Social Worker at Borno Women Development Initiative (BOWDI)

Borno Women Development Initiative (BOWDI) is a women-led, registered Non-Governmental, Non-Profit Organization with its head office located in Borno State, Nigeria. BOWDI has been active in Humanitarian and Development activities in the Northeast, especially in education, peace-building, advocacy, food security, livelihood, and protection.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Social Worker

Location: Borno

About the role

• Coordinating appropriate care, resources or benefits to target population.
• Liaise closely with the communities in identifying the social needs with regards to GBV prevention and response.
• Support overall project implementation by working closely with team members 
• Maintain professional relationships with service users, acting as guides and advocates. 
• Identify cases when need be and refer survivors to internal services within safe spaces.
• Support follow- ups on all referrals by closely working with case workers
• Provide accurate and timely information about services available to survivors within safe spaces 
• Accompany survivors to referred services at request of case workers, GBV Officers or PSS Officers. 
• Ensure that all service users' files are securely stored. 
• Maintain confidentiality with cases they received, and data related.
• Work closely with volunteers and other team members.
• Prepare and share reports on community-based activities (Awareness/sensitization, FGDs) etc using designed methodologies and reporting templates.
• Provide input for weekly and staff activity reports.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.