Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is the pioneer and leader of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. We invest heavily in our employees, which is reflected in our industry-leading development programme and our commitment to see our employees’ ideas travel and come to fruition.
We invite applications for:
Title: Regional Livewire Nigeria Programme 2023
Location: Nigeria
Details
- 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)
Requirements
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.
Application Closing Date
Friday 22nd December, 2023.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note: Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email or sms.
