The East Africa Market Development Associates (EAMDA) is a research, programmes implementation and management company working across multiple industries and agricultural value chains in Africa. We specialise in development implementation initiatives in partnership with public and private sector actors.

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Job Purpose

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.

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.

Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory)

Education

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

Degrees outside these fields will not be considered for this role.

• Delivering high-quality, business-focused coaching and enterprise development support to youth-led MSMEs and groups.
• Strengthening business fundamentals, such as recordkeeping, costing and pricing, cashflow management, and market readiness.
• Supporting participants to progress toward sustainable market engagement and responsible access to finance.
• Translating accounting and enterprise concepts into simple, action-oriented coaching.
• Working directly with youth entrepreneurs.
• Facilitating structured learning sessions.
• Conducting field-based diagnostics.
• Supporting action planning.
• Contributing to building credible enterprise pipelines for market linkage and SACCO finance readiness.
• Adhering to safeguarding, inclusion, and ethical engagement standards.

• Strong financial literacy
• Practical business acumen
• Ability to translate accounting and enterprise concepts into simple, action-oriented coaching
• Safeguarding, inclusion, and ethical engagement standards

• 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