MINISTRY OF COOPERATIVES AND MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMES) DEVELOPMENT TENDER MARCH 2025
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR RECRUITEMENT OF PROJECT SPECIALISTS
NATIONAL YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES TOWARDS ADVANCEMENT (NYOTA) PROJECT
BACKGROUND
Transforming the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Economy is among the five pillars of the Government’s
Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). The MSMEs are key players in the production of goods, industrialization,
innovation and creation of employment that impact directly on the Country’s economy.
In this endeavor, the Government of Kenya (GOK), with the support of World Bank, is implementing the National Youth
Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) Project, an initiative whose aim is to support better employment
outcomes and improved savings through integrated interventions that address the multitude of constraints that Kenyan
youth face while also building their entrepreneurship skills.
The overall objective of the project is to “increase employment, earnings, and promote savings for targeted youth,
at national scale”. The different components of the projects include: (1) Improving youth employability; (2) Expanding
employment opportunities; (3) Supporting youth savings; and (4) Strengthening youth employment systems, capacity,
and Project management. The State Department for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development is
implementing is implementing sub-component 4.2 on Monitoring and evaluation and delivery systems.
The State Department for MSMEs Development is seeking to recruit three (3) Project Specialists to support the implementation
of NYOTA sub-component 4.2. The Project Specialists will be contracted for an initial period of 12 months.
The contract will be renewed after 12 months 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.. | Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist | 1 | 1/2025 |
| 2. | Communication Specialist | 1 | 2/2025 |
| 3. | Digital Analyst Specialist | 1 | 3/2025 |
