Field Officer (Garissa) at Boma Projects

Job Description

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Helping Women Graduate from Extreme Poverty The BOMA Project is a U.S. nonprofit and Kenyan NGO with a proven track record, measurable results and a transformative approach to alleviating poverty and building resiliency in the drylands of Africa. Our Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP) replaces aid with sustainable income and helps women to graduate from extreme poverty by giving them the tools they need to start small businesses in their communities. With this new and diversified source of income, they can feed their families, pay for school fees and medical care, accumulate savings for long-term stability, survive drought and adapt to a changing climate.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Manage the Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP), BOMA’s program that helps low-income youth start businesses to uplift their living standards, Provide mentoring to the agreed number of small businesses every year for a one-year cycle. In a collaborative process with the community (Participatory Wealth Ranking) and BOMA Location Committees, target and identify eligible women for the program, based on BOMA’s criteria Meet with established business groups, help them make decisions about their business and offer other guidance as needed, Conduct business and savings trainings in the locations they represent. Survey individuals and collect data on living standards, participation in savings groups, and other relevant information. Represent BOMA at the Ward and Village level and report activities to the Program Manager. Report on the businesses and savings groups’ performances to the Program Manager. Provide accurate and comprehensive monthly reports to the Program Manager based on BOMA’s monthly report template Assess and strengthen the effectiveness of the BOMA Program and its implementation Use Performance Insights, BOMA’s Technology Platform to Monitor and Improve Program results. Adhere to weekly work schedule assigned by the Graduation Advisor. Perform a minimum of agreed visits per week to the business groups and savings groups for which you are responsible and upload all data collected on daily basis.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in International Development, Economics, Business, Development or a related field required from a recognized institution. Minimum three years’ experience managing livelihood and community development projects, specifically with a youth entrepreneurship component. Demonstrable ability to coordinate field activities Proven competency/experience in data collection and basic analysis Possession of self-drive; able to work with minimal supervision Good report writing and computer skills Fluent in the local dialects of the location