YOUTH ENTERPRISSE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME-VACANCY AT SHELL PETROLEUM DEVLOPMENT COMPANY

Job Description

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), operator of the NNPC/SPDC/TotalEnergies/NAOC Joint Venture (SPDC-JV) announces the commencement of the SPDC-JV 2023 Regional LiveWIRE Nigeria Programme which focuses on youth enterprise development.

Responsibilities

• The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), operator of the NNPC/SPDC/TotalEnergies/NAOC Joint Venture (SPDC-JV) announces the commencement of the SPDC-JV 2023 Regional LiveWIRE Nigeria Programme which focuses on youth enterprise development.
• The programme aims to inspire, encourage and support young people aged 18-35 with training and financing to start their own businesses.

The Livewire Programme Objectives

• Enable youths to establish businesses by exposing them to business planning and management skills through the ‘Become a Successful Business Owner Course’.
• Provide business start-up grants for candidates with the best business plans.
• Enable successful candidates to present their business plans to third parties such as financial institutions and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs).
• Provide a volunteer mentoring programme for successful candidates.

Programme Content:

• Pre-start up: – Value and Organize Yourself (VOY) Bright Ideas workshop (BI)
• Become a Successful Business Owner (Business Planning & Management)
• Value Chain workshop
• Business Start-up (How to access finance & technology)
• Post Start-up (Mentoring and Market linkages)

Qualification

Applications are Invited from:

• Applicants who are indigenes of Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Imo, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River or Edo States and who must be residents in their state of origin.
• Must possess a University degree or HND in any discipline. Must not be in paid employment.
• Must have an innovative business idea.
• Must desire to own and manage a business.
• Must not be a business owner for more than three (3) years. Applicants must not have previously benefitted from any Shell Community Skills & Enterprise Development Social Investment programme such as LiveWIRE, Community Skills Training, Agricultural programme, etc.
• Business Plan to relate to specified value chain sectors/areas, i.e.:
  • Agriculture
  • Clean Energy Solutions/Oil and Gas Social Enterprise
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail and Wholesale
  • ICT and Telecommunications.

Location: Nigeria.

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