Job Opening: Entrepreneurship
Officer, Kakuma
Action Africa Help
International (AAH-I) is a regional African-led non-governmental organisation
that supports livelihood-challenged communities in East and Southern Africa to
sustainably improve their well-being and standard of living.
More recently AAH-I has
expanded its activities to work with other marginalised communities, including
pastoralists and people living in informal urban settlements.
The AAH-I Kenya SPARK project
is a consortium of 5 international NGOS. These include Norwegian Refugee
Council (NRC) - lead Agency, Film Aid International (FA), Danish Refugee
Council (DRC), Handicap International (HI) and Action Africa help International
(AAH-I) in Kenya.
AAH-I Kenya is looking Entrepreneurship
Officer who will be seconded to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) based in
Kakuma.
Grade: AH
6
Department: Programmes
Unit
Reports to: SPARK
Field Coordinator Consortium
Liaises with: AAH-I
Project Manager and SPARK Consortium Partners
Duty Station: Kakuma
Purpose of the role: The
purpose of the Entrepreneurship Officer is to support entrepreneurs, targeted
vendors, groups involved in livelihood and organizations within the SPARK
Livelihoods consortium to access markets through managing an online marketing
platform.
The entrepreneurship Officer
will achieve this through running day to day operational functions of
mobilizing the above mentioned targeted persons/stakeholders and coordinating
all entrepreneurship activities for SPARK.
The Entrepreneurship officer
will be under the supervision of the Field Coordinator for the SPARK
Livelihoods Consortium with a dotted reporting line to the Project Manager for
AAHI.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Conducting
training needs assessment for capacity building of organizations staffs
and committees on business skills including online marketing strategies.
- Provide
technical support and quality assurance oversight to livelihood producer
groups, vendors and implementers involved in livelihood activities.
- Support
entrepreneurs in the community and livelihood groups in product
development, manufacture and marketing
- Provide online
day to day support to customers and vendors through relationship
management as they access the online marketing platform
- Logistical
planning, stock movement and Inventory management of products supplied by
vendors for sale.
- Mobilization
and organization of livelihood groups, entrepreneurs, staffs and vendors
for the development of unified market penetration strategies.
- Monitoring and
reporting on progress of the online marketing platform (Kilimall)
including other complementary marketing strategies employed.
- Coordinate
activities at the Entrepreneurship Hub (E-Hub), while linking all capacity
building initiatives (KUZA, UNTU, UoN) with the trainees
Expected Outcomes
- Livelihood
products aggregated by livelihood groups, vendors, entrepreneurs and
stakeholder agencies available for sale through the online marketing
platform.
- Members of the
SPARK livelihoods consortium and persons of concern supported with
methodologies in entrepreneurship and market access.
- Stakeholders in
livelihoods within the project location involved in marketing processes
- Coordinated
entrepreneurship training by KUZA, NTNU and UoN
Personal Specifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in business related studies with specialization in either
Entrepreneurship, Marketing or Information Technology.
- At least 3
years’ experience in working with youth programmes including microfinance
institutions; NGO’s experience in a similar environment will be an added
advantage.
- Excellent
report writing skills
- Solid
foundations in entrepreneurship and marketing
- Qualification
in project planning and management will be an added advantage
Additional Skills &
Competences
- A broad
contextual understanding of implementing activities in a humanitarian
environment.
- Good training
and facilitation skills.
- Proven ability
to work effectively in a number of teams, in a multi-cultural context
where teams may be geographically dispersed.
- Knowledgeable
in customer relationship management.
- A minimum
working experience of 4 years in a similar role.
- Ability to work
both independently and as part of a team.
- Considerable
problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Flexible,
adaptable and able to effectively execute a range of job duties.
Job Opening: Savings
& Credit Officer, Kakuma
Action Africa Help
International (AAH-I) is a regional African-led non-governmental organisation
that supports livelihood-challenged communities in East and Southern Africa to
sustainably improve their well-being and standard of living.
With Country Programmes in
South Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia and recently in Djibouti, AAH-I has
over 25 years’ experience working with communities in conflict and
post-conflict situations, including refugees, internally displaced people and
host communities.
More recently AAH-I has
expanded its activities to work with other marginalised communities, including
pastoralists and people living in informal urban settlements.
AAH-I Kenya Programme is
looking Savings & Credit Officer who will be based in Kakuma.
Grade: AH 6
Department: Programme
Unit
Reports to: Project
Manager
Liaises with: Finance
& Admin Officer and Project Officers
Duty Station: Kakuma
Purpose of the role: To
support the economic empowerment among PoCs in refugee camps and
Host communities of Turkana west aimed at increasing their income for self-reliance, through training, value chain development, linkage and access to markets with a special emphasis on development of a sustainable savings and credit system.
Host communities of Turkana west aimed at increasing their income for self-reliance, through training, value chain development, linkage and access to markets with a special emphasis on development of a sustainable savings and credit system.
Duties & Responsibilities
Project Planning and Design
- Lead a bottom
up approach to designing of economic empowerment interventions responsive
to context within refugee camps and host community.
- Design or review
training manuals to aid in delivery of the intervention.
- Develop project
Economic Empowerment work plan, maintain relevant database and serve as a
hub of data required by stakeholders.
- Incorporate
workable empowerment model in new projects.
Value chain development
- Assess the
current prevailing conditions among SMEs in regards to Business
development.
- Develop
upstream and downstream linkages for SMEs.
- Support
coaching, mentorship and business incubation of SMEs.
- Review a TWICS
business model and link it with SACCO structures, business development
plans, training manuals, model enterprises, enterprise development
protocols, and communication and sponsorship protocols.
- Oversee
Implementation of the economic empowerment design and link it with other
Cash based interventions being implemented within DFID SPARK consortium.
- Monitor,
evaluate and improve the economic empowerment interventions.
- Develop
replication plans to a wider geographical scope.
- Support
development of business start-ups to caregivers.
- Promote
roll-out of products to the target communities and ensure set targets are
met.
Project implementation and
training
- Conduct PoC
businesses needs assessment across target areas in refugee camps and host
community.
- Conduct
trainings to target group on savings, loans and business development
skills.
- Support PoCs in
development, review and evaluate business plans to ensure viability and
sustainability of businesses.
- Coordinate
identification & transfer of appropriate technologies and innovations
to target groups.
- Forge
partnerships within the project sites for the attainment of project goals.
- Collaborate
with partners in corporate mobilization and service delivery.
- Engage business
mentors and coaches to mentors and support individuals PoCs to enhance
their business performances.
- Promote and
disseminate relevant market information to the identified enterprises.
Project Monitoring&
Evaluation
- Compile reports
(narrative and data) and submit them to the Project Officer (M&E) as
per the set deadlines.
- Participate in the
design, data collection and analysis of surveys and routine.
- Ensure proper
documentation and dissemination of lessons learnt.
- Evaluation of
all project interventions conducted.
Expected Outcomes
- Target PoCs
among refugees and Host community of Turkana west are organized into
groups and undertaken through various economic strengthening trainings.
- PoCs exhibit
self-reliance witnessed through increased income at Household level as a
results various training customized to meet their needs, savings, access to
business capital, and livelihoods diversification.
- PoC data base
maintained and serve as a hub of relevant data that can be shared by
required stakeholders.
- 5 business
associations formed and linked into a savings and credit society model for
the purposes of sustainability.
- Business
community meetings held on monthly basis informs provides lessons learnt
and this is incorporated address livelihoods barriers among targets
groups.
- 5 business
associations are formed and organized into one savings and credit scheme.
- Training
manuals are developed and shared across the consortium partnership for
approval and mainstreaming into market based approach to economic
strengthening and livelihoods resilience.
Personal Specifications
- A Minimum of a
Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences preferably in Entrepreneurship,
Economics, Marketing, Commerce, SMES and any other relevant field.
- Diploma in
Co-operative development is desired.
Knowledge and Skills
- Strong
analytical and operational knowledge of Small and Medium business,
start-ups and SME business expansions needs.
- Be an excellent
facilitator and can create partnerships within the project area.
- Understanding
of SME business procedures including: business legal and regulatory
systems, financing, human resources, IT needs, operations and sales, and
marketing, financing options.
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills in English, a keen eye for
details, good presentation and interpersonal skills and excellent report
writing skills.
- People
management skills as well as mentorship experience and capability.
- Experience of
working with rural communities, displaced populations,
illiterate/semi-illiterate group etc is highly desired.
Additional Skills &
Competences
- A minimum of
three years training experience in the field of economic empowerment,
group formation, SACCO development etc.
- Ability to work
with a team, foster a team approach and incorporate capacity building
activities into the program.
- Ability to
analyse and utilize program development gaps for designing Programs.
Application Instructions
Interested candidates should
email application letters and CVs (with 3 referees) addressed to recruitke@actionafricahelp.org to
be received by 31st July, 2017.
The email Subject Line must
show the job title of the position applied for.
AAH-I is an equal-opportunity
employer.
We thank candidates for their
high interest in the opportunities we publish on our website.
Due to the high number of
applications we receive, we will only get back to shortlisted candidates.
