Job Description

Community-Based Protection Officer Jobs in Nigeria

Company: INTERSOS
Position: Community-Based Protection Officer
Job Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-Time
Sector: NGO / Humanitarian / Protection & Community Development
Application Deadline:  27th Dec 2026 at 12:00 PM
Reporting To: Project Manager

INTERSOS is seeking a committed and experienced Community-Based Protection Officer to support humanitarian protection activities in conflict-affected communities across Nigeria. This role is ideal for professionals passionate about community engagement, humanitarian assistance, gender protection, social work, safeguarding, and NGO program implementation.

The position offers an opportunity to work closely with vulnerable populations affected by displacement, insecurity, food shortages, gender-based violence, and limited access to essential services. Candidates interested in NGO jobs in Nigeria, humanitarian jobs, community development careers, protection officer vacancies, and social work jobs are encouraged to apply.

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Job Overview

The Community-Based Protection Officer will work under the supervision of the Project Manager and technical guidance of the Program Protection Referent to coordinate, supervise, and implement community-based protection interventions. The role focuses on strengthening community resilience, protection awareness, safeguarding vulnerable groups, and supporting outreach workers and volunteers.

The successful candidate will play a major role in implementing INTERSOS Community-Based Protection Guidelines while ensuring quality programming, monitoring activities, data collection, and community participation.

Key Job Responsibilities

Community-Based Protection Program Management

• Plan, supervise, and coordinate protection activities in line with INTERSOS standards and humanitarian principles.
• Ensure community-based protection interventions are delivered effectively and on schedule.
• Conduct protection risk analysis and community mapping to identify vulnerabilities and risks.
• Lead asset mapping exercises to identify local strengths, resources, and community support systems.
• Monitor program implementation and ensure adherence to safeguarding and accountability principles.

Community Engagement & Outreach

• Conduct awareness campaigns on protection, gender-based violence prevention, safeguarding, inclusion, and community safety.
• Facilitate community dialogues, awareness sessions, and engagement activities with women, men, youth, and vulnerable populations.
• Support the formation and strengthening of community protection committees and networks.
• Promote participation and inclusion through feedback mechanisms.

Staff Supervision & Capacity Building

• Participate in recruitment and onboarding of outreach workers and volunteers.
• Provide training on protection principles, PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse), safeguarding, confidentiality, and accountability.
• Supervise outreach workers and volunteers to ensure quality service delivery.
• Mentor staff and community volunteers to strengthen technical skills and humanitarian response capacity.

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Monitoring, Reporting & Data Management

• Collect and review program data to improve protection interventions.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports.
• Monitor community safe spaces, including Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS) and Child Friendly Spaces (CFS).
• Ensure timely reporting of program achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and impact.

Coordination & Partnership Development

• Coordinate with case management teams and protection monitoring teams to identify root causes of protection risks.
• Maintain strong working relationships with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), local leaders, and humanitarian partners.
• Represent INTERSOS in protection coordination meetings and working groups.
• Support local partnerships to strengthen community-led initiatives.

Safeguarding, Protection & Compliance

• Ensure all activities comply with humanitarian standards and INTERSOS policies.
• Promote gender equality, inclusion, confidentiality, accountability, and do-no-harm principles.
• Conduct regular safeguarding and PSEA refresher training.
• Ensure ethical and culturally appropriate engagement with communities.

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Education Requirements

Applicants should possess:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in:
  • Social Work
  • Social Sciences
  • Community Development
  • Sociology
  • Psychology
  • International Development or related fields

Additional certifications in protection, safeguarding, gender, psychosocial support, or humanitarian programming are an added advantage.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of professional experience in humanitarian protection programming.
• Proven experience working with community groups, outreach workers, volunteers, and CBOs.
• Experience in protection mainstreaming, community mobilization, participatory approaches, and safeguarding.
• Prior NGO or humanitarian sector experience is strongly preferred.

Required Skills & Competencies

Successful candidates should demonstrate:

• Strong community engagement and facilitation skills
• Excellent reporting and documentation abilities
• Knowledge of protection standards, referral systems, safeguarding, and humanitarian principles
• Strong leadership and team supervision capabilities
• Good organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Language Requirements

• Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory.
• Knowledge of Hausa and Kanuri languages is an added advantage.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: Competitive and based on INTERSOS salary scale and experience.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Humanitarian response and protection training.
• Exposure to emergency programming and international NGO operations.
• Career advancement opportunities in humanitarian and development sectors.

Training & Professional Development

INTERSOS supports staff development through:

• Humanitarian protection training
• Community engagement and safeguarding workshops
• Monitoring and reporting skill development
• Leadership and supervisory training
• Ongoing mentorship and technical support

Why Join INTERSOS?

Working with INTERSOS offers an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of displaced and vulnerable communities while building expertise in humanitarian aid, community protection, safeguarding, NGO project implementation, outreach coordination, gender inclusion, emergency response, and social development.

Candidates interested in humanitarian jobs in Nigeria, protection officer jobs, NGO careers, community development opportunities, social work jobs, and international development roles are strongly encouraged to apply.