Project Officer - Kakuma (ASCEND Project)

About the role

Village Enterprise is recruiting a Project Officer for its ASCEND Project in Kakuma, Kenya. This is a part-time, frontline implementation role that delivers the SPRINT digital Graduation methodology in assigned communities. The officer manages the full participant and enterprise journey, from community entry and targeting through digital learning, business formation, savings, coaching, financial and market linkages, and graduation follow-up, while keeping participants engaged and implementation quality high. The role reports to the Program Officer, works independently across dispersed field locations and coordinates community Tech Champions and partners.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver the SPRINT digital Graduation methodology in assigned communities
• Manage the participant and enterprise journey from entry and targeting through graduation follow-up
• Support the establishment of approximately 300-600 businesses during a 16-month implementation cycle, subject to approved targets, geography and resourcing
• Coordinate community Tech Champions and partners

Required profile

• University degree or equivalent in development, business, social sciences, agriculture, project management or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered
• At least three years of community-based development or NGO program implementation experience
• Experience in poverty graduation, livelihoods, enterprise development, savings groups or market systems development is strongly desirable
• Resident of Turkana West Subcounty, Kakuma Municipality
• Ability to travel extensively to rural and remote communities

Required skills

• Community facilitation, stakeholder engagement, written reporting and data quality
• Independent field problem-solving
• Proficiency in the working language(s) of the duty station; local languages are an advantage
• Familiarity with Salesforce, TaroWorks, dashboards or similar systems is an advantage