Livelihood Centre Officer at American University of Nigeria (AUN)

Location: Damaturu-BEST Centre, Yobe
Department: Atiku Center - Program.
Employment Status: Full Time (Project)
Duration: 1 (One) Year

Primary Responsibilities

• Daily management of all activities taking place inside the Livelihood Centre (weekly and monthly planning)
• Overall coordination and management of all training activities taking place at the Livelihoods Centre.
• Ensure that all tools and guidelines designed for the Centre are in place and used properly, and contribute to the development of the Centre.
• Ensure the quality of data collected during the counselling (check mistake, blanks…) and the relevance of participant lists (i.e. participants background/number of trainings provided received; course eligibly)
• Organize focus group discussions with beneficiaries to collect feedback about their needs in term of transferrable and vocational skills
• Ensure smooth coordination with trainers from engaged service providers
• Ensure referral of beneficiaries to transferrable skills and vocational training, and referral of identified entrepreneurs to the Centre for an income generation-Entrepreneurship.
• Provide weekly reporting on indicators, achievements and challenges related to the project to Livelihoods Project Director.
• Ensure transparent and professional management of all Livelihood Assistants and Trainers
• Promote an open and supportive environment for team members
• Plan and ensure periodic monitoring visits.
• Work closely with the monitoring team on monitoring and evaluation tools
• Ensure beneficiaries are screened, selected and verified through use of developed targeting criteria in operational areas.
• Provide livelihood guidance, on an individual or group basis, to increase beneficiaries’ awareness of different business options based on market assessment and beneficiary interests.
• Provide information to beneficiaries about livelihood and business development opportunities.
• Organize small business training and business planning activities with beneficiaries
• Provide information to beneficiaries on skills trainings, market opportunities, and small enterprise creation.
• Support in trainings of PoCs and other events related to the project.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Educational Sciences, Social Sciences, or other relevant fields.
• Relevant professional livelihoods experience with a humanitarian aid organization
• Understands rights and protection issues of refugees, children and women.
• Ability to multi-task and cope with competing demands under tight deadlines
• Ability to cope with high workload and stress
• Strong initiative and self-motivated, with a commitment to teamwork

Description of Benefits

• Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience and job classification as approved by the Project.

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Note

• The position being applied for should be the subject of the email.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• AUN is an equal opportunity employer and strives to provide a culturally diverse workforce; we do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race creed, colour, nationality, origin, age, sex, religion and marital status.