Job
Title: Field Officer (2 positions)
Reports to: Program Manager
Job titles of persons
supervised: Mentors
Job location: Turkana
Contract terms: One year
The BOMA Project
Introduction:
The
BOMA Project is a fast-growing non-profit in US and a Kenyan NGO that is
implementing a high-impact income and savings program for ultra-poor women in
the drylands of Africa.
Project (REAP), an innovative two-year poverty graduation program for women
living in extreme poverty in Northern Kenya. BOMA helps pastoral women to start
small businesses in their communities so they can earn a sustainable income,
pay for food and medical care, send their children to school, survive drought
and accumulate savings for long-term family stability.
Duties
& Responsibilities:
- Manage the Rural Entrepreneur Access Project
(REAP), BOMA’s program that helps low-income women start businesses to
uplift their living standards, - Provide mentoring to the agreed number of small
businesses every year for a two-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 targeting
criteria - Meet with established business groups, help them
make decisions about their business and offer other guidance as needed, - Manage and supervise REAP mentors to drive the
implementation of REAP in Samburu County. - Support and supervise 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
program manager. - Perform a minimum of agreed supervisory spot
checks per week to the business groups and savings groups for which you
are responsible and upload all data collected on weekly basis.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in International
Development, Economics, Business, Development or a related field required
from a recognized institution. - Minimum three (3) 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
How
to Apply:
Interested
and suitable qualified candidates to submit their application, including Cover
Letter, detailed CV, daytime telephone contact, and three professional referees
to recruit@bomaproject.org (please do not include
copies of certificates).
Give
details of your current salary and the expectation in this position on the body
of your Application Cover Letter.
The
subject line of your application should be clearly marked: Field
Officer Turkana. Applications must be received by 8th June
2022. Late applications will not be considered.
While
we thank all applicants for expressing interest in the role, please note that
only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Note:
Preference
will be given to candidates who come from and are currently residing in the
respective counties they have applied i.e Turkana.
**
qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.
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