Eye Rafiki Coordinator at Matibabu Foundation college of Health Sciences

Reporting: Centre Head / Supervisor

Territory: All pilot districts in the particular geography

Project Brief:    

Promoting affordable vision correction services to rural population of Kenya:   Uncorrected vision is the world’s most widespread disability and effect 2.5 billion people, 90% of whom live in developing countries.

By training unemployed/ under employed youth to become primary vision care providers known as Eye Rafiki (ER), this partnership creates affordable vision care services (correction of refraction and referral service) for up to8 million people estimated to be living with URE, low income customers in specific rural and peri-urban areas in Kenya.

Roles for the Eye Rafiki Coordinator Job

• An ERC is responsible for assisting in-training candidates in identifying suitable location for setup of optical outlet, assistance in planning outlet layout, branding and inauguration. Monthly business planning, VSE planning and handholding support.
• Thorough understanding of vision and mission Partner and spreading amongst the communities in their areas of responsibility.
• Interacting with students for outlet location mapping, verification visit to assess suitability of the selected location.
• Collection of initial stock amount from certified candidates.
• Assisting candidates in outlet layout, branding, connecting them to vendors and inauguration of outlet.
• Ensuring minimum lead time between training and outlet opening.
• Ensuring maximum conversion of trained candidates into ERs.
• Assisting ERs in monthly planning, business planning & VSE planning.
• Monthly reporting of ERs productivity in prescribed format.
• Assisting ERs in organizing outreach activities.
• Assist center head in organizing special events and other promotional activities.
• Update MIS on a regular basis for real time data flow.

Eye Rafiki Coordinator Job Qualifications:          

• Graduation in any stream from any recognized university
• Basic computer skills like MS Word, Power Point and MS Excel.
• Minimum 1 – 2 years’ experience.
• Experience in community mobilization/social development work. Preferably from Micro finance sales background.

Fluent communications in local language (read and write).

Preferred:          

• Should be hailing from the intended state / geography preferably close to the HQ working locations, however this may not be essential for deserving candidates.