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Business Development Officer (Enterprise Development)
About this role
A Business Development Officer (Enterprise Development) at INTERSOS in Maiduguri MMC/Jere/Mafa supports ten facilities to operate as viable businesses. The role involves creating business plans, pricing, bookkeeping, cost recovery and access to finance to ensure handover-ready operations. It requires coordinating with other officers on market feasibility, financial modelling and enterprise governance. The organisation delivers humanitarian programmes in Nigeria, focusing on livelihood and resilience in North-East Nigeria. The job targets candidates with experience in enterprise development and NGO-based livelihoods work, and expects engagement with women and youth within communities.
What you would do
- Assess each facility's current business position, costs, prices, income and records.
- Lead profitability analysis for the fish farm in collaboration with the Aquaculture and Feed Production Officer.
- Contribute to market and feasibility studies for each enterprise model with the Market Linkages Officer.
- Develop simple business plans and financial models for the ten enterprises; include pricing, cash flow and staffing.
- Create costing and pricing tools for various enterprise models (tailoring, fish, irrigation, seedling pricing).
- Set the internal transfer price for feed between the Fish Feed Production Centre and project farms.
- Present business plans to members' General Assembly and the LGA Oversight Committee for approval.
- Design revenue-sharing plans and array of financial reserves in line with agreements.
- Calculate maintenance and replacement costs and help establish asset renewal reserves.
- Set up basic bookkeeping and coach staff to produce accurate monthly accounts.
What they are asking for
- University degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Agricultural Economics/Agribusiness, Cooperative Studies or related field; Master’s/MBA preferred.
- At least 4 years of experience in enterprise development, agribusiness, cooperatives or livelihoods programmes.
- Experience developing business plans, costing and pricing models and cash-flow projections for small/community enterprises.
- Experience setting up bookkeeping systems and coaching low-literacy groups in record-keeping and funds management.
- Experience training adults in entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
- Experience with NGOs/UN/government programmes in North-East Nigeria.
- Desirable: experience in agricultural value chains (aquaculture, feed, irrigated horticulture, tailoring), VSLAs/microfinance, cost-recovery for shared assets, and familiarity with WFP livelihoods programs.
- Strong numeracy and financial analysis skills; advanced Excel/Google Sheets.
- Ability to translate business concepts into simple tools for community members; good facilitation and coaching skills.
- Commitment to gender equality, inclusion, PSEA and humanitarian principles; ability to work independently in field and manage multiple enterprises.
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