Borno Women Development Initiative (BOWDI) is a women-led, registered Non-Governmental, Non-Profit Organization with its head office located in Borno State, Nigeria. BOWDI has been active in Humanitarian and Development activities in the Northeast, especially in education, peace-building, advocacy, food security, livelihood, and protection.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Enterprise and Development Officer (EDO)
Locations: Bama, Monguno and Pulka – Borno
Job Summary
- The Enterprise Development Officer (EDO) is responsible to facilitating the members of the communities to become Self-reliant in pursuit of their common interests.
- Major role of EDO would be to promote optimal utilization of available resources. EDO will Identify, Plan & Manage project activities, including monitoring and evaluation of enterprise program components; prepare and submit reports and other deliverables, conduct market research and assessments to match producer capabilities to market demands.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Facilitating partner communities and organization to Identifying the target business & population for program interventions.
- Facilitate communities to enhance the alternate sources of income.
- To develop Training Material.
- Support the training of communities on Business cycle, Marketing and business skills.
- Preparation of daily/weekly and monthly work plan and reports, and submission to Project Manager.
- Ensure women participation, focusing primarily on the poor and destitute, at all levels of decision making including identification, planning/ designing, implementation, maintenance, monitoring and evaluating of project activities.
- Ensuring that communities are actively and inclusively involved in making micro Investment Plan at individual, group and village level for economic self-reliance.
- Identifying new businesses in the selected union councils of the project area and preparing value chains, Business Plans and feasibility reports for each business.
- Will be responsible to complete any other assignment given by Organization management.
- Any other tasks assigned by line manager or BOWDI.
Reporting:
- Report on project activities.
- Collects human interest stories with photos on project beneficiaries during project implementation
- Any other task, assigned by supervisor.
- Follow up on the beneficiaries to ensure we address issues related to their businesses.
Application Closing Date
20th June, 2025.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
- Eligibility: Kindly read the job description and criteria for the position you are applying for and ensure you meet the minimum job requirement.
- Female candidates are highly recommended to apply.
- Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
- BOWDI’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.
