Program Officer - Feed the Future Program at Mercy Corps

Duty Station: Sokoto with some travel to project locations within Northern Nigeria

Under the supervision of the Income Generation Team Lead, the Program Officer provides day-to-day oversight of all aspects of program implementation and its wide range of activities. S/he will make sure that all activities are delivered according to the work plan and implementation strategies. Successful candidate will be able to trouble shoot and provide any necessary support.

REQUIREMENTS:

• B. Sc. Business administration, finance, economics, agribusiness, agricultural economics, or related field plus 5 years post graduate experience.
• Proven experience in rural enterprise development
• Proven experience in community mobilization for economic development.
• Knowledge of micro-finance and financial Inclusion principles and practices
• Experience in business planning and market development.
• Good understanding of northern Nigeria economic, cultural and political environment.
• Proven knowledge of international best practices of household economic strengthening for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and OVC caregivers.
• Experience in market driven economic development, Savings and Internal Lending Community (SILC) or Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA) and value chain development.
• Fluency in English required, including report development, writing and editing. Fluency in Hausa Language is a strong requirement for this position.
• Demonstrated experience in training, capacity building of partners and team members.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members is required
• Highly developed computer skills with strong familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel are mandatory.
• Candidate must be willing to work and travel in very rural communities in northern Nigeria and out of station as may be required.