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Technical implementation activities:

• Support in the identification, selection, and registration of target clients and formation of business groups.

• Work closely with community project structures (VHTs, Para Social Workers, etc.) to mobilize the target clients and target groups to engage in Income Generating Activities.

• Support target clients in the Selection, Planning & Management of Income Generating Activities (SPM IGA).

• Conduct training of business groups/individuals on IGA SPM, business mentorship, and financial literacy.

• Plan and participate in key events such as world food day, trade fairs and other relevant events.

• Ensure all IGA activities are properly documented using approved tools.

• Participate in resolving conflict and violence among business groups and provide feedback to ERD Officer or to the Manager.

• Organize business groups to sell collectively to potential buyers and support formation, mentoring, training, and supervision of collective marketing committee members.

• Participate in coordination meetings, joint monitoring, and other related coordination activities

• Coordinate activities closely with partner staff, the divisions, wards and government extension staff.

• Support the process of business cash grant to target clients.

• Support target clients in value addition and food processing in group settings

• Look out for and document success stories among business individuals and/or groups

• Facilitate the formation of Urban Savings and Loans Association (USLAs) Groups following the savings principles and methodology.

• Support training of USLAs group members on urban savings and investment

• Conduct enterprise selection and business skill training to USLAs

• Support progressive urban savings groups to register at the division level and to obtain certificates

• Support linkages of USLAs to formal financial institutions

• Support routine monitoring and mentorship of USLAs including individual members

• Work with financial institutions to conduct financial literacy training to USLAs.

• Collect USLA data as guided by the M&E.

• Look out for and document success stories among USLA members and/or groups.

• Support linkage meetings to input and output markets

• Undertake activities as delegated by the supervisor.

Monitoring, Reporting and Coordination

• Prepare weekly project reports, and compile lessons learnt to submit to the ERD Officer or Manager.

• Collect relevant data during project implementation and provide regular reports to ERD Officer/Ma Manager,

• Coordinate with the M&E staff and the wider project team, partner staff where necessary to identify program quality issues

• Support during joint monitoring visits with various project stakeholders.

• Participate in the collection of data during assessments and post distribution surveys as and when required

• Participate in the verification exercise, research or MEAL whenever needed

• Verify all records submitted by project working structures (VHTs, Para Social Workers, Care Groups) before submission to M&E or ERD Officer.

• Ensure close collaboration with the field-based team members (Re:BUiLD project staff, Madrasa project staff) and consistency in protocols, information and reporting systems in line with ECD and livelihoods integration.

• Closely collaborate with Government programs implemented in the division, specifically the Parish Development Model.

• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor