Economic Recovery Officer

About this role

AFRYDEV is recruiting an Economic Recovery Officer for a five-month contract in Damaturu, Yobe. The role focuses on livelihoods support, vocational training coordination, business development, and gender-inclusive approaches to ensure participation of women, youth, and marginalised groups. The officer will assist with beneficiary identification, training, IGAs and VSLA activities, and will work to strengthen market linkages and value chains. It involves field-level implementation, stakeholder engagement, monitoring, reporting, and ensuring inclusion and conflict-sensitive programming. The position reports to the State Programs Manager/Project Coordinator and works with community mobilisers, field staff, and partners. The organisation operates in several local government areas in Yobe State with a focus on peacebuilding, social cohesion, livelihood support, and gender-based inclusion."

What you would do

• Identify, profile, and register beneficiaries for IGAs, VSLA training, and livelihood support.
• Identify market gaps and promote viable micro-enterprises.
• Oversee field-level implementation and provide technical guidance to field staff and beneficiaries.
• Maintain comprehensive beneficiary databases for tracking and reporting.
• Strengthen linkages with cross-border trade networks, cooperatives, financial institutions, and private sector actors.
• Support identification and development of priority value chains relevant to women, youth, and vulnerable groups.
• Design and conduct needs assessments, market assessments, and labour market surveys.
• Mobilise communities and enable inclusive consultations with women, youth, PWDs, and other marginalised groups.
• Organise multi-stakeholder dialogues and validation workshops; coordinate community planning sessions.
• Prepare activity reports, field visit reports, and documented success stories for internal and external use; provide weekly and monthly progress updates.

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.
• 3–5 years’ experience in economic recovery, livelihoods, or gender and social inclusion programming in humanitarian or development settings.
• Experience with VSLA formation and management, value chain development, market assessments, and IGAs.
• Experience working with donors such as EU, USAID, UN, or ECHO is advantageous.
• Experience in community mobilisation, stakeholder coordination, and working with local government authorities.
• Proven experience with gender-transformative approaches and GBV risk mitigation.
• Skills in gender analysis, social inclusion mapping, facilitation, training, and report writing.

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