Enterprise and Development Officer at Borno Women Development Initiative (BOWDI)

Locations:  Bama, Monguno and Pulka

Engagement Type: Contract

The Enterprise Development Officer (EDO) is responsible to facilitating the members of the communities to become Self-reliant in pursuit of their common interests. Major role of EDO would be to promote optimal utilization of available resources. EDO will Identify, Plan & Manage project activities, including monitoring and evaluation of enterprise program components; prepare and submit reports and other deliverables, conduct market research and assessments to match producer capabilities to market demands.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitating partner communities and organization to Identifying the target business & population for program interventions.
• Facilitate communities to enhance the alternate sources of income.
• To develop Training Material.
• Support the training of communities on Business cycle, Marketing and business skills.
• Preparation of daily/weekly and monthly work plan and reports, and submission to Project Manager.
• Ensure women participation, focusing primarily on the poor and destitute, at all levels of decision making including identification, planning/ designing, implementation, maintenance, monitoring and evaluating of project activities.
• Ensuring that communities are actively and inclusively involved in making micro Investment Plan at individual, group and village level for economic self-reliance.
• Identifying new businesses in the selected union councils of the project area and preparing value chains, Business Plans and feasibility reports for each business.
• Will be responsible to complete any other assignment given by Organization management.
• Any other tasks assigned by line manager or BOWDI.

Reporting

• Report on project activities.
• Collects human interest stories with photos on project beneficiaries during project implementation
• Any other task, assigned by supervisor.
• Follow up on the beneficiaries to ensure we address issues related to their businesses.

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

BOWDI’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

Eligibility:

Kindly read the job description and criteria for the position you are applying for and ensure you meet the minimum job requirement.

Note: Women are strongly encourage to apply