MasterCraft Assistant - Placement and Value Chain Support

About the role

RefuSHE Kenya, which protects, educates and empowers orphaned, unaccompanied and separated refugee girls and young women, is hiring an entry-level MasterCraft Assistant for its four-year Angaza program. The program advances economic and financial inclusion for refugee and host community young women aged 18-35 in the informal economy, using skills training, apprenticeships, access to capital and market linkages. The Assistant supports placement, apprenticeship, internship, production and enterprise linkage activities for young women trained in RefuSHE livelihood and vocational programs, helping them move from training into employment, self-employment, production groups, cooperatives and small enterprises. The position is based in Nairobi, supervised by the Project Officer-Enterprise Development, with a one-year contract.

Key responsibilities

• Support placement of participants into internships, apprenticeships, attachments and employment, and coordinate placements in safe and inclusive environments
• Build relationships with businesses, workshops, salons, production centers and enterprises, and match participant skills to market needs
• Support participants' transition to self-employment and enterprise, and follow up with employers, mentors and participants
• Help map urban value chains and identify market trends in the informal and MSME sectors
• Facilitate access to supplier networks, local markets, cooperatives, savings groups, business associations, e-commerce and digital marketplaces
• Organize exhibitions, product showcases, networking forums and market engagement events
• Provide job readiness and workplace orientation, follow up with placed participants, encourage professional conduct and business ethics, and support mentorship and peer learning
• Maintain placement records, employer databases and participant tracking, collect data on employment outcomes, business engagement, enterprise growth and income improvement, and prepare reports and success stories
• Engage local businesses, market actors, production groups, vocational institutions, community leaders and refugee-led organizations, and represent RefuSHE in community and market activities
• Ensure safe, ethical placement practices, promote safeguarding and non-discrimination, and monitor participant safety and well-being

Required profile

• Diploma in Entrepreneurship, Community Development, Business Administration, Vocational Education, Social Sciences, Development Studies or a related field
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience supporting livelihoods, vocational training, enterprise development or job placement programs
• Experience with refugees, women, youth or vulnerable populations preferred; experience with MSMEs, informal businesses or urban livelihood actors is an added advantage
• Experience in apprenticeship or internship coordination preferred
• Fluency in English and Swahili; additional refugee community languages are an advantage

Required skills

• Strong interpersonal and networking skills
• Good understanding of Nairobi's informal economy and MSME sectors
• Basic knowledge of value chain development and enterprise support
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Good documentation and reporting skills