Education and Livelihood Coordinator at Center for Advocacy Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI)

Center for Advocacy, Transparency, and Accountability Initiative (CATAI), founded in 2018, is a registered NGO with a head office in Maiduguri, Borno State, with offices across Yobe and Adamawa states. We have been visible in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states implementing projects in education, protection (child/GBV), WaSH, nutrition, empowerment/livelihood, governance, and peacebuilding.

Our approach is aligned with our mission to enhance service delivery and empower citizens through our humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding nexus (HDP). CATAI is dedicated to enhancing service delivery through citizen empowerment. Its mission is to promote a just society across all regions in Nigeria through advocacy, research, impact, and innovation, focusing on institutional reforms, capacity building, and citizen empowerment. By creating platforms for dialogue, enabling informed debates, and building citizen capacity, CATAI strengthens local communities, allowing individuals to act as catalysts for addressing societal issues. The organization is committed to advocating for and promoting quality education, particularly for girls in marginalized communities, and utilizing technological means to enhance children’s productivity through knowledge acquisition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Education and Livelihood Coordinator

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

• The Education and Livelihood Coordinator will provide overall leadership and technical guidance for CATAI’s education and livelihood programs in Borno State.
• This senior role involves designing, implementing, and monitoring high-quality projects that align with humanitarian principles and international standards.
• The ideal candidate will have strong management and technical expertise, proven leadership experience, and the ability to work with diverse teams, partners, and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities
Education Program Leadership:

• Develop and oversee CATAI’s education strategy, ensuring alignment with INEE Minimum Standards and national policies.
• Lead planning and implementation of education projects, including work plans, procurement, and budgets.
• Serve as the organisation's EIEWG Focal person.
• Facilitate the organisation of training events planned with the state/national education Sectors.
• Identify training needs for volunteer teachers, SBMC, and formal school teachers. Particular focus should be on quality, inclusive, safe education, Child Safeguarding, standardisation of EiEInterventions and localisation.
• Deploy training on TVET, ABEP,.
• Ensure quality curriculum development and monitoring of student learning outcomes.
• Supervise and mentor education staff, building team capacity and performance.
• Prepare timely, accurate donor and internal reports.

Livelihood Program Leadership:

• Design and guide livelihood interventions, informed by needs assessments and market analyses.
• Oversee vocational training, savings and loan groups, and other livelihood activities.
• Build partnerships with private sector actors to enhance job creation and market linkages.
• Support capacity-building for staff and local partners to improve program delivery.

Integration and Cross-Cutting Functions:

• Ensure strong links and complementarity between education and livelihood programs.
  Monitor budgets with the finance team and ensure cost-effective use of resources.
• Represent CATAI at cluster meetings, donor forums, and with government stakeholders.
• Ensure programs are conflict-sensitive, inclusive, and adapted to the needs of IDPs and host communities.

• Advocate for children’s rights and access to education and sustainable livelihoods.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Development, Economics, Social Sciences, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• Experience: At least 5 years of experience in a senior technical or managerial role in humanitarian or development programming.

Core Technical Skills:

• Project and grants management across the full program cycle.
• Strong knowledge of Education in Emergencies (EiE).
• Expertise in livelihoods, CVA, financial inclusion, vocational training, and market systems.
• Experience designing integrated programs linking education, livelihoods, and protection.
• Proven ability to build and manage partnerships with donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and government.
• Strong skills in capacity-building, training, and staff development.
• Proficiency in MEAL approaches and evidence-based programming.
• Commitment to gender equity, child protection, safeguarding, and disability inclusion
• Experience with emergency preparedness and response.
• Familiarity with digital tools for education and livelihoods (advantage).

Behavioral Competencies:

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• High standards of integrity, accountability, and ethical conduct.
• Languages: Excellent written and spoken English. Knowledge of Hausa or Kanuri is an advantage.

Commitment:

• CATAI is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of gender, age, religion, disability, or ethnicity.

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity
• Demonstrating commitment to CATAI
• Embracing cultural diversity
• Embracing change

Policy Statements:

• Center for Advocacy Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI) operates in an equal opportunity environment and has policies that actively encourage gender equality, diversity and social inclusion, Child Safeguarding, Adolescents and youth initiatives; PSEA, GBV, VAC, and Fraud.
• CATAI has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment. All selected candidates must undergo reference checks, background verification, and will be required to sign and comply with CATAI’s Code of Conduct and safeguarding policies.
• CATAI does not charge any fee to facilitate its recruitment processes.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Annual leave and wellness days.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.

Application Closing Date
17th September, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: CV and cover letter are to be on a single document; either a PDF or a Word document will be accepted, with the subject line “Education and Livelihood Coordinator or Livelihood Assistant– CATAI”.