Livelihood Project Activity Manager

About this role

The role is for a Livelihood Project Activity Manager in Borno, employed by INTERSOS Nigeria. The manager will oversee the overall management, coordination and monitoring of livelihood activities, guiding a six-month consolidation phase to turn ten livelihood facilities into community-run enterprises with governed ownership and asset management. The position reports to the FSL Programme Manager and involves technical oversight, stakeholder engagement, asset management, and team leadership for a project with multiple government and community partners. The employer focuses on humanitarian work to support vulnerable populations affected by disasters and conflict. The advert lists detailed responsibilities across project planning, technical oversight, governance, asset management, partnerships, team leadership, finance and MEAL, plus cross-cutting safeguarding and protection duties.

What you would do

• Lead monthly team reviews and adjust plans to address delays.
• Guide the inception phase including technical assessments, ownership audit and baseline activities.
• Develop costed operational plans for each facility and manage the five-stage project pathway to handover.
• Approve each facility's progression against exit criteria and maintain aligned work and procurement plans.
• Oversee the business plans, pricing, cost-recovery and revenue sharing for the ten enterprises.
• Ensure inter-facility supply and timely delivery of required inputs.
• Secure signatures for agreements and support landowner negotiations and tripartite management arrangements.
• Chair or support governance activities, safeguard processes and asset handovers; act as secretariat for asset oversight committees.
• Approve major repairs, conduct asset verification, and maintain asset registers and renewal reserves.
• Manage relationships with government MDAs, LGAs, donors and partners; represent the project in sector groups and coordinate monitoring visits; act as primary operational contact to WFP.

What they are asking for

• University degree in Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Development Studies, Business Administration, Economics, Sciences or related field (Master’s preferred).
• At least 5 years of experience in food security or resilience programmes, with 3 years in senior supervisory roles.
• Experience delivering projects with procurement oversight and working with state and LGA government counterparts and traditional institutions in North-East Nigeria.
• Experience building community-based enterprises or cooperatives, including business planning and cost-recovery systems.
• Strong report writing, English language skills, and ability to present to diverse stakeholders.
• Negotiation, mediation and stakeholder management skills, including land and benefit-sharing issues.
• Ability to lead a mixed technical and community team under pressure and use MS Office or Google Workspace for data-driven decisions.
• Knowledge of local languages (Hausa and Kanuri) alongside fluent English.
• Commitment to gender equality, inclusion, AAP, PSEA and humanitarian principles.

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