Incentive Communications Assistant at Boma
Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
The Incentive Communications Assistant will provide hands-on
communications support to BOMA, with a primary base in Kakuma and regular
travel to other field locations as assigned. Working under the guidance of the
Communications Manager, the role will support the timely collection,
development, production, and distribution of high-quality content that shows
BOMA’s work and impact. The position combines field storytelling, photography
and videography, digital communications, basic graphic design, content management,
and communications support for program, donor, partner, and organizational
activities.
The role is intended for a qualified incentive staff member
with strong practical communications skills, sound judgment, creativity, and
the ability to work independently in the field while remaining closely aligned
with BOMA’s Communications team, brand standards, safeguarding requirements,
and approval processes.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Demonstrated
practical skills and experience in communications, journalism, media,
digital marketing, graphic design, photography, videography, or a related
area. Formal qualifications are an added advantage but are not required
where the candidate can demonstrate the relevant skills and experience.
- Practical
experience in photography, videography, content creation, social media,
journalism, storytelling, graphic design, or related communications work.
- Ability
to use photography and video equipment confidently and to capture clear,
well-composed visual content in field settings.
- Working
knowledge of basic design and editing tools such as Canva, Adobe
applications, CapCut, or similar tools.
- Good
writing and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop clear
captions, short stories, interview notes, and field updates in English.
Knowledge of Kiswahili and relevant local languages is an added advantage.
- Good
digital literacy, including familiarity with social media platforms,
smartphones, computers, file-sharing systems, and basic content management
processes.
- Strong
organization and attention to detail, including the ability to manage
files, meet deadlines, follow instructions, and maintain accurate
information.
- Ability
and willingness to travel regularly to field locations, work in dynamic
environments, and occasionally support activities outside normal working
hours when communications coverage requires it.
- Demonstrated
professionalism, discretion, cultural sensitivity, and respect when
working with participants, colleagues, partners, and external
stakeholders.
Apply: 131 Incentive
Communications Assistant - BOMA Career Portal
Mentors (Multiple Post) at Boma
Job Description
Role description
BOMA is seeking qualified and experienced Mentors to deliver
day-to-day implementation of the SOIL Program in Marsabit County. This is a
field-based role whereby the mentor is responsible for program delivery by
providing participants with monthly coaching, mentorship, facilitation,
training, linkages to markets and follow-up activities to ensure the effective
and quality implementation of the SOIL program towards the achievement of
nutrition, livelihoods, entrepreneurship, savings, resilience, and child well-being
outcomes. The mentor must be a member of the community/villages where the
project is being implemented with clear understanding of the community culture,
language and geographical coverage. The will serve as a frontline link
between BOMA and participating households and community structures.
Reporting to the Field Officer, the Mentor will take lead in
participant mobilization, targeting and enrolment, VSLA group formation and
strengthening, capacity building, business coaching, monitoring progress of
interventions and data collection. He/she will ensure smooth collaboration with
key stakeholder in the community including the government structures relevant
for the program deliver outcomes. The mentor delivery the expected roles with
adherence to BOMA’s program quality, policies, safeguarding, and accountability
standards.
Responsibilities
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Delivery and Participant Mentorship
- Develop
a strong understanding of BOMA’s nutrition-sensitive poverty graduation
approach, the SOIL Program design, and the Mentor’s role in delivering the
program in accordance to the approved program design, workplans,
implementation guidelines, quality standards, and timelines.
- Build
trusted relationships with participants and provide practical,
participant-centered coaching and mentorship based on individual and
household needs.
- Conduct
monthly mentorship sessions with assigned participants, Business Groups
(BGs), Savings Groups/VSLAs, and households, ensuring that agreed actions
are followed up
- Track
participant progress, identify households or groups that are falling
behind, and provide targeted support or escalate issues to the Field
Officer.
- Facilitate
household visioning and action planning to help participants set realistic
livelihood, nutrition, savings, and well-being goals and monitor progress
towards them.
- Ensure
that program activities are delivered efficiently and contribute to agreed
participant and program-level results and targets.
- Use
BOMA’s digital systems, tablets, monitoring platforms, and program tools
to plan, document, track, and report implementation.
- Identify
implementation challenges and recommend practical adaptations to improve
participant engagement, program quality, and results.
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
- Deliver
trainings to the participants on lifeskills, entrepreneurship,
agri-nutrition, market linkages and financial literacy in accordance with
the training manuals and standards
- Guide
participants to identify viable, context-specific and market-driven
livelihood and enterprise opportunities based on local resources, skills,
demand, risks, and household circumstances.
- Support
participants to start and strengthen viable enterprises across appropriate
livelihood opportunities, including livestock trading, food production and
trading, value addition, regenerative agriculture, service businesses, and
nature-based enterprises.
- Coach
participants in developing and implementing simple business plans,
including business objectives, start-up requirements, costing, pricing,
sales, cash-flow management, and profitability.
- Strengthen
participants’ practical business management skills, including record
keeping, stock management, customer management, cash management, and
business performance tracking.
- Coach
participants on profit management, savings, reinvestment, and responsible
use of business income to support enterprise growth and household
well-being.
- Conduct
monthly enterprise follow-up to assess business performance, identify
challenges, and support participants to develop practical solutions.
- Facilitate
linkages between participants and relevant markets, buyers, suppliers,
aggregators, financial service providers, business development services,
and other market actors.
- Identify
opportunities for participants to diversify income sources and promote
enterprises that can contribute to improved household access to nutritious
foods and strengthen the local food system.
Savings and Financial Inclusion
- Support
the formation, strengthening, and effective functioning of Savings
Groups/VSLAs, in line with BOMA’s approved approach and standards.
- Facilitate
group sessions on savings, responsible borrowing, household budgeting,
financial planning, and appropriate use of loans.
- Coach
participants to set savings goals and use savings strategically for
productive investments, enterprise development, household needs, and
resilience-building.
- Monitor
Savings Group performance and identify governance, participation,
record-keeping, or financial management challenges requiring additional
support.
- Support
viable Savings Groups and participants to establish linkages with
appropriate formal financial institutions and other financial service
providers.
- Promote
responsible financial decision-making and discourage borrowing that may
increase household vulnerability.
Food Security, Nutrition and Child Well-being
- Deliver
the SOIL nutrition resilience package through regular household and
group-level training, coaching, follow-up, and practical demonstrations.
- Facilitate
monthly agri-nutrition sessions covering food production, food
utilization, dietary diversity, nutrition-sensitive livelihoods, and
household resilience.
- Provide
practical nutrition education and counselling within the Mentor’s scope,
with appropriate referrals to qualified health and nutrition service
providers where required.
- Support
households to understand the link between income, food production, food
access, dietary diversity, nutrition practices, and child well-being.
- Promote
consumption of diverse, locally available, affordable, and nutritious
foods, including indigenous and traditional foods.
- Support
households to establish and maintain kitchen gardens, poultry, and other
appropriate nutrition-sensitive activities, taking into account water
availability, climate, land access, household capacity, and local
conditions.
- Conduct
household follow-up to assess adoption of recommended food security and
nutrition practices and provide practical support to address barriers.
- Facilitate
household dialogues on nutrition, food security, livelihoods, budgeting,
caregiving practices, and child well-being, including household action
planning.
- Support
nutrition screening and identification of children or household members
requiring referral, in collaboration with Community Health Promoters
(CHPs) and qualified health and nutrition actors.
- Ensure
identified cases requiring health, nutrition, protection, or other
specialized services are appropriately referred and followed up in
accordance with program protocols.
- Support
households to translate improved livelihood and income opportunities into
improved food consumption, dietary diversity, and child well-being
outcomes.
Household Resilience, Regenerative Practices and Community
Engagement
- Support
households to identify key livelihood, food security, nutrition, climate,
and economic risks affecting their well-being.
- Coach
households to develop practical actions to prepare for, manage, and
recover from shocks.
- Promote
appropriate regenerative agriculture, sustainable natural resource
management, and climate-resilient livelihood practices at household and
community level.
- Support
participants to adopt practical approaches that improve household
productivity while protecting and restoring natural resources.
- Mobilize
and engage community members in relevant SOIL activities and promote
ownership of program interventions.
- Build
effective working relationships with community leaders, Location
Committees, CHPs, government extension officers, schools, health
facilities, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Promote
appropriate participation of men, youth, and other household members in
livelihood, nutrition, food security, and child well-being activities.
- Identify
and nurture community champions who can demonstrate good practices and
encourage peer learning and adoption among other households.
Monitoring, Data Management and Reporting
- Collect
and submit accurate, complete, timely, and verifiable program data using
approved BOMA digital and reporting tools.
- Maintain
accurate records of participant, household, Business Group, and Savings
Group activities and progress.
- Update
participant records and digital systems promptly following mentorship,
training, household visits, and group sessions.
- Monitor
individual and household progress against agreed goals, milestones, and
program graduation or outcome indicators.
- Use
available participant data to identify households requiring additional
coaching, follow-up, referral, or escalation.
- Report
implementation progress, emerging risks, participant concerns, and
significant challenges to the Field Officer in a timely manner.
- Document
success stories, innovations, adaptations, lessons learned, and good
practices for program learning.
- Participate
in program reviews, data quality checks, learning sessions, and reflection
meetings as required.
- Ensure
that all data collected is accurate and that participant information is
handled confidentially and in accordance with BOMA’s data protection
requirements.
Program Quality, Accountability and Safeguarding
- Implement
all activities in accordance with BOMA’s program standards, policies,
safeguarding requirements, accountability commitments, and ethical
standards.
- Treat
all participants with dignity, respect, and fairness and ensure inclusive
participation in program activities.
- Explain
BOMA’s feedback, complaints, and safeguarding mechanisms to participants
and ensure they know how and where to raise concerns.
- Promptly
report safeguarding, protection, fraud, exploitation, abuse, or other
serious concerns through established reporting channels.
- Maintain
strict confidentiality of participant information and only collect, use,
or share information for authorized program purposes.
- Identify
and escalate implementation risks that may affect participant safety,
program quality, or achievement of results.
- Support
BOMA’s commitment to Do No Harm, inclusion, gender equality, and
protection of vulnerable participants.
Field Operations and Resource Management
- Plan
and organize daily field activities and maintain accurate movement plans,
fuel, mileage, and activity records in accordance with BOMA procedures and
policies
- Ensure
effective use of assigned program resources, including tablets, phones,
training materials, motorcycles, and other equipment.
- Maintain
assigned equipment in good working condition and report loss, damage,
faults, or maintenance requirements promptly.
- Submit
required activity, fuel, movement, airtime, data bundles and other
operational documentation within agreed timelines.
- Use
program resources responsibly and ensure activities are delivered in a
cost-effective manner without compromising quality.
- Comply
with BOMA’s field security, health and safety, travel, and operational
procedures.
Teamwork and Coordination
- Work
closely with the Field Officer, Program Manager, Community Health
Promoters, technical teams, and other departmental staff to ensure
coordinated delivery of the SOIL program package.
- Participate
actively in team meetings, supervision sessions, trainings, coaching
sessions, and program review meetings.
- Share
field-level insights, participant feedback, emerging risks, and
implementation lessons with the program team.
- Support
other team members during major program activities, participant
mobilization, assessments, trainings, and community events as required.
- Contribute
to a positive team culture based on accountability, collaboration,
respect, learning, and continuous improvement.
Other Responsibilities
- Perform
any other duties reasonably assigned by the Field Officer or Program
Manager that contribute to the effective implementation and achievement of
SOIL Program objectives.
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
- At
least a Diploma in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship,
Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Development, Nutrition, Community
Health, Public Health, Social Work, Development Studies, Project
Management or another relevant field.
- At
least 2 years of relevant experience in community-based programme
implementation, livelihoods, entrepreneurship, nutrition, agriculture,
economic inclusion, financial inclusion or resilience programming.
- Demonstrated
experience in community mobilization, participant mentorship, business
coaching or savings group facilitation.
- Experience
working with women, pastoralist communities or other vulnerable and rural
populations is highly desirable.
- Experience
using digital data collection tools and Microsoft Office is desirable.
- Good
interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good
coaching and facilitation skills.
- Ability
to work independently with minimum supervision.
- Motivated,
self-driven and accountable.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Must
be a resident of the respective SOIL program implementation
location/village.
- Fluency
in English and Kiswahili.
- Fluency
in the relevant local language spoken in the assigned location.
- Strong
basic computer and digital literacy.
- Ability
to work in remote and challenging environments.
- Must
have a Valid motorcycle riding license Class A1/A2. This is mandatory
because the mentor is required to ride a motorcycle daily as he/she
delivers the program activities in the field.
Field Officer (FO) at Boma Projects
Job Description
Position Purpose
BOMA is seeking to recruit three Field Officers to support
SOIL program implementation in Marsabit County. Reporting to the SOIL Program
Manager, the Field Officer will provide field-level technical leadership,
planning, coordination, supervision, and quality assurance, to ensure
program activities are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed
standards and targets.
The role will supervise Mentors, lead participant targeting
activities, plan and coordinate program implementation, support Mentor capacity
strengthening and train participants on technical topics, facilitate market and
financial linkages, and use technology tools and program data to monitor
participant progress and inform adaptive program management. The Field Officer
will work with key stakeholders including participants, community leaders and
members, government officials, market actors, sub-grantees, and service
providers to strengthen livelihoods, enterprise development, incomes, savings,
food and nutrition security, and household resilience.
The role will ensure Mentors discharge planned program
activities with quality ensure quality monitoring data is collected as
prescribed for the program and Technology tools are used where provided and for
the defined work. It will also be responsible for reporting, stakeholder
coordination, safeguarding, male engagement, accountability, and timely
resolution of implementation challenges, while ensuring effective application
of SOIL’s nutrition-sensitive livelihoods model.
Requirements
Qualifications and Experience
Education and Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration, Agribusiness, Economics, Community
Health and Nutrition, Project Management, Entrepreneurship, Social
Sciences, or another relevant field.
- A
professional qualification or postgraduate training in livelihoods,
economic inclusion, nutrition, agriculture, climate resilience, market
systems development, or project management will be an added
advantage.
- Training
or certification in Training of Trainers (ToT), adult learning,
facilitation, or community-based programming is highly desirable.
Professional Experience
- At
least 4–5 years of relevant experience in program/project implementation,
preferably in livelihoods, economic inclusion, graduation programming,
food and nutrition security, agriculture/livestock, or resilience
programming.
- Demonstrated
experience in direct supervision and coaching of field teams, Mentors, or
similar frontline staff.
- Strong
experience in designing and delivering technical training to both field
staff and program participants using adult-learning approaches.
- Demonstrated
experience establishing and managing market, financial, government,
community, education, health, and other service linkages for program
participants.
- Experience
working with government, private-sector actors, financial service
providers, community structures, and development partners.
- Demonstrated
experience using program data to monitor performance, identify
implementation gaps, and inform adaptive management and
decision-making.
- Experience
working in ASAL, rural, pastoralist, or other resource-constrained
contexts is highly desirable.
- Experience
integrating nutrition, livelihoods, gender, resilience, and social
inclusion into program delivery.
Apply: 126 Field
Officer - SOIL Marsabit - BOMA Career Portal
Business Coach – Wajir at Boma
JOB SUMMARY
The Business Coach will be responsible for delivering
hands-on enterprise development support to young women and men
participants engaged in livestock and agri-related value chains. Using
both the REAP Graduation Model and a Market Systems Development approach, the
Business Coach will lead in participant targeting and selection,
training, business mentorship and coaching, grant management, group
savings and loaning linkages to markets and financial institutions to enable
participants build viable, scalable, and resilient enterprises. He/She will
work closely with consortium partners and technical experts for participants to
access technical skills and support required in growing their businesses.
This role is highly field-based and requires strong technical
understanding of livestock/agri-business, financial inclusion, value chain
development, private sector engagement, and youth-focused coaching.
The Business Coach will ensure participants acquire the
practical knowledge, resources, and linkages needed to access markets, increase
incomes, and sustainably grow their enterprises.
Responsibilities
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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.
Requirements
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
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.
Business Coach – Marsabit at BOMA
JOB SUMMARY
The Business Coach will be responsible for delivering
hands-on enterprise development support to young women and men
participants engaged in livestock and agri-related value chains. Using
both the REAP Graduation Model and a Market Systems Development approach, the
Business Coach will lead in participant targeting and selection,
training, business mentorship and coaching, grant management, group
savings and loaning linkages to markets and financial institutions to enable
participants build viable, scalable, and resilient enterprises. He/She will
work closely with consortium partners and technical experts for participants to
access technical skills and support required in growing their businesses.
This role is highly field-based and requires strong
technical understanding of livestock/agri-business, financial inclusion, value
chain development, private sector engagement, and youth-focused coaching.
The Business Coach will ensure participants acquire the
practical knowledge, resources, and linkages needed to access markets, increase
incomes, and sustainably grow their enterprises.
Key Responsibilities
Participant Selection, Training & Enterprise Coaching
- Lead
participant identification and onboarding using program selection criteria
- Collaborate
with training teams to customize curriculum based on market demand and
participant needs
- Deliver
structured business training using the REAP model, integrating climate
action and gender-responsive approaches
- Conduct
enterprise assessments and develop tailored coaching plans
- Support
participants to establish, grow, and manage livestock and agri-enterprises
- Promote
adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices
Market Systems & Value Chain Development
- Conduct
value chain and market systems analyses
- Build
linkages with:
- Off-takers
- Processors
- Traders
- Aggregators
- Financial
institutions
- Input
providers
- Promote inclusive,
youth- and women-friendly business models
- Establish
aggregation initiatives with cooperatives, producer groups, private
sector, and county governments
Business Development Services & Financial Inclusion
- Support
participants in:
- Business
modeling
- Financial
planning
- Costing
and cashflow management
- Strengthen
access to:
- Savings
and loans
- Digital
finance
- Insurance
- Grants
and government funds
- Lead
formation and strengthening of VSLAs (Village Savings and Loan
Associations)
- Guide
participants in developing business plans and applying for Challenge
Fund grants
- Monitor
effective utilization of grant funds
Technical Assistance & Capacity Building
- Ensure
quality program delivery within scope, time, and budget
- Deliver
training on:
- Entrepreneurship
- Marketing
and sales
- Livestock
and agri-enterprise management
- Business
growth strategies
- Facilitate
monthly mentorship sessions
- Collaborate
with:
- County
governments
- TVET
institutions
- Research
institutions
- Private
sector actors
Monitoring, Learning & Reporting
- Collect
high-quality data aligned with M&E protocols
- Maintain
business and VSLA KPIs
- Use
digital tools (tablets, digital forms, Salesforce) for data capture
- Participate
in review meetings and provide insights
- Document
success stories, lessons learned, and market insights
- Maintain
assigned tools (motorcycles, tablets, etc.)
Qualifications & Experience
Minimum Academic Requirements
- Bachelor’s
degree in:
- Business
- Agribusiness
- Agriculture
- Livestock
Production
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Rural
Development
- Or a
related field
Experience
- 3–5
years’ experience in:
- Livestock
and agri-value chain development (preferably in ASALs)
- Business
coaching / MSME support / BDS
- Market
Systems Development (MSD/M4P)
- Experience
working with:
- Youth
and women
- Refugees
- Pastoralist
and agro-pastoral communities
- Proven
ability to build market and financial linkages
Additional Competencies
- Strong
coaching and mentorship skills
- Understanding
of:
- Market
dynamics
- Enterprise
growth strategies
- Financial
literacy
- Experience
in data collection and analysis
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills
- Conflict
resolution ability
- Valid A1/A2
motorcycle riding license
- Basic
digital literacy (MS Office, mobile data tools; Salesforce is an
advantage)
- Ability
to work independently in remote field environments
- Must
be a resident of the selected county and speak a local
language
Cluster Office Administrator at BOMA
JOB SUMMARY:
The Office Administrator in the Cluster Office is
responsible for supporting the Administration and People Function within BOMA’s
programmes and operations. The holder of the position is also in charge of all
procurement matters within the Cluster Office.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Procurement Responsibilities
- Responsible
for procurement matters within the assigned office cluster collaborating
closely with the Procurement and Logistics Manager
- Maintain
supplier’s database, contracts, contacts at the Cluster Office Level
- Assist
the Head Office procurement team during prequalification of service
providers.
- Occasionally
review procurement opportunities available at the Cluster level and advice
the Procurement and Logistics Manager to ensure value for money.
- Assist
in compiling bid analysis for the procurement committee.
- Responsible
for submission of procurement documents for payment from the Cluster
Office.
- Maintain
records and file Requisition and Local Purchase Order.
Administration Responsibilities
- Responsible
for the safety, look and feel of the office including office
maintenance/repairs.
- Manages
all office supplies and stationery at the Cluster Office.
- Manages
all front office services at the Cluster Office.
- Assign/allocate
office sitting and working spaces to staff at Cluster Office.
- Responsible
for allocation of vehicles to program teams for field travel and follow
ups.
- Manages
all logistics for the programs including drivers’ schedules, vehicle
repairs and services
- Maintain
car fuel logs, maintenance and service schedules for all vehicles and
motorbikes for the Cluster Office.
- Responsible
for ensuring that BOMA cars allocated at the Cluster Office are parked by
stipulated time.
- Ensure
safety and security of BOMA assets in the Cluster Office and the field.
- Manages
and controls petty cash at the Cluster Office.
- Responsible
for cash reconciliation and replenishment at the Cluster Office.
- Support
budgeting procedures at the Cluster office level.
- Organize
travel arrangements for staff within the Cluster office and visiting teams
by making necessary bookings.
- Receive
and review payment documents submitted at the Cluster office for
transmission to Head Office for payment.
People
(HR) Responsibilities
- Responsible
for regularly processing of leave applications and updating the leave
register for your Cluster office and forwarding the same to the People and
Culture Manager for filing
- Receives
documentation for new staff/joiners in your Cluster office and ensure it
is processed within the set timelines. The same documentation to be sent
to the People Operations Assistant.
- Ensure
the new staff in your office are onboarded properly by ensuring the staff
are properly set up in terms of work tools, e-mails etc.
- Maintaining
and updating employee records on soft copies for the staff in your cluster
office while maintaining an accurate and updated employee register.
- Support
in conducting exit interviews when called upon and assist in managing the
exit process/offboarding including employee clearance.
- Assists
in the overall recruitment process as guided by the People Operations
Coordinator e.g. contacting candidates when recruiting staff at the
Cluster office.
- Assists
in the co-ordination of staff welfare initiatives e.g. staff trainings in
the Cluster office
- Be
the first point of contact when solving employee grievances at the Cluster
office.
- Conduct
performance reviews for your direct reports as per the performance review
calendar.
- Identify
development and training needs of your direct reports and provide
recommendations to the relevant parties.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
- At
least a Bachelor’s degree in International Development, Business
Administration/Management or a related field required from a recognized
institution.
- Minimum
at least three (3) years in administration experience in a busy
organization in Northern Kenya preferably Turkana.
- Excellence
interpersonal, oral and written communication and negotiation skills,
including expert command of English grammar and AP style.
- Strong
planning and organizational skills.
- Excellent
computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, internet, remote conferencing
applications.
Mentor – Turkana – 2 Posts at Boma
JOB SUMMARY
Nawiri Program goal is to sustainably reduce persistent
acute malnutrition in Turkana and Samburu counties. Mercy Corps, consortium
lead, BOMA, Save the Children Internation and other LIP is implementing Nawiri
program that ends in September 2027. The program integrates both
nutrition specific and sensitive interventions that address drivers of acute
malnutrition at the individual, household, community and systems level. Rural
Entrepreneurship Access Project (REAP) for Nutrition (R4N), a poverty graduation
model for nutrition outcomes, is one of the interventions under Nawiri that
targets nutritional vulnerable and ultra poor households and sequence, layer
and integrate core graduation and complimentary interventions to enable
targeted households graduate out of extreme poverty and under nutrition.
Under the supervision of Field Officer directly and
indirectly by Program Coordinator, the mentor will be responsible for providing
time bound 18th months adapted coaching, mentorship and
monitoring of ultra poor and nutritional vulnerable households towards their
journey out of extreme poverty and under nutrition. As a system actor in the
reduction of PAM at scale, R4N mentor prepares participants, their businesses
and savings groups provides information, services and products including
nutritious food, income, access to markets etc to non R4N participants in last
mile communities.
Responsibilities
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Participate
in participant selection and enrollment of individuals and their
households in R4N program through established and agreed criteria.
- Provide
time bound (18th months) coaching, mentorship and monitoring of ultra poor
and nutritional vulnerable households towards their journey out of extreme
poverty and under nutrition.
- Organize
enrolled participants to establish and nurture various groups; umbrella
business groups, livestock aggregation groups or other value chain
aggregation groups, savings groups as per the program design.
- Support
targeted ultra poor households identify, establish and run viable and
profitable businesses that delivers products, goods, services and
information to last mile communities aligned to program goal.
- Build
strong relationships with program participants and local leaders at
village level that creates a sense of self-motivation and agency to
sustain a journey out of poverty and under nutrition
- Collaborate
with CHPs and CHAs to conduct monthly nutritional screening of children
under five years and women of reproductive age under R4N, facilitating
referrals and treatment of all SAM and MAM cases.
- Conducting
monthly group coaching at savings group level and follow at household
level on quarterly basis through a structured process – Household
Visioning and Action Plan concept.
- Conduct
monthly business groups mentorship activities, market and financial
linkages with other system actors as per the program design.
- Conduct
monthly savings groups capacity building activities including facilitating
savings and lending sessions, financial literacy trainings, registration
of savings groups and linkages with PSPs and financial system actors
- Conducting
monthly nutritional education and counselling, WASH, SSBC and Livelihood
diversification on monthly basis as per the program design.
- Coordinate
with USAID Nawiri and community frontline workers including GIRL H
mentors, BOY Group mentors, Male champions, CHPs, CHA, AM2MSG lead
mothers, Producer group lead farmers at location level to drive one Nawiri
approach in addressing Persistent Acute Malnutrition.
- Participate
in health facility monthly data review meetings
PROGRAM MONITORING AND REPORTING
- Collect
data in a structured process as per M&E plan to track the progress of
individuals, households, business groups and savings groups towards
graduation.
- Data
integrity: Adherence to data quality as outlined in data quality
SoP.
- Maintain
monthly HH, BGs and SGs mentor performance key performance indicators as
outlined in M&E plan.
- Utilize
all assigned monitoring tools and data collection tools as guided by Field
Officer, M&E and IT departments.
- Maintain
all working tools, tablets and motorcycles in good working condition at
all times, fuel logs and other repairs are submitted on time.
- Prepare
participants for BHA and other important visits at the community level.
- Participate
in weekly, monthly and quarterly review and reflection meetings, planning
meetings as planned.
- Any
other assignments as guided by your supervisor.
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
- Diploma
in community health and nutrition, public health, community development,
social work, or another related discipline.
- At
least two years’ experience in similar community work; with proven
experience in data collection
- Have
a valid motorcycle license A1/A2 and has experience on how to ride a
motorcycle
- Possess
excellent soft skills – interpersonal skills; communication, empathy,
problem solving, conflict resolution, collaboration,
- Have
basic experience in mobile data collection, Microsoft office, self-driven,
and able to work with minimum supervision
- Ability
to utilize data to make informed decisions
- MUST
be a resident of respective village in which R4N interventions will be
implemented.
Application Administrator – PI at Boma
Application Administrator
Overall Purpose:
The Application Administrator will work as part of the IT
team dedicated to ensuring that BOMA is maximizing efficiency and capitalizing
on the full features and benefits of program management system based on the
various user and organizational needs. This role will serve as the lead
application administrator and developer of Salesforce Program Management System
(Performance Insight) and Taroworks, promoting system adoption, keeping current
on new releases and AppExchange solutions, leading training, and custom system
development projects.
Responsibilities
Requirements analysis for the Program Management
Information System – Salesforce
- Proactively
seek out and identify needed system changes.
- Proactively
gather feedback from users.
- Manage
system changes without interruption to the user.
- Communicate
system changes to the users in advance so they understand the change and
how to use it prior to implementation.
- Plan
and undertake modifications of the system to increase benefits and
usability.
- Manage
all processes that impact / relate to Salesforce.
Develop and implement changes to the Program Management
Information System (Salesforce)
- Manage
new releases of SF and efficiently roll out new features
- Read
the release notes for any third-party application or plug-in connected to
Salesforce.com. Typically, changes and upgrade cycles will be harmless,
but occasionally several configuration and operational changes will be
required because of external changes.
- Create
and maintain fields, views, reports, dashboards, campaigns and other
Salesforce objects and functions.
- Create
custom objects when necessary.
- Handle
on-going customization/ alteration of Salesforce.
- Maintain,
enhance, and create workflows, functions and configurations within the
Salesforce environment.
- Create
new reporting capabilities and respond to ad hoc reporting requests as
needed.
- Provide
support functions as needed.
Maintenance of the SF System Based on Recommended Best
Practices
- Undertake
recommended periodic application maintenance procedures to ensure that the
system is operating as required
- Undertake
periodic maintenance of any third party integration and capacity of
various tables ensuring that Salesforce operates optimally for BOMA.
- Provide
subject matter expertise for solution architecture that will include
configuration, development, integration, and customization of complex
solutions within our salesforce.
Maintain
System, Security and Integrity
- Map
Salesforce hierarchy and territories in response to personnel changes.
- Reassign
Accounts, Contacts, and Opportunities in response to personnel changes.
- Grant/
remove and maintain user licenses.
- Maintain
security including sharing rules and security levels.
- Design,
Create and maintain user roles, profiles and hierarchies.
- Monitor
application storage usage and archive data as needed.
User
Assistance, Training, Adoption and Satisfaction
- Lead
administration of training to existing or new users/groups.
- Expand
use of Salesforce – attend planning meetings, assist with determining if
/how Salesforce can be used in new ways.
- Communicate
regularly with user base regarding new features, enhancements, and changes
to the system.
- Continually
seek ways to further enhance the end-user experience.
Process
Creation, Documentation and Maintenance
- Document
company processes and workflows.
- Develop
process documentation and field maps.
- Create
new processes and associated reporting.
Data Quality, Migration and Maintenance
- Assist
with migration from older systems/processes into Salesforce.
- Import
data as appropriate.
- Monitor
and manage exception logs for back-end system integration with SFDC.
- Manage
duplicate records.
- Monitor
and improve data quality
- Taking
up any other additional duties and responsibilities that are assigned from
time to time.
Personality
Attributes for the Job
- A
belief in BOMA Mission – Working with the ultra poor to end poverty in
ASAL regions of Africa
- Excellent
communication and relationship management skills
- Analytical,
solution-oriented mindset and a willingness to explore, discover and learn
new things
- Willingness
to step up when needed with delayed gratification
- Self-awareness,
self-drive (personal initiative) and leading by example
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- Relevant
Tertiary Qualification/recognition of prior learning.
- At
least 3 Years of working experience in Applications administration,
Application development Application support in a busy technology intensive
environment
- At
least 3 year’s experience with Salesforce and Taroworks and similar
systems as a developer and/or functional consultant
- At
least 2 year’s experience with Microsoft applications including
SharePoint, MS Business Central and Office productivity and
- Demonstration
of understanding and experience with at least 2 software development
languages -C#, Java or PHP.
- Working
knowledge of Financial & Project Management.