Deadline: Ongoing
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking to fill the role of Livelihoods Assistant.
IRC has a large operational presence in northeast Nigeria, with offices in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, and a main office located in the country’s capital, Abuja.
Responsibilities
- Provide close supervision and monitoring to the livelihood assistants in implementing project related activities in the field
- Select and verify beneficiaries in coordination with community committee and authorities and the use of selection criteria
- Actively engage and support community sensitisation activities on selection criteria and stakeholder feedback process
- Implement weekly programme and monitoring plans
- Provide information to beneficiaries, community stakeholders, trainers, and employers in accordance with IRC policies and procedures and retrieve feedback
- Coordinate with trainers on the schedule of business training and ensure that logistics and venue for beneficiary training is organised
- Execute stakeholder and community engagement meetings to engage community stakeholders and feedback
- Conduct field visits to project sites and meet with community leaders to select specific vulnerable locations for targeting and ensure a conducive community mobilisation system
- Provide inputs for the production of technical support materials and guide programme teams on the delivery of mechanisms that will ensure effective implementation of livelihood interventions as well as early recovery
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a relevant field
- Two years, minimum, of professional experience in providing implementing livelihood programming
- Experience in working with INGO/NGO in Borno State
- Technical skills in cash and livelihood programming
- Strong training and facilitation skills
- Experience in community and stakeholders relationship building and management
To apply and for more information, click here.
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