• Application Deadline: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Youth-Led Enterprise Development and Gender Officer


• Job Type Contract , Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 6 years


• Location Yobe


• Job Field Project Management 
  

DUTIES:

• Identify training needs and develop business opportunities in the agricultural value chain and non-farm enterprises for youth and women.


• Scope Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) business opportunities with special emphasis on youth and women agribusiness development.


• Gender mainstreaming and Social Inclusion (GESI) in intervention activities.


• Build on local platforms and scope project partners in Government, NGO and private sectors for effective layering and enterprise sustainability.


• Develop and conduct enterprise trainings in the value chain, economic and financial literacy, cooperative management and micro credit administration.


• Collect data on training and enterprise development activities and report periodically.


• Mentor Small and Growing Business (SGBs) and linkage to finance, input and output markets.


• Support youth and women participants to develop bankable business plans and commercially viable business models along the agricultural value chain and nonfarm enterprises.


• Train youth and women participants in record keeping and business management.


• Support the development of appropriate financial products targeting rural youth and women in consultation with collaborating financial institutions.


• Perform any other job-related task as may be assigned by the supervisor.

QUALIFICATION:

• BSc/HND in Gender Studies, Sociology, Business Administration or any other related field with a minimum of six (6) years’ experience performing a similar or related role in a well-structured organization.

COMPETENCIES:

The ideal candidate must:

• Have an excellent understanding of issues related to agriculture in the relevant North-East Nigeria.


• Have experience working on field surveys, assessments, data analysis, and management.


• Have ability to work under minimal supervision and with tight deadlines.


• Have ability to work with minimum supervision and good driving skills.


• Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a teamoriented multicultural environment.


• Have ability to deliver accurate and timely reports.


• Have Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) skills.


• Have the ability to travel extensively within the relevant state.


• Have capacity in infographics and technical report writing skill.