Project Assistant

Job Requirements:

• Diploma in humanities / community development, specialized training in business skills, development approaches for urban poor is an added advantage.
  

Experience

• A minimum 1 year of working experience in a related field.
  
• S/he should have some practical field experience in training or working with women saving groups or small-scale businesspeople.
  
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and in constantly evolving work environments.
  

Technical implementation activities:

• Support in the identification, selection, and registration of target clients for both Enterprise growth fund and climate resilient interventions.
  
• Work closely with community structures to mobilize the target clients and target groups to engage in financial inclusion and climate smart interventions.
  
• Work with KCCA and Financial institutions to facilitate capacity building training for both individuals and group enterprises including Business skills management, group dynamics, value addition sessions and financial literacy.
  

Monitoring, Reporting and Coordination

• Prepare weekly work plans, weekly reports, activity reports and compile some lessons learnt to submit to the Senior ERD Officer.
  
• Participate in Collection of relevant data during project implementation and provide regular reports to Sn ERD Officer/ MEAL team.
  
• Coordinate and work closely with the MEAL, Client Responsive and the wider program team, partner staff where necessary to identify program quality issues and as well record some feedback as it comes through the field.
  
• Coordinate activities closely with partner staff including the financial institutions and KCCA team and collaborate with Government programs implemented in the areas of operation.
  
• Support and participate in coordination meetings, joint monitoring visits, and other related coordination activities with various project stakeholders.
  
• Document the best practices implemented, success stories and case studies observed at the individual and group business enterprises for outcome harvesting per approved tools from Communications and MEAL.