Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
At Kids Alive International we believe every child, even those with the most challenging needs, is a priority to God, and far too many are overlooked, unheard, exploited, and threatened. Our mission (www.kidsalive.org) is the call of Isaiah 1:17, to serve these children by constantly learning to do good, earnestly seeking justice, standing up to what oppresses them, and advocating for their rights. Our commitment to this Biblical truth compels us to rescue orphans and vulnerable children, and meet their spiritual, physical, educational, and emotional needs, with compassion and excellence. Accomplishing our mission means every child we serve will have a present and future where they:

Reintegration Enterprise Development Assistant (Reda)
Position summary
The Reintegration Enterprise Development Assistant (REDA) is responsible for maintaining the customer (families) relationship management database, mobilization and engagement of families and developing/maintaining content repositories. Facilitating and identifying families’ capacities for economic strengthening which involves contributing to delivery of service by ensuring sustainable households.

Major Responsibilities
Reintegration management and implementation
• Facilitate the mapping out and development of mobilization plan of beneficiaries (families);
• Participate in the development of a strategy and implementation plan for roll out;
• Participate in the development of KAZ business prequalification standard, systems, procedures and processes that will address and support strengthening of families;
• Participate in the development of enterprise business strategy or plan for the vulnerable families and implement the business plan and implement it;
• Facilitate the implementation of keeping families together Initiative through strengthened initiatives and ensure actualization of the business ideas;
• Create awareness of the identified opportunities to the eligible families, connect and track performance for family sustainability;
2. Monitoring, Compliance and Reporting
• Be involved in the design of monitoring tools and ensure performance is tracked for impact reporting;
• Liaise and work with Social Workers on family tracing missions and start recording from inception gaps in the family livelihood;
• Ensure business or household economic tools are developed and shared with households for sustainable growth tracking and documentation;
• Ensure data collection and documentation of direct and indirect beneficiaries at household level;
• Be well-informed about emerging best practices, current issues and trends in assigned program for economic empowerment;
• Develop and submit quarterly, monthly and annual reports to the Reintegration Enterprise Development Officer (REDO).
3. Capacity Building, Networking and collaborations
• Facilitate meetings and knowledge sharing camps between families and the office for information gathering and decision making;
• In liaison with the safeguarding department, disseminate child protection and adult safeguarding behavioral conduct and protocols;
• Work with Social Workers to ensure that the prequalification standard is fulfilled within the correct time frame;
• Share all applicable policies and procedures with all relevant staff, families and stakeholders;
• The Assist the REDO in capacity building of staff in all business enterprise systems and processes.
• Ensure to practice, adhere and observe child protection and adult safeguarding protocols at all times.
• Perform any other duty as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience
• Diploma in business development studies, Statistics, administration, finance, marketing and/or economics
• Minimum of three years of relevant or equivalent work experience.
• Professional experience in fund management with an interest in impact investments.
• Extensive experience in community mobilization and methodologies.
• Extensive experience in market and/or rural development, access to finance (both micro and SME), SME accelerators or business development services, and/or other forms of consulting or operational experience with SMEs in emerging markets;
• Strong in proposal writing experience, as well as significant project management experience;

Essential Skills
• Strong Christian with unquestionable religious disposition
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Self-starter, flexible and result oriented or focused
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong computer skills including Excel, Word and Outlook
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Proven ability to work in a team environment
• Positive attitude, showing concern for people and community
• High level of self-motivation
• Ability to evaluate and analyze the behavior of families/community members
• Abilities to relate and connect with children and their families to understand their perspectives
• Must possess strong client orientation, team-focused leadership skills,
• Experience working in multi-cultural environments.
• Must be self-motivated, team player, flexible and able to work effectively across office departments.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, and fluency or near-fluent proficiency in local languages is desired.
• Strong in report writing and analysis of impact created.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
Candidates that fulfill the above selection criteria should send their expression of intent, clearly indicating position of interest. Maximum 4 paged CV, copies of certificates to KAZrecruit@kidsalive.org by 22nd May, 2022 before 17:00hrs. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, includes rigorous background checks, which reflects our commitment to the protection of children from all forms of abuse.
NOTE
Kids Alive Zambia is a legitimate employer, should you be asked for a fee during any stage of the application and/or recruitment process report to the relevant authorities or Kids Alive Zambia. If you are asked for money do not proceed with the process.

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