Economic Development Officer
COOPI
Job Type
Full Time
Location
Luuq - Somalia
Description :
Key Tasks
The Economic Development Officer, shall mean a Somali national who has been trained in Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA) or livelihood marketable & Microfinance Institution skills.
Technical issues;
· Mobilization and awareness raising with local leaders
· Identification of existing relevant livelihood marketable skills amongst returnees
· Training associations in the implementation of village saving and loans
· Monitoring and supervision of Village Agents.
· Village saving and loans association data gathering and association monitoring
· Preparation of periodic operational plans
· Preparation of monthly and quarterly progress reports to Project Manager Data collection from savings groups and preparation of monitoring plans for the saving groups.
Qualifications
· Diploma in Micro-finance or Business Administration.
· Familiarity with principles and practice of savings-led microfinance and with strong awareness of challenges faced by traditional methodologies
· Preferably from the local community
· Fluent in English and Somali languages
· Good organizational skills
· Team building and motivational skills
· Good diplomatic , analytical and presentational skills
· Proficiency in computer skills At least two years experience on community development
How to apply :
Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit their applications through email to: hr.nairobi@coopi.org by 13th January 2017
The application should be a cover letter and CV as one document and indicate the title of the position on the subject line. Applications should include contact details of three professional referees. One referee must be the applicant’s Immediate supervisor.
Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply COOPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Only short listed candidates will be contacted