Role Overview

The Business Coach will be responsible for providing direct, field-based support to program participants by delivering comprehensive business training, coaching, and mentorship tailored to the livestock and agri-related value chains. S/he will facilitate access to financial and market opportunities, oversee grant utilization, and provide business development services that enable participants to establish and grow sustainable enterprises. Leveraging the adapted BOMA REAP graduation model, the Business Coach will ensure participants are equipped with the practical skills, knowledge, and linkages required to thrive in competitive markets.

Key responsibilities include participant identification and onboarding, delivery of gender-responsive and hands-on training, and mentorship to strengthen enterprise capacity, financial literacy, and market engagement. The role is central to empowering young women and men to access and create dignified employment, enhance household incomes, and build long-term resilience.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Participate in participant selection and onboarding to CASHA program through established selection criteria.
• Provide training and mentorship through the REAP graduation model components by layering and integrating gender-responsive strategies to build strong enterprises in the livestock and agri-related value chains.
• Organize enrolled participants to establish community-based structures including business groups, livestock aggregation groups, cooperatives, value chain aggregation groups, and Village Savings and Loaning Associations (VSLAs) as per the program design.
• Support participants to identify, establish, and run viable and profitable businesses in the livestock and agri-related value chains.
• Collaborate with County Government, Research Institutions, TVETs, and Private Sector to leverage their skills, networks, and markets to unlock opportunities for participants to thrive in business and employment opportunities.
• Conduct monthly business groups mentorship activities, market and financial linkages with other system actors as per the program design.
• Conduct monthly savings groups capacity building activities including facilitating savings and lending sessions, life skills, financial literacy trainings, registration of VSLAs, and linkages to markets and other government opportunities.
• Guide participants to develop strong business plans and apply for the Challenge Fund grant to grow their businesses.
• Follow-up on the utilization of the Challenge Fund grant in the business.
• Conduct monthly micro-training sessions as per the project training schedule.
• Collaborate with other departments and consortium partners to strengthen program activity integration for better outcomes.

Program Monitoring and Reporting

• Collect data in a structured process as per M&E plan to track the progress of business groups and savings groups towards graduation.
• Maintain data integrity and adherence to data quality as outlined in data quality SoP.
• Maintain monthly business group and VSLA key performance indicators as outlined in M&E plan.
• Utilize all assigned monitoring tools and data collection tools as guided by Cluster Lead, M&E, and IT departments.
• Maintain all working tools, tablets, and motorcycles in good working condition at all times; fuel logs and other repairs are submitted on time.
• Participate in weekly, monthly, and quarterly review and reflection meetings, planning meetings as planned.
• Document monthly reports including success stories, lessons learned, adaptations required, and data insights for decision making.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Business, Commerce, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Agriculture, or Livestock.
• 3-5 years of experience working with young men and women, SMEs, and their markets, especially along the livestock and agri-related value chain.
• Proven experience in delivering business development services (BDS) and fostering business growth and social inclusion in ASAL regions.
• Strong mentorship and coaching skills.
• Understanding of market trends and strategies for market entry, especially for micro-enterprise startups.
• Experience in data collection, entry, analysis, and ability to draw data insights for decision making.
• Valid motorcycle license A1/A2 and experience riding a motorcycle.
• Excellent soft skills: interpersonal skills, communication, empathy, problem-solving, conflict resolution, collaboration.
• Basic experience in mobile data collection, Microsoft Office; self-driven and able to work with minimum supervision. Salesforce experience is an added advantage.
• Ability to utilize data to make informed decisions.
• MUST be a resident of respective Counties in which CASHA will be implemented.