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Primary Functions and responsibilities

Mobilization of participants to the program:

• Promote the program and its benefits within the local communities in the program area

• Identify and recruit participants who meet the stipulated program criteria of age, literacy and geographic location on to the program

• Facilitate group orientation and team building activities to solidify relationships within the group and support identification of appropriate and safe training/meeting venues within the project area.

• Be a good representative of the organisation and the program as per policy.

• Training & retention of Project beneficiaries:

• Undergo training and upgrading of knowledge & skills on the program curriculum (participate in ToTs) as required

• Deliver the program curriculum and training sessions as per the manual, adhering to the guidelines and standards of punctuality, size of class, use of materials, activities, lesson plans and ensuring that training is conducted as per approved program and cohort work plans

• Ensure that delivery of technical training packages is of high quality, is appropriate to the local context (use of local language and local examples), and is effectively reaching participants

• Identify Key skill gaps within different categories of trainees relative to the local economic opportunities and provide feedback to supervisor on training requirements/ needs

• Track attendance and report on attrition or other challenges regularly to the area supervisor

• Endeavour to follow up & support participants who face various challenges such as gender related problems, psychosocial related issues, poor attendance drop outs etc.

• Ensure timeliness and quality of activity implementation.

• Aftercare support & reporting:

• Follow up on the trainees after the training to track their progress e.g. those who have started businesses or other activities. Provide advice, guidance and any other necessary support as needed by the participants

• Actively participate in regular team meetings to track implementation progress and share relevant field data (e.g. attendance lists, feedback forms etc.)

• Capture and share success stories of the entrepreneurs with the Micro Enterprise Specialist.

• Collect relevant data for monitoring and evaluation purposes

• Facilitate the mentoring of entrepreneurs to execute their business plans i.e. starting up and expanding their businesses

• Work closely with the local stakeholders to ensure proper understanding of the program and enhance collaboration at the local level

• Work with program staff to identify technical assistance needs at sub-county levels

• Understand, respect and promote TechnoServe’s values, vision, and strategy in the implementation of assigned duties

• Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.