PowerUp Program Officer at Light for the World Kenya

About the Role

A reputable organization seeks a dedicated individual to drive program implementation and support entrepreneurial development across Kenya.

Key Responsibilities

Coordinating Programme Activities

• Coordinate work plan and budget development for program implementation
• Lead mobilization, selection, and onboarding of entrepreneurs
• Ensure quality and timely delivery of business skills training according to the entrepreneur's journey
• Conduct coaching and follow-ups with micro entrepreneurs, ensuring access to loans and disbursing matching grant-funding to selected entrepreneurs
• Work with Business Development Service (BDS) providers to develop training plans with applicable inclusive training methodologies that fit entrepreneur needs
• Collaborate with the Gender and Disability Inclusion Advisor (DIA) to ensure activities around gender and disability inclusion are carried out according to plan

Establishing Market Linkage Opportunities

• Conduct landscape mapping in focus counties to identify potential clients
• Ensure entrepreneurs are connected to buyers, suppliers, and other business partners through project activities
• Provide support, lobbying, and advocacy to strengthen activities of local associations and networks of enterprises established by the project

Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

• Align programme indicators to the M&E plan and track programme progress through monitoring tools
• Provide M&E information for programme work plans, field reports, quarterly reports, donor reports, and other related documentation in agreed formats and according to organizational deadlines

People Management

• Support BDS providers' development through coaching, mentoring, growth plans, improvement recommendations, and relevant training courses

Organizational Responsibilities

Support programme implementation through additional organizational duties as required.