Project Officer (Enterprise Development) - Rolling Basis

As a global leader, CARE is shaping the future of the humanitarian and development sector. Each year, we deliver support and services to millions of people in over a hundred countries. We do this by focusing on our mission and living the values that drive our organization. A career at CARE is an opportunity to be part of a movement that brings communities together to solve complex problems and foster lasting change throughout the world. We seek individuals who are passionate about humanitarian and development work, collaborate well with others, embrace learning and innovation, and deliver results.

Job Summary:

The Enterprise Development Officer (EDO) will support the implementation of CARE International’s entrepreneurship and SME development initiatives, focusing on promoting green skills, climate-smart technologies, and sustainable business practices. The EDO will facilitate SME identification, capacity building, training, advisory services, and partnership linkages while ensuring women & girls sensitive and inclusive engagement. The role will contribute to program planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, knowledge management, and innovation to strengthen SME competitiveness and long-term sustainability.

The Enterprise Development Officer plays a key role in engaging Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), supporting their adoption of green skills and climate-smart practices, and strengthening their linkages with TVET graduates, business associations, and service providers.

The EDO is responsible for identifying SMEs, conducting assessments, delivering awareness sessions, facilitating technical support, documenting best practices, and ensuring women-led enterprises are effectively included.

This role demands strong business development skills, field mobilization capacity, and understanding of private-sector challenges in climate-smart transformation. The officer ensures program quality, compliance, and effective reporting while fostering peer networks, innovative tools, and business opportunities for women entrepreneurs. By building strong partnerships and promoting visibility through events, exhibitions, and strategic engagements, the position contributes to advancing women's economic empowerment and sustainable entrepreneurship in Pakistan.

This position will be based in Gilgit with 80% field travel.

1- Program Planning, Coordination, and Implementation (30% of the time):

• Support development of detailed work plans, field visit schedules, and training calendars.

• Assist in organizing events, workshops, exposure visits, and SME assessments.

• Conduct field visits to engage SMEs, chambers of commerce, industrial associations, and business networks.

• Maintain updated SME directories and profiles, including women & girls disaggregated data.

• Facilitate communication and coordination between SMEs and project teams.

• Support the planning and delivery of awareness sessions, trainings, and demonstrations on green skills, climate-smart technologies, and sustainable business practices.

• Ensure women & girls and sector specific targets are met in all project activities.

• Identify, assess, and enroll SMEs across targeted regions, ensuring at least 30% women-led enterprises.

• Conduct SME screening based on readiness, adoption potential, and business growth prospects.

• Maintain accurate and updated records of SME engagement and participation.

• Support SMEs in understanding the benefits of climate-smart technologies and green practices.

2- Develop Enterprise Assessments, Data Collection and Report tools (30% of the time):

• Conduct SME baseline assessments covering current practices, capacity gaps, adoption of green practices, and training needs.

• Collect, manage, and analyze high-quality women & girls disaggregated data using digital tools such as KoBo/ODK.

• Support midline and endline assessments, focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KIIs), and surveys.

• Facilitate field-level implementation, coordinate with local stakeholders, supervise and support the activities in their respective districts, and provide regular progress updates to the Project Manager.

• Document best practices, innovations, and SME success stories for knowledge-sharing and reporting.

• Prepare monthly field reports, case studies, and success stories for internal and donor use.

• Ensure compliance with CARE and GIZ safeguarding and environmental standards.

3- Business Advisory Support, Networking & Partnership Building (20% of the time):