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Village Enterprise is recruiting a frontline Project Officer to deliver its SPRINT digital graduation methodology in Kakuma. The role supports participants and community Tech Champions across business formation, savings groups, coaching, financial and market linkages, and programme follow-up.

Deliver SPRINT activities across dispersed community field locations.
Support the establishment of approximately 300–600 group businesses per cycle.
Facilitate entrepreneurship training, savings groups, coaching, and financial inclusion linkages.

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Deliver SPRINT activities across dispersed community field locations.
Support the establishment of approximately 300–600 group businesses per cycle.
Facilitate entrepreneurship training, savings groups, coaching, and financial inclusion linkages.
Train and coach community Tech Champions on approved digital platforms.
16-month implementation cycle, reporting to the Program Officer.

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Position Summary

The Project Officer is a frontline implementation professional responsible for directly delivering Village Enterprise’s SPRINT digital Graduation methodology within assigned communities.

The role manages the full participant and enterprise journey, from community entry and participant targeting to digital learning, business formation, savings-group development, coaching, financial and market linkages, and graduation follow-up.

The position is responsible for maintaining participant engagement and implementation quality throughout the programme cycle.

Each Project Officer is expected to support the establishment of approximately 300–600 businesses during a 16-month implementation cycle, subject to approved project targets, geographical conditions, and available resources.

The role reports to the Program Officer and works independently across dispersed field locations while coordinating community Tech Champions and partners without formal line-management responsibility unless specifically delegated.

Key Accountabilities

SPRINT Delivery & Participant Journey (35%)
Translate approved implementation plans into weekly and monthly community activity schedules and deliver all assigned SPRINT milestones.
Lead community entry, geographic mapping, sensitization, targeting, verification, enrolment, and group formation activities.
Facilitate digital learning, entrepreneurship and livelihoods training, savings-group formation, coaching, mentoring, and financial and market inclusion linkages.
Support the establishment of approximately 300–600 viable group businesses per implementation cycle.
Track attendance, retention, participant progress, business functionality, and savings-group performance.
Provide additional support to participants requiring follow-up assistance.
Integrate gender equality, youth inclusion, climate resilience, participant agency, and locally relevant adaptations into programme delivery.
Digital Facilitation & Tech Champion Support (30%)
Utilize approved SPRINT digital learning platforms as the primary programme delivery mechanism.
Identify, orient, train, and coach community Tech Champions.
Support participants in accessing digital content and overcoming digital-literacy and connectivity challenges.
Escalate technical issues through approved channels.
Maintain accurate digital activity and participant records using approved systems.
Provide user feedback and implementation insights to Systems and Product & Innovation teams.
Program Quality, Monitoring & Adaptive Management (15%)
Apply SPRINT implementation standards consistently across training, coaching, savings, mentoring, and business-support activities.
Verify completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of participant and enterprise data.
Collaborate with Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) teams on spot checks and data-quality improvement.
Use monitoring dashboards to identify underperforming groups, weak businesses, attendance challenges, and implementation risks.
Document participant feedback, innovations, lessons learned, and improvement recommendations.
Community Engagement & Local Partnerships (10%)
Build and maintain trusted relationships with participants, community leaders, local authorities, businesses, and service providers.
Coordinate stakeholder engagement and facilitate financial, input, business, and market linkages.
Represent Village Enterprise in community and local government forums within delegated authority.
Escalate strategic commitments and sensitive issues to programme leadership as required.
Field Resources, Grants & Reporting (10%)
Plan and account for field activities, transportation, programme materials, and allocated resources.
Coordinate with Finance and
the Program Officer to verify participant grant readiness.
Support grant disbursement processes and reconcile grant records.
Identify and report failed or outstanding payments.
Submit timely and accurate weekly and monthly progress reports.
Maintain organized documentation for audits, donor visits, and field verification exercises.
Flag operational constraints and budget variances promptly.
Safeguarding, Inclusion & Risk Management (10%)
Implement safeguarding requirements at the field level and ensure programme participants understand safeguarding measures and reporting channels.
Conduct regular safeguarding spot checks using approved tools and systems.
Continuously sensitize participants on risks related to child abuse, sexual exploitation, harassment, financial exploitation, and other forms of harm.
Ensure compliance with Village Enterprise safeguarding policies and Code of Conduct.
Ensure safeguarding reporting stickers are properly displayed and accessible to all groups.
Promptly report safeguarding concerns through approved reporting mechanisms.
Promote a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for programme participants and stakeholders.
Identify field risks and escalate serious compliance, reputational, security, and implementation concerns.

Requirements

Required Qualifications
University Degree or equivalent qualification in Development Studies, Business, Social Sciences, Agriculture, Project Management, or a related field.
Equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
At least three (3) years of relevant experience in community-based development or NGO programme implementation.
Experience in Poverty Graduation, livelihoods programming, enterprise development, savings groups, or market-systems development is highly desirable.
Experience facilitating digital learning and supporting community technology users.
Familiarity with Salesforce, TaroWorks, dashboards, or similar digital systems is an added advantage.
Strong community facilitation, stakeholder engagement, report-writing, data-quality management, and field problem-solving skills.
Proficiency in the working language(s) of the duty station.
Knowledge of relevant local languages is an added advantage.
Ability and willingness to travel extensively to rural and remote communities.
Core Competencies
Participant-centered facilitation and inclusion.
Strong digital confidence and adaptability.
Strong field execution skills and ownership of implementation targets.
Disciplined follow-through and accountability.
Data-driven problem-solving and continuous improvement.
Collaboration, integrity, sound judgment, and effective stakeholder management.
Commitment to Village Enterprise values of Ubuntu, Passion, Integrity, Innovation, and Sustainability.
Must be a resident of Kina, Cherab, or Isiolo Central areas.
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