Assistant Livelihood & Economic Inclusion Officer (UNOPS LICA 8) at UNHCR / UNOPS (2025-08-01 – Present)
- Explore partnerships to facilitate the economic inclusion of refugees
- Worked with the multi-functional team, more specifically with the Protection Unit, to support the assessment of the legal framework for the right to work and rights at work and recommend/implement advocacy initiatives and policy reform to improve UNHCR PoCs economic inclusion, rights and access to work
- Built on UNHCR databases to support regular information sharing and coordination among different humanitarian, developmental and governmental stakeholders
- Conducted necessary assessments in collaboration with relevant private and public stakeholders, including impact assessments on local economies and surveys that help to identify investment and funding opportunities that enhance the economic inclusion of UNHCR PoC
- Supported Direct Implementation of LEI Projects
- Performed other related duties as required
- Coordinated community mobilization for the verification and establishment of 56 Cooperative Societies
- Provided technical support and coordinated the formation of 56 agribusiness ventures for the persons affected by forced displacement as means of sustainable livelihoods
- Provided technical support, including technical specification of items, to support the procurement of agribusiness equipment, implements and inputs, as start-up packages to support the established business enterprises
- Provided technical support, including the development of Terms of References (TORs) to support the Survey, Mapping and Parcellation of farmlands to support large-scale agricultural production
- Provided technical support, including the Irrigation System Design, to support the establishment the Pilot Irrigation Projects, supported Cooperative Training and Registration
- Provided technical support to ensure the routine reporting of project implementation across locations and supported proposal development for fund raising
Assistant Livelihood & Economic Inclusion Officer (Fixed Term) at UNHCR (2021-07-01 – 2025-06-30)
- Explore partnerships to facilitate the economic inclusion of refugees, such as line ministries, private sector and development actors in accordance with UNHCR Global and Country level policies, priorities, and strategies, in particular the Global Compact on Refugees
- Work with the multi-functional team, more specifically with the Protection Unit, to support the assessment of the legal framework for the right to work and rights at work and recommend/implement advocacy initiatives and policy reform to improve UNHCR PoCs economic inclusion, rights and access to work
- Build on UNHCR databases to support regular information sharing and coordination among different humanitarian, developmental and governmental stakeholders
- Conduct necessary assessments in collaboration with relevant private and public stakeholders, including impact assessments on local economies and surveys that help to identify investment and funding opportunities that enhance the economic inclusion of UNHCR PoC
- In case UNHCR is implementing specific livelihoods activities, work closely with and provide technical assistance on livelihoods interventions to help ensure they are market-based, and that the role of UNHCR has been strategically determined in consideration of its comparative advantage vis-à-vis other partners
- Perform other related duties as required
- Guiding Implementing Partners to identify, enroll and train Cameroonian Refugees in various Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ventures, graduating them and supporting them with Business Starter Packs, to establish their respective enterprises, to achieve self-reliance
- Successfully led the Joint UN-UN partnership between UNHCR and FAO, to conduct a Rapid Livelihoods and Energy Needs Assessment, to provide the baseline to implement the DG-ECHO Grant, across Cross River, Benue and Taraba States, in Nigeria
- Provided technical support to facilitate and coordinate the implementation of the UN-UN partnership between UNHCR and FAO to implement the 2021 EU-ECH DG-supported Agricultural Production and Energy support Project in Taraba State Nigeria (3,300 Participants)
- Successfully conducted a One-Day 2022 Livelihood and Economic Inclusion (LEI) Planning Workshop for LEI partners in the UNHCR Sub-Office, Ogoja, to guide the IPs with their project planning process
- Ensuring Quality Control with the ongoing Livelihoods and Economic Support for Refugees by the IPs
- Facilitated the development of MoUs between UNHCR and two Implementing and one collaborating partners to support the implementation of LEI activities in the operation
- Successfully collaborated with the Supply Unit of UNHCR and facilitated the procurement of Livelihood starter packs for Refugees and vulnerable members of the host communities in 2022 and 2023
- Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Terms of References (TORs) to support the selection and targeting of Livelihood and Economic Inclusion beneficiaries
- Developed SOPs for Farmland Allocation for Refugee Households
- Developed SOPs for Construction of Poultry and Livestock Pens
- Developed SOPs for Supply of Goats and Pigs Project Implementation
- Successfully collaborated with the Supply Unit of UNHCR and provided technical support to facilitate the procurement of Livelihood starter packs for Refugees and vulnerable members of the host communities in 2022 and 2023 as a Direct Implementation
- Developed SOPs to support LEI implementation in the operations
- Liaised with Government partners across the Refugee Hosting States in Cross River, Benue, Taraba and Akwa-Ibom States to ensure the inclusion of Forcibly Displaced Persons into Government policies to facilitate access to sustainable livelihood and other economic opportunities to enhance self-reliance
Food Security & Livelihoods Programme Manager / Head of Project Sub-Office at Cuso International (2020-04-01 – 2021-06-17)
Oversaw project resources, donor reporting, implementation of agricultural & livestock interventions, market linkages, value chains, and team supervision.
- Implemented Farmer-Field School for 1,089 refugee beneficiaries; distributed inputs and starter packs
- Trained staff as VSLA master trainers; coordinated formation/registration of 120 VSLAs across Benue & Cross River
- Established Farm Villages for integrated value-chain training (poultry, fisheries, goat rearing, vegetables)
- Led entrepreneurship and TVET training for 1,000 beneficiaries; set up Youth Resource Centre for ICT-based livelihoods
Deputy Head of Department, Food Security & Livelihoods at Action Against Hunger (ACF) (2018-08-20 – 2020-03-31)
Technical leadership in FSL strategy, project development, program quality and external representation.
- Led Rapid Market Assessments (RAM) informing modality shift from GFD to voucher systems
- Introduced and scaled VSLA methodology across teams; led multiple value chain, HEA and resilience studies
- Coordinated farm land access surveys; contributed to cost-of-diet, post-harvest and impact analyses used for program redesign
- Regular contributor to coordination fora (WFP/FAO, OCHA, UNDP; Cash Working Groups; livelihood clusters)
Food Security & Livelihood Programme Coordinator at Oxfam GB (2016-05-03 – 2018-08-17)
Partner management
