The project is funded by European Union
14.01.2019
1. Background
Armenian Caritas BNGO has a long standing support from Caritas Austria/Diocese of Feldkirch in various fields of social and economic development. Since the beginning of this partnership both organisations have placed a particular focus on providing services for people with disabilities and promoting their inclusion in the Armenian society.
Funded by Caritas Austria both organizations established of Emili Aregak Center which provides services for people with disabilities living in Gyumri. The Center was set up in 2008 with a primary focus of developing children’s physical and mental abilities in order to improve their social and life skills and prepare them to lead independent lives.
The project will set up the first inclusive and barrier-free bakery and coffee shop in Gyumri, which will be organised and managed as social enterprise. The bakery and coffee shop will be an important element for the Emili Aregak Center to fulfil its primary mission, which is the inclusion of people with disabilities (PWD) in the Armenian society. The social enterprise developed through this action will demonstrate that PWD are able to work in private sector activities and will thus change perceptions and promote social change
2. Objectives of the project
- To contribute to the financial sustainability and diversification of resources of the Emili Aregak Centre
- To set up a barrier-free and inclusive bakery and coffee shop in Gyumri
- To promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market
3. Tasks and Duties of the Business Consultant and temporary Manager
Under the guidance and supervision of the Director of the Emili Aregak Center and the Caritas Austria/Diocese of Feldkirch Programme Officer and Armenian Caritas Programme Officer, the manager will carry out the following tasks:
- Design and implement business plans and strategies to achieve maximum productivity
- Develop goals and objectives that tend to growth
- Ensure that business has adequate and suitable resources to complete its activities
- Gather, analyse, interpret and report on external and internal data
- Supervise and review staff performance and offer suggestions for improvement
- Analyse business practices and recommend improvements
- Establish a financial management system
- Close sales and increase business profits
- Find new business opportunities
- Network and develop relationships with clients, business partners, consultants
- Produce written content, proposals, marketing materials
- Suggest improvements to processes and systems such as IT infrastructure and workflows
- Foster a culture of change within the business
- Establish the importance of regulatory and compliance measures and avoid risk during changes
- Ensure adherence to legal rules and guidelines
4. Requirements
- Proven experience as business manager or relevant role
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities
- Understanding of disability issues in the Republic of Armenia
- Thorough understanding of diverse business processes and strategy development
- Understanding of financial management ins SMEs
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office, databases and information systems
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in Armenian, English and knowledge of Russian will be an advantage
5.Application Process
Interested candidates should forward queries and send their motivation letter with CV to Armenian Caritas at info@caritas.am, to Tigranuhi Akopyan at t.akopyan@caritas.am , to Robert Moosbrugger at Robert.Moosbrugger@caritas.am and to Lilit Gevorgyan at l.gevorgyan@caritas.am
Applications should be submitted COB February 6, 2019.
For more information about Armenian Caritas and its Emili Aregak Centre please visit our websites:
Applications not including all of the above information will not be reviewed. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.