Microbusiness Development/VSLA Officer at CARE

Details:

Position Type: Regular
Supervisor: Livelihood Coordinator

Location: Gwoza, Ngala, Dikwa and Maiduguri, Borno State.

Job Summary:

• The Microbusiness and Marketing Officers will be responsible for planning, implementing and monitoring of income generating activities/ business development, Cash for Work, Food for Assets component of WFP livelihood project in Yobe/ Borno states.
• She/he will be responsible for managing the livestock component effectively and efficiently according to CARE and WFP systems and procedures.

Responsibilities:

Responsibility No: 1 Management of the income generation/ cash component according to contractual requirements, operating priorities:

• Develop work plan in collaboration with project team members according to the proposal
• Make sure that specific project components are implemented according to contractual requirements, both in relation to project implementation and financial management
• Conduct periodic assessments to ensure project implementation is happening according to the agreed upon work plans and budgets
• Liaise closely with other agencies working in the same geographic regions and/or sectors to ensure coordination and avoid overlap.

Responsibility No: 2 Program quality of the project is ensured during each phase of the project implementation process:

• Conduct regular progress review meetings with field teams and stakeholders to ensure quality is maintained and address any problems
• Make sure field teams collect relevant information on outputs, outcomes and impact, in both qualitative and quantitative form, based on reporting formats

Responsibility No: 3 Provide technical inputs/ Trainings:

• Provide technical input on income generation activities/ micro business development/ cash for work procedures to the beneficiaries
• Conduct technical trainings to the beneficiaries to implement income generating activities
• Visit field locations frequently to monitor income generating/ micro business activities of the beneficiaries
• Provide training on Cash for Work/ Food for Assets process and procedures

Qualification/Experience Required:

• Basic University Degree/ Diploma in Agriculture/ Business Management
• Minimum 3 years work experience in the development or humanitarian sector particularly agriculture and livelihood projects
• Training skills
• Fluent in English (written and verbal) essential and fluency in at least one of the local languages, preferably Hausa/ Kanuri
• Excellent community mobilization/ sensitization and communication skills.

Skills:

• Advanced computers skills at least intermediate skills in windows based word processing, spreadsheet
• Ability to establish priorities, plan, coordinate and organize own work plan.
• Excellent analytical, conceptual, communication and public speaking skills
• Understanding of political dynamics, foreign policy decision making procedures
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and work without direction
• Excellent training skill

Conditions:
By submitting your Application for this position you agreed to CARE’s ZERO Tolerance to:

• Fraud
• Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, Abuse and Child Abuse