Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Ref No: ES/ASST /10/2022
Specific Responsibilities:
Project Coordination and Supervision
• Works with the program associates to develop responsive monthly workplans and ensures implementation of the plans and prudent utilization of resources.
• Holds regular stakeholders feedback meetings and community meetings to review progress, address emerging issues and plan for subsequent actions.
• Conducts support supervision visits to project beneficiaries ensuring that beneficiaries are adequately provided with needed support.
• Continually communicates to the DREAMS Project officer on project progress, challenges and support required to deliver on the project objectives.
• Ensures that all the activities being implemented are conducted within a process that enhances community ownership, participation and contribution for sustainability.
• Takes lead in developing working relationships and linkages with Community leaders as well with other OVC and youth actors to promote economic strengthening initiatives and market Tujitegemee project.

Service delivery to Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW)
• Conduct market assessment to identify market-led opportunities available for vulnerable groups and AGYW and stakeholders and community resources mapping.
• Work with project team to link AGYW not in school to relevant empowerment programs
• Work with the DCS, directorate of social services and Private Sector Actors to advocate for linkage of AGYW and their households to GOK cash transfers, economic strengthening programs, Internship, Apprenticeship and other support.
• Work with GoK departments and county government departments to offer extension services to strengthen the capacity of farmer groups, positive parenting groups, YSLA/VSLA groups and peer to peer support groups.
• In collaboration with local administrators identify, enrol and monitor youth enrolled on vocational, apprenticeship, employment, internship and income opportunities. Train and mentor program associates to deliver services to OVC caregivers and AGYW. These services shall include but not limited to trainings on YSLA/VSLA, Financial Capability Training (FCT), entrepreneurship training.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Knowledge management
• Conduct structured support supervisions and checks to AGYW startups, VSLA/YSLA groups and other AGYW economic strengthening initiatives at the community.
• Participate in data review meetings together with the project team and other stakeholders to ensure effective data entry, analysis, reporting and accountability for results.
• Support project team members to identify, document, and disseminate knowledge products to build on evidence-based practices in Economic strengthening initiatives.
• Responsible for timely monthly and quarterly reporting to the PO DREAMS and HES SPO.

Supervisory Responsibilities
• None

Required Qualifications and Experience:
Academic Qualifications
• Diploma in social work, business administration, community development/health, environmental health, agriculture and other related disciplines.

Knowledge
• At least 1 year experience working with decentralized, community-based projects
• Previous experience with savings group programming or economic inclusion is preferred
• Excellent analytic and computer skills; skilled in MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
• Excellent report writing skills.

Skills and Abilities
• Willingness to be based in the field and to travel long distances
• Delivering results in short notices
• Adaptive learner open to emerging economic empowerment trends
• Fluency in one or more languages of the operating area
• Good community mobiliser and facilitator
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to ride a motorcycle – (Added advantage)
• Valid motorcycle permit

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
• This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position
• All applicants should urgently email a letter of application, CV, certificates and relevant testimonials to jobs@amurtafrica.org  by 24th October 2022. indicating current and expected Salary. Candidates should clearly indicate the position applied for and its Reference number as the email subject. Interview will be done on a rolling basis and only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Canvassing will result to automatic disqualification.

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