Start-ups Business Consultant

 Job code : VI-HR-REC 2936

 Workplace :Aleppo

 Last date for receiving applications  : 25-07-2026

Job description 

Job Purpose

The Start-ups Business Consultant is responsible for supporting aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage start-ups participating in the Recovery and Innovation Lab. The role focuses on providing business advisory services, mentoring, coaching, and technical guidance to help participants transform innovative ideas into viable and sustainable business models. The consultant will contribute to strengthening entrepreneurship, innovation, digital transformation, and employment opportunities while ensuring that project activities are implemented in line with project objectives, donor requirements, and organizational standards.

Key Responsibilities

Provide one-to-one business coaching and mentoring to start-up teams and aspiring entrepreneurs. 

Support beneficiaries in developing innovative and market-oriented business ideas. 

Facilitate business planning sessions, including Business Model Canvas (BMC), Lean Startup methodology, and business planning. 

Guide participants in conducting market research and customer validation. 

Support beneficiaries in preparing feasibility studies and business plans. 

Provide technical advice on financial planning, budgeting, pricing strategies, and cash flow management Support participants in preparing investment pitches and pitch deck presentations.

Mentor start-up teams during innovation challenges, hackathons, and incubation activities. Assist entrepreneurs in identifying funding opportunities, grants, competitions, and investment readiness requirements. 

Coordinate with trainers and technical experts to ensure the quality of entrepreneurship and business development activities. 

Monitor the progress of incubated start-ups and provide continuous technical support throughout the incubation period. 

Support beneficiaries in identifying digital business opportunities, freelancing pathways, and technology-based entrepreneurship. 

Contribute to the design and delivery of entrepreneurship training sessions and workshops. 

Develop business development tools, mentoring materials, and practical guidance documents. Coordinate with local private sector actors, chambers of commerce, universities, and entrepreneurship ecosystems to create networking and partnership opportunities. 

Document mentoring sessions, business progress, lessons learned, challenges, and success stories. Collect monitoring and evaluation data related to business incubation activities and contribute to project reporting. 

Participate in regular project review meetings and provide technical recommendations for improving entrepreneurship interventions. Ensure that all activities comply with organizational policies, donor requirements, safeguarding, accountability, and protection principles. 

Perform any other tasks assigned by the direct supervisor

Note: the above-mentioned key responsibilities / accountabilities are illustrative ones. Another future responsibilities/accountability may be assigned to the job depending on the department organizational chart

Qualification (Education/Work Experience)

 .  Essential :

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Economics, Finance, Management, Industrial Engineering, Marketing, or any related field.

 Minimum three years of professional experience in entrepreneurship development, business consulting, SME development, incubation, acceleration programmes, or livelihoods projects.

Demonstrated experience in providing mentoring and coaching to entrepreneurs or start-up businesses

  .  Desirable /arzu edilir:

Experience working in humanitarian or early recovery programmes. 

Experience in innovation labs, incubation programmes, accelerators, or entrepreneurship support initiatives. Knowledge of Business Model Canvas, Lean Startup, Design Thinking, and business incubation methodologies. 

Familiarity with digital entrepreneurship, freelancing ecosystems, and technology-based start-ups. 

Experience in proposal development, grant management, or business competition programmes

Previous experience working with youth and women entrepreneurship programmes.Core & Managerial Competencies &Technical

Previous experience working with youth and women entrepreneurship programmes .Core  &Managerial Competencies &Technical

Core Competencies:  

.    Effective communication

.    Good planning and organization

.    Stakeholders Orientation

.    Accountability

.    Technical knowledge

 .  Supervisor/Managerial Competencies:

.  Vision

.  Empowering Others

.  Building Trust

.  Collaborative work

.  Problem-solving

.   Creative thinking

.  Technical Competencies:

.  Strong knowledge of entrepreneurship and business development.

. Excellent understanding of business planning, market analysis, and financial management.

.  Experience in business incubation and acceleration methodologies.

.  Ability to conduct coaching and mentoring sessions

.  Knowledge of Business Model Canvas, Lean Startup, and Design Thinking tools

.  Strong presentation and facilitation skills

.  Excellent report writing and documentation skills

.  Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and digital collaboration tools

.  Experience using AI-powered productivity tools and digital business applications is considered an asset

.  Excellent analytical and communication skills

    Child Protection Policy:

Child abuse in all its forms is unacceptable to Violet, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work. Violet is committed to ensuring a safe environment for children and applies a zero-tolerance      approach to any form of child abuse and exploitation.

 Discrimination, Abuse, and Harassment Policy:

Violet prohibits and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, abuse, or harassment (sexual or otherwise) based on race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship status, disability, or military status. Violet employees and associated personnel must not, under any circumstances, engage in any form of discrimination, harassment, abuse (physical, sexual, or verbal), intimidation, exploitation, or in any other way that violates the rights of others within or outside Violet.

Note:

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. We aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.