Field Officer Job Employment at Habitat for Humanity Kenya

Habitat for Humanity Kenya, a Christian Non-Governmental Organization with a mission of eliminating poor housing and homelessness, wishes to recruit the following position to support its growth and expansion.

Position: Field Officer

Reports to: Senior Field Officer

Posted: Regional Office

Purpose of the Position

Field Officer is a member of the regional team and is responsible for Programme promotion, recruitment of members, group formation, training, loan disbursement and loan repayment, overseeing of financial transactions in groups and financial reporting to Regional at Office level.

He/she maintains all group cash records and assists in credit functions and activities in the region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Promotion of Housing Product,
• Appraisal and Recruitment of Members
• Formation of Groups and training of members in group dynamics and record keeping
• Review and maintain group records
• Attend and participate in all group meetings as HFHK representative.
• Prepare and submit portfolio summary reports to the Senior Field Officer.
• Maintain profile files for all members.
• Facilitate full loan application process for members.
• Recommend loan applications for approval.
• Disburse all loans to the members during group meetings.
• Recover all the disbursed loans.
• Maintain acceptable loan repayment rate.
• Any other duties as requested and assigned by the supervisors.

Qualification Requirements

• University degree in business, construction, social studies, or development studies
• Familiarity with principles and practice of microfinance.
• Proven self-initiative and problem solving abilities.
• Commitment to team work and ability to perform under pressure while maintaining a sense of humour.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili.
• Competent in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Strong training and analytical skills.
• Willing to work in rural areas and on weekend and odd hours.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Capacity and willingness to learn new skills quickly and work with rural communities.
• One to two years of relevant work experience or documented participation in leadership at the university or in community development projects

Qualified candidates should submit electronic copies of their qualifications to recruitment@hfhkenya.or.ke by or before 30th November 2011 clearly indicating the code number of the position they are applying for in the subject line of their forwarding e-mails.

Interested candidates should also clearly state their current and expected remuneration.