Field Officers at Women in Business Forum (WiBFo) - NAIJA STICK

Field Officers at Women in Business Forum (WiBFo)

Women in Business Forum (WiBFo) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to supporting businesswomen in Nigeria. 

As a member-based networking business alliance, WiBFo works with diverse stakeholders to create an enabling business environment for women-led enterprises and cooperatives, particularly in the agriculture sector.

• WiBFo serves as a State Apex Organization, providing financial services to underserved and unserved populations. 
• Additionally, it acts as an aggregator, facilitating market linkages for small-scale food entrepreneurs and smallholder farmers (SHFs). 

Through its initiatives, WiBFo empowers women entrepreneurs, strengthens cooperative structures, and promotes inclusive growth in agri-food systems.

Project Title: Resilient and Inclusive Agri-Food Systems Empowering Women and Youth (RISE)

Project Location: Bauchi, Kano, and Kaduna States, Nigeria

Implementing Partner: Women in Business Forum (WiBFo)

Job Overview

The Rise Project seeks to empower women and youth by creating 8,000 decent and sustainable jobs in Nigeria’s agri-food sector. 

• The project promotes resilience, inclusivity, and economic empowerment through cooperative development, capacity building, and market-driven approaches.

Responsibilities

Implement project activities directly with women and youth beneficiaries in assigned LGAs.

Conduct community mobilization and awareness campaigns on agri-food opportunities.

• Facilitate training workshops on agricultural techniques, business skills, and cooperative formation.
• Support beneficiary selection processes and maintain accurate beneficiary databases.
• Monitor field activities and submit regular progress reports to the project management team.
• Build strong relationships with traditional rulers, community leaders, and local organizations.
• Identify and resolve project implementation challenges at community level.
• Coordinate with local government officials and agricultural extension agents to integrate project activities.
• Apply MEDA values in all activities-culturally sensitivity, transparency and integrity in all relationship.
• Collect field data, testimonials, and success stories for M&E and communications purposes.

Provide technical assistance and mentoring support to project beneficiaries.

Requirements & Qualifications 

Minimum of a National Diploma (ND) in Agriculture, Social Sciences, Community Development, or related field.

• Fluency in English and Hausa (oral and written).
• Strong communication skills for stakeholder engagement and reporting.
• Problem-solving and critical thinking abilities with sound judgment.
• Willingness to work across different LGAs and adapt to varying field conditions.
• Strong relationship-building, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.

Deadline: 8 Oct 2025

How to Apply 

Qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and CV as a single PDF attachment to:

wibforecruitment@gmail.com

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.