Key Areas of Accountability:
- To supervise, follow up and monitor activities in the IGA groups
- Conduct training of IGA groups in business skills, livelihoods and financial literacy/management
- Link IGA groups to the local and regional market
- Keep/manage records of revolving funds among IGA groups
- Organize and conduct training workshops for groups
- Network with other IGA projects locally and nationally to identify effective approaches
- Gain knowledge of local resources and their potential market
- Conduct value chain analysis
- Work in partnership with Project team to effectively plan, monitor and implement income generation activi-ties and identify prospective groups for IGA
- Conduct regular meetings with IGA groups and beneficiaries
- Document case studies and sharing lessons learnt, challenges and best practices
- Support in resource mobilization
- Identify gaps and provide recommendations to enhance improvement of livelihoods among IGA groups
- Work closely with the child protection officer, BID officer and outreach officer to identify vulnerable groups for IGA support.
- Participate in the project management team that meets on a regular basis
- Prepare and submit timely semi-annual, monthly and weekly reports.
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum of first degree in business studies, marketing or entrepreneurship
- At least 3 years’ experience working on income-generating activities or livelihoods programmes at officer level
- Experience working in an NGO
- Ability to conduct training in entrepreneurship or related field
- Ability to plan and organize own work and produce results within stipulated time limits.
- Ability to establish priorities and undertake assigned tasks with minimum supervision
- Knowledge of project cycle management, including development of monitoring mechanisms and indicators and experience of evaluation.
- Knowledge of SPHERE standards, humanitarian charter, children’s rights and NGO code of conduct.
- Good skill in operating Microsoft office, especially Excel, word programmes and e-mail.
- Cultural sensitivity and ability to work regardless of religious, ethnic and cultural differences.
- Ability to work in team work
How to Apply
The application process is now open and will close on 16th December 2013 at 5.00 p.m.
To apply for this position, please send a short cover letter and CV to Kenya.jobapplications [at] savethechildren.org indicating the position title on the subject line.
