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 aims 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.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver business-focused coaching and enterprise development support to youth-led MSMEs and community-based organizations.
Strengthen business fundamentals among participants, including recordkeeping, costing, pricing, and cashflow management.
Conduct field-based diagnostics and support entrepreneurs in action planning.
Facilitate structured learning sessions and build credible enterprise pipelines for market linkage.
Support entrepreneurs in achieving SACCO finance readiness.
Ensure strict adherence to safeguarding, inclusion, and ethical engagement standards.
Requirements and Qualifications
Mandatory Education: A minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution in one of the following specific 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.
Strong financial literacy and practical business acumen.
Ability to simplify technical business and accounting concepts for youth entrepreneurs.
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