- Company: Sahei Gender Development Initiative
- Location: Borno and Yobe
- Job type: Full-time
About the role
Sahei Gender Development Initiative is seeking a Protection and MHPSS Project Officer to lead field-level activities in Borno and Yobe. This full-time position focuses on implementing protection programming, child protection, and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services. You will ensure the emotional well-being of vulnerable groups, children, and survivors by creating safe spaces and managing proper service referrals.
Responsibilities
- Represent the organization in MHPSS technical working groups and protection clusters.
- Support community engagement and incorporate community input into program design.
- Lead awareness sessions, workshops, and community events.
- Monitor protection cases, assess psychosocial needs, and manage referrals to legal, health, or GBV services.
- Supervise Community Outreach Workers, MHPSS counsellors, and Community Support Center staff.
- Conduct training on protection mainstreaming, social cohesion, and safeguarding for HLP, WASH, and GBV staff.
- Facilitate psychosocial support sessions, psycho-education, and coping strategy workshops for women, youth, and children.
- Collect, analyze, and submit field reports while maintaining strict data confidentiality.
- Collaborate with program teams to identify and address protection risks.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree, HND, or NCE in Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, Public Health, Sociology, or a related social science.
- At least 5 years of humanitarian or development field experience in Protection, MHPSS, or case management.
- Practical training in psychosocial first aid (PFA), PSS principles, and child/vulnerable-group safeguarding.
- Strong communication, facilitation, and cultural sensitivity skills.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online via the link below. Please attach your CV and Cover Letter, ensuring the file is named in the format “Name_Position you applied for”. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and only candidates meeting the requirements will be contacted.
