Chabash development and Health Initiative (CDHI) is a non-governmental organization dully registered with Nigerian government through Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC/IT NO: 85190). Existing since March 2016, CDHI focuses on improving the quality of life of vulnerable population across communities in Northeast Nigeria. CDHI operates both in emergency and developmental context and have its programme principally rooted in identifying gaps that affects population and bridging those gaps through resource base planning and implementation.
Job Title: Livelihood Assistant- Hydroponics and Livestock
Location: Mafa,Borno State.
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Duration: Six Months with possibility of extension
Expected Start Date: As soon as possible
Role and purpose
The livelihood Assistant Hydroponic and Livestock will be responsible for implementing all project activities in the target communities in Mafa LGA of Borno States, both directly and indirectly through monitoring of project community volunteers and linking up with BOSADP, other NGOs and private sector actors at the community level.
Key responsibilities
- Take part in community engagement
- Have meetings with Government officials and traditional leaders
- Beneficiary registration exercise
- Beneficiary Targeting and spot check
- Community mobilisation and sensitization on hydroponic and livestock
- Distribution of IGA material
- Monitoring of beneficiaries in implemented locations
- Reporting of activities in implemented locations
- Prepare reports on relevant template
- Perform other duties as instructed by livelihood program officer
- Monitor the complaint and feedback mechanism response in the community.
- Support the team to conduct beneficiaries targeting and sensitization on IGA and other livelihood activities in implementing locations.
- Be the focal point for all IGA activities within the implementing location.
- Prepare necessary documentation and reporting for activities implemented in accordance with donor and CA rules and regulations.
- Follow up with beneficiaries and groups to ensure timely implementation of communal activities.
- Support work plan development with all stakeholders for better project coordination
- Prepare activities reports according to the agreed timeline and relevant templates.
- Mobilize beneficiaries for participation in all project related activities.
- Support the team in organizing trainings
- Required skills and knowledge
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Agriculture or any health-related discipline and at least 2 years of professional experience in food assistance interventions. Experience in north east Nigeria is an added advantage
- At least two to three (2 to 3) years’ experience in humanitarian interventions focusing on food security and Livelihood and nutrition
- An understanding of food security interventions good command of English and knowledge of Hausa and Kanuri is an added advantage.
- Must have substantial experience in implementing community-level development projects, using participatory engagement and grassroots mobilization techniques.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Good human relations and diplomacy
- Analytical capacity
- Capacity to organize work
- Attention to detail
- Computer knowledge
- Experience in problems linked with humanitarian crises
- Capacity to work under stressful situations-communication skills
- Must have substantial experience in implementing community-level development projects, using participatory engagement and grassroots mobilization techniques.
- Must be able to speak at least one local language predominant in that state (Kanuri and Hausa)
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Click here to Apply: https://forms.gle/nKn852Rt4YhgmetMA
Women are strongly encouraged to Apply
Application Closing Date
13th MARCH, 2023.
