Business Coach - Wajir

Minimum Academic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Livestock Production, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Rural Development, or related fields.
  

Experience

• Prior 3-5 years of work experience in the Livestock and agri-related value chain development within ASALs.
  
• Business coaching, MSME support, or Business Development Services (BDS).
  
• Market Systems Development (MSD/M4P).
  
• Working with youth, women, refugees, pastoralist and agro-pastoral communities.
  
• Building market and financial linkages with private sector actors.
  

Participant Selection, Training & Enterprise Coaching

• Lead in participant identification and onboarding using the program selection criteria.
  
• Collaborate with training and curriculum development staff to customize training content to align with market demand, context relevance and participants’ needs
  
• Deliver structured business training and coaching using the REAP model, integrating climate action and gender-responsive approaches.
  
• Conduct enterprise assessments and develop tailored coaching plans for individual entrepreneurs, groups, and MSMEs.
  
• Provide coaching support to participants to identify, establish, grow and manage viable livestock and agri-enterprises.
  
• Provide participants with technical skills to adopt of climate-smart livestock and agri-business practices.
  

Market Systems & Value Chain Development

• Conduct value chain and market systems analyses to identify constraints and opportunities.
  
• Identify and conduct linkages with off-takers, processors, traders, aggregators, financial institutions, input providers, and other ecosystem actors.
  
• Promote inclusive, youth- and women-friendly business models within livestock and agri-markets.
  
• Identify and establish aggregation initiatives with cooperatives, market and producer groups, private sector, county government and business networks to strengthen market access.
  

Business Development Services & Financial Inclusion

• Guide participants to develop business models, financial planning, cost analysis, and cashflow management for their businesses
  
• Strengthen participants access to savings, loans, digital finance, insurance, and other formal and informal financial services including grant funds and government affirmative action funds
  
• Take lead in the formation, strengthening, and training of VSLAs, including registration, financial literacy, life skills , mental health and psychosocial skills
  
• Guide participants to develop viable business plans and apply for the Challenge Fund grant.
  
• Monitor effective utilization of Challenge Fund grants.
  

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

• Ensure quality delivery of the program outcomes with accountability in time, on budget and within the scope
  
• Deliver training on entrepreneurship, marketing, sales, livestock and agri-enterprise management, and business growth strategies.
  
• Facilitate monthly mentorship sessions with business groups and savings groups.
  
• Collaborate with county governments, TVETs, research institutions, and private sector actors to unlock technical skills, markets, and employment opportunities.
  

Monitoring, Learning & Reporting

• Collect high-quality data in line with M&E protocols and maintain business/VSLA KPIs.
  
• Utilize assigned digital tools for data capture (tablets, digital forms, Salesforce).
  
• Participate in weekly/monthly/quarterly review meetings and contribute data insights.
  
• Document success stories, lessons learned, adaptations, and emerging market insights.
  
• Maintain all assigned tools, including motorcycles and tablets.