Careers at Boma Projects

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage the LIFT Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP), that will help participants start businesses to uplift their living standards and ensure environmental conservation.
• Provide mentoring to the agreed number of small business enterprises under the REAP – LIFT Programme.
• In a collaborative process with the community and BOMA Location Committees, target and identify eligible women for the REAP – LIFT Programme, based on BOMA’s criteria – (using the Participatory Wealth Ranking and Participatory Rural Appraisal Tools)
• Meet with established Business Groups (BGs) as required, help them make decisions about their business and provide mentorship and guidance as needed.
• Conduct/deliver business and savings skills trainings including financial management to the businesses in the designated locations and surrounding manyattas.
• Train and mentor, the Business Groups, green entrepreneurship, climate change adaptation, climate-smart technologies.
• Support the mentors to ensure entrepreneurs succeed in production, trade, and value addition based on the green enterprises.
• Perform a minimum of agreed visits per week to the business groups and savings groups for which you are responsible.
• Collect data and information for individuals, business group performance, participation of BG members in savings groups, savings group performance, participants living standards, participation in climate change adaptations, and other relevant information.
• Upload quality data and information on groups performance using the BOMA taroworks system (information management technology) as required.
• Report on the businesses and savings groups’ performances to the Field Officer.
• Represent BOMA in the designated location, including as a representative for the organization in local development committees.

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least a Diploma in community development, social work or another related discipline.
• At least two (2) years’ experience in similar work.
• Proven experience in data collection and or mentorship is an added advantage.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills; candidates should be able to relate well to both the women with whom we work, and the BOMA Field Officer.
• Be self-driven, and able to work with minimal staff supervision.
• Must be a native of the respective location you are applying for with working knowledge of English, Swahili and the local language.

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TASKS & 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.
• 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.
• 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 Clusteroffice

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• At least a Bachelor’s degree in International Development, BusinessAdministration/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.