Hope and Rural Aid Foundation (HARAF) is a National non – profit organization functioning since 2011 but was officially registered under the corporate affairs commission (CAC) of the federal government of Nigeria in the year 2016 with registration number RN: CAC/IT/:85536. HARAF are into humanitarian and development activities with full operational presence and offices in Adamawa, Borno, Yobe with field offices in Michika and Calabar. The head office in Yola. The organization works in the Food Security and Livelihood, Protection (Child Protection/GBV), Education and Shelter/CCCM Thematic areas.

 HARAF plans to implement complimentary livelihoods activities particularly to introduce livelihoods interventions to build their capacity by contributing to their basic food needs and ultimately reduce the cost of life savings interventions over time. This will also provide opportunity to utilize the otherwise idle labour, mostly from youth who are caught in humanitarian crisis through Entrepreneurship, Livelihood Intervention Skills acquisition and Financial Literacy Training at selected communities of Yola South LGA, Adamawa state.

Location: Yola, Adamawa

Employment Type: Contract

The incumbent will provide support in formulating the strategy for and subsequently implement innovative actions for VSLA both in building the capacity of local financial service providers, creation of linkages, and ensuring an enabling environment for VSLA and Savings Groups activities and growth in the community. Work with the Program team to develop VSLA and Savings Groups related research and monitoring of VSLA and Savings Groups, business cases and intervention plans in the selected sectors to improve impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create awareness amongst community members and leaders on project goal, objectives, activities and beneficiary selection criteria.
• Work closely with Village agents and groups to ensure timely implementation of activities.
• Provide continuous support to the supervisor in planning of VSLA and Savings Groups activities. Facilitate training of VSLA members on life skills such as on basic literacy and numeracy skills, household financial affairs, risk management and planning etc. Making sure of balanced gender (Men, Women and Youth) in the representation and participation of the project.
• Ensure that all the relevant stakeholders in the field areas are better coordinated.
• Ensure to prepare and submit activities reports well in time in line with the project requirement
• Provide support to conduct various assessments in project areas as well as provide support to the supervisor in identification of needs and opportunities to scale over the project activities. –    Lead the VSLA activities in project implementation areas.
• Ensure to develop adequate monitoring mechanism to monitor the VSLA groups on regularly basis.
• Ensure to collect the required information on routine basis to provide the feeds for the activity progress.
• Ensure to collaborate with other stakeholders to learn and adopt best practices
• Closely work with the financial institutions to build the linkage with VSLA groups and financial institutions.
• Participate in various trainings organized by the project & conduct step down trainings.
• Work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation Team to ensure smooth access to beneficiaries and cooperate with all monitoring systems and recommendation.
• Represent the organization and the program in relevant forums.  
• Document lessons learned and success stories on the project.  Provide weekly and month project progress report Monitoring and reporting 
• Compile information to ensure that the surveillance of the VSLA and Savings Groups situation in the area of implementation of the program is achieving the expected result, when required.
• Collate information and data on agricultural activities through surveys, assessments, regular post distribution monitoring and field supervision visits of beneficiary households and VSLA and Savings Groups.
• Participate in inter agency coordination forums at LGA and State level as required. 
• Provide feedback to the programme team based on the field monitoring visits.
• Support the project team in developing high quality project/programme reports regarding resilience perspective.
• Support the M&E team in analysis of beneficiary data collection through the various tools.

Coordination Support/Mobilization  

Mobilization and awareness raising about the organization, program objectives and activities to local authorities and the population, and act as a link between the organization and the beneficiaries (at LGA level)

• Support the Supervisor to ensure that beneficiaries’ access to the service provider guarantees protection and gender sensitivity in the field key activities 
• Work closely with community structures to follow up on implementation of on VSLA and Savings Groups related activities and support in the implementation of capacity building training for the VSLA and Savings Groups target beneficiaries at the LGA level. 
• Supervise the Implementation of sensitization activities for targeted communities about strengthening livelihood restoration activities whilst collaborating with the State Emergency Management Authority (SEMA), Extension workers, Community Volunteers, traditional leaders and other key stakeholders in feasible livelihood restoration activities at LGA level. 
• Responsible for maintaining relationships with farmers, livestock beneficiaries and

Logistic & administration

• Contribute to logistical and administrative organization of the activities
• He/She will contribute to the definition of the needs in materials and tools regarding the program and the planning of interventions.
• Ensure the safety and good condition of all materials

Inform the Project Manager in case of security incidents, rumors or any security information. 

• Ensure the follow-up and the proper use of materials and tools used during onsite works

Qualification 

• Degree in Economics, Rural Development and Agric extension, Sociology and Social Works and other relevant training (OND, HND).
• Experience in VSLA and Savings Groups training and mentorship approaches.  One to two years’ experience in related work   Experience in participatory methodologies.
• Experience in facilitating training of trainers.  Knowledge in developing training curriculum
• Experience working with International NGOs
• Good communication skills, both oral and written
• Strong initiative, flexible and able to plan and implement work plan with minimum supervision
• Awareness of security matters and protocols
• Willingness to take challenges and to work in difficult conditions
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote where services are limited
• Knowledge of the local language (Hausa and Kanuri).

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should mail/send their CV and Cover Letters as one document to: [email protected] with the position applied for and Location as the Subject of the Mail.

Closing Date: 5^th August 2022.

Note

• Females are encouraged to apply
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted afterwards
• HARAF does not receive applications in the office or by hand. All applications must be sent to the above stated mail before it will be considered.
• Any application sent after the closing date will not be considered!