Employment Opportunities in Micro Enterprises Support Programme
Trust
Founders: The Government of Kenya and the European Union
Lead Partner: The Royal Danish Embassy, Nairobi
The Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) is an autonomous Kenyan organisation whose Founders are the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the European Union.
The Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) is an autonomous Kenyan organisation whose Founders are the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the European Union.
MESPT was established to continue with the activities carried
out under the bilateral programme. MESPT is governed by an independent board of
Trustees that oversees a management team charged with implementation
responsibilities.
MESPT provides financial services and Business Development
services under four broad categories;
a) Wholesale Loans for on-lending to small businesses and
farmers through financial intermediaries (Microfinance organisations, Saccos
and Financial Services Associations – Village Banks).
b) Business Development Services to the Dairy, Horticulture,
leather, Jua Kali and Fisheries sectors in form of matching grant funds.
c) Area Based value chain facilitation in 7 counties in the
Coast and Eastern provinces of Kenya.
d) Capacity Building for Financial Intermediaries and BDS
providers.
Due to a recent expansion as a result of entering into a five
year partnership with the Royal Danish Embassy under the Business Sector
Programme Support (BSPS), MESPT wishes to recruit the following four
professionals to its team.
Job Description for Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
The post of a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is a newly
created position to assist the staff and the Board of Trustees to monitor
progress and impact that the financial, BDS, Area Based Facilitation and
Capacity
Building interventions are creating on the ground.
Building interventions are creating on the ground.
The monitoring reports will enable the Board and Management to
formulate more focused interventions that will enhance the impact of the
interventions supported by MESPT and the donor partners.
The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will report to the Company
Secretary and is expected to perform the following among other duties and
responsibilities.
- Develop
the Monitoring and evaluation system and indicators for all activities
supported by MESPT.
- Develop
the overall framework for monitoring and evaluation such as annual project
reviews, participatory impact assessments, process monitoring, operations
monitoring and lessons learned workshops.
- Guide
the process for identifying and designing the key indicators for each
activity to record and report physical progress.
- Steer
the process for designing the format of progress reports acceptable
to the MESPT Board and the donor partners.
- Guide
the process for identifying the key performance questions and parameters
for monitoring project performance and comparing it to targets.
- Design
the format for performance reports.
- Clarify
the core information needs of management, Committees of the Board and the
donors.
- Establish
the baseline data for all the MESPT activities.
- Work
with the MIS/IT Officer to capture and record relevant data for production
of reports required by various stakeholders.
- Arrange
the training of MESPT staff on Monitoring and Evaluation issues.
- Carry
out any other duties assigned by the Company Secretary.
Qualifications and Experience
- A
degree in from a recognized University.
- A
minimum of 8 years post qualification work experience in implementing
monitoring and Evaluation programmes.
- Experience
in setting up monitoring and evaluation systems.
- Must
be computer literate.
- Experience
in working with Donors will be an added advantage.
How to apply
Qualified Candidates interested in the posts should send their
applications by Post or Courier to be received by 12th June 2012 and include:
Detailed CV, email address, daytime telephone contacts, current and expected
remuneration package, names and email contacts of three referees and the
academic certificates and other testimonials to the following address:-
The Human Resource Department
Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT)
Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT)
2nd Floor, Vision Tower, Muthithi Road, Westlands
P. O. Box 187, Sarit Centre 00606,
P. O. Box 187, Sarit Centre 00606,
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 020 3746354, 3746764, 3749942
Fax: 3746764
Cell phones: 0722 207905 and 0735 333154
E-mail: info@mespt.org;
Websites: www.microfinancetrust.org and www.mespt.org
Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic
disqualification.
Those who do not hear from us by 30th June 2012 should consider
their applications unsuccessful.