Helping Women Graduate from Extreme Poverty The BOMA Project is a U.S. nonprofit and Kenyan NGO with a proven track record, measurable results and a transformative approach to alleviating poverty and building resiliency in the drylands of Africa. Our Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP) replaces aid with sustainable income and helps women

Nawiri Mentors – Naoros, Kangatotha

72 Nawiri Mentors Turkana (15)

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Full time

JOB DESCRIPTION - MENTOR

1. ABOUT BOMA

BOMA is dedicated to lifting 3 million people out of extreme poverty by 2028. Our mission is to provide people and governments of African drylands with adapted economic inclusion programs that materially reduce extreme poverty rates and enhance their ability to withstand multiple crises. Founded 15 years ago to eliminate extreme poverty among pastoralist women in Kenya, BOMA has since transformed the lives of more than 704,352 women, youth and refugees in the drylands of Africa. We are distinguished by our focus on last-mile populations in Africa’s drylands, those most vulnerable to climate change and systemic shocks, along with our tech-savvy, data-driven approach, impressive graduation rate, and 99% locally based team.

Find out more about BOMA by visiting our website

1. JOB SUMMARY 

Nawiri Program goal is to sustainably reduce persistent acute malnutrition in Turkana and Samburu counties. Mercy Corps, consortium lead, BOMA, Save the Children Internation and other LIP is implementing Nawiri program that ends in September 2027.  The program integrates both nutrition specific and sensitive interventions that address drivers of acute malnutrition at the individual, household, community and systems level. Rural Entrepreneurship Access Project (REAP) for Nutrition (R4N), a poverty graduation model for nutrition outcomes, is one of the interventions under Nawiri that targets nutritional vulnerable and ultra poor households and sequence, layer and integrate core graduation and complimentary interventions to enable targeted households graduate out of extreme poverty and under nutrition.

Under the supervision of Field Officer directly and indirectly by Program Coordinator, the mentor will be responsible for providing time bound 18th months adapted coaching, mentorship and monitoring of ultra poor and nutritional vulnerable households towards their journey out of extreme poverty and under nutrition. As a system actor in the reduction of PAM at scale, R4N mentor prepares participants, their businesses and savings groups provides information, services and products including nutritious food, income, access to markets etc to non R4N participants in last mile communities.

Responsibilities

1. TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

3.1. Participate in participant selection and enrollment of individuals and their households in R4N program through established and agreed criteria.

3.2. Provide time bound (18th months) coaching, mentorship and monitoring of ultra poor and nutritional vulnerable households towards their journey out of extreme poverty and under nutrition.

3.3. Organize enrolled participants to establish and nurture various groups; umbrella business groups, livestock aggregation groups or other value chain aggregation groups, savings groups as per the program design.

3.4. Support targeted ultra poor households identify, establish and run viable and profitable businesses that delivers products, goods, services and information to last mile communities aligned to program goal.

3.5. Build strong relationships with program participants and local leaders at village level that creates a sense of self-motivation and agency to sustain a journey out of poverty and under nutrition

3.6. Collaborate with CHPs and CHAs to conduct monthly nutritional screening of children under five years and women of reproductive age under R4N, facilitating referrals and treatment of all SAM and MAM cases.

3.7. Conducting monthly group coaching at savings group level and follow at household level on quarterly basis through a structured process – Household Visioning and Action Plan concept.

3.8. Conduct monthly business groups mentorship activities, market and financial linkages with other system actors as per the program design.

3.9. Conduct monthly savings groups capacity building activities including facilitating savings and lending sessions, financial literacy trainings, registration of savings groups and linkages with PSPs and financial system actors

3.10. Conducting monthly nutritional education and counselling, WASH, SSBC and Livelihood diversification on monthly basis as per the program design.

3.11. Coordinate with USAID Nawiri and community frontline workers including GIRL H mentors, BOY Group mentors, Male champions, CHPs, CHA, AM2MSG lead mothers, Producer group lead farmers at location level to drive one Nawiri approach in addressing Persistent Acute Malnutrition.

3.12. Participate in health facility monthly data review meetings

1. PROGRAM MONITORING AND REPORTING

4.1. Collect data in a structured process as per M&E plan to track the progress of individuals, households, business groups and savings groups towards graduation.

4.2. Data integrity: Adherence to data quality as outlined in data quality SoP.

4.3. Maintain monthly HH, BGs and SGs mentor performance key performance indicators as outlined in M&E plan.

4.4. Utilize all assigned monitoring tools and data collection tools as guided by Field Officer, M&E and IT departments.

4.5. Maintain all working tools, tablets and motorcycles in good working condition at all times, fuel logs and other repairs are submitted on time.

4.6. Prepare participants for BHA and other important visits at the community level.

4.7. Participate in weekly, monthly and quarterly review and reflection meetings, planning meetings as planned.

4.8. Any other assignments as guided by your supervisor.

Requirements

1. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

5.1. Diploma in community health and nutrition, public health, community development, social work, or another related discipline.

5.2. At least two years’ experience in similar community work; with proven experience in data collection

5.3. Have a valid motorcycle license A1/A2 and has experience on how to ride a motorcycle

5.4. Possess excellent soft skills - interpersonal skills; communication, empathy, problem solving, conflict resolution, collaboration,

5.5. Have basic experience in mobile data collection, Microsoft office, self-driven, and able to work with minimum supervision

5.6. Ability to utilize data to make informed decisions

5.7. MUST be a resident of respective village in which R4N interventions will be implemented.

1. HOW TO APPLY 

This is a full-time position with BOMA Project based in various locations in Turkana as listed below:

-Naoros, Kangatotha

-Lochor Edome, Loima

-Kidewa, Katilia

-Nakotongwa, Katilia

-Lokalale Akwan, Kaaleng/Kaikor (2)

-Lorengo,Kaeris

-Naduat, Nakalale

-Namorotot, Lakezone

-Lokitoe-nyala, Lakezone

-Loperot, Kalapata

-Kankurudio, Kaeris (2)

-Lokomarinyang, Kibish (2)

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Interested and suitable qualified candidates to submit their application, through BOMA’s recruitment portal on FlairHR using - BOMA Career Portal. Please ensure you have listed your EXACT Location while making your application.

Applications must be received by 13th June 2025. Late applications will not be considered.

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

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