Economic Recovery Officer

About this role

The role is for an Economic Recovery Officer with AFRYDEV in Yobe. It focuses on field-level delivery of economic recovery, livelihoods support, and gender and social inclusion activities, including coordinating vocational training, IGAs, VSLA strengthening, and market linkages. The officer will support beneficiary identification, training, and inclusion strategies to ensure equitable participation of women, youth, and marginalised groups. The organisation is a youth-led NGO focused on peace, development, and empowerment since 2013. The role involves Community engagement, stakeholder coordination, monitoring, reporting and collaboration with government MDAs and partners.

What you would do

• Identify and register beneficiaries for IGAs, VSLA training, and livelihoods support using inclusive criteria.
• Design and implement needs assessments, market assessments, and labour market surveys.
• Maintain a comprehensive beneficiary database for tracking, reporting, and audits.
• Monitor field implementation of livelihood activities and provide technical support.
• Strengthen market linkages with cross-border trade networks, cooperatives, and financial institutions.
• Identify market gaps and promote viable micro-enterprises.
• Support the development and strengthening of priority value chains for women, youth and vulnerable groups.
• Mobilise communities and facilitate inclusive consultations with women, youth, PWDs, and other marginalised groups.
• Organise multi-stakeholder dialogues, validation workshops, and community planning sessions.
• Prepare activity plans, TORs, procurement plans and reports; supervise field teams and provide guidance.

What they are asking for

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Development Studies, Business Administration, Agricultural Economics, Social Sciences or related field.
• Master's degree or postgraduate qualification is an advantage.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in economic recovery, livelihoods or gender and social inclusion programming.
• Experience in VSLA formation and management, value chain development, market assessments, and IGA support.
• Experience with gender-transformative approaches and GBV risk mitigation.
• Experience in community mobilisation and working with local government authorities.
• Experience in conflict-affected or fragile contexts is desirable.
• Experience with donors such as EU, USAID, UN, or ECHO is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of livelihood programming, market systems, value chains and micro-enterprise development.
• Proficiency in gender analysis, inclusion mapping, MEAL principles, data management and report writing.

Listing details are summarised from the source. Always confirm the role and the employer on the original posting before applying, and never pay to apply for a job.