Programme Officer - Civic Space at Spaces for Change (S4C)

Spaces for Change (S4C) is a non-profit organization working to infuse human rights into social and economic governance processes in Nigeria. Through digital crowd-sourcing, research, policy analysis, advocacy, youth engagement, public interest litigation and community action, we aim to increase the participation of Nigerian youth, women and communities in the development of social and economic policy, and also help public authorities and corporate entities to put a human rights approach at the heart of their decision-making.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Programme Officer - Civic Space

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Research, keep up-to-date on global and national trends, monitor policy developments and key human rights issues affecting the civic space: freedoms of speech and association.
• Design and implement a wide range of research initiatives and advocacy campaigns to push back against closing civic spaces in Nigeria, and advocate an enabling environment for civil society.
• Lead and support dissemination of research findings to reach broad and diverse audience, cutting across policy, civil society, academia, media, governmental and non-governmental entities.
• Conducting awareness programmes, policy dialogues with decision-makers, and outreaches in urban and rural communities to deepen civic engagement on a wide range of crucial economic, social and political issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree (2.1) plus three (3) years relevant experience in fields at intersection of Law, Public Administration, International Development and Human Rights.
• Excellent research and communication skills.
• Research capability is a MUST.
• Ability to track multiple simultaneous projects and initiatives.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.