May perform clerical duties, plan & schedule day to day task	22-30
6	IT Officer/Network Administrator	IT Graduate from H.E.C. recognized university/institute having hands-on experience of managing networks. Minimum 3 years experience.	To set up network for all the offices and to look after all the IT related activities of the project.	25-35
7	Electrician	Diploma. Minimum 3 years experience.	To Repair and Maintain the electric work of the project.	22-35
8	Driver	Matric. Minimum 5 years experience and having a valid LTV License.	To maintain the project vehicle and perform driving duty as required.	25-40

A competitive remuneration package will be offered for the above position along with an excellent working environment. Interested candidates are invited to send their CVs with a recent passport size photograph, within two weeks after the publication of this advertisement at the address given below. Posts applied for should be mentioned on the envelope.

PROJECT DIRECTOR (WBDC) KARACHI
Small & Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA)
5th Floor, Bahria Complex II, M.T, Khan Road Karachi
UAN: 021-111 111 456, Fax: 021-35610572