Gender Equality Social Inclusion (GESI) Officer at Mon Club International

Mon Club International leverages the capacities of its members, who are drawn from several humanitarian organizations (UN, INGOs, NGOs, Civil-Societies, etc.) across the globe, in meeting the needs of the underserved across the country. Our expertise, local knowledge, engagements with the community, and passion for the weak have enabled the execution of impactful interventions with limited resources. At Mon Club International, we believe that humanitarians are not only those with a professional career in the humanitarian field but anyone who understands that human suffering must be addressed wherever it is found. Therefore, we have members in diverse fields worldwide who are always willing to fund our projects whenever the need arises

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Gender Equality Social Inclusion (GESI) Officer

Location: Borno
Job type: Contract
Duration: 6 Months
Classification: Non-family duty station

Job Description

• The Protection Officer will work as part of the core team to ensure that gender, protection issues of beneficiaries are identified and addressed at all stages while implementing the General Food Distribution, Livelihood and nutrition related programme for vulnerable children and Pregnant and Lactating women and Cash Based Transfers to vulnerable beneficiaries in the job location The protection Officer will be technically supervised and supported by the Program Manager

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure the delivery of protection activities in all General Food Distribution, Nutrition and livelihood sites covered within the LGA.
• Undertake regular field visits with the teams to identify and address, along with the sectorial teams, potential protection concerns arising from humanitarian response.
• Prepare for and organize community consultations and community-based orientation sessions, in coordination with project team(s) and other partners.
• Participates in developing and updating the mapping of services for threats and abuses (including GBV) that beneficiaries face in project operation areas.
• Lead and supervise assessment teams during thematic surveys, needs assessment and data collection for protection-related research.
• With support of the Program Manager, follow-up with humanitarian actors about requests and invitations for community sessions.
• Monitor protection issues affecting host population in project areas of operation.
• Support the Program Manager and Team to strategize, plan for and ensure appropriate integration and mainstreaming of protection through all program activities and the various stages in a distribution site.
• With support of the Program Manager, develop and update relevant Information, Education and Communication tools (leaflets, brochures, posters etc.) that can be used during beneficiaries' sensitization sessions.
• Support the Program Manager in developing safe programming and conflict-sensitive approaches to the humanitarian response.
• In collaboration with the Program Manager, ensure program staff are fully trained on existing referral systems and relevant SOPs for protection cases.
• Sensitize beneficiaries on available feedback mechanisms and maintain an open communication with them to obtain feedback and complaints with regards to protection issues and ensure corrective actions are taken and monitored.
• Ensure most vulnerable people are identified and prioritized during program activities.
• Disseminate protection related findings from PDMs and ensure the recommendations are implemented effectively.
• Produce gender and protection updates that will be included in field visit reports.
• Organize and prepare regular protection analysis reports.
• Contribute in biweekly/monthly reports, donor reports and proposals.
• Prepare weekly and monthly plans and facilitation of community awareness sessions on basic and specialist protection services using approaches that promote gender equality.
• Support and coordinate with M&E Officers and for surveys, post-distribution other monitoring activities.
• Support country teams to ensure M&E processes engendered protection and ensure learning of protection issues are captured. 

Education, Professional Experience and Professional Requirement

• B.Sc or HND or any equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution 
• Mininum of 2 Years’ Experience Related field

 Skills and Competence:

• Good communication skills (verbal and written).
• A proactive and flexible approach to work.
• Strong interpersonal skills

Other Requirement (Language(s) proficiency):

• Fluency in written and spoken English. Fluency in Hausa/Kanuri is an advantage.

Application Closing Date
26th July, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: hr@monclubint.org using the Job Title as the subject of the email.