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Project Assistant IGA/VSLA

Concern for Women and Children Development Foundation (COWACDI)

No. 26 Opposite Save the Children Office, Benue Avenue, Old G.R.A Maiduguri, Borno State

07034345441

info@cowacdi.org

www.cowacdi.org

Publication Date:

28 February 2023.

Concern for Women and Children Development Foundation (COWACDI) is a woman- led organization born out of passion for the wellbeing of Women and Children in Nigeria. It has special interest in mitigating the suffering of the vulnerable persons (mostly Women & Children) in times of crisis. Currently the organization has focused its attention on the Northeast of Nigeria with special emphasis in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states (the BAY states) due to the decade old crises. COWACDI intervenes through community-based approach in addressing Gender-Based Violence prevention and response programmes, child protection, peace-building programmes and empowerment of youth and women. COWACDI operates with full respect for humanitarian law and works with concrete Project Officiaries and principles of international standard such as humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence and accountability to affected population.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Type:                      Full Time

Qualification:                B.Sc./HND

Experience:                   2 years

Location:                      Hawul/Biu, Borno State.

Job Field:                     Project Assistant IGA/VSLA

Vacancy:                       2

Contract Duration:       10 Months

Start Date:                    ASAP

Role purpose

The Project Assistant IGA/VSLA will be responsible for implementing efficient IGA/VSLA activities including IGA/VSLA assessment and promotion of healthy eating habits, directly and indirectly through training/mentoring of project community volunteers and beneficiaries, linking up with LGA BOSADP Officers, other NGOs, and private sector actors at the community level.

The role shall provide overall project supervision, promote and value participatory approaches at the community level throughout the projects’ cycle, awareness raising and sensitisation, and all related program activities, Pre and Post IGA/VSLA activities Monitoring as well as monitoring and evaluation under the direct supervision of the Project Officer.

Promote the vision, mission and the values of COWACDI as expressed in the regulations & guidelines of the Organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Project Officer and in collaboration with the community volunteers, CPAs, and other team members of the project and of the base, the Project Officer will:

Additional Tasks:

Support Project Stakeholders to implement IGA/VSLA program activities in the target communities listed above, through:

Applied skills/knowledge and expertise.

Essential Requirement

Analytical skills

Decision making

Desirable

Relationships

Application Closing Date

12 March 2023.

Method of Application:

Interested and qualified candidates who are passionate and willing to contribute towards the achievement of our goals should forward their application containing a CV and Letter of interest in either word document or PDF format using the position and location “IGA AND VSLA ASSISTANT_BORNO STATE” as the subject of the email to recruitment@cowacdi.org

COWACDI regrets that, due to the large number of applications we receive, we are unable to reply to every applicant. If you are being considered for the role, a recruiter will contact you. If you are not contacted within 2 weeks, you should consider your application not successful on this occasion.

Note: Never pay for any training, certificate, assessment, or testing fee to the recruiter.

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