Community Engagement Officer at the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) Center

Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) Center is an international nonprofit with offices around the world working to improve protection for civilians caught in conflict zones. Our mission is to work with armed actors and civilians in conflict to develop and implement solutions to prevent, mitigate, and respond civilian harm. We are advocates who believe that no civilian caught in conflict should be ignored, and advisors who provide practical solutions to preventing and responding to civilian harm.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Community Engagement Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time
Department: Programs
Reports To: Community Engagement Manager
Minimum Experience: Mid-level

Job Description

• We are looking for a “Community Engagement Officer” who will support in developing, implementing, and facilitating CIVIC Community Based Protection (CBP) engagement which range from capacity building for civilians in conflict affected communities, and creation of platforms for dialogues between Security force and community.
• Reporting to the Community Engagement Manager, you will work closely with the Community Based Protection team and, particularly with the community.
• The core purpose of your role is to support community resilience and participation in self -Protection activities, advocacy and behavioral change interventions, including the current conflict dynamics in Northeast Nigeria. Supporting people with live experience to share their stories and expertise. Coordinating and facilitating campaign meetings and events.
• Strengthening relationships with national representative and people-based organizations, Support to conflict affected Communities through community Based Protection.

Job Responsibilities

• Recruiting, training, and supporting community members and key stakeholders to engage with relevant actors to advocate for protection needs,
• Supporting people with live experience to share their stories and expertise.
• Coordinating and facilitating self- protection meetings and events.
• Strengthening relationships between Government forces, community militia and civilians.
• Supporting CIVIC to develop processes for proactively engaging with representative of relevant security agencies, and organizations.
• Strategize and implement ways for programming to reflect the different protection needs of women, men, boys, girls, including those with disabilities to increase their voice and influence around protection issues.
• In close coordination with the team, support civilians’ effort to develop self-protection strategies.

Educational Qualification & eExperience Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Social Science is required
• A strong commitment to reducing civilians harm and inequality in conflict affected communities.
• Experience in mobilizing and organizing communities to effect change (ideally in a social, environmental, or political campaign), using a variety of techniques including online face to face and phone.
• A minimum of 3-5 years relevant work experience is required
• Proven experience mobilizing communities to meet strategic goals and a strong understanding of strategic advocacy and campaigning.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, experience working with, and writing for, digital platforms, and facilitating online meetings with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Strong computer and digital skills; success using social media engagement strategies and digital campaigning.
• Experience in capacity building, training, and coordinating.
• Experience of general protection and conflict management will be highly regarded.
• Fluency in oral and written English, Kanuri, and Hausa is required.
• Experience working with an INGO is an added advantage
• Commitment to team working and understanding of how to contribute to team success will be an advantage.
• Ability to operate within a predominantly administratively self-servicing environment.

Application Closing Date
27th October, 2021.