Volunteer Business Mentor for Kilmeap Project at Practical Action Kenya

Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Training ICS LMEs on Business Skills Development, Agency Empowerment, Selfleadership, and other areas based on identified capacity gaps.
• Providing customized one-on-one business mentoring support to ICS Last Mile Entrepreneurs in the project areas as per the identified needs.
• Coordinating the formation of Village Savings and Loaning Associations (VSLAs) among the ICS LMEs
• Organizing for group networking and information sharing sessions among the LMEs
• Making regular monitoring of LMEs businesses to ensure implementation as per the project goal
• Organizing meetings in liaison with project implementation team for any planned field activities
• Collecting data/information from LMEs for regular monitoring of project indicators.
• Coordinating the generation of reports from the LMEs in the respective regions Any other task that may be assigned by Project Manager/Project Officer-Enterprise Development

Experience and Qualification

• A graduate degree in Business related discipline, Sales and Marketing or any other relevant field with at least 2 years’ working experience or a Diploma with at least 3 years working experience in business development services for small and micro enterprises.
• Experience in financial inclusion, household energy value chains (Improved Cookstoves) and Agency Empowerment programs for energy entrepreneurs will be an added advantage
• He/she must be experienced in adult capacity building; especially in the fields of business skills development and Village Savings and Loaning Associations (VSLAs)
• The incumbent will have strong communication skills in English, Swahili and local languages, training and coaching skills as well as excellent time management, organizational, networking and liaison skills
• He/she will also have In-depth knowledge and understanding of the renewable energy sub-sector of Kenya
• He/she will be proficient in Computer application with knowledge in use of online reporting platforms and report writing.
• In addition, the incumbent will be self-motivated and with the ability to work under minimal supervision
• The person will have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders across different sectors
• Immediate availability is highly desirable

on or before 18th July 2023.