Youth Enterprise Coach - Homa Bay

The Youth Enterprise Coach (YEC) is responsible for delivering high-quality, business-focused coaching and enterprise development support to youth-led MSMEs and groups (including self-help groups and community-based organizations). The role is designed to strengthen business fundamentals, such as recordkeeping, costing and pricing, cashflow management, and market readiness, while supporting participants to progress toward sustainable market engagement and responsible access to finance.

This is a technically demanding role requiring strong financial literacy, practical business acumen, and the ability to translate accounting and enterprise concepts into simple, action-oriented coaching. The YEC will work directly with youth entrepreneurs, facilitate structured learning sessions, conduct field-based diagnostics, support action planning, and contribute to building credible enterprise pipelines for market linkage and SACCO finance readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Coaching & Support: Deliver high-quality, business-focused coaching and enterprise development support to youth-led MSMEs and groups.
• Business Fundamentals: Strengthen core business areas including recordkeeping, costing and pricing, cashflow management, and market readiness.
• Market Engagement: Support participants in progressing toward sustainable market engagement and responsible access to finance.
• Learning & Diagnostics: Facilitate structured learning sessions and conduct field-based diagnostics.
• Planning & Linkages: Support action planning and contribute to building credible enterprise pipelines for market linkage and SACCO finance readiness.
• Compliance: Maintain strict adherence to safeguarding, inclusion, and ethical engagement standards.

Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory)

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution in one of the following disciplines:

• Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
• Bachelor of Business Management (BBM)
• Bachelor of Economics
• Bachelor of Business and Economics
• Bachelor of Agribusiness Management
• Bachelor of Cooperative Management

Note: Degrees outside these specific fields will not be considered for this role.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Strong financial literacy.
• Practical business acumen.
• Ability to translate accounting and enterprise concepts into simple, action-oriented coaching.
• Facilitation and mentoring skills.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, inclusion, and ethical engagement.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply online via the EAMDA recruitment portal on CVVIZ. You can access the application page directly at https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/apply-now/1158501. Ensure your application is submitted by the deadline of February 27, 2026.