2 Field Officers Jobs in Kenya

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.

We do this through the Rural Entrepreneur Access
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.