Jiinue Enterprise Trainer (JET)

Job Description

Jiinue Enterprise Trainer (JET)

Location

Kenya

Ad Title

Jiinue Enterprise Trainer (JET)

About DT Global

DT Global is shaping a future where sustainable development and innovation empower individuals, communities, and nations. We work in partnership with local stakeholders to foster inclusive prosperity, social equity, and environmental stewardship. Our global team of 2,500 staff and experts work in over 90 countries to solve complex problems in the peacebuilding, governance, economic development, environment, and human development sectors. With a track record of technical excellence and more than 60 years of international development experience and relationships, we deliver innovative solutions that transform lives.

For more information, please see www.dt-global.com

About the Role

DT Global is seeking expression of interest from qualified candidates for the role of a Jiinue Enterprise Trainer (JET) for the ongoing Jiinue Growth Program (JGP). The Jiinue Enterprise Trainer (JET) will be responsible for planning and coordinating capacity building activities to targeted youth and women micro-entrepreneurs – through investor readiness, entrepreneurship, life skills, digitization and small business management training, mentorship, and coaching.

The position will entail coverage of an extensive geographical area that may require you to occasionally spend outside your area of residence.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop, conduct, and manage the delivery of entrepreneurship and life skills training and mentorship in assigned county or region.
• Conduct training need assessments.
• Adopt curriculum, prepare lessons and session plans for training to fit target audience.
• Mobilize, identify, select, and enroll potential trainees.
• Plan, support, coordinate and deliver training activities.
• Conduct demand driven mentorship and coaching sessions of entrepreneurs.
• Plan mentorship activities for entrepreneurs and monitor/ review the progress of trainees/Mentees.
• Ensure that expected capacity building activities are met, i.e., training, mentorship, and coaching.
• Support and participate in continuous evaluation of the capacity building activities in conjunction with the monitoring and evaluation team.
• Participate in the development and updating of training materials, curriculum, and tools.
• Support and/ or facilitate market, information/ knowledge and financial linkages and business networks formation for the micro-enterprises.
• Ensure proper continuous documentation and dissemination/ reporting of activities throughout the capacity building period such as lesson learnt, successes and challenges.
• Awareness creation amongst relevant stakeholders of existing and upcoming capacity building/technical assistance activities.

About You

Selection Criteria:

Qualifications:

• University degree preferably in commerce related course; business management or entrepreneurship.
• Other business-related professional qualifications are an added advantage.

Experience, Knowledge, and Skills:

• At least three years of experience working with micro-enterprises and offering advisory/technical assistance/capacity building.
• Experience in preparing training curricular and manuals for micro-enterprises.
• Training and facilitation skills – International Labor Organization (ILO) Certification or any other global best practice training/mentorship/coaching certification.
• Good mastery of English, Swahili and at least one local language in the indicated preferred county of deployment.
• Leadership skills.
• Team player.
• Self-motivated.
• Organized with good planning skills.
• Passion for youth economic empowerment.

HOW TO APPLY

To express interest, click the ‘Apply Now’ button below. Interested parties must submit:

1) Your CV

2) A cover letter addressing the selection criteria. Indicate county of residence and/or preferred county of deployment (if successful) in the cover letter.

3) Copies of academic and professional certificates and work references.

4) A write up of not more than one A4 page detailing achievements and support you have given to the MSMEs especially in the course of their work and why you consider yourself to be a resource to MSMEs.

5) Youth candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE – 15^th March 2024, at 5PM East Africa Time (EAT)

We thank all applicants for their interest. Kindly note, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Any enquiries about this role may be sent to dennis.kigen@dt-global.com

DT Global is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children in the delivery of our international development programs. We are committed to Safety and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), and bribery prevention. DT Global is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage women, men, people with disabilities.

About the Organization

About DT Global

DT Global is an international development management contractor, working across a wide range of sectors and technical areas in 93 countries around the world. We are a part of the DT Global family, a network including a for-profit company, a separate non-profit entity, and a charitable trust, all united behind one mission: to improve as many lives as possible. DT Global emerged in 2019, bringing together AECOM International Development’s Services Sector and Development Transformations along with their legacy companies. The DT Global family has since expanded further with the acquisition of IMC Worldwide and Cardno International Development in 2022. Together, we bring with us over 60 years of experience, relationships, and technical excellence to better transform lives around the world on behalf of our partners, clients, and stakeholders.

Our global team of almost 2,500 staff and experts work in over 100 countries and corporate hubs in the United States, Spain, United Kingdom, Australia, and Kenya. We aim to maximize sustainable development impact across a wide range of practice areas, including Economic Grown & Governance; Environment & Infrastructure (Climate, Energy, WASH Services); Conflict Prevention, Stabilization & Transition; and Learning & Innovation. Together, we aim to positively impact 500 million lives by 2045.