Program Officer NGO at ACDI/VOCA

Job Responsibilities:

• Identify and screen livelihood groups and individuals for engagement in income diversification initiatives.
• Participate in dissemination of key program information, identification of program beneficiaries and in assessments and screening of applicants for grants
• Assist and build the capacity of selected livelihood groups and businesses through training, mentoring and couching. Some sessions will specifically target the need of women and youth.
• Offer technical advice and customer tailored training to the program beneficiaries across the livestock value chain as well as seek expertise assistance from SRC, line county departments of other stakeholders
• Support the establishment and operation of business centers /desks in each LMS county office to provide entrepreneurs with access to desk space and computers, printers, internet and meeting space
• Facilitate the formation of business networking among the entrepreneurs and livelihood groups.
• Mobilize entrepreneurs and livelihood groups/individuals to attend learning visits, trade fairs and important annual events like “pasture week”
• Supervise and oversee the internships/ apprenticeship activities
• Carry out monitoring of livelihood and grants activities and collate information that will contribute to human interesting stories, case studies as well to the program monthly and quarterly reports
• Identify risks and challenges in a timely manner and suggest appropriate remedial measures
• Document and share lessons learnt for cross county learning and fertilization
• Participate in program surveys, field data collection, analyses and reporting
• Ensure implementation of the gender strategy and deliberately target women, youth and local community with program activities
• Represent ACDI/VOCA at the field and sub county level by collaborating with PREG, county government official and other stakeholders on sequencing layering and integration of activities
• Perform any other duty as may be directed by the Regional Program Manager

Qualifications:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship, Business Management, Livestock Marketing, Agribusiness Management, International Relations,
• Development Studies, Pastoral Livestock Systems Development or a related field.
• At least 3 years’ working experience in Livestock value chain or closely related field preferably with NGOs.
• Experience in MSME development, and similar fields will be an added advantage.
• Strong writing, analytical, presentation and reporting skills.
• Ability to travel within the North-Eastern Kenya regions. Extensive field travel is expected.