Jobs at INTERSOS

Purpose

• The incumbent will be responsible for the overall management, coordination, and monitoring of Livelihood activities in Borno state.
• Under the supervision of the FSL Programme Manager, the Livelihood Project Manager leads delivery of the 6-month consolidation phase that turns ten constructed livelihood facilities in MMC, Jere and Mafa LGAs into community-run enterprises with clear ownership, governance and asset management.

Responsibilities
Project planning and delivery (20%):

• Lead the inception phase (Months 1): technical assessments, the ownership and tenure audit, conflict analysis and baseline. Turn their results into a costed operational plan for each facility.
• Own the detailed workplan, procurement plan and spending plan, and keep them aligned with the WFP Field Level Agreement (FLA).
• Steer each facility through the five-stage pathway (Assess, Organise, Rehabilitate and equip, operate with support, Consolidate and hand over). Approve each facility's move to the next stage against the agreed exit criteria.
• Lead monthly team reviews; identify delays early and adjust plans.

Technical oversight of facility operationalisation (20%)

• Make sure the technical officers deliver on schedule and to specification:
• Approve the business plan, pricing, cost-recovery and revenue-sharing model for each of the ten enterprises.
• Make sure the facilities supply each other as planned, for example feed from the Mafa mill to all three fish farms and greenhouse seedlings to the irrigation farms.

Ownership, governance and social cohesion (15%):

• Provide senior leadership on landowner negotiations and the Tripartite Facility Management Agreements, working with the Governance and Social Cohesion Officer and the legal adviser.
• Secure the signature of every agreement by the lead MDA or LGA, the community cooperative and the landowning family or traditional institution.
• Serve as secretariat to the State Asset Oversight Committee and attend the LGA Facility Oversight Committees in MMC, Jere and Mafa.
• Champion the Government–Community Compacts and the landowner recognition events. Personally step in on escalated disputes over land, membership or benefits.
• Make sure committee elections, constitutions and safeguards against elite capture are applied consistently.

Asset management (10%):

• Make sure every facility has an up-to-date asset register, tagging, maintenance schedule, spares register and a funded asset renewal reserve.
• Approve major repairs and the declining co-financing of repairs during transition.
• Lead the annual joint asset verification and sign the handover inventories with government and community counterparts.

Partnership and stakeholder management (10%):

• Serve as the main operational counterpart to WFP. Prepare for and host joint monitoring visits and quarterly reviews.
• Build working relationships with lead State MDAs (Agriculture, Water Resources, fisheries, Women Affairs, Lands, Cooperatives), the three LGA Councils, Borno State ADP/FADAMA, traditional rulers and private-sector partners.
• Represent the project in the Food Security Sector and relevant working groups.

Team leadership and people management (10%):

• Recruit, induct, supervise and appraise the project team of 21, with a target of at least 40% female.
• Set clear objectives for each staff member, linked to the handover readiness scorecard.
• Coach staff and promote teamwork across technical, governance and community roles.
• Oversee short-term specialists: legal adviser, feed mill engineer, pump engineer, mediation facilitator, digital solutions provider and endline evaluator.

Finance, procurement and compliance (10%):

• Manage the project budget. Track spending monthly against the plan and flag any variance above 10% to the line manager.
• Make sure all procurement (pumps, feed mill, tailoring equipment, pond materials) follows the organisation's and WFP's rules, with warranties, after-sales service and value for money.
• Approve payments within delegated authority and oversee the tapering transitional stipends for facility operators.
• Make sure the project is ready for audits and keeps complete supporting documentation.

MEAL, reporting and learning (5%):

• Make sure the MEAL system tracks facility functionality, enterprise performance, asset condition, governance and social cohesion indicators.
• Submit accurate, timely narrative and financial reports to WFP and internal management.
• Use monitoring data to adapt the approach, and document lessons and good practice for future WFP resilience programming.

Cross-cutting duties:

• Apply do-no-harm and conflict sensitivity in every decision on land, membership and benefits.
• Uphold protection, gender, disability inclusion and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) standards. Make sure the Feedback and Complaints Response Mechanism (FCRM) works.
• Model and enforce PSEA and safeguarding; report any concern immediately through the proper channels.
• Follow security procedures for all movement, especially to Mafa, and keep staff safety first.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties related to the project, as assigned by the line manager.

Education & Professional Requirements
Education:

• Essential: a university Degree in Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Development Studies, Business Administration, Economics, Sciences, Social Sciences or a related field.
• Desirable: a Master's degree in one of these fields.

Professional experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in food security or resilience programmes, including at least 3 years in senior supervisory roles.
• Proven experience delivering projects activities including supervision of procurement and contractors.
• Experience building community-based enterprises or cooperatives, including business planning and cost-recovery systems.
• Experience working with State and LGA government counterparts and traditional institutions in North-East Nigeria.

Personal requirements:

• Ability to lead and motivate a mixed technical and community team under pressure.
• Negotiation, mediation and stakeholder management skills, including on sensitive land and benefit-sharing issues.
• Sound judgement on enterprise viability, pricing and financial sustainability.
• Clear report writing and presentation skills in English.
• Commitment to gender equality, inclusion, AAP, PSEA and humanitarian principles.
• Proficient in MS Office or Google Workspace; able to use data and dashboards for decisions.

Languages:

• Essential: fluent written and spoken English; good spoken Hausa.
• Knowledge and fluency in English and local languages (Hausa and Kanuri).

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Locations: Maiduguri Metropolitan Council - MMC and Jere, Borno

Job Purpose

• Under the supervision of the Livelihood Project Manager, the VSLA Officer sets up and strengthens Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) among the members and users of the livelihood facilities in MMC, Jere and Mafa LGAs.
• The aim is that tailors, fish farmers, irrigating farmers and feed mill operators can save, borrow and reinvest without depending on the project.

Responsibilities
Mapping and mobilisation:

• Map existing VSLAs, cooperatives' savings practices and financial service providers around each facility.
• Decide, with the Business Development Officer, where to strengthen existing groups and where to form new ones.
• Mobilise facility members and users through information sessions. Explain that VSLAs are voluntary, self-managed and self-financed, and that the project gives no grants or loan capital to them.
• Make sure women, youth, persons with disabilities, IDPs and returnees can join, and that membership is self-selected.

Group formation and training:

• Form or reactivate VSLAs following a recognised methodology.
• Train each group in the core modules: groups, leadership and elections; developing policies and rules; developing the constitution; the first savings meeting; the first loan meeting and loan repayment; and share-out and graduation.
• Support each group to elect its management committee (Chair, Secretary, Box Keeper, two Money Counters, key holders), agree its constitution, and set share values, loan terms, interest and social fund contributions.
• Arrange the supply of savings kits: lockable cash box, passbooks, stamps and ink, ledger and calculator.

Supervision and coaching:

• Visit each group regularly: weekly during the intensive phase (about the first 12 weeks), then every two weeks or monthly as the group matures.
• Check meeting procedures, record keeping, cash box security, loan management and transparency.
• Coach groups to fix weaknesses such as late repayments, record errors or poor attendance.
• Support the first share-out and the decision to start a new cycle.

Linking savings to the enterprises:

• Help members plan loans for productive uses linked to their enterprise and cycle, such as inputs before a production or harvest cycle, or materials for an order.
• Deliver short financial literacy sessions on household budgeting, savings goals, managing debt and separating household money from enterprise money.
• Coordinate with the Business Development Officer so VSLA savings complement each cooperative's own funds and asset renewal reserve, and do not mix with them.

Linkages to formal financial services:

• Identify banks, microfinance institutions and mobile money providers that offer suitable, affordable products.
• Help mature groups open group savings accounts and use mobile money to reduce cash risk, where appropriate.
• Prepare credit-ready members and groups for linkage to microfinance where it fits, and explain loan terms and risks clearly.

Community-based trainers:

• Identify and train community-based trainers, mainly women and youth, to support groups and form new ones after the project ends.
• Certify trainers who meet the standard, and agree a fee-for-service or volunteer arrangement with groups.

Monitoring and reporting:

• Collect monthly performance data for each group: membership by sex and age, attendance, savings, loans outstanding, repayment rate, social fund balance and share-out value.
• Use a standard VSLA management information system (MIS) or a digital tool agreed with the MEAL Officer.
• Submit monthly reports and flag groups at risk.
• Contribute to the baseline and endline, success stories and lessons learned.

Cross-cutting duties:

• Protect members' money: never handle or keep group funds, never act as key holder, and report any suspected misuse.
• Make sure group rules do not exclude or burden the most vulnerable members, and watch for risks to women, such as household tension over savings or loans.
• Follow PSEA, safeguarding, confidentiality and security procedures.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties related to the project, as assigned by the Project Manager

Qualifications, experience and competencies
Education:

• Essential: a university degree (B.Sc or HND) in Economics, Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Cooperative Studies, Agricultural Economics, Social Sciences or a related field.
• Desirable: certified training in a recognized VSLA methodology, and in financial literacy or microfinance.

Experience:

• At least 3 years of experience forming, training and supervising VSLAs or similar savings groups, including at least one full cycle through to share-out.
• Experience training adults with low literacy in savings, loans and record keeping.
• Experience working with NGOs, UN agencies or government programmes in North-East Nigeria.

Desirable:

• Experience linking savings groups to banks, microfinance institutions or mobile money.
• Experience using a VSLA MIS or mobile data collection tools such as Kobo Toolbox or ODK.
• Experience with livelihoods programms for farmers, fish farmers or artisans.
• Experience training community-based trainers.

Skills and competencies:

• Strong numeracy and accuracy with financial records.
• Excellent facilitation and training skills; patient and respectful with community members.
• Honest and transparent, with high personal integrity in handling financial matters.
• Able to manage many groups across several locations and keep to a supervision schedule.
• Sensitive to gender and inclusion issues in household finances.
• Commitment to PSEA, safeguarding and humanitarian principles.
• Proficient in MS Office or Google Workspace, especially spreadsheets.

Languages:

• Essential: fluent Hausa; good written and spoken English.
• Desirable: Kanuri will be an asset.

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Locations: Maiduguri Metropolitan Council - MMC, Jere and Mafa , Borno

Job Purpose

• Under the supervision of the Livelihood Project Manager, t he Infrastructure Engineer leads all civil, structural and electrical works on the livelihood facilities in MMC, Jere and Mafa LGAs.
• That covers buildings, pump houses, ponds' civil works, boreholes, solar power, fencing, drainage and storage.
• The engineer makes sure every structure is safe, durable and protected against floods, and that it is handed over with the documents needed to maintain it.

Key Responsibilities
Infrastructure condition assessments:

• Assess the structural, civil and electrical condition of every facility: buildings, roofs, foundations, pond embankments, concrete works, boreholes, tanks, fencing, drainage and power systems.
• Check site risks, including flood exposure (as in 2024), erosion, access in the rainy season, theft and fire. Recommend engineering measures to reduce them.
• Confirm site boundaries and access routes against the ownership and tenure audit, together with the Social Cohesion Officer.
• Produce an assessment report for each facility, with photos, condition ratings, a prioritised list of works, BoQs and cost estimates.

Design and documentation:

• Prepare drawings, specifications and BoQs for repairs and minor works: pump houses, sumps, stores, foundations for machinery, fencing, drainage, flood protection and roof repairs.
• Design solar power and electrical installations for the Mafa tailoring hub, the feed mill and the irrigation pumps, in coordination with the Agricultural Engineer. Include safe wiring, earthing, surge protection and secure panel mounting.
• Design borehole rehabilitation, including tests of yield and water quality where needed.
• Apply accessible design (ramps, safe access) and gender-sensitive features (lighting, separate toilets) where relevant.
• Get technical approval from the Ministry of Water Resources (boreholes) and the relevant government works departments.

Procurement and contract management:

• Prepare technical tender documents and evaluation criteria for civil and electrical works.
• Sit on technical evaluation panels; check contractors' capacity and past work.
• Review contractor work plans, method statements and health and safety plans before work starts.

Construction supervision and quality control:

• Supervise works on site regularly. Check materials, setting out, concrete mixes and curing, reinforcement, masonry, roofing and electrical installations against drawings and specifications.
• Keep site diaries, measure completed works, approve interim payment certificates and manage variations within approved limits.
• Enforce health, safety and environmental standards: personal protective equipment, safe excavation, electrical safety, waste disposal, and no child labour.
• Make sure contractors hire local labour where possible, including women and youth, and that their workers sign and respect the Code of Conduct.
• Escalate delays, defects, cost overruns or community concerns to the Project Manager immediately.

Completion, certification and handover of works:

• Carry out completion inspections with the government counterpart and the facility committee. Issue snag lists and verify that defects are corrected.
• Issue structural and electrical safety certificates. Coordinate joint commissioning with the Agricultural Engineer where works meet.
• Collect as-built drawings, warranties, borehole logs and electrical diagrams for every site.
• Manage the defects liability period and contractor retention.

Maintenance planning and asset records:

• Prepare preventive maintenance schedules for buildings, ponds, boreholes, fencing, drainage and solar systems, timed to the seasons (for example, repairs before the rainy season).
• With the Asset Management and Logistics Officer, enter every structure and installation into the asset register, with specifications, useful life and condition rating.
• Train facility committees and operators in basic inspection, cleaning (for example solar panels), minor repairs and when to call a technician.
• Provide maintenance and replacement cost estimates to the Business Development Officer, for the asset renewal reserves.

Reporting:

• Submit weekly site progress reports with photos, and monthly engineering reports.
• Take part in quarterly joint monitoring visits and the annual asset verification. Prepare the infrastructure part of handover inventories.

Cross-cutting duties:

• Design for low running costs, durability, climate resilience and community management.
• Apply do-no-harm: consult landowners and communities before any works that affect boundaries, access or shared resources.
• Follow PSEA, safeguarding, anti-fraud and security procedures.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties related to the project, as assigned by the Project Manager.

Qualifications, experience and competencies
Education and registration:

• Essential: a B.Eng or B.Sc in Civil Engineering (Structural or Water Resources option preferred), or Building Engineering.
• Desirable: an M.Eng or M.Sc in Civil, Structural or Water Resources Engineering.

Experience:
Essential:

• At least 5 years of experience designing and supervising civil works, including at least 3 years on rural or humanitarian infrastructure.
• Proven experience preparing BoQs, drawings, specifications and tender documents, and managing contractors through to completion and defects liability.
• Experience supervising concrete, masonry, roofing, earthworks and fencing to quality standards.
• Experience with borehole rehabilitation or water supply infrastructure.
• Experience with NGOs, UN agencies or government programmes in North-East Nigeria or a similar setting.

Desirable:

• Experience with solar power systems for productive use (pumping, small industry).
• Experience with flood-resilient design and drainage.
• Experience with infrastructure for agriculture, aquaculture or agro-processing.
• Experience handing infrastructure over to communities, and with maintenance planning.

Skills and competencies:

• Strong technical design skills; proficient in AutoCAD and quantity surveying, and in project scheduling tools.
• Rigorous quality control and attention to safety on site.
• Integrity in procurement, measurement and certification of works.
• Able to explain technical issues simply to communities, government officials and non-technical staff.
• Able to plan and manage several sites at the same time.
• Commitment to safeguarding, PSEA, inclusion and humanitarian principles.
• Proficient in MS Office or Google Workspace

Languages:

• Proficiency in English (written and spoken)
• Knowledge and fluency in English and local languages (Hausa and Kanuri) will be an asset.

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Locations: Maiduguri Metropolitan Council - MMC and Jere, Borno

Job Purpose

• Under the supervision of the Livelihood Project Manager, the Business Development Officer (Enterprise Development) makes sure the ten facilities in MMC, Jere and Mafa LGAs run as viable businesses.
• They set up the business plans, prices, bookkeeping, cost recovery and access to finance that let each enterprise pay its own way after handover.

Responsibilities
Enterprise assessment and feasibility:

• Assess the current business position of each facility: what it produces or sells, costs, prices, income, records and capacity.
• With the Aquaculture and Feed Production Officer, lead the financial side of the fish farm profitability diagnostic: cost per kilogram, break-even price and the main sources of loss
• Contribute to market and feasibility studies for each enterprise model, working with the Market Linkages Officer.

Business plans and financial models:

• Develop a simple, realistic business plan for each of the ten enterprises with its members. Each plan covers products and services, production targets, pricing, costs, cash flow, breakeven and staffing.
• Build costing and pricing tools for each model: piece rates for tailoring, fish and feed prices, the irrigation service fee per plot or season, and seedling prices.
• Set the internal transfer price for feed sold from the Fish Feed Production Centre to the project fish farms. It must be fair to both sides.
• Present the business plans to the members' General Assembly and the LGA Oversight Committee for approval.
• Cost recovery, revenue sharing and reserves
• Design each enterprise's revenue-sharing plan in line with its Tripartite Facility Management Agreement. The plan covers operating costs, the asset renewal reserve, member earnings, the landowner and community development share, and administration.
• Work with the Agricultural Engineer and the Asset Management Officer to calculate the maintenance and replacement costs that set the size of each asset renewal reserve.
• Help each enterprise open and fund a separate reserve account.
• Help plan the tapering of transitional stipends, so enterprise income takes over operator pay as planned.

Financial management systems and coaching:

• Set up simple bookkeeping for each enterprise: cash book, sales and receipts, stock and input registers, order book (tailoring), fee register (irrigation), and a monthly profit statement.
• Coach treasurers and records keepers monthly until they produce accurate accounts on their own.
• Make sure monthly financial statements are posted at each facility and presented to members.
• Support the quarterly social audits and prepare committees for review by the LGA Oversight Committee.
• With the Market Linkages and Digital Solutions Officer, introduce digital record-keeping and sales tools where they fit.

Cooperative registration and legal set-up:

• Support each operating group to register with the State Department of Cooperatives, or as a community-based organization where more suitable.
• Help open bank accounts with dual signatories (at least one a woman) and set spending limits and cash-handling rules.
• Support the Governance and Social Cohesion Officer to make sure the financial rules in the constitutions match the business plans.

Entrepreneurship training:

• Design and deliver training for at least 300 participants (minimum 50% women and 30% youth). Topics: entrepreneurship, business planning, financial literacy, record keeping, costing and pricing, and cooperative business management.
• Deliver refresher sessions and on-the-job coaching tailored to each enterprise type.

Access to finance:

• Link at least 200 participants to Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), microfinance institutions or other financial services.
• Help at least 100 participants access working capital through savings, loans or other financial support. Prepare enterprises to present a credible case to lenders.
• Advise on the start-up stock and input support from the project, and how it is repaid into each cooperative's revolving fund. 8. Monitoring and reporting
• Track each enterprise's monthly revenue, costs, profit, reserve balance and cost-recovery status. Share the data with the MEAL Officer.
• Flag enterprises that are falling behind their business plans and propose corrective actions.
• Contribute the enterprise viability part of the handover readiness assessment and of the reports to WFP.

Cross-cutting duties:

• Design pricing, fees and benefit-sharing so they are fair and affordable, and do not exclude vulnerable households, women, youth or persons with disabilities.
• Guard against elite capture and misuse of enterprise funds. Report any suspected fraud immediately.
• Follow PSEA, safeguarding and security procedures.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties related to the project, as assigned by the Project Manager.

Education & Professional Requirement
Education:

• Essential: a university degree (B.Sc. or HND) in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Agricultural Economics/Agribusiness, Cooperative Studies or a related field.
• Desirable: A Master’s degree or MBA.

Professional experience Essential:

• At least 4 years of experience in enterprise development, agribusiness, cooperative development or livelihoods programmes.
• Proven experience developing business plans, costing and pricing models and cash-flow projections for small or community-based enterprises.
• Experience setting up bookkeeping systems and coaching low-literacy groups to keep records and manage funds.
• Experience training adults in entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
• Experience working with NGOs, UN agencies or government programmes in North-East Nigeria.

Desirable:

• Experience in agricultural value chains such as aquaculture, feed, irrigated horticulture or tailoring.
• Experience with VSLAs, microfinance or linking groups to banks.
• Experience with cost-recovery models for shared community assets, such as water user fees.
• Familiarity with WFP livelihoods and resilience programming.

Personal requirements:

• Strong numeracy and financial analysis. Advanced Excel or Google Sheets for financial models.
• Able to turn business concepts into simple tools and language for community members.
• Good facilitation, coaching and training skills.
• Integrity and sound judgement in handling sensitive financial matters.
• Able to work independently in the field and manage many enterprises at once
• Commitment to gender equality, inclusion, PSEA and humanitarian principles.

Languages

• Essential: fluent English; fluent spoken Hausa.
• Desirable: Kanuri.

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Locations: Maiduguri and Jere, Borno

Job Purpose

• Under the supervision of the Livelihood Project Manager, the Livelihood Agricultural Engineer is the project's technical lead for all engineering works.
• They design, supervise and commission the irrigation, aquaculture, feed mill and greenhouse infrastructure in MMC, Jere and Mafa LGAs, and train the community operators who will run and maintain it.

Responsibilities
Technical assessments:

• Carry out condition assessments of all agricultural facilities: irrigation systems, ponds and water supply, the feed mill and its power supply, and the greenhouse.
• Run a hydraulic assessment at the MMC and Jere irrigation farms: water source yield, command area, crop water demand, head and flow, drainage and return flow, and sump location.
• Assess whether any existing feed mill parts can be reused, and whether the building and power supply can carry the replacement line.
• Identify risks to the sites, including flooding, theft and power supply, and propose engineering measures to reduce them.
• Produce an assessment report for each facility, with bills of quantities (BoQs) and cost estimates, for approval by the Project Manager and the LGA Oversight Committee.

Design and specification:

• Size and design the recirculation pumping systems: pump, solar array and inverter, sump or collection tank, intake screens, filters, valves, pipework and pump house.
• Prepare drawings and specifications for pond rehabilitation (desilting, liners or embankments, inlets and outlets, overflow) and the related water supply works.
• Write the technical specification for the replacement feed production line: hammer mill, mixer, pelletiser or extruder, dryer, sieving and bagging, and power supply.
• Specify greenhouse repairs and any minor civil works (pump houses, ingredient stores, fencing).
• Get technical sign-off from the Ministry of Water Resources (pumps) and the relevant fisheries and agriculture departments.

Procurement support:

• Prepare technical specifications, BoQs and evaluation criteria for tenders. Value warranty, local after-sales service and spare parts availability as well as price.
• Sit on technical evaluation panels and advise on contractor and supplier selection.
• Inspect goods on delivery against specifications before acceptance.

Construction and installation supervision:

• Supervise contractors and installers on site daily. Check workmanship, materials, measurements and compliance with drawings.
• Keep site diaries, issue instructions and record any variations, and certify work for payment.
• Enforce health, safety and environmental standards on site, including safe electrical installation and safe working around water and machinery.
• Escalate delays, defects or cost overruns to the Project Manager immediately.

Testing, commissioning and handover of works:

• Lead testing and commissioning: trial irrigation cycles, pump performance (flow and head), pond water-holding tests, and feed mill test runs with pellet quality checks.
• Commission jointly with the government technical counterpart, the facility committee and the supplier, and record results in commissioning certificates.
• Collect as-built drawings, operation manuals, warranties and starter spare parts for every installation.

Operator training and maintenance systems:

• Train irrigation operators (5–7 per scheme), pond teams and feed mill operators in operation, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance and safety.
• Develop simple SOPs and preventive maintenance schedules for each asset, in English and Hausa with pictures where useful.
• With the Asset Management and Logistics Officer, enter every engineered asset into the asset register: specifications, serial numbers, warranty, expected useful life and condition rating.
• Build a list of local technicians and spare parts suppliers for each asset type.
• Advise the facility committees and the Enterprise Development Officer on maintenance and replacement costs, so the asset renewal reserves are set at the right level.

Monitoring, reporting and documentation:

• Submit weekly site progress reports with photos and monthly engineering reports.
• Track the indicators the MEAL Officer needs on infrastructure functionality: pump hours, breakdowns, repair times and asset condition.
• Take part in quarterly joint monitoring visits and the annual asset verification. Prepare the engineering part of handover inventories.

Cross-cutting duties:

• Use designs that are climate-smart and low-cost to run, such as solar pumping and efficient water use, and suitable for community management.
• Apply do-no-harm and conflict sensitivity: consult landowners and communities before any works that affect site boundaries or access.
• Follow PSEA, safeguarding and security procedures. Make sure contractors and their workers sign and respect the Code of Conduct.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties related to the project, as assigned by the Project Manager.

Education & Professional Requirements
Education:

• Essential: a B.Eng. or B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural and Bio-resources Engineering,
• Desirable: An M. Eng or M.Sc. in irrigation, water resources or agricultural mechanization. Membership of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) or the Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers. Training in solar pumping systems.

Professional experience Essential:

• At least 4 years of hands-on experience in agricultural engineering.
• Experience designing and supervising small-scale rural infrastructure works preparing BoQs, supervising contractors, certifying work and commissioning.
• Experience training community operators in operation and maintenance.
• Experience with NGOs, UN agencies or government agricultural programmes in North-East Nigeria or a similar setting.

Desirable:

• Experience with aquaculture infrastructure and with agro-processing equipment such as fish feed mills, pelletizers or extruders.
• Experience with solar-powered irrigation and greenhouse systems.
• Experience with handing assets over to communities, and with asset registers or maintenance management systems.

Personal requirements:

• Strong technical design skills, including hydraulic calculations and solar pump sizing. Able to use AutoCAD or similar drawing software.
• Able to write clear technical specifications, BoQs and site reports.
• Practical problem-solving on site, with high standards for quality and safety.
• Able to explain technical concepts simply to community members and operators with low literacy.
• Integrity in procurement and contractor management.
• Commitment to safeguarding, PSEA, gender inclusion and humanitarian principles.
• Proficient in MS Office or Google Workspace.

Languages:

• Essential: fluent English; good spoken Hausa.

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Job Purpose

• Under the supervision of the Livelihood Project Manager, the Aquaculture and Feed Production Officer is the technical lead for the fish farms in MMC, Jere and Mafa and for the Mafa Fish Feed Production Centre.
• The goal is that all four run as productive, profitable community enterprises, with affordable local feed, good fish husbandry and value addition.

Responsibilities
Assessment and planning:

• Carry out a technical assessment of each fish farm: pond condition and capacity, water source and quality, stocking history, mortality, growth rates, feeding practices and records.
• Lead the fish farm profitability diagnostic with the Business Development Officer. Analyze stocking density, feed conversion ratio (FCR), survival, harvest weights, selling prices and cost per kilogram.
• With the Agricultural and Infrastructure Engineers, define the technical requirements for pond rehabilitation at MMC and Jere and for the replacement feed mill line.
• Prepare a production plan for each farm: species (mainly catfish), stocking density, staggered stocking and harvesting calendar, and expected output.

Fish farm rehabilitation and restocking:

• Advise the engineers on pond layout, depth, inlets and outlets, and water management needs during rehabilitation.
• Oversee pond preparation before stocking: liming, fertilizing where appropriate, filling and water quality checks.
• Source certified, healthy fingerlings or juveniles from reputable hatcheries. Supervise transport, acclimatization and stocking.
• Set up a staggered stocking cycle so ponds are harvested in rotation and income is regular.

Production management and fish health:

• Train and coach pond teams in feeding schedules, water quality monitoring (temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, ammonia), grading, predator control and pond hygiene.
• Set up disease prevention and biosecurity: quarantine of new stock, safe handling and the right response to mortality. Link to veterinary and fisheries extension services.
• Monitor growth through regular sampling and adjust feeding to improve the FCR and reduce waste.
• Make sure every farm keeps pond-by-pond records of stocking, feeding, sampling, mortality, harvest and sales.

Fish Feed Production Centre:

• Work with the Agricultural Engineer on specifying, installing and commissioning the replacement feed line (hammer mill, mixer, pelletizer or extruder, dryer, bagging).
• Develop feed formulas for each growth stage (starter, grower, finisher) using local ingredients such as maize, soybean, groundnut cake, fishmeal, premix and binders. Balance protein, energy and cost.
• Set up quality control: ingredient checks (moisture, mould, aflatoxin risk), batch records, pellet size, stability and floating or sinking behavior, and safe storage.
• Train 5–8 operators, mainly youth, in machine operation, formulation, hygiene, safety, stock control and record keeping.
• Plan ingredient procurement with the Business Development Officer, including bulk buying at harvest when prices are lowest, and plan feed supply to the three project farms and other buyers.
• Run the centre as a practical training hub for youth groups and other fish farmers in feed formulation and processing.

Processing, value addition and marketing:

• Train members in fish processing: smoking and drying with improved kilns, hygiene, packaging and storage. The aim is to reduce post-harvest losses and add value.
• Help set up fee-based smoking services for non-member producers where feasible.
• With the Market Linkages and Digital Solutions Officer, link farms to buyers in Maiduguri markets, restaurants, institutions and traders. Plan harvests to match demand and use price information to time sales.
• Provide production data to the Business Development Officer for pricing, business plans and cost recovery.

Sustainability, monitoring and reporting:

• Develop simple SOPs for pond management, feed production and fish processing, in English and Hausa.
• With the Asset Management Officer, make sure aquaculture equipment and inputs are recorded and maintained.
• Link each farm and the feed centre to the fisheries department and ADP extension officers who will support them after handover.
• Submit monthly technical reports with production, FCR, survival, feed output, sales and challenges. Provide MEAL data and contribute to the handover readiness assessment.

Cross-cutting duties:

• Promote environmentally sound practices: responsible water use and discharge, and safe handling of chemicals and feed ingredients.
• Make sure women and youth have fair access to roles in production, feed processing and fish processing.

Education & Professional Requirements
Education:

• Essential: a university degree (B.Sc. or HND) in Fisheries and Aquaculture, Animal Science (with a fisheries or nutrition option), or a related field.
• Desirable: An M.Sc. in Agriculture.

Professional experience Essential:

• At least 4 years of practical experience in fish farming, preferably catfish in earthen or lined ponds, including production planning, fish health and record keeping.
• Hands-on experience in fish feed formulation and production using local ingredients, including running or supervising a small feed mill.
• Experience training farmers or community groups in fish production.
• Experience with NGOs, UN agencies or government agricultural programmes in North-East Nigeria or a similar setting.

Desirable:

• Experience with feed extruders or pelletizers, and with feed quality control.
• Experience with fish processing (smoking and drying) and market linkages.
• Experience supporting cooperatives or community-run aquaculture enterprises to become profitable.
• Knowledge of the fish value chain and markets in Borno State.

Personal requirements:

• Strong technical knowledge of fish nutrition, water quality, biosecurity and fish health.
• Able to analyze production data such as FCR, survival and cost per kg, and turn it into practical advice.
• Excellent practical training and coaching skills, suited to adults with low literacy.
• Problem-solver who is comfortable working hands-on at pond side and in the mill.
• Integrity in input, procurement and quality checks.
• Commitment to inclusion, PSEA and humanitarian principles.
• Proficient in MS Office or Google Workspace, especially spreadsheets.

Languages:

• Essential: fluent English; good spoken Hausa.
• Desirable: Kanuri.

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Key responsibilities
Conflict and context analysis:

• Carry out a conflict and do-no-harm analysis at each facility site. Identify the groups involved, what divides and what connects them, past tensions, power dynamics and risks linked to the facility.
• Map stakeholders for each facility: landowning families, traditional leaders, host community members, returnees, IDPs, women and youth groups, and government offices. Note each group's interests and expectations.
• Update the analysis every quarter. Advise the Project Manager on conflict risks before key decisions on land, membership, plot allocation or benefits.

Ownership and land tenure process:

• Lead the ownership and tenure audit. Collect and review Phase 1 MoUs, land donation letters, Certificates or Rights of Occupancy, community resolutions and site records.
• Facilitate consultations with landowning families, first separately and then jointly with government and communities, using free, prior and informed consent principles.
• Support negotiation of the land-use instrument for each site (long-term lease, conditional donation or regularisation through the Ministry of Lands) and of the landowner recognition and benefit package.
• Draft the Tripartite Facility Management Agreements with the legal adviser. Coordinate their signing by the lead MDA or LGA, the cooperative and the landowning family or traditional institution.
• Organise public validation meetings where each agreement is explained in local languages and a summary is displayed at the facility.

Governance structures:

• Facilitate transparent selection of members and supervised elections of the Facility Management Committees, with protected seats for a Women's Lead, a Youth Lead and a landowner representative.
• Support each group to draft its constitution and bye-laws, including term limits, removal procedures, conflict-of-interest rules and a code of conduct.
• Set up and support the LGA Facility Oversight Committees in MMC, Jere and Mafa.
• Provide technical support to the secretariat of the State Asset Oversight Committee.
• Train committees in leadership, transparent decision-making, inclusive participation and accountability to members.
• Put the safeguards against elite capture in place: public display of membership lists and plot allocations, quarterly social audits, and General Assembly meetings.

Social cohesion and peacebuilding:

• Facilitate community dialogues between landowners, host communities, IDPs and returnees, women and youth, and government officials, to agree a shared vision for each facility.
• Lead the development and signing of a Government–Community Compact in each LGA, setting out what government and communities each commit to.
• Organise landowner recognition events at commissioning, together with traditional and government leaders.
• Coordinate quarterly joint monitoring visits and the twice-yearly community open days.
• Set up, train and mentor Peace and Grievance Committees in mediation and dispute resolution.
• Make sure they include traditional, religious, women, youth, landowner and IDP/returnee representatives.
• Mediate disputes over land, access, water allocation, membership and benefits directly.
• Escalate unresolved cases through the agreed path: facility committee, then traditional leader and LGA mediation, then the Facility Oversight Committee.

Early warning and accountability:

• Maintain a log of tensions, disputes and how they were resolved. Report it every two months to the LGA Oversight Committees and monthly to the Project Manager.
• Make sure grievances are linked to the Feedback and Complaints Response Mechanism (FCRM). Refer protection concerns to the Protection focal point.
• Help design and analyse the social cohesion perception survey (baseline and endline) with the MEAL Officer.

Supervision of community mobilisers:

• Plan and supervise the community and committee work of the three community mobilisers.
• Train them in facilitation, mediation basics, conflict sensitivity and safe referral.
• Review their reports, and check the quality and inclusiveness of meetings they organise.

Handover readiness:

• Assess the ownership, governance, inclusion and cohesion criteria of the handover readiness scorecard for each facility.
• Document lessons learned on ownership resolution and social cohesion for WFP and partners.
• Cross-cutting duties
• Stay impartial and be seen to be impartial. Never take sides in disputes or make commitments on behalf of government or landowners.
• Make sure at least 40% of members of every governance structure are women and youth, and that persons with disabilities, returnees and IDPs take part meaningfully.
• Follow PSEA, safeguarding, confidentiality and security procedures.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties related to the project, as assigned by the Project

Qualifications, experience and competencies
Education:

• Essential: a university degree (B.Sc or HND) in Peace and Conflict Studies, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Public Administration, Development Studies or a related social science.
• Desirable: a Master's degree in Peace and Conflict Studies, Development or Law.

Experience:
Essential:

• At least 4 years of experience in social cohesion, peace building, community governance or conflict-sensitive programming.
• Proven experience facilitating community dialogues and mediating disputes, preferably over land, water or shared resources.
• Experience setting up or strengthening community structures such as committees, cooperatives, WUAs or peace committees, including elections and constitutions.
• Experience working with traditional institutions and State and LGAs in North-East Nigeria.
• Experience with NGOs, UN agencies or government programmes in humanitarian or recovery settings.

Desirable:

• Experience negotiating land-use, asset handover or community ownership agreements.
• Knowledge of customary and statutory land tenure in Borno State, including the Land Use Act.
• Experience with livelihoods, WASH or infrastructure projects where communities share assets.
• Experience with Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) and feedback mechanisms.

Skills and competencies:

• Excellent facilitation, negotiation and mediation skills.
• Able to stay neutral, build trust and handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Strong analysis of power and conflict dynamics, and sound judgement on risk.
• Clear writing of agreements, meeting records and reports.
• Cultural sensitivity and respect for local customs, with a commitment to inclusion of women, youth, persons with disabilities, IDPs and returnees.
• Commitment to PSEA, safeguarding and humanitarian principles.
• Proficient in MS Office or Google Workspace.

Languages

• Essential: fluent English and Hausa.
• Strongly desirable: fluent Kanuri.

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Job Purpose

• Contribute to the implementation of operational communication strategy and the strengthening of external communications in the mission according to INTERSOS standards.
• Aim at building INTERSOS visibility, acceptance and leverage inside the country.
• Focus on media alert, local media management and content diffusion and support the production of quality multimedia materials.

Reporting to:

• Hierarchical: Communication Coordinator (in absence: Head of Mission)
• Functional: HQ Communication Coordinator

Key Responsibilities
Internal Communications and Accountability:

• Help in promoting INTERSOS external communications principles and material towards the National Staffs. Sensitize National Staffs about potential external communications risks
• Monitor the international and national media and social media highlighting any relevant content for the humanitarian response in the country and for INTERSOS’ programmes
• Implement an ‘early warning system’ on national/regional issues and news
• In collaboration with Project/Programme Managers, ensure the respect of visibility guidelines and donors’ compliance
• Ensure the respect of INTERSOS’ protection, communications, and privacy policies and guidelines
• Ensure the proper allocation and management of the communication budget at country level, in coordination with the Finance department
• Provide technical training to staff members to increase their ability of producing multimedia content material
• Establish and manage INTERSOS mission Facebook page, including developing and publishing posts in adherence with communication guidelines and ensure its appropriate functioning as a tool for accountability and communication with communities
• Analyze and report traffic on INTERSOS Facebook page
• If needed edit the production of internal communication tools (newsletter, etc.)

External Communications:

• Identify opportunities to communicate based on INTERSOS operations and context news (humanitarian, social and security updates), supporting the definition of a dissemination strategy for each identified topic
• Manage the production of multimedia materials for external communications, as well as the materials requested by donors for their internal and external communications. Is directly involved in collecting stories, aggregating data, pitching news, taking pictures, filming and editing videos thorough frequent field visits to be planned accordingly to security and mission’s priorities
• Support Project/Programme Managers in documenting project activities and related humanitarian issues by producing multimedia materials for external communications
• Produce written contents such as press releases, reactive lines, Q&As, op-eds and updates on INTERSOS’ activities
• Establish and maintain regular relations with international and key local media contacts (journalists, bloggers, photographers and cameramen). Handle local media requests and contact local media proactively to introduce INTERSOS and identify opportunities and facilitate interviews with INTERSOS spokespeople
• Provide guidance on how to deal with local media at time of crisis
• Monitor local media and flag significant articles, trends, news or reports of importance for INTERSOS or on the context to Head of Mission
• Organize events for local media (press conference, press briefing…). May act as a spokesperson for local media, particularly in local languages not spoken by members of the field coordination team. Support operational communications by providing tools and directly engaging in the production of specific materials
• Actively diffuse INTERSOS content in the country in local languages and among local media. If judged applicable, use social media (twitter, blogs, Facebook....) to promote this content
• Supervise the production of institutional communication and visibility materials (leaflets, brochures, posters, radio spots, articles, photos, videos) according to local strategy and budget
• Help in identifying the right communications tools and adapt/translate communications materials to targeted local audiences
• Produce strategic reports on the local media landscape (key media, audience numbers, political affiliation, ownership, freedom of speech, use of social media) and regularly report on new developments. Participate in communication data-collection and reporting as required
• Support the organization of Media field visits in coordination with the HQ

Requirements
Education:

• Preferable degree in Journalism, Communications or related university degree

Professional experience:

• Minimum 3 years work experience in communications, journalism or public relations in the country.
• Language Requirement: English, Hausa, Kanuri very cruical.