You are welcome to Jireh Doo Foundation`s (JDF) official portal, an accountability mechanism and means of sharing pertinent information with our partners, beneficiaries and key stakeholders.It is with a deep sense of responsibility and accountability to all our partners both international and local that the organization has packaged this website to keep partners and the society at large abreast of the programmes, projects, activities, achievements, success stories recorded over the years, as well as the challenges of the organization. This website highlights Jireh Doo Foundation`s achievements in all its thematic areas, but not limited to the programmes of the Child Development(CD), HIV/AIDS and other Health issues, Single Parents, Governance and Policy thematic areas. Jireh Doo Foundation has worked with great commitment and passion towards its goal of improving the living standards of the underprivileged in society such as Vulnerable Children, vulnerable youths, single parents, people living with HIV&AIDS, people affected by AIDS, marginalized women and the active poor in communities cut across Benue and Nasarawa State. As you read through the several articles, it promises to be enlightening, educative, informative and stimulating, as one can see the far reaching impact the programmes and projects of this organization has had on the lives and livelihood of the general population and the target groups mentioned above. No doubt you will be spurred to action and towards making your efforts and contributing your quota to lessening the hardship faced by these target groups.
Location Borno
Jireh Doo Foundation (JDF) is a National Non-government organization with over 18 years’ existence and actively intervening in the humanitarian response in the North East and other parts of the country since 2014. JDF works in 5 thematic areas of Gender and Humanitarian response, HIV and Health, Child Development, Research and Information, Single parents, and covers five states of Yobe, Borno, Gombe, Nasarawa and Benue.
Jireh Doo Foundations humanitarian intervention in the North East of Nigeria spans largely across three states: Yobe, Borno and Gombe states and has been working actively in the sectors of water sanitation and hygiene (WASH), food security and livelihood, nutrition, protection and Gender Based Violence (GBV).
Jireh Doo Foundation is seeking candidates with a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent working on Nutritional issues.
As part of efforts to ensure to strengthen the capacity of people in need to be more self-re-liant rather than wait for hand outs or support from humanitarian agencies, JDF has established a skill academy to facilitate the training and empowerment of target beneficiaries and
Objectives of skill academy
- To enable the participants/trainees, acquire necessary skills for self-employment and growth
- To enable the single parents, the most vulnerable and other people in the host community to be eligible for employment where they will earn a living and become independent.
- Prepare the participants especially OVC and other groups of people for future challenges of self-employment
- Help the youths, single mother and other vulnerable people acquire vocational skills which will make them self-reliant entrepreneur.
- Taking people off the streets, especially those displace due to crisis of different kinds and turning them into skilled tradesmen and women
- To also equip some staff who will be willing to learn with their desired skills
Area’s where trainers are needed
- Tailoring
- Baking
- Soap Making
- Dye and tie
- Cap making
- Information communication and technology
- Knitting
- Carpentry
- Cosmetology
- Bag Making
- Shoe making
- Hair weaving
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Excellent facilitation skills
- Ability to handle practical and theoretical training of students
- Understands and speaks local language Fluently (Hausa, Kanuri and English)
- Ability to use and instruct others to use relevant equipment under categories been applied for
- Ability to coordinate and manage people
- Ability to read and write
- Acceptable basic IT Skills
- Sensitive to cultural differences
- Persons with ability to teach multiple skills will be prioritize
Method of Application
Applications should be in English and include the following:
Interested candidate are to write an application letter clearly stating their qualification and experience
State the position for which you are applying as subject of your application
A detailed CV or a one pager of your experience in the related field should be submitted along with the application.
Application can be submitted in the office premises or via [email protected] on or before 6th December 2021 clearly indicating position name in the subject line. We thank applicants for their interest in the position however; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until this position is filled.
Candidates applying for this job role/position must note that JDF is committed to the safeguarding of her beneficiaries, staff and associates and has zero tolerance for any form of abuse or breach of confidentiality.
