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, humanitarian and developmental interventions have been implementing 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.
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 VSLA Officer will be responsible for mobilizing, forming, training, and supporting community-based savings groups to promote financial inclusion and resilience among women and youth.
Role/Responsibilities:
- Facilitate the formation and capacity building of VSLAs
- Monitor group savings, loans, and social fund activities
- Coordinate with relevant stakeholders and sectors for information sharing
- Provide financial literacy training
- Maintain records and provide regular progress reports
- Link groups with formal financial institutions where applicable
Tasks:
- Community mobilization and sensitization
- Conducting training sessions using approved VSLA curriculum
- Routine field visits for mentoring and monitoring
- Documentation of group dynamics and outcomes
Other duties/additional tasks
- Participate in project planning and review meetings.
- Support data collection and reporting efforts.
Required Competencies and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, Social Sciences, Development Studies or related field
- Certification or experience in VSLA methodology is an advantage
- Excellent report writing and communication abilities.
- Understanding of project management and implementation.
- Knowledge of statistical and qualitative analysis methods.
- Ability to develop and interpret indicators and surveys.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to speak and understand the local language(s) is essential.
- Good organizational and record-keeping skills.
- Basic understanding of child protection, gender, and social inclusion principles (an added advantage).
Core Competencies
- Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration between 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 year’s relevant work experience
- Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures
- Good skills 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.
- 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 or its Equivalent preferably in social sciences, International Development, Economics, Statistics or a related field from an accredited academic institution with one year of relevant professional experience.
- Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO) preferred.
- Strong understanding of human rights principles and international humanitarian law.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
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 men and women 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.
