ntern – Financial Inclusion at DanChurchAid (DCA)

DCA is seeking to recruit a dynamic and energetic Kenyan National for the position of Intern – Financial Inclusion from January 2021.  The intern will serve for a period of one year. The position is based in Kakuma, Turkana County and reports to the Project Officer – Financial Inclusion based in Kakuma.

The intern will support implementation of financial inclusion activities including VSLA, cash-based interventions, livelihoods and youth empowerment projects and related innovation and digitization.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks

• Mobilizing, formation, training and monitoring of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) including the relevant digitisation.
• Participate in the roll-out of innovations in financial inclusion and cash-based interventions including the voucher system for farm inputs, multi-purpose cash transfer and financing scheme for youth entrepreneurs.
• Assist in mobilizing, training and mentoring refugees and host community youth participating in blended learning approaches to entrepreneurship, job seeking skills, and digital enabled jobs.
• Support in day to day data management actions including filing of project data, regular data collection, analysis and updating of project data.
• Facilitate and mentor the incentive staff and project beneficiaries to ensure successful implementation of financial inclusion activities.
• Participate in developing action plans, monitoring, evaluation and learning as well as developing routine acticvity reports for financial inclusion.
• Participate in staff training and capacity building.

Key Qualifications and Experience:

• A degree or diploma in Development Studies, in Business Management, or other related social sciences.
• Good understanding of community development work, financial inclusion, cash-based interventions, entrepreneurship and/or employability skills promotion preferably in the context of refugees and refugee-hosting community’s.
• Knowledge of Turkana West Sub-county in refugee camp or pastoral & agro-pastoralist settings is an added advantage.
• Familiarity with digital learning platforms, teaching/facilitating adult learners is an added advantage.
• Self-driven and results-oriented in challenging rural working environments.
• Strong teamwork and people skills with ability to create trust, respect and interact with beneficiaries of all background and diversity.