Careers at Boma Projects

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee and coordinate the implementation of program activities by Mentors under your supervision.
• Plan and execute community entry and engagement activities within your areas of supervision.
• Plan and execute participant selection and enrollment activities including community integrated assessment, action planning, participatory wealth ranking, PTT, business group formation and market assessment ensuring alignment with USAID Nawiri’s nutrition framework.
• Coordinate and back stop mentors to undertake monthly market linkages and referrals and reporting.
• Facilitate formation and registration of savings groups/Village savings and loaning associations as per guidelines to enable the R4N Participants access to credit for long-term expenses, business growth, and nutrition security.
• Coordinate and backstop monthly financial and lifeskills training for participants through savings groups meetings.
• Coordinate monthly case management for nutrition resilience activities for groups and mentors under your supervision including nutritional screening, nutritional education and training (Agri nutrition and MIYCN), nutritional counselling, referral and treatment, HHs dialogues, HHs visioning and action planning, HH self reflection using progress markets as jointly agreed in the consortium.
• Coordinate completeness of primary source data – Business Record books, Savings group record books, Child and Group registers under your supervision.
• Conduct monthly data quality checks and physical verification for all primary source data ensuring data quality and completeness and validation through signing of the Registers.
• Coordinate with mentors to achieve 100% data abstraction monthly for all primary source data (BGs, SGs and Child and group registers) before 10th of every month.
• Conduct monthly spot checks and technical backstopping of mentors using approved monitoring tools at BGs and SG level with evidence of physical verification of SGs, BGs and group registers data.
• In consultation with Program coordinator, conduct monthly mentor’s review, planning and reporting meeting.
• Provide accurate and comprehensive monthly reports on SG and BG performance, CMNR activities, case management and nutrition assessments, data abstraction to the Program Coordinators within set deadlines.
• Coordinate with Monitoring and Evaluation team to ensure timely and quality targeting verification, collection of baselines and end-line data and monitoring activities via digital technology.
• Use Performance Insights and FO online tools to monitor Program Effectiveness and address any outliers.
• Facilitate registration of graduated cohorts with department of social service, market and financial linkages with system actors.
• Participate in USAID NAWIRI Field level partner coordination meetings including donor visits.
• Provide program documentation on successes/impact (Success stories in collaboration with the mentors).
• Participant in Sub county/Zonal review and planning meetings and aligning monthly work plans with joint and integrated zonal work plans.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree or Diploma in Community health and nutrition, Nutrition and Dietetics, community health and development, food nutrition and Dietetics , Social Sciences, , Project Management, or any other relevant field from a recognized institution.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience for Degree holders and at least 4 years of relevant experience (in a similar role in the Northern Kenya) for the Diploma holders preferably in a nutrition program.
• Demonstrable ability to coordinate field activities.
• Excellent people management skills.
• 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 English, Kiswahili, and the local dialect of Samburu County

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee and coordinate the implementation of program activities by Mentors under your supervision.
• Plan and execute community entry and engagement activities within your areas of supervision.
• Plan and execute participant selection and enrollment activities including community integrated assessment, action planning, participatory wealth ranking, PTT, business group formation and market assessment ensuring alignment with USAID Nawiri’s nutrition framework.
• Coordinate and back stop mentors to undertake monthly market linkages and referrals and reporting.
• Facilitate formation and registration of savings groups/Village savings and loaning associations as per guidelines to enable the R4N Participants access to credit for long-term expenses, business growth, and nutrition security.
• Coordinate and backstop monthly financial and lifeskills training for participants through savings groups meetings.
• Coordinate monthly case management for nutrition resilience activities for groups and mentors under your supervision including nutritional screening, nutritional education and training (Agri nutrition and MIYCN), nutritional counselling, referral and treatment, HHs dialogues, HHs visioning and action planning, HH self reflection using progress markets as jointly agreed in the consortium.
• Coordinate completeness of primary source data – Business Record books, Savings group record books, Child and Group registers under your supervision.
• Conduct monthly data quality checks and physical verification for all primary source data ensuring data quality and completeness and validation through signing of the Registers.
• Coordinate with mentors to achieve 100% data abstraction monthly for all primary source data (BGs, SGs and Child and group registers) before 10th of every month.
• Conduct monthly spot checks and technical backstopping of mentors using approved monitoring tools at BGs and SG level with evidence of physical verification of SGs, BGs and group registers data.
• In consultation with Program coordinator, conduct monthly mentor’s review, planning and reporting meeting.
• Provide accurate and comprehensive monthly reports on SG and BG performance, CMNR activities, case management and nutrition assessments, data abstraction to the Program Coordinators within set deadlines.
• Coordinate with Monitoring and Evaluation team to ensure timely and quality targeting verification, collection of baselines and end-line data and monitoring activities via digital technology.
• Use Performance Insights and FO online tools to monitor Program Effectiveness and address any outliers.
• Facilitate registration of graduated cohorts with department of social service, market and financial linkages with system actors.
• Participate in USAID NAWIRI Field level partner coordination meetings including donor visits.
• Provide program documentation on successes/impact (Success stories in collaboration with the mentors).
• Participant in Sub county/Zonal review and planning meetings and aligning monthly work plans with joint and integrated zonal work plans.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree or Diploma in Community health and nutrition, Nutrition and Dietetics, community health and development, food nutrition and Dietetics , Social Sciences, , Project Management, or any other relevant field from a recognized institution.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience for Degree holders and at least 4 years of relevant experience (in a similar role in the Northern Kenya) for the Diploma holders preferably in a nutrition program.
• Demonstrable ability to coordinate field activities.
• Excellent people management skills.
• 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 English, Kiswahili, and the local dialect of Samburu County

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QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, health and Nutrition, Social sciences or related field
• Over three years of experience in implementing nutrition or resilience programs in humanitarian settings. Experience working with Poverty Graduation programs an added advantage.
• Experience in implementing IMAM protocols and multi sectoral nutrition projects
• Demonstrated ability to oversee and develop high performing teams, including both direct reports and teams of colleagues and partners. Experience with remote management a plus.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; familiarity with network analysis software a plus.
• Strong project management skills including the ability to anticipate demand and manage multiple tasks and projects while meeting tight deadlines.

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QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, health and Nutrition, Social sciences or related field
• Over three years of experience in implementing nutrition or resilience programs in humanitarian settings. Experience working with Poverty Graduation programs an added advantage.
• Experience in implementing IMAM protocols and multi sectoral nutrition projects
• Demonstrated ability to oversee and develop high performing teams, including both direct reports and teams of colleagues and partners. Experience with remote management a plus.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; familiarity with network analysis software a plus.
• Strong project management skills including the ability to anticipate demand and manage multiple tasks and projects while meeting tight deadlines.

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TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the LIFT Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP), that will help participants start businesses to uplift their living standards and ensure environmental conservation.
• Provide mentoring to the agreed number of small business enterprises under the REAP – LIFT Programme.
• In a collaborative process with the community and BOMA Location Committees, target and identify eligible women for the REAP – LIFT Programme, based on BOMA’s criteria – (using the Participatory Wealth Ranking and Participatory Rural Appraisal Tools)
• Meet with established Business Groups (BGs) as required, help them make decisions about their business and provide mentorship and guidance as needed.
• Conduct/deliver business and savings skills trainings including financial management to the businesses in the designated locations and surrounding manyattas.
• Train and mentor, the Business Groups, green entrepreneurship, climate change adaptation, climate-smart technologies.
• Support the mentors to ensure entrepreneurs succeed in production, trade, and value addition based on the green enterprises.
• Perform a minimum of agreed visits per week to the business groups and savings groups for which you are responsible.
• Collect data and information for individuals, business group performance, participation of BG members in savings groups, savings group performance, participants living standards, participation in climate change adaptations, and other relevant information.
• Upload quality data and information on groups performance using the BOMA taroworks system (information management technology) as required.
• Report on the businesses and savings groups’ performances to the Field Officer.
• Represent BOMA in the designated location, including as a representative for the organization in local development committees.

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least a Diploma in community development, social work or another related discipline.
• At least two (2) years’ experience in similar work.
• Proven experience in data collection and or mentorship is an added advantage.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills; candidates should be able to relate well to both the women with whom we work, and the BOMA Field Officer.
• Be self-driven, and able to work with minimal staff supervision.
• Must be a native of the respective location you are applying for with working knowledge of English, Swahili and the local language.
• Strongly encouraged – Have a valid motorcycle license and experience on how to ride a motorcycle or (at least willingness to present a motorcycle license within the first 3 months of employment).