Drive Sustainable Impact: Enterprise Development Officer at Action Against Hunger

Sokoto

Drive Sustainable Impact: Enterprise Development Officer

Location: Sokoto, Nigeria Reporting To: FSL Programme Manager Application Deadline: December 15th, 2025, 05:00 PM (Nigerian Time)

Action Against Hunger: Leading the Fight for Economic Stability

For four decades, Action Against Hunger (ACF) has been at the forefront of the global movement to end life-threatening hunger. Our mission is realized through integrated humanitarian and development programs that address immediate needs while building long-term resilience.

We are seeking an expert Enterprise Development Officer to lead the planning, execution, and oversight of Income Generating Activities (IGA), Vocational Skills Training (TVET), and Cash-for-Work (CFW) initiatives in Sokoto. This role is pivotal in restoring and creating sustainable livelihoods for the most vulnerable households.

The Role: Enterprise Development Officer

The Enterprise Development Officer is a dynamic position focused on driving economic resilience through market-based programming. You will be responsible for the technical quality, integration, and effective coordination of all livelihoods restoration components within our intervention areas.

Key Strategic & Operational Responsibilities

1. Livelihood Program Implementation and Quality (Mission 1)

  • Field Implementation Leadership: Under the guidance of the FSL Programme Manager, ensure the effective and timely implementation of all field activities related to Cash-for-Work (CFW), Vocational Skills training, Income Generating Activities (IGA), and general livelihoods restoration.
  • Targeting and Accountability: Work closely with community leaders and stakeholders to ensure fair, transparent, and principled targeting of all beneficiaries for IGA, CFW, and vocational skills interventions, strictly adhering to set criteria.
  • Vendor Management: Support the identification, contracting, documentation, and proactive management of local vendors, providing timely support throughout the project lifecycle to ensure seamless market engagement.
  • Program Integrity: Promote fairness and transparency in all economic activities, ensuring community stakeholders are well-informed and providing regular feedback through established accountability channels.

2. Market Assessment and Program Learning (Mission 2)

  • Evidence-Based Design: Support the FSL Deputy/Programme Manager in conducting comprehensive Market Assessments to identify feasible and scalable IGAs, livelihoods, and vocational skill activities relevant to the local economy.
  • Data Management: Facilitate and supervise the accurate collection, collation, and management of beneficiary data and distribution lists, working in coordination with the M&E unit to analyze data and improve program approaches.
  • Impact Documentation: Contribute significantly to organizational and sector-wide learning by meticulously documenting lessons learned, best practices, success stories, and case studies related to the livelihoods/IGA interventions.
  • M&E Participation: Actively plan and participate in program monitoring and evaluation activities, including Baselines, Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDMs), and End-line surveys, in collaboration with relevant departments.

3. Sectoral Integration and Reporting (Mission 3)

  • Integration Catalyst: Ensure powerful synergies and integration between Livelihoods activities and other ACF sectors (Peacebuilding, WASH, Health, and Nutrition) at the field level, maximizing collective impact.
  • Resilience Focus: Actively support the integration of climate resilience measures into FSL activities and foster the development of durable solutions within the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) nexus framework.
  • Coordination and Reporting: Undertake effective field-level coordination and ensure proper documentation of FSL interventions to facilitate timely and accurate reporting to relevant clusters and stakeholders.

4. FSL Assistant Team Support (Mission 4)

  • HR Management Support: Support the recruitment and initial training of FSL Assistants in collaboration with the FSL Programme Manager.
  • Capacity Development: Identify and address the training and development needs of Enterprise Development Assistants, providing essential coaching and mentoring to enhance team performance.
  • Performance Oversight: Monitor the daily activities of the team and undertake performance management activities (e.g., performance appraisals) as required by HR procedures.

Position Requirements

You are a results-driven professional with a strong background in economic development and a passion for community-based solutions.

Essential Qualifications:

  • Academic: Degree in Agriculture, Economics, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Development Studies, Agribusiness, or other related fields.
  • Professional Experience: Minimum of 2 years of progressive work experience in implementing livelihood/IGA, TVET interventions, or cash-based programming in a humanitarian or development context.
  • Technical Expertise: Proven experience in food security, livelihoods, Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), IGA, and enterprise development programming.
  • Communication & Language: Good communication skills, with mandatory fluency (written and spoken) in both Hausa and English Languages.
  • Mobility: Willingness and ability to travel extensively and be based in remote areas where humanitarian services are often limited.

How to Apply

If you are ready to take on the challenge of driving economic growth and building long-term resilience in vulnerable communities, please submit your application using the link below.

Go to Drive Sustainable Impact: Enterprise Development Officer to apply

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