Youth Enterprise Coach - Kisumu

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.

Role Overview

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. The role also requires strict adherence to safeguarding, inclusion, and ethical engagement standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, business-focused coaching and enterprise development support to youth-led MSMEs and groups.
• Strengthen business fundamentals including recordkeeping, costing, pricing, and cashflow management.
• Help participants achieve market readiness and progress toward sustainable market engagement.
• Facilitate structured learning sessions and conduct field-based diagnostics.
• Support action planning for enterprises.
• Contribute to building credible enterprise pipelines for market linkage and SACCO finance readiness.
• Maintain strict adherence to safeguarding, inclusion, and ethical engagement standards.

Requirements and Qualifications

• 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 fields will not be considered for this role.
• Strong financial literacy and practical business acumen.
• Ability to translate complex accounting and enterprise concepts into simple, action-oriented coaching.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply online through the East Africa Market Development Associates (EAMDA) portal on jobs.cvviz.com before the deadline on February 27, 2026.