Project Officer at BigSun Africa

At BigSun Africa, we are building a movement of empowered African youth committed to sustainability, clean energy, and climate action. Born out of a need to address energy poverty and environmental challenges across the continent, we provide practical training, awareness, and leadership development programs focused on renewable energy and eco-friendly practices. Our interventions to empower youth and women for Climate Action, Expand Access to Clean Reliable Energy in underserved communities, Strengthen Healthcare System Through Youth Led Innovation and Build inclusive and Sustainable communities with youth at the center. BIGSUN AFRICA works with the mission to empower African communities to achieve sustainable development through just energy transition, healthcare initiatives, and economic opportunities that foster growth, equality, and resilience.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Contract

Job Purpose

• Project Officer supports project planning, implementation, and monitoring, which includes tasks like designing project activities, tracking progress against milestones, and managing budgets.
• They often liaise with implementing partners and stakeholders, conduct field visits to monitor activities, and collect data for reporting and evaluation purposes.
• Other duties include providing technical support and training, managing communication with stakeholders, and ensuring that projects align with the organization's goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the program team to record and analyze monitoring data for reporting and timely communicate the results of analysis to inform programme decision making
• Conduct surveys and analyze data on a quarterly basis and make recommendations to improve the project based on the findings
• Support the Project Manager to prepare periodic project reports based on accurate and evidence-based data/information
• Support the Monitoring and Evaluation team in the tracking of outcome of activities evidenced by accurate data to enhance quality of reporting
• Identify and document human interest stories and case studies based on the successes of implemented projects
• Assist program team in reviewing log frames, M&E work plans and targets at proposal development stage through the project implementation
• Assist to identify needs and opportunities by conducting training needs assessments.
• Collect data on project indicators and maintain an updated database on project progress
• Assist in tracking project performance at community level and report, monitor and follow up on project activities.
• Conduct regular visits to project sites to monitor the implementation of activities, gather feedback from beneficiaries and submit detailed report about the activities and findings

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Nonprofit Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in project management within the nonprofit sector.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Good communication, interpersonal, and networking skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multicultural team, often requiring travel to remote areas.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience providing training and capacity building to staff or partners is often required.

Application Closing Date
17th November, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application CV and cover letter in One Document to: recruitment@bigsun.africa using the job title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• The title of the position must be indicated in the subject line of your e-mail. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis due to the urgency of the need for the position.
• Successful candidates will be required to resume immediately after a successful reference check.
• Women are strongly encouraged to apply.