Job Description

Reporting to the Project Manager, the SESS will be responsible for supporting Vulnerable Children and their households to engage in activities to improve household income in a variety of agricultural and other value chains.

Duties and responsibilities

• Conduct value chain analyses to identify market opportunities and private sector linkages suited to target beneficiaries;
• Provide supervision and backstopping of FOs  to enable them provide customized trainings in the areas related to economic strengthening of vulnerable communities.
• Provide target beneficiaries with opportunities to participate in entrepreneurship and vocational training as well value-chain and other market-based opportunities by coordinating and linking with other programs and implementers conducting economic, agricultural, and nutrition development programs.
• Conduct and/or facilitate training in business development skills, market assessments, financial management and group savings and lending.
• Establish and foster good relations with NGOs, community-based organizations, and government partners.
• Perform additional assignments and responsibilities as assumed or requested by supervision.

Job Requirement

• Extensive knowledge of micro finance and community based micro financing approaches,
• A Minimum of a Bachelors degree in Development  studies, Business Administration, Microfinance or any other related filed.
• A post graduate training  in any of the above disciplines will be an added advantage.
• 2-5 years demonstrable experience in working in livelihood programs.
• Experience with USAID funded livelihood projects for vulnerable communities will be of advantage.
• Ability to provide technical support to community group Income Generating activities and carrying out needs assessment using  participatory approaches
• Adequate knowledge on community market access initiatives and marketable skills development.

Skills Required

• Planning & Organising
• Ability to manage multiple projects, teams, deliverables, expectations, and deadlines
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills
• Proficient in software programs including Teams, Zoom, OneDrive, Sharepoint, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Superior English writing skills with clear fluency (Level IV) in English and required.