The Field Officer position is responsible for the delivery of program outputs and coordination of Mentors in the assigned region in line with USAID Nawiri overall goal of reducing persistent acute malnutrition in Turkana and Samburu. The holder of this position shall report to the assigned BOMA Program Coordinator. He/she shall Provide direct supervision to Mentors on timely execution of program activity implementation within budget and on agreed targets, participate in consortium field level engagements, provide technical backstopping on implementation of REAP for Nutrition within Nawiri programming, support implementation of Nawiri strategies at sub county level among others. The position will be based at USAID Nawiri Sub County offices in Lokichar, Turkana

Programmatic Duties

• Oversee and coordinate implementation of program activities by Mentors under your supervision
• Coordinate planning and execution of pre-launch activities (community entry via village councils, PRAs, Business group formation and market assessment and business planning) in line withing USAID Nawiri overall nutrition framework.
• Facilitate establishment of community accountability and response mechanisms between village councils and USAID Nawiri R4N poverty graduation program
• Support market linkages by linking R4N businesses to markets with nutritious foods, financial institutions, public and private institutions.
• Facilitate business groups to form savings associations that meet monthly to deposit savings which will enable members and village residents access credit for long term expenses, business growth and nutrition security.
• Coordinate mentors and other case workers linked to R4N participants roll out health and nutrition adaptation (R4N Health and Nutrition register) SBC messaging at BG and SG and household dialogues as agreed in the consortium.
• In consultation with Program coordinator, conduct monthly mentor’s review, planning and reporting meeting
• Train women on various business skills; supply and demand, profit and pricing, marketing and record keeping and other relevant trainings.
• Provide accurate and comprehensive monthly reports on the group’s performance to the Program Coordinators based on BOMA’s monthly reporting template and within set deadlines
• Coordinate with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to ensure timely and quality targeting verification, collection of baselines and end-line data and monitoring activities via digital technology
• Ensure timely and accurate timesheet submissions and mileage logs by the mentors supervised.
• Use Performance Insights (BOMA’s Technology Platform) to monitor, flag off outliers and improve program results.
• Conduct regular spot checks to the business and savings groups to ensure quality in the data collected by Mentors.
• Conduct business and savings groups trainings to the R4N participants and households.
• Provide supervision, coaching and mentorship to assigned mentors to deliver R4N program activities as per USAID Nawiri and BOMA standards
• Participate in USAID NAWIRI Field level partner coordination meetings as and when required including donor visits
• Provide program documentation on successes/impact (Success stories in collaboration with the mentors)

Administrative duties

• Assist in the overall recruitment process as guided by the People Department for mentor positions.
• Assist in conducting new staff onboarding, working closely with the People Department and various departmental heads/representatives.
• Assists the People Department and Training Department in identifying training needs of mentors who are his/her direct reports and assisting in training when called upon.
• Support in conducting exit interviews when called upon and assist in managing the exit process/offboarding including employee clearance for respective mentors.
• Perform performance reviews for Mentors and implement the outcomes such as Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) where need be as guided by the People Department
• Handle any discipline issues for the Mentors and escalate such matters beyond your scope to the Program coordinator and/or People Department
• Timely reporting of any people matters relating to the Mentors to the Program Coordinator and People Department i.e Leave planning, Welfare issues affecting mentors.
• Perform any other relevant duty as assigned by the supervisor.

• A minimum of 3 years of experience for Degree holders and at least 5 years of relevant experience (in a similar role in the Northern Kenya) for the Diploma holders preferably in a nutrition program.

• Demonstrable ability to coordinate field activities.
• Excellent people management skills.
• Proven competency/experience in data collection and basic analysis.
• Possession of self-drive; able to work with minimal supervision.
• Good report writing and computer skills.
• Fluent in English, Kiswahili, and the local dialects of the Counties of support.

All applications to be submitted before 27th December 2022.

Boma is an equal opportunity employer, female candidates are encouraged to apply

NOTE TO ALL APPLICANTS

Please be truthful when answering the questionnaire and provide working contacts. All Applicants must provide at least three professional references, who are not family members or relatives, with working telephone and e-mail contacts. The references must be able to provide substantive information about your past performance and abilities. The Boma Project reserves the right to contact your previous employers for relevant information concerning your performance and may consider such information in its evaluation of the application.

While we thank all applicants for expressing interest in the role, please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.