Senior Protection Officer

The Senior Protection Officer leads the implementation of child protection and gender-based violence (GBV) interventions for conflict-affected children, girls, and women in Northeast Nigeria. The role supports the Protection Unit to ensure quality service delivery, continuous improvement, and timely response to protection concerns.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Development Studies, or a related field.
• A qualified social worker; or a professional with equivalent proven experience.
• Experience working in the Humanitarian context. Minimum of 3 years’ proven experience in child protection, case management, or reintegration programming, preferably within national or international humanitarian/development NGOs.
• Strong skills in community engagement, psychosocial support, and working in conflict or post-conflict contexts.
• Innovative, solutions-oriented, and equipped with sound analytical, conceptual, and strategic thinking abilities.
• Demonstrated commitment to humanitarian principles, child safeguarding, and reintegration of vulnerable groups including Children Associated with Armed Groups (CAAFAG).
• Commitment to Street Child’s mission, vision, and values.
• We value high integrity, honesty, confidentiality and willingness to work in a flexible, dynamic, and challenging environment.
• Acceptance of diversity and inclusion as core principles.

Benefits

• Gross Salary: NGN 738,009.79 monthly
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Generous parental leave