Field Officer at the Centre for Social Cohesion, Peace and Empowerment (CENSCOPE) - 3 Openings

The Centre for Social Cohesion, Peace and Empowerment (CENSCOPE) is a non-profit organization that focuses on promoting the ideals of self-sustainability, equality and social justice to the members of the society, it was founded in the year 2014 out of the need to give succor and support to the victim of arm conflict and natural disasters in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Field Officer

Locations: Bama LGA - Borno, Adamawa & Yobe
Employment Type: Full time

Job Summary
Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator, the holders of this position shall perform the following duties:

• Assist the Project Coordinator to develop and coordinate rapid needs assessments and responses in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements
• Actively participate in preparations of field missions, i.e. prepare documentation required, procurements, travel documentation
• Set up of complaints mechanisms for beneficiaries as both an accountability measure
• Take lead in conducting trainings to community members, partner staff and other local authorities when the need arises.
• Draft project monitoring, activity reports, and evidence-based advocacy note on a weekly, monthly, and ad hoc basis.
• Collect and maintain project data ensuring the highest standards of data protection and confidentiality;
• Provide functional and administrative support in implementing participatory approaches, needs assessments, monitoring, reporting and case management.
• Support with occasional document translation and provide interpretation support during meetings, trainings
• Establish good working relationships members of community 
• Develop together with the team clear work plans on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Prepare and compile weekly, monthly donor reports on project activities on a timely manner
• Ensure management of individual cases and appropriate documentation and filling including inputted in kobo tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Social Sciences, Counselling, Education, Development Studies or relevant equivalent disciplines
• Knowledge of Victims Assistance norms, principles, and activities
• Ability to work independently and work with a team;
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good organizing skills and interpersonal skills
• Strong facilitation skills, and familiarity with training-of-trainer (ToT) approaches and methodologies.

Keys skills:

• Demonstrate competency in microsoft office package
• Excellent presentation and writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Fluency in the English Language both written and spoken is required and ability to interact in Hausa and Kanuri languages.

Qualities:

• Proficient command of the English language (written and oral)
• Proven work experience in multicultural and stressful environments.
• Ability to adapt to working conditions and tasks that may change with the reality of the field.

Application Closing Date
12th April, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Motivation Letters to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• CENSCOPE operates in an equal opportunity environment and has policies that actively encourages inclusion and diversity, 
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
• Female candidates are encouraged to apply
• CENSCOPE does not charge any fee to facilitate any recruitment process.
• This position is open to Nigerian Nationals.