SHOFCO Overview
SHOFCO combats gender inequality and extreme poverty in urban slums by linking tuition free schools for girls to holistic social services for all. The SHOFCO model elevates girls while connecting community transformation to women’s empowerment. Our ecosystem of services enables everyone to reach their full potential. Our holistic services change communities today: we improve health, provide economic opportunity, work to end gender-based violence and create sanitation systems that offer dignity. Tomorrow, our girls will become next-generation leaders, disrupting the systems that hold poverty in place.
Job Purpose
To be responsible for training and equipping beneficiaries with Employability and Entrepreneurship skills through facilitation of job market-oriented employability skill training and business management trainings and to be responsible for sourcing of appropriate placements for Employability students.
Location – Kibera / Mukuru / Mathare / Korogocho / Kisumu / Siaya/ Mombasa
Reports to – Sustainable Livelihoods Coordinator
Monday – Monday-Friday | 8.00 AM – 5.00PM
Position Objectives and Responsibilities
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- Mobilize and sensitize community members for Entrepreneurship training and employability training.
- Sensitize members on importance of entrepreneurship training and benefits of the training for their businesses.
- Train members on IGAs that are market oriented and youth in Employability.
- Train the requisite number of members on the comprehensive entrepreneurship module.
- Conduct business mentorship on members to achieve sustainability of businesses.
- Link members to Shofco Sacco for microloans to improve business.
- Track the progress of each mentee through personalized visits and surveys.
- Research the market on viable ideas for IGAs, learn and prepare for training.
- Mobilize and recruit members for IGA training.
- Ensure great collaboration with SUN to grow Livelihoods programs
- Network in and out of operating area and obtain job/intern/artisan opportunities for employability graduates.
- Conduct interview preparation and work ethics interactive activities.
- Assist trainees prepare good CVs and cover letters
- Conduct business assessment for SHOFCO beneficiaries
- Review the Employability, Entrepreneurship training modules and constantly improve on them.
- Develop supplementary material for Employability training
- Mobilize, sensitize and recruitment of refugees.
- Registration and placement of youth in vocational schools for training
- Follow up on the youth placed in vocational Skills Training Institutions.
Academic qualification
- Diploma in any relevant field/ Discipline
Other requirements (unique/job specific)
- At least 2 years’ experience in economic empowerment or a related task
Functional Skills
- Meeting timescales
- Examining information
- Articulating information
Behavioural Competencies/Attributes:
- Convincing people
- Directing people
- Producing output
How to Apply
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our organization, all interested applicants should send their applications together with a detailed Cover letter and CV to [email protected] with a clear subject line Sustainable Livelihoods Facilitator – (Location you are applying for). Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Applications should reach us no later than 14th June 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
