Background
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 a 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. Since its establishment in 2005 has been implementing humanitarian and developmental interventions in Protection, Peace Building, Housing Land & Property (HLP), Non-food Items (NFI), Livelihood. These interventions have directly targeted over 8000 vulnerable children, women, girls and boys as well as people with disabilities. Determined to expand her interventions to reach more vulnerable groups in the conflict area, COWACDI will be implementing Livelihood Project. COWACDI operates with full respect for humanitarian law and works with concrete policies and principles of international standard such as humanity, do no harm, impartiality, neutrality and independence and accountability to affected population and Zero Tolerance to Fraud and related activities.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Employment Type: Full-Time
Qualification: B.Sc. /HND
Experience: 2 Years
Location: Guyuk LGA, Adamawa State
Job Field: Programs
Reports to: Heads of Programs
Vacancy: 1
Contractual Arrangement: Internal/External
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Planned Timelines: As soon as possible Overall purpose of the role:
The Enterprise Development Officer will support small and micro enterprises by delivering entrepreneurship training, business coaching, and linking beneficiaries with financial and market opportunities.
Core Functions / Responsibilities:
- Identify and assess business needs of project participants
- Deliver business management training
- Coordinate with relevant stakeholders and sectors for information sharing
- Provide one-on-one coaching to entrepreneurs
- Support business plan development
- Monitor enterprise growth and document progress
- Conduct market assessments
- Facilitate business linkages
- Organize trade fairs or exhibitions
- Prepare monthly reports on enterprise development.
- Participate in training of trainers and project coordination meetings.
- Support integration of gender-sensitive approaches
Required Competencies and Skills
- Knowledge of small business operations and market dynamics.
- Excellent training and facilitation skills.
- Data collection and report writing skills.
- Proficiency in local languages is an asset. Core Competencies
- Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
- Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
- Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
- Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.
- Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience
- Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures
- Good skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Fluency in local language
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English. Other:
- An appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, confirmation of all documents, and security clearances.
- The appointment is subject to funding confirmation.
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
Educational Qualification & Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Economics, or related field.
- Training or certification in business development or entrepreneurship preferred.
- Minimum of 2–3 years relevant experience in a similar role, preferably with an NGO or development organization.
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- High level of integrity, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Language required:
Fluency in oral and written English is required. Hausa and Native Language of the area would be an added advantage.
Application Closing Date
22nd May, 2025 by 3:00PM.
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly forward their Cover letter and CV in a single PDF format via an e- mail to [email protected] stating the position and location of the position as the subject of your mail.
Additional Information
COWACDI is an equal –opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, gender, religion, etc. Kindly ensure that you can work in this location when applying. Both male and female are encouraged to apply. No application after the closing date will be considered.
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.
