Main Duties and Responsibilities


Facilitate planning, organizing and management of agribusiness and VSLA related activities
Conduct awareness on VSLA and income generation activities among school communities and local leaders at program related near school communities.
Develop work plans to ensure effective implementation of both agribusiness skills training and VSLA trainings and related activities.
Motivate individuals to form in VSLA groups and facilitate the identification and formation of VSLA groups directly linked to the target primary school communities.
Facilitate the identification and formation of income-generation groups among program participants.
Identify opportunities for youth to start their own VSLA and/or agriculture production group.
Keep up to date with development issues and trends with regard to income generation, small business, VSLA, community development in Borno state.


Technical advice and skill development:


Facilitate establishment of village saving and loan groups among beneficiaries.
Train beneficiaries on VSLA methodology, including group governance and leadership, rapid appraisal of income generating activities.
Organize and monitor the establishment of VSLA groups with particular focus on women’s participation and leadership.
Oversee and monitor the VSLA groups on share purchases, social contributions, borrowing and repayment of loans to ensure proper documentation and recording of VSLA procedures.
Ensure timely procurement of and delivery of right quality and quantity of VSLA kits.
Identify technical capacity and challenges for beneficiaries, skills and knowledge they have in income generation, livelihood activities, VSLA and business activities.
Identify and train Community Based Trainers at community level to teach and mentor VSLA members.
Assist in solving any conflicts within VSLA group members and motivate people to advocate for themselves.


Monitoring:


Conduct regular follow up visits to VSLA groups and their income-generation groups to ensure application of good practices and provide technical advice and mentoring.
Track progress of the VSLA groups, income-generation groups and keep records.
Carry out quarterly meetings with beneficiary groups to assess performance at the community and program level.
Facilitate data collection on groups, members to VSLA, and manage the information flow to the Senior VSLA and Agribusiness Project Officer and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer.
Support the preparation of VSLA and income-generation groups’ monitoring plans to measure their own progress.
Consolidate and compile monthly, quarterly and annual reports, inclusive of success stories and lessons learned.
Share experiences with other organizations or groups promoting VSLA practices.
Communicate learnings highlighting key achievements with a focus on the outcome/impact of VSLA on marginalized group members.


Requirements


A Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Rural Development, Microfinance, Sociology, or a related field.


Behaviour & Attitude:


Flexible and adaptability;
Interpersonal and cross cultural sensitive;
Able to work under pressure and with strict deadlines;
Able to work in a sometimes fluid and insecure environment.


Special Conditions


Frequent travel to in field locations within the programme area, and to other ZOA programme locations and stay with project implementation team for further guidance and support.