Enterprise Development Assistant at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Location: Monguno, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time
Reporting to: Enterprise Development Officer
Proposed start date: June 2022
Job Categorty: Programmes - FSL
Level: Entry Level

Job Description

• We are currently looking to fill the role of Enterprise Development Assistant who will be responsible for supporting the Enterprise Development Officer in the implementation of the Livelihoods/IGA component of the FSL Project funded by BHA.
• The role holder will have direct contact and liaison with beneficiaries, vendors, community/ local leaders, local government representatives, and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Enterprise Development Officer in the coordination of livelihood/IGA activities;
• Support in the process of beneficiary registration, community mobilization, and sensitization;
• Assist in promoting community participation and inclusion to encourage community ownership over livelihoods activities being implemented;
• Collect information on a regular basis to enable surveillance to ensure the BHA project implementation is achieving the expected result;
• Support regular Market assessments to determine feasible IGAs;
• Collect and document relevant information from the field to facilitate learning and inform key program decisions with the support of the Enterprise Development Officer;
• Support the M&E team in planning, collections, and management of key program data such as price monitoring, proxy-update, etc;
• Contribute to the development of project community mobilisation strategies for successful targeting and registration of beneficiaries for the cash & voucher-based food assistance interventions;
• Implement sensitization activities for targeted communities about organization and project objectives and activities with support from SEMA, IOM camp managers, Community Volunteers, traditional leaders, and other key stakeholders;
• Support the verification of the beneficiaries to ensure the project reaches only the most vulnerable households.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of a National Diploma in Economics, Business Management, Accounting or related field e.g. Agric Economics, Agriculture, Entrepreneurial Development Studies.
• At least 1 year of relevant work experience or training in relevant concepts.
• Basic skills in record keeping, budget, and project management.
• Experience in managing and working with enumerators.
• Experience in Cash, IGA, FSL, and VSLA.
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Willingness and ability to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri, and English languages.

Starting Gross Basic Salary / Benefits

• NGN183,056 per month (excluding other benefits)
• Other benefits include but not limited to 100% health care coverage, free and direct access to Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.