MINISTRY OF CO-OPERATIVES AND MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMEs) DEVELOPMENT TENDER JANUARY 2025
STATE DEPARTMENT FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMEs) DEVELOPMENT
KENYA JOBS AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION (KJET) PROJECT
| EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR RECRUITMENT OF PROJECT SPECIALISTS |
BACKGROUND
The Government’s Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) has placed significant focus on the Miao, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector by prioritizing financial inclusion for MSMEs. value chain approach to MSME products as well as sustainable job creation through the sector.
In this endeavor, the Government of Kenya (GOK), with the support of World Bank, is implementing the Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation (KJET) Project a significant initiative aimed at addressing key constraints within government and market systems that hinder the creation of high-quality jobs and the adoption of environmentally sustainable practices by Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
The overall goal of the project is “to create and improve jobs for Micro. Small and Medium-sized firms in select growth-oriented dusters’. The specific goals of the proposed project are; (i) Enhancing inclusive, high quality, resilient and sustainable job creation; (ii) Strengthening business and investment environment; (iii) Strengthening competitiveness & building capacity of MSME clusters; (iv) Enhancing market access for MSMEs: and (v) Scaling up green MSME financing.
The State Department for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development is seeking to recruit six (6) Project Specialists who will form the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) responsible for coordinating the KJET Project Management Monitoring and Evaluation. The Project Specialists will be contracted for an initial period of one year. The contract will be renewed based on project requirements and the Specialists’ performance, ensuring continued alignment with the project objectives and needs. This is a monthly-based contract where the Specialists shall be paid an agreed gross salary staff month rate. The duty station for these roles will be Nairobi, Kenya.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified KENYAN candidates for the advertised vacant positions shown here below:
| S/No. | JOB TITLE | NO. OF POSTS | VACANCY NO. |
| 1. | Project Coordinator | 1 | 1/2024 |
| 2. | Financial Management Specialist | 1 | 2/2024 |
| 3. | Procurement Specialist | 1 | 3/2024 |
| 4. | Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist | 1 | 4/2024 |
| 5. | Communication Specialist | 1 | 5/2024 |
| 6. | Environmental Specialist | 1 | 6/2024 |
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