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Projects

Employment Type

Full-time

Location

Kakuma, Kenya

Vacancies

1 position

Closing Date

11/20/2026
15 days left

Employer / Company

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Village Enterprise
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Description (Public)

Village Enterprise is hiring a Project Officer for the ASCEND project in Turkana County to deliver its SPRINT digital Graduation methodology, guiding participants from community entry through business formation, savings, coaching and graduation follow-up.

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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