GBV Project Officer

About the Role

Sahei Gender Development Initiative (SGDI) is a leading national non-governmental organization dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable individuals and conflict-affected communities in Northeastern Nigeria. We are currently seeking a passionate and experienced GBV Project Officer to lead the design, implementation, and survivor-centered management of Gender-Based Violence prevention, response activities, safe spaces, and risk mitigation across our program sectors in Borno State.

• Implement GBV program activities, managing survivor-centered case management following strict ethical and confidential protocols.
• Manage safe spaces for women and girls while leading impactful community awareness and engagement sessions.
• Handle Gender-Based Violence Information Management System data securely and maintain accurate documentation.
• Integrate GBV risk mitigation considerations across other programmatic sectors such as health, food security, and education.
• Uphold organizational safeguarding policies, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, and Core Humanitarian Standards.
• Provide direct psychosocial support, supervise case workers, and coordinate with local authorities and clusters for effective referral pathways.
• Organize and facilitate specialized capacity-building training for staff, volunteers, and community structures.

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Counselling, Public Health, Law, or a related social science field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in protection, women and girls safe spaces programming, or GBV response within a humanitarian context.
• In-depth technical expertise in gender inequality, human rights law, international humanitarian standards, and GBV guiding principles.
• Proven skills in managing national staff, building stakeholder relations, and facilitating community-level psychosocial support.
• Strong commitment to PSEA policies, diversity, and humanitarian principles in conflict-affected environments.

• Competitive humanitarian sector salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• Opportunity to make a direct, life-changing impact on vulnerable conflict-affected populations in Northeastern Nigeria.
• Professional development and capacity-building opportunities within a recognized and growing national NGO.

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