Livelihood Project Activity Manager at INTERSOS Nigeria – Borno State

INTERSOS Nigeria is recruiting a Livelihood Project Activity Manager in Borno State to oversee a six-month livelihood consolidation programme turning ten facilities in MMC, Jere and Mafa into community-operated enterprises. Reporting to the FSL Programme Manager, the role manages technical delivery, governance, partnerships, financial oversight and project handover.

Responsibilities

• Lead inception assessments, tenure checks, conflict analysis and facility-level operational and spending plans.
• Oversee the five-stage pathway from assessment and cooperative organisation to rehabilitation, supported operations and handover.
• Approve enterprise business plans, pricing, revenue-sharing and viable cost-recovery approaches for ten facilities.
• Manage technical delivery across irrigation farms, fish farms, greenhouses, feed mills and other supported livelihoods.
• Negotiate facility-management agreements with government, community cooperatives and landholding representatives.
• Support oversight committees, transparent cooperative elections and safeguards against elite capture.
• Maintain asset registers, equipment maintenance, spares reserves and verified transfer inventories.
• Coordinate with WFP, state ministries, LGAs, community leaders, traditional institutions and private businesses.
• Recruit, supervise and coach a 21-person team, supporting a minimum 40% female participation target.
• Manage procurement, spending, documentation and internal and WFP compliance, including monthly variance monitoring.
• Lead monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL), financial/narrative reporting and adaptation.
• Apply conflict sensitivity, protection, disability inclusion, community complaints procedures, PSEA and staff-security rules.

Requirements

• University degree in Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Development Studies, Economics, Business Administration, Sciences, Social Sciences or a related field; a master’s is desirable.
• At least five years’ experience in food security or resilience programmes, including three years in a senior supervisory capacity.
• Project implementation experience involving procurement and contractor oversight.
• Experience with community enterprises or cooperatives, business planning and cost-recovery systems.
• Experience working with state and local government and traditional institutions in north-east Nigeria.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, negotiate land/governance issues and exercise good financial judgement.
• Strong English report-writing, presentation and digital office/data skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English, with good spoken Hausa; Kanuri and additional local-language proficiency are beneficial.
• Commitment to humanitarian principles, gender inclusion, safeguarding and accountability to affected populations.