Job Vacancies For LGA Cash and Voucher Officer
JOB OPPORTUNITY: LGA Cash and Voucher Officer (2 Openings)
Organization: Life Helpers Initiative (LHI)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Borno & Yobe States, Nigeria
Duty Stations: Ngala, Dikwa, and Monguno LGAs (Borno State); Geidam LGA (Yobe State)
Application Deadline: October 24, 2026
About Life Helpers Initiative (LHI)
Life Helpers Initiative (LHI) is a prominent Nigerian non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to supporting vulnerable populations through comprehensive humanitarian and development programmes. We are currently seeking dynamic, qualified, and motivated professionals to join our team as LGA Cash and Voucher Officers.
Position Summary
The successful candidates will play a critical role in supporting cash and voucher assistance (CVA), cash transfers, food security, and livelihood activities. Responsibilities include ensuring proper beneficiary targeting, maintaining accurate documentation, upholding accountability standards, and facilitating effective programme implementation in challenging humanitarian settings.
Key Responsibilities & Scope of Work
Programme Implementation: Support the day-to-day execution of cash and voucher assistance, cash transfers, food security, and livelihood interventions.
Beneficiary Management: Execute robust beneficiary identification, registration, verification, and targeting procedures, with a focus on supporting internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and vulnerable households in conflict-affected communities.
Distribution & Reconciliation: Oversee cash distribution processes, voucher management, payment documentation, and financial reconciliation.
Monitoring & Reporting: Conduct regular field monitoring, gather beneficiary feedback, and prepare comprehensive activity and progress reports.
Coordination & Compliance: Maintain accurate records and documentation while coordinating effectively with community leaders, local authorities, financial service providers, and humanitarian partners.
Accountability & Safeguarding: Ensure adherence to accountability to affected populations (AAP) principles, safeguarding guidelines, fraud prevention standards, and complaints-handling mechanisms.
Qualifications & Requirements
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Education: Bachelor’s degree or HND in Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, Agriculture, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or a related field.
Experience: Demonstrated professional experience implementing cash and voucher assistance (CVA), cash transfers, food security, or livelihood programmes.
Technical Knowledge:
Familiarity with beneficiary targeting, registration, and verification procedures.
Understanding of cash distribution, voucher management, and reconciliation processes.
Knowledge of accountability, safeguarding, and complaints-handling mechanisms.
Skills & Competencies:
Strong communication, numerical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Excel); experience with digital data collection tools is a distinct advantage.
Proven capability to work effectively under challenging field and humanitarian conditions.
Prior experience supporting vulnerable populations in conflict-affected communities will be considered a strong asset.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application letter and curriculum vitae (CV) via email to:
📧 Email: recruitment@lhinigeria.org
📌 Email Subject: LGA Cash & Voucher Officer – [Preferred Location] (Applicants must clearly indicate their preferred location in the email subject line).
Application Deadline: October 24, 2026
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further assessments.
