Village Enterprise is hiring a Project Officer for the ASCEND project in Isiolo County to deliver its SPRINT digital Graduation methodology, guiding participants from community entry through business formation, savings, coaching and graduation follow-up.
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Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
- Translate approved implementation plans into weekly and monthly community activity schedules and deliver SPRINT milestones.
- Lead community entry, geographic mapping, sensitisation, targeting, verification, enrolment and group formation.
- Facilitate digital learning, entrepreneurship and livelihood training, savings group formation and coaching.
- Support establishment of approximately 300 to 600 viable group businesses per 16-month cycle.
- Track attendance, retention, participant progression, business functionality and savings group performance.
- Use approved SPRINT digital platforms and identify, train and coach community Tech Champions.
- Verify completeness, accuracy and timeliness of participant and enterprise data with the MEL team.
- Use dashboards and monitoring findings to identify lagging groups, weak businesses and implementation risks.
- Integrate gender equality, youth inclusion and climate resilience within the approved methodology.
- Maintain trusted relationships with communities, local partners and government officials.
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
- At least 3 years of experience in community development, livelihoods, graduation programming or a related role.
- Experience delivering field-based programmes in rural or refugee-hosting settings.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently across dispersed field locations.
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong facilitation, coaching and mentoring skills.
- Data verification and adaptive management ability.
- Community engagement and stakeholder coordination.
- Resilience and adaptability in remote field conditions.
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