Partnership and Fundraising Officer
Nigeria
July 3, 2026
Full-timeJuly 3, 2026
Job Description
Job Overview:
Stanforte Edge is recruiting qualified Savings Group experts to provide technical assistance for a national savings group program in delivering accelerated formation of women savings groups in Katsina and Jigawa States.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Support stepdown training for community-based facilitators and local government implementation teams on mobilization, inclusion targeting, savings group formation, governance, meeting discipline, and data management. Support community-based facilitators and local government implementation teams to mobilize and form 1200 savings groups across LGAs. Conduct field meetings and observe live mobilisation and group formation sessions, providing real-time support and feedback. Provide weekly updates on the saving activities of each savings group formed and supported, and monthly updates on activities (e.g. savings and loan meetings, membership etc.). Support community-based facilitators and local government implementation teams in data management of created groups. Provide supportive supervision visits using approved checklists, viability diagnostics, and corrective action plans for weak groups. Reinforce existing safeguarding and code of conduct guidelines including prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment, and support community awareness on reporting channels. Support data quality routines by checking completeness of group registers and profiling tools and supporting timely submission for digital entry on project management platform. Document field challenges, learning gaps, and recommended improvements to strengthen delivery routines.
Required Qualifications:
Minimum of a first degree in Social Sciences, Management, Education, Development Studies, Public Health, or related disciplines. Minimum of 7 years relevant experience in community-based women empowerment programming, savings groups, livelihood interventions, or financial inclusion delivery. Demonstrated experience in Training of Trainers, facilitation, and field supervision in rural and peri-urban communities. Strong knowledge of savings groups methodologies, group governance and recordkeeping, and community mobilisation approaches. Experience supporting data collection and basic reporting, with strong attention to data completeness and accuracy. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with government counterparts, community leaders, and women groups. Fluency in English is required. Fluency in relevant local languages in Kogi and Ekiti is an advantage. Willingness to travel extensively within LGAs and wards and work in a high-intensity field environment.
Educational Background:
Minimum of a first degree in Social Sciences, Management, Education, Development Studies, Public Health, or related disciplines.
Experience:
Minimum of 7 years relevant experience in community-based women empowerment programming, savings groups, livelihood interventions, or financial inclusion delivery.
Languages:
Fluency in English is required. Fluency in relevant local languages in Kogi and Ekiti is an advantage.
Additional Notes:
Stanforte Edge operates a strict safeguarding policy. All recruits will undergo safeguarding orientation and must sign a Code of Conduct. Candidates must demonstrate professional integrity and respect for community members.
Stanforte Edge is recruiting qualified Savings Group experts to provide technical assistance for a national savings group program in delivering accelerated formation of women savings groups in Katsina and Jigawa States.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Support stepdown training for community-based facilitators and local government implementation teams on mobilization, inclusion targeting, savings group formation, governance, meeting discipline, and data management. Support community-based facilitators and local government implementation teams to mobilize and form 1200 savings groups across LGAs. Conduct field meetings and observe live mobilisation and group formation sessions, providing real-time support and feedback. Provide weekly updates on the saving activities of each savings group formed and supported, and monthly updates on activities (e.g. savings and loan meetings, membership etc.). Support community-based facilitators and local government implementation teams in data management of created groups. Provide supportive supervision visits using approved checklists, viability diagnostics, and corrective action plans for weak groups. Reinforce existing safeguarding and code of conduct guidelines including prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment, and support community awareness on reporting channels. Support data quality routines by checking completeness of group registers and profiling tools and supporting timely submission for digital entry on project management platform. Document field challenges, learning gaps, and recommended improvements to strengthen delivery routines.
Required Qualifications:
Minimum of a first degree in Social Sciences, Management, Education, Development Studies, Public Health, or related disciplines. Minimum of 7 years relevant experience in community-based women empowerment programming, savings groups, livelihood interventions, or financial inclusion delivery. Demonstrated experience in Training of Trainers, facilitation, and field supervision in rural and peri-urban communities. Strong knowledge of savings groups methodologies, group governance and recordkeeping, and community mobilisation approaches. Experience supporting data collection and basic reporting, with strong attention to data completeness and accuracy. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with government counterparts, community leaders, and women groups. Fluency in English is required. Fluency in relevant local languages in Kogi and Ekiti is an advantage. Willingness to travel extensively within LGAs and wards and work in a high-intensity field environment.
Educational Background:
Minimum of a first degree in Social Sciences, Management, Education, Development Studies, Public Health, or related disciplines.
Experience:
Minimum of 7 years relevant experience in community-based women empowerment programming, savings groups, livelihood interventions, or financial inclusion delivery.
Languages:
Fluency in English is required. Fluency in relevant local languages in Kogi and Ekiti is an advantage.
Additional Notes:
Stanforte Edge operates a strict safeguarding policy. All recruits will undergo safeguarding orientation and must sign a Code of Conduct. Candidates must demonstrate professional integrity and respect for community members.
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