The Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs Generating Resilient and Inclusive Trade (GRIT) Programme, funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and implemented by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), is a four-year programme (2024–2028) that aims to increase the productivity, competitiveness, and export readiness of women-led businesses across six Caribbean member states: Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Through training, grant funding, technical assistance, trade missions, and launch-to-market programmes, GRIT will support 800 women entrepreneurs in adopting green business practices and digital technologies to scale, diversify, and compete in regional and international markets. GRIT’s impact will extend to a further 10,000 individuals across the wider region through capacity-building initiatives and access to market intelligence tools.

Beyond its interventions, GRIT seeks to strengthen the ecosystem for women’s entrepreneurship by addressing structural barriers, embedding gender-responsive approaches in trade and private sector development, and positioning women-led enterprises as key drivers of sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the Caribbean.

ROLE SUMMARY

As Programme Implementation Officer – GRIT, you will be at the heart of one of the Caribbean’s most ambitious women’s entrepreneurship initiatives. Joining at the very start of the programme, you’ll help lay the foundation for impact over the next three years, rolling up your sleeves to co-create interventions, test fresh ideas, and collaborate directly with partners and entrepreneurs to shape lasting impact across the region.
Operating within the Technical Programme Unit, working alongside the Programme Officer – Gender and Entrepreneurship (POGE) and in collaboration with the technical team, operations staff, and external stakeholders, you will help bring bold ideas to life, supporting the coordination of interventions, driving logistics, generating insights, and ensuring that GRIT delivers measurable impact across the region.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Entrepreneurship, Business, Innovation, Gender Studies, International Development, or a related discipline.

3–5 years’ proven experience supporting programmes or projects in a development or donor-funded environment.

Additional training or demonstrated experience in gender mainstreaming, project management, or monitoring and evaluation would be an asset.

SUBMISSION

If this opportunity excites you, send us your CV along with a motivation letter explaining why you’re the right fit to [email protected]. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications close on October 3, 2025 at 11:59 pm AST.

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