Livelihood Project Activity Manager

About this role

The role oversees the Livelihood activities in Borno, focusing on turning ten constructed facilities into community-run enterprises with clear ownership and governance. It sits under the FSL Programme Manager and involves managing a six month consolidation phase across MMC, Jere and Mafa LGAs. The employer, INTERSOS, is a humanitarian organisation working in crisis-affected areas to provide relief and support return to normal living conditions. The position requires coordinating technical, governance, asset management and stakeholder engagement to ensure sustainability and handover readiness.

What you would do

• Lead the inception phase including assessments, ownership audits, conflict analysis and baseline.
• Develop costed operational plans and manage workplans, procurement plans and spending aligned with the WFP FLA.
• Oversee the five-stage facility pathway from assessment to handover and approve progression against exit criteria.
• Ensure technical officers deliver on schedule and approve business plans, pricing and revenue models for each enterprise.
• Negotiate landowner agreements and support governance, safeguarding compliance and social cohesion across communities.
• Act as secretariat to asset oversight bodies and participate in facility oversight committees.
• Champion government-community compacts and landowner recognition events; manage escalated disputes.
• Maintain asset registers, maintenance schedules and asset renewal plans; lead asset verification and handovers.
• Represent the project to WFP, state MDAs, LGAs and other partners; coordinate joint monitoring and reviews.
• Lead and develop a 21-member project team, promoting gender balance and performance objectives.

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 contractor management.
• Experience building community-based enterprises or cooperatives and developing business plans and cost-recovery systems.
• Experience working with state and LGA counterparts and traditional institutions in North-East Nigeria.
• Ability to lead a diverse team under pressure; strong negotiation, mediation and stakeholder management skills.
• Good report writing and presentation skills in English; fluent English and Hausa knowledge.
• Proficiency in MS Office or Google Workspace; ability to use data dashboards for decision making.
• Commitment to gender equality, inclusion, AAP, PSEA and humanitarian principles.

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