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  • Posted: Apr 29, 2026
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  • African Youth for Peace Development and Empowerment Foundation, (AFRYDEV) is a youth-led non-governmental, non-profit and non-sectarian development organization established in 2013 with the mission to serve as a platform for enlightenment and empowerment of youth society for peace and development.
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    Economic Recovery and Gender Inclusion Officer

    Position Overview

    • The Economic & Social Inclusion Officer will lead field‑level implementation of economic recovery and gender/social inclusion activities. The role combines livelihoods support, vocational training coordination, business development, coordination and gender‑responsive inclusion strategies to ensure equitable participation of women, youth, and marginalized groups.
    • The officer will support beneficiary identification, profiling, training, IGAs, VSLA strengthening, and market linkages while ensuring that all activities integrate gender equality, disability inclusion, and conflict‑sensitive approaches.

    Key Responsibilities
    Economic Recovery and Livelihoods Implementation
    :

    • Lead beneficiary identification, profiling, and registration: Oversee the identification, profiling, and registration of beneficiaries for income-generating activities (IGAs), VSLA training, and livelihood support, ensuring transparent and inclusive selection criteria.
    • Conduct needs and market assessments: Lead the design and implementation of needs assessments, market assessments, and labour market surveys to inform evidence-based program design and activity selection.
    • Maintain updated beneficiary databases: Ensure that a comprehensive, up-to-date database of selected and non-selected participants is maintained for tracking, reporting, and audit purposes.
    • Monitor field-level implementation: Oversee and monitor the field-level implementation of livelihood activities, providing technical support and guidance to field assistants and beneficiaries to ensure quality and timeliness.
    • Strengthen linkages for cross-border trade, cooperatives, and private sector: Facilitate and strengthen linkages between beneficiaries and cross-border trade networks, cooperative societies, financial institutions, and private-sector actors to enhance market access.
    • Identify market gaps and promote micro-enterprises: Identify market gaps, constraints, and opportunities; promote the development of viable, sustainable micro-enterprises tailored to local economic contexts.
    • Support value chain identification and development: Lead or support the identification, mapping, and strengthening of priority value chains (e.g., small ruminants, fish processing, vegetables, solar installation) with strong potential for women, youth, and vulnerable groups.

    Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) Integration:

    • Serve as the GESI focal point at LGA level: Act as the primary point of contact for all gender and social inclusion matters at the Local Government Area (LGA) level, ensuring alignment with organizational and donor GESI commitments.
    • Ensure meaningful participation of all groups: Guarantee the meaningful participation and representation of women, youth, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and other marginalized groups in all project activities, meetings, and decision-making processes.
    • Support community consultations on GBV risks: Facilitate community consultations to identify and document gender-based violence (GBV) risks associated with accessing integrated services (livelihoods, health, WASH, governance).
    • Conduct gender and social inclusion mapping: Lead or support gender and social inclusion mapping exercises to identify barriers, opportunities, and entry points for inclusive programming.
    • Train AFRYDEV field assistants and volunteers on GESI models: Conduct training and capacity-building sessions for field assistants, community volunteers, and partners on the Social Analysis and Action (SAA) and Wakilan Sauyi models.
    • Document success stories on women's empowerment and inclusion– Identify, document, and disseminate success stories, case studies, and best practices highlighting women's empowerment, disability inclusion, and positive social norm change.
    • Ensure GESI indicators in MEAL tools: Collaborate with the MEAL team to ensure that GESI-specific indicators are integrated into all monitoring, evaluation, and reporting tools and that data is disaggregated by sex, age, and disability.

    Community Engagement and Stakeholder Coordination:

    • Mobilize communities and facilitate inclusive consultations: Lead community mobilization efforts and facilitate inclusive, participatory consultations that ensure representation of women, youth, PWDs, and other marginalized groups.
    • Build strong relationships with community structures: Establish and maintain strong working relationships with community leaders, women's groups, youth groups, PWD associations, faith-based organizations, and other local stakeholders.
    • Support multi-stakeholder dialogues and validation workshops: Organize and facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogues, validation workshops, and community planning sessions to ensure collective ownership and alignment with local priorities.

    Monitoring, Reporting, and Learning:

    • Conduct routine monitoring of economic recovery and GESI activities: Perform regular field monitoring visits to track progress, identify challenges, and document results of economic recovery and gender inclusion activities.
    • Provide weekly and monthly updates: Prepare and submit weekly and monthly progress updates to the State Program Manager, highlighting achievements, challenges, and recommended actions.
    • Support MEAL teams with data collection and verification: Assist the MEAL team in data collection, beneficiary verification, documentation of lessons learned, and adherence to MEAL frameworks.
    • Prepare activity reports, field visit reports, and success stories: Produce timely and high-quality activity reports, field visit reports, and documented success stories for internal and external use.
    • Ensure accessible accountability and feedback mechanisms: Ensure that accountability and feedback mechanisms (complaint hotlines, suggestion boxes, community feedback sessions) are accessible to women, youth, and PWDs, and that feedback is acted upon.
    • Develop detailed activity work plans, TORs, and procurement plans: Prepare detailed activity work plans, terms of reference (TORs), and procurement plans based on the project's activity narrative (e.g., SO1, SO2, SO3).
    • Supervise field-level implementation and provide technical assistance: Supervise field-level implementation, providing technical assistance to Economic Recovery and Gender Assistants, community volunteers, and CSO partners.
    • Liaise with government MDAs and align with local development plans: Liaise with LGA authorities, RUWASA, SMOH, SEMA, and other government MDAs to ensure alignment with Local Development Plans (LDPs) and other relevant frameworks.
    • Track progress against logical framework indicators: Monitor and track progress against logical framework indicators, reporting any delays, risks, or variances to the State Program Manager.
    • Organize community dialogue forums, validation workshops, and multi-stakeholder meetings: Plan, coordinate, and facilitate community dialogue forums, validation workshops, and multi-stakeholder meetings to ensure participatory planning and feedback loops.

    Required Qualifications and Experience
    Education:

    • Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Development Studies, Gender Studies, Business Administration, Agricultural Economics, Social Sciences, or a related field.
    • Master's degree or postgraduate qualification in a relevant field is an advantage.

    Experience:

    • 3–5 years of experience in economic recovery, livelihoods, or gender and social inclusion programming in humanitarian or development contexts.
    • Demonstrated experience in VSLA formation and management, value chain development, market assessments, and income-generating activity (IGA) support.
    • Proven experience in gender-transformative approaches (SAA, Wakilan Sauyi, or similar models) and GBV risk mitigation.
    • Experience in community mobilization, stakeholder coordination, and working with local government authorities.
    • Experience in conflict-affected or fragile contexts (e.g., Northeast Nigeria) is highly desirable.
    • Experience working with donors such as EU, USAID, UN, or ECHO is an advantage.

    Technical Skills:

    • Strong knowledge of livelihood programming, market systems, value chains, and micro-enterprise development.
    • Proficiency in gender analysis, social inclusion mapping, and integration of GESI across sectors.
    • Good understanding of MEAL principles, indicator tracking, and data disaggregation.
    • Strong facilitation, training, and capacity-building skills.
    • Proficiency in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and data management tools.
    • Report writing, documentation, and success story development.

    Required Competencies:

    • Strong commitment to gender equality, disability inclusion, and social justice.
    • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
    • Ability to work effectively with diverse community groups (women, youth, PWDs, traditional leaders).
    • Leadership, coordination, and team management abilities.
    • Problem-solving, adaptability, and resourcefulness in challenging field environments.
    • Cultural sensitivity and respect for local norms while advancing inclusion.
    • Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
    • Strong organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
    • High level of integrity, accountability, and ethical conduct.

    Key Working Relationships:

    • Internal: State Program Manager, MEAL Manager, Finance and Admin. Manager, Economic Recovery Assistants, Gender and Social Inclusion Assistants, Community Volunteers, CSO partners.
    • External: LGA authorities, RUWASA, SMOH, SEMA, Ministry of Women Affairs, community leaders, women's groups, youth groups, PWD associations, private sector actors, cooperative societies, and donor representatives.

    Language Proficiency:

    • Fluency in English (reading, writing, and speaking).
    • Proficiency in Hausa is required or other local languages are an advantage.

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    Finance Officer

    Position Overview

    • The Finance Officer supports day-to-day financial operations including transaction processing, record-keeping, payment management, financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures.

    Key Responsibilities
    Financial Transactions:

    • Process and record all financial transactions accurately: Ensure that all income, expenditures, transfers, and adjustments are entered into the accounting system (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage, or SAP) on a daily basis with correct codes, dates, and descriptions.
    • Prepare payment vouchers and ensure proper documentation: Generate payment vouchers for all approved expenditures, attaching all necessary supporting documents (invoices, receipts, delivery notes, contracts, approval forms) before submission for authorization.
    • Maintain cash books, bank reconciliations, and ledgers; Keep up-to-date cash books and general ledgers; perform weekly and monthly bank reconciliations to ensure that all transactions match bank statements and identify any discrepancies.
    • Process vendor payments and staff reimbursements: Prepare and process payments to suppliers, contractors, and service providers within agreed payment terms; also process staff travel advances, per diem claims, and other reimbursements upon submission of approved retirement reports.
    • Ensure all transactions comply with financial policies: Cross-check every transaction against the organization’s financial manual, donor guidelines, and local statutory requirements (tax, pension, VAT) before processing.
    • Maintain organized filing system for financial documents: File all financial documents (vouchers, receipts, bank statements, contracts) in both physical and electronic formats in a logical, labeled, and secure manner for easy retrieval during audits or reviews.

    Budget Management:

    • Track budget utilization across project activities: Monitor actual expenditures against approved budgets on a weekly or monthly basis, ensuring that spending aligns with work plans and activity timelines.
    • Monitor expenditures against approved budgets: Review all requisitions and payment requests to confirm that sufficient budget balances exist before processing; flag any proposed spending that exceeds budget lines.
    • Prepare budget vs. actual reports: Generate regular (monthly/quarterly) budget versus actual (BvA) reports showing variances by cost category, activity code, and donor funding line.
    • Flag budget variances and over-expenditures: Identify and report any significant positive or negative variances (e.g., overspending or underspending) to the Finance Manager immediately, with clear explanations and recommendations for corrective action.
    • Support budget revision processes: Assist the Finance Manager in preparing budget realignment or revision requests for donor approval by providing historical spending data and forecasting future needs.
    • Assist in preparing activity budgets: Work with program staff to develop realistic activity-level budgets for trainings, distributions, events, and field visits, ensuring cost-effectiveness and compliance with donor rules.

    Financial Reporting:

    • Prepare monthly financial reports: Compile and produce accurate monthly financial statements including income and expenditure reports, balance sheets, and cash flow summaries for internal management use.
    • Compile financial data for donor reports: Extract and organize financial data from the accounting system to support the preparation of donor financial reports, ensuring alignment with budget lines and reporting templates.
    • Assist in preparation of audit documents: Organize and prepare all financial records, supporting documents, and schedules required for internal and external audits; respond to auditor queries as directed.
    • Generate financial statements and summaries: Produce periodic financial summaries (monthly, quarterly, annually) showing overall project financial health, including outstanding advances, commitments, and available balances.
    • Maintain financial reporting schedules: Keep a clear schedule of all reporting deadlines (donor, government, internal) and ensure that required financial reports are prepared and submitted on time.
    • Support external audit processes: Liaise with external auditors during field visits by providing requested documentation, explaining transactions, and ensuring that audit recommendations are tracked and implemented.

    Cash and Banking:

    • Manage petty cash and cash advances: Oversee the petty cash fund, including timely replenishment, secure storage, and proper documentation of all petty cash expenditures; also manage staff cash advances, ensuring timely retirement and follow-up on outstanding advances.
    • Process bank transactions and transfers: Prepare bank transfer instructions, cheques, and other payment instruments; ensure that all bank transactions are properly authorized and recorded.
    • Conduct cash counts and reconciliations: Perform weekly and unannounced physical cash counts for petty cash and operational cash boxes; reconcile counts with records and report any discrepancies immediately.
    • Prepare cash requisitions and retirement reports: Prepare cash replenishment requests based on projected needs; review and verify staff retirement reports for accuracy and completeness before processing final settlements.
    • Monitor bank balances and cash flow: Track daily bank balances and forecast cash flow requirements to ensure that sufficient funds are available for planned activities without holding excessive idle cash.
    • Maintain banking documentation: Keep an organized file of all bank correspondence, statements, cheque books, transfer confirmations, and signature mandate updates.

    Compliance and Controls:

    • Ensure compliance with financial procedures: Verify that every financial transaction follows the organization’s internal controls, donor regulations (e.g., ECHO, EU, USAID), and Nigerian financial laws (tax, pension, NSITF).
    • Verify supporting documents for all transactions: Check that each transaction has complete, valid, and approved supporting documents (e.g., invoices, receipts, LPOs, delivery notes, minutes of procurement committee).
    • Implement internal control measures: Apply segregation of duties, dual authorization for payments, and regular spot checks to prevent errors, fraud, or misappropriation.
    • Flag potential financial risks or irregularities: Identify and report any unusual transactions, missing documentation, unauthorized spending, or signs of financial mismanagement to the Finance Manager immediately.
    • Support internal and external audits: Provide auditors with access to records and explanations; implement agreed audit recommendations to strengthen financial controls.
    • Maintain audit trails: Ensure that every transaction has a clear, documented trail from initial request to final payment and recording, allowing any transaction to be traced and verified.

    Support Functions:

    • Assist in procurement documentation: Support the procurement process by verifying financial documentation (e.g., quotations, invoices, payment terms) and ensuring that procurement complies with budget availability and donor rules.
    • Support payroll processing: Assist in calculating monthly staff salaries, deductions (PAYE, pension, NHF), and allowances; ensure timely remittance of statutory deductions to relevant authorities.
    • Maintain fixed asset register: Keep an up-to-date register of all project assets (laptops, vehicles, furniture, equipment) with details of purchase date, cost, location, condition, and disposal.
    • Coordinate with program staff on financial matters: Work closely with program teams to provide budget updates, clarify financial policies, and support activity planning to ensure financial feasibility.
    • Provide financial information as requested: Respond promptly to internal and external requests for financial data, including ad-hoc analysis, donor queries, or management requests.
    • Archive financial records properly:At the end of each month or project phase, securely archive all financial documents (physical and electronic) according to the organization’s retention policy and donor requirements, ensuring they are protected from loss, damage, or unauthorized access.

    Required Qualifications and Experience
    Education:

    • Bachelor's Degree / HND in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field; Professional qualification (ICAN, ACCA) is an advantage

    Experience:

    • Minimum 3 years in accounting or finance roles
    • Experience in NGO or development sector (preferred)
    • Experience with donor-funded projects (advantage)
    • Experience with accounting software
    • Understanding of financial regulations and compliance
    • Experience in Northeast Nigeria (preferred)

    Technical Skills:

    • Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices
    • Proficiency in accounting software (QuickBooks, Tally)
    • Advanced MS Excel skills
    • Knowledge of financial regulations and donor requirements
    • Report preparation and analysis
    • Attention to detail and accuracy

    Required Competencies:

    • High integrity and ethical standards
    • Excellent numerical and analytical skills
    • Strong attention to detail
    • Organizational and time management
    • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
    • Team player with good communication skills
    • Proactive and problem-solving
    • Confidentiality and trustworthiness

    Specific Contextual Requirements:

    • Understanding of NGO financial management
    • Familiarity with Nigerian tax and financial regulations
    • Ability to work in resource-constrained environment
    • Willingness to occasionally travel to field sites
    • Fluency in English; Hausa is an advantage.

    Benefits

    • Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience
    • As per AFRYDEV organizational policy (includes health insurance, pension contribution, and annual leave).

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    Governance & Social Cohesion Officer

    Position Overview

    • The Governance & Social Cohesion Officer will lead field‑level implementation of governance strengthening, community engagement, social cohesion, NRM, and DRR activities.
    • The role focuses on building the capacity of local authorities, community structures, and civil society actors to promote inclusive decision‑making, peaceful coexistence, and resilience.
    • The officer will support the development and implementation of Local Development Plans (LDPs), facilitate community dialogues, strengthen NRM committees, support DRR structures, and coordinate social cohesion initiatives across Damaturu and Fune LGAs.

    Key Responsibilities
    Governance Strengthening and Institutional Capacity Building:

    • Support the development, review, and implementation of Local Development Plans (LDPs): Facilitate the participatory development, periodic review, and effective implementation of Local Development Plans (LDPs) in target LGAs, ensuring alignment with community needs and state development frameworks.
    • Facilitate "Living Together" activities to promote citizenship and culture: Organize and facilitate "Living Together" activities, cultural events, and citizenship awareness sessions that foster a sense of belonging, shared identity, and mutual respect among diverse community groups.
    • Facilitate capacity-building sessions for governance actors: Design and deliver capacity-building sessions for LGA authorities, traditional leaders, CSOs, and community-based structures on topics including good governance, transparency, accountability, inclusive planning, and citizen engagement.
    • Strengthen multi-stakeholder governance platforms: Establish, strengthen, and facilitate multi-stakeholder governance platforms (e.g., LGA-level coordination forums, ward development committees) ensuring meaningful participation of women, youth, and persons with disabilities (PWDs).
    • Support LGAs to integrate gender-responsive and conflict-sensitive approaches: Provide technical support to LGAs to integrate gender-responsive budgeting, conflict-sensitive planning, and social inclusion principles into LDPs, annual work plans, and budget cycles.
    • Facilitate coordination between LGAs, MDAs, and community structures: Act as a bridge between LGAs, relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), and community-level structures to enhance policy alignment, resource coordination, and joint problem-solving.
    • Document governance gaps and support advocacy for improved service delivery: Identify, document, and analyze governance gaps, service delivery bottlenecks, and accountability failures; support evidence-based advocacy initiatives to address them.
    • Support development of advocacy plans for LDP resource mobilization: With support from the SPM assist LGAs and community stakeholders to develop and implement advocacy strategies aimed at mobilizing domestic and external resources for the implementation of priority LDP actions.

    Social Cohesion and Peacebuilding:

    • Lead implementation of social cohesion activities: Work with the SPM and plan, coordinate, and facilitate social cohesion activities including community dialogues, peace forums, inter-community exchange visits, cultural events, sports competitions, and inter-religious peace meetings.
    • Support establishment and strengthening of community peace committees: Facilitate the formation or revitalization of community peace committees and social cohesion groups; provide ongoing technical support, training, and mentorship to ensure their functionality and sustainability.
    • Facilitate conflict-sensitive community engagement processes: Ensure that all community engagement processes are conflict-sensitive, do no harm, and actively include women, youth, and marginalized groups (including PWDs and IDPs).
    • Conduct conflict mapping, stakeholder analysis, and community perception assessments: Lead or support conflict mapping exercises, stakeholder power analysis, and community perception assessments to understand drivers of tension, sources of resilience, and entry points for peacebuilding.
    • Promote peaceful coexistence and trust-building: Implement targeted activities to foster trust, mutual understanding, and peaceful coexistence between IDPs, returnees, host communities, and other identity-based groups (ethnic, religious, generational).
    • Document success stories and positive social cohesion outcomes: Identify, document, and disseminate success stories, case studies, and positive deviance examples that demonstrate improved social cohesion, reduced conflict, and enhanced inter-group cooperation.

    Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Support:

    • Support development and implementation of DRR action plans: Facilitate the participatory development, validation, and implementation of community-level and LGA-level Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) action plans aligned with the Sendai Framework and local hazard profiles.
    • Support establishment and strengthening of NRM committees and DRR structures: Facilitate the formation or strengthening of Natural Resource Management (NRM) committees and community-based DRR structures (early warning teams, search and rescue groups, first aid teams).
    • Support natural resource mapping and community NRM agreements: Facilitate participatory natural resource mapping processes and support the development, negotiation, and formalization of community NRM agreements, land use plans, grazing corridors, water access protocols, and conflict-sensitive resource management practices.
    • Conduct awareness sessions on climate change adaptation and sustainable resource use: Organize and facilitate awareness-raising sessions for DRR committees, NRM groups, and community members on climate change adaptation, environmental protection, reforestation, sustainable agriculture, and alternative energy sources.
    • Support DRR committees to develop early warning systems and contingency plans: Provide technical support to DRR committees to establish or strengthen community-based early warning systems (EWS), develop contingency plans, stockpile contingency materials, and conduct simulation exercises (SIMEX).
    • Support the development of M&E frameworks for LDP and resilience plan implementation: Assist in the development of gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks to track the implementation of LDPs, resilience plans, and governance commitments.
    • Support development of DRR resource mobilization and advocacy plans: Facilitate the development of resource mobilization strategies and advocacy plans for DRR, linking community-level preparedness to LGA and state-level disaster management systems.
    • Support implementation of the RESILAC I advocacy plan: Support the continued implementation, monitoring, and updating of the advocacy plan developed under RESILAC I, ensuring alignment with current governance, NRM, and DRR priorities.

    Community Engagement and Stakeholder Coordination:

    • Mobilize communities for inclusive consultations and planning sessions: Lead community mobilization efforts to ensure robust participation in consultations, needs assessments, planning sessions, and validation workshops, with specific outreach to women, youth, PWDs, and other marginalized groups.
    • Build strong relationships with traditional leaders, women’s groups, youth groups, and PWD associations: Establish and maintain positive, collaborative relationships with traditional rulers, religious leaders, women’s associations, youth networks, PWD organizations, and other community gatekeepers.
    • Facilitate community-led identification of governance and cohesion priorities: Use participatory methods (community scorecards, participatory rural appraisal, open space technology) to facilitate community-led identification of governance gaps, cohesion challenges, and local solutions.
    • Ensure community voices inform project planning, implementation, and monitoring: Establish and maintain feedback loops that ensure community perspectives, concerns, and recommendations are systematically integrated into project planning, adaptive management, and reporting.

    Monitoring, Reporting, and Learning:

    • Conduct routine monitoring of governance, NRM, DRR, and social cohesion activities: Perform regular field monitoring visits to track progress, verify activity completion, assess quality, identify challenges, and document results across governance, NRM, DRR, and social cohesion components.
    • Provide weekly and monthly updates to the Project Coordinator: Prepare and submit timely weekly and monthly progress reports to the Project Coordinator, highlighting achievements, challenges, risks, and mitigation measures.
    • Support MEAL teams with data collection, community feedback, and documentation of lessons learned: Collaborate with the MEAL team to collect quantitative and qualitative data, gather community feedback, document lessons learned, and contribute to learning agendas.
    • Prepare activity reports, field visit reports, and case studies: Produce high-quality activity completion reports, field visit summaries, and detailed case studies that capture outcomes, impact, and human-interest stories.
    • Track progress against governance and social cohesion indicators: Monitor and track progress against project-specific governance, social cohesion, NRM, and DRR indicators; report variances and recommend corrective actions to the Project Coordinator.

    Required Qualifications and Experience
    Education:

    • Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Public Administration, Peace and Conflict Studies, Development Studies, Sociology, Environmental Management, Disaster Risk Management, or a related field.
    • Master's degree in a relevant discipline (Governance, Peacebuilding, NRM, or DRR) is an advantage.

    Experience:

    • Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in governance, peacebuilding, social cohesion, natural resource management, or disaster risk reduction programming in humanitarian or development contexts.
    • Demonstrated experience in facilitating participatory planning processes (e.g., LDP development, community action planning).
    • Proven experience in capacity building for local government authorities, traditional leaders, CSOs, and community committees.
    • Experience in conflict-sensitive programming, peacebuilding, and working with IDPs, returnees, and host communities.
    • Experience in conflict-affected or fragile contexts (e.g., Northeast Nigeria) is required.

    Technical Skills:

    • Strong understanding of local governance structures, decentralization, LDP processes, and public financial management in Nigeria.
    • Knowledge of social cohesion, peacebuilding theories, conflict analysis frameworks, and do-no-harm principles.
    • Familiarity with NRM governance, land use planning, climate change adaptation, and the Sendai Framework for DRR.
    • Proficiency in participatory assessment methods (conflict mapping, stakeholder analysis, community scorecards).
    • Strong facilitation, training, and capacity-building skills.
    • Proficiency in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
    • Excellent report writing, documentation, and case study development skills.

    Required Competencies:

    • Strong commitment to inclusive governance, social justice, peacebuilding, and environmental sustainability.
    • Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
    • Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders (LGAs, MDAs, traditional leaders, CSOs, community groups).
    • Leadership, coordination, and team collaboration abilities.
    • Problem-solving, adaptability, and resourcefulness in challenging field environments.
    • Cultural sensitivity and respect for local norms while advancing good governance and social cohesion.
    • Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
    • Strong organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
    • High level of integrity, accountability, transparency, and ethical conduct.

    Key Working Relationships:

    • Internal: Executive Director, State Programs Manager, MEAL Manager, Finance and Admin. Manager, Economic Recovery and Gender Inclusion Officer, Economic Recovery Assistants, Gender and Social Inclusion Assistants, Community Volunteers, CSO partners.
    • External: LGA authorities (Chairmen, Councilors, Planning Officers), State MDAs (Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Women Affairs, SEMA), traditional leaders (Emirs, Chiefs, District Heads), religious leaders, Community Peace Committees, DRR Committees, NRM Committees, women's groups, youth groups, PWD associations, CSOs, and donor representatives.

    Language Proficiency:

    • Fluency in English (reading, writing, and speaking).
    • Proficiency in Hausa is required; Kanuri or other local languages are an advantage.

    Method of Application

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    Note

    • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
    • AFRYDEV is an equal opportunity employer, does not discriminate against gender, religion or ethnicity.
    • AFRYDEV recruitment and selection procedures do not involve any form of payment to the organization, request of such kinds should be immediately reported.
    • Qualified Women and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply

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