Team Lead at Caritas Nigeria

Caritas Nigeria is a Not-for-Profit Humanitarian and development agency established by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) to coordinate relief and social development interventions of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, Caritas Nigeria works to fight hunger, disease, and ignorance, as well as respond to humanitarian crises and emergencies by mobilizing resources from within and outside the Church to meet the basic needs of affected persons, regardless of religion, nationality or ethnicity.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Lead

Location: Calabar, Cross River

Position Summary

• The Team Lead – Calabar provides field leadership for the delivery of protection services to Cameroonian refugees and host communities in Calabar Axis.
• The role ensures effective implementation of GBV, child protection, legal assistance, and community-based protection activities, while promoting accountability, safeguarding, and alignment with UNHCR standards and Caritas Nigeria’s frameworks.

Key Responsibilities
Program Leadership & Oversight:

• Lead protection monitoring, GBV response, and legal assistance activities in Calabar Municipal and surrounding LGAs.
• Ensure interventions are rights-based, survivor-centered, inclusive, and culturally appropriate.
• Supervise case identification, referrals, and service delivery for survivors of GBV, children at risk, and individuals facing rights violations.
• Integrate awareness and protection messaging into community events (e.g., Calabar Carnival) to strengthen refugee inclusion.
• Supervise and mentor protection monitors and established community structures.
• Strengthen staff capacity on protection intervention for quality service provision.
• Strengthen and maintain accessible feedback and complaints mechanisms for refugees and host communities.
• Strengthening community engagements through focus group discussions, town halls, and community dialogues to elevate community voices.
• Ensure inclusive participation of women, youth, and persons with disabilities in decision-making processes.

Coordination & Partnerships:

• Represent Caritas Nigeria in CP/GBV Working Groups, Child Protection Networks, and other coordination forums.
• Strengthen collaboration with UNHCR, government agencies (e.g., Ministry of Women Affairs, Police, Immigration), NGOs, and Refugee-Led Organizations.
• Support advocacy efforts to improve protection pathways and strengthen institutional accountability.

Safeguarding & Risk Management:

• Implement fraud prevention and SEAH mitigation frameworks in Calabar operations, based on Caritas Internationalis PSEA framework.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, International Development, Social Work, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 4–5 years of humanitarian protection experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or coordination role.
• Strong knowledge of international protection standards, GBV programming, and accountability frameworks.
• Proven ability to manage multi-sectoral projects and coordinate with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in Cross River or similar displacement-affected contexts is an advantage.

Core Competencies:

• Leadership & Team Management
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Accountability to Affected Populations
• Safeguarding & PSEA Compliance
• Problem-Solving & Adaptive Management
• Cultural Sensitivity & Inclusivity

Other Skills:

• Proven team player
• Able to work effectively with minimum supervision and in a diverse team environment
• Excellent planning and prioritization skills
• Ability to think tactically
• Good motivator of others
• Willing to work additional hours at crucial times

Physical Demands:

• Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screen and doing repetitive work on a keyboard.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift 5-50 lbs.

Application Closing Date
24th July, 2026.

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