Targeting Assistant at Plan Internationa - 4 Openings

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for - and respond to - crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Targeting Assistant

Location: Fika, Karasuwa, Gulani, Nguru - Yobe
Duration: 2 months
Job Type: Contract

The Opportunity

• To oversee the conduct of beneficiary targeting and profiling exercises which form the bedrock for selecting vulnerable individuals to be enrolled as beneficiaries of various WFP interventions such as the BSFP, GFA, and Livelihood.
• This role will involve community engagements, focus group discussions, and constitution and training of community-based targeting committees and guiding them on the development and use of the vulnerability criteria for the selection of the beneficiaries after the door-to-door census exercise by the enumerators.

About You
We are looking to recruit person(s) with:

• Post-secondary school qualification preferably in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Nutrition, Agriculture, or another relevant discipline.
• At least 1 year of practical work experience in a similar role especially working on any aspect of WFP intervention.
• Team player
• Ability to communicate in English, Hausa, and Key languages from Fika, Gulani, Karasuwa, Machina, and Nguru.
• Ability to work with good initiative and meeting deadlines
• Ability and willingness to stay at the deep field level
• Working on UNWFP-funded projects is preferable.
• Experience in Community Mobilization.
• Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations

Application Closing
4th February, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online