Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Integration Officer at Ekklesiyar Yan'uwa a Nigeria (EYN PROJECT)

EYN Projects is a community-based non-profit/non-governmental organization. We respect and believe in the infinite worth of every individual. This is demonstrated through our developmental and humanitarian services to affected communities, equal employment opportunities, building and strengthening the skills of our staff, and ensuring qualitative and effective service delivery. EYN Projects does not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, or religion in our recruitment exercise nor in our humanitarian and developmental work.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Integration Officer

Location: Pulka, Borno
Job type: Full-time

About the Job

• The Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Integration Officer will play a critical role in enhancing the health and well-being of adolescents in Nigeria by integrating ASRH into various humanitarian responses.
• This position involves identifying programmatic gaps, mapping local civil society organizations, and fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders.
• A key focus will be on empowering Adolescents through capacity-building initiatives, ensuring their active participation in ASRH advocacy and interventions.
• By developing tailored training programs, organizing stakeholder convenings, and implementing innovative mentoring mechanisms, the Project Officer will contribute to creating a supportive environment for adolescent health and drive meaningful change in communities. 

Main Responsibilities
The Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Integration Officer will be responsible for the following, including those not listed but are extensions of those expressly stated:

Identify Programmatic Gaps:

• Conduct assessments to identify gaps in ASRH integration within Nigeria’s humanitarian framework.
• Engage with local SRH working groups to gather and analyze data on current challenges.

Mapping and Engagement:

• Map and identify Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and youth-led organizations (YLOs) focusing on adolescent health in target communities.
• Facilitate their involvement in gap analysis and contribute to training design.

Capacity Building for Adolescents:

• Develop and implement training programs aimed at building capacity among adolescents to promote their active participation in ASRH initiatives.
• Equip adolescents with skills in project management, decision-making, and public engagement.

Convene Multi-Sector Stakeholders:

• Organize meetings with stakeholders from health, education, WASH, and other sectors to address ASRH needs.
• Conduct focus groups and key informant interviews to gather insights on integration opportunities.

Develop ASRH Training Programs:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to design context-specific ASRH training content for healthcare providers and youth organizations.
• Ensure training methodologies are innovative and engage youth effectively.

Conduct Pilot Training Modules:

• Organize and facilitate pilot training sessions for practitioners across various sectors.
• Collect feedback to evaluate the effectiveness of training and identify areas for improvement.

Ongoing Adaptation and Feedback:

• Adapt training materials and guidelines based on participant feedback and emerging ASRH needs.
• Engage adolescents in continuous feedback processes to refine training approaches.

Establish Mentoring Mechanisms:

• Design and implement a mentoring program to support local actors in ASRH integration.
• Develop tools and checklists for assessing ASRH service quality in targeted sectors.

Knowledge Sharing and Dissemination:

• Create a knowledge-sharing strategy to promote best practices and lessons learned in ASRH integration.
• Conduct webinars and workshops to share training materials and integration guidelines with a broad audience.

Core Behaviours:

• Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:
• Ensure that programme goals and activities uphold the principles of the key national and international humanitarian frameworks, codes, and commitments
• Integrate beneficiary accountability principles into the approach

Achieving results effectively:

• Ensure efficient and transparent use of resources in accordance with internal controls
• Address difficult situations and make tough decisions confidently and calmly
• Consider the wider impact of decisions to be made in the short and long-term.
• Continuously provides feedback and updates to achieve improved results
• Document lessons learned and applies them to future projects
• Maintaining and developing collaborative relationships:
• Actively listen to different perspectives and experiences of stakeholders
• Actively participate in networks to access and contribute to good practice
• Establish and maintain clear communication and dialogue with disaster and conflict affected people and other stakeholders

Operating safely and securely:

• Identify and communicate risk and threats and minimises these for oneself and the agency
• Take measures to do no harm and to minimise risks for partners and the communities
• Reduce vulnerability by complying with safety and security protocols set by the organisation.

Managing yourself in a pressured and changing environment:

• Help team members to practise stress management through prioritisation of workloads and modelling of appropriate self-care
• Remain effective and retains perspective in the face of difficult or demanding situations
• Demonstrate personal integrity by using one’s position responsibly and fairly
• Maintain ethical and professional behaviour in accordance with relevant codes of conduct
• Plan, prioritise and perform tasks well under pressure
• Take responsibility for own work and for the impact of own actions

Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others:

• Demonstrate managerial courage by confronting difficult situations and seeking resolution, and stating willingness to champion ideas
• Demonstrate approachability and trust by listening carefully to others and valuing their contribution, and making others feel comfortable by being open and honest about their thoughts and feelings
• Demonstrate self-development and management by taking responsibility for own development, and actively seeking out feedback to better understand their own strengths and weaknesses.
• Effectively influence others by understanding their interests and showing how they will be met by own preferred solution
• Give constructive feedbacks to enhance capabilities and responsibilities to another for the purpose of his/her development

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience, particularly in health or humanitarian sectors, with a focus on adolescent health.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong communication and facilitation skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement Skills. 
• Experience in capacity building and training  program development.
• Ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders, including adolescents.
• Proficiency in data collection and analysis methods.

Application Closing Date
20th February, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• For the application to be valid, EYN Projects only accepts applications with a cover letter. 
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted
• If you are not reached upon the submission of your application, it means you did not meet the criteria for selection.
• Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted
• Our Safeguarding policy prevents physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect of any member of our community. The welfare of these individuals is paramount. All our communities without exception have the right to protection from abuse regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or belief. It is the responsibility of everyone to ensure safeguarding.
• EYN Projects does not ask for any form of payment/compensation at any stage of recruitment
• The organization has zero tolerant to any form of Abuse or PSEA