The organization, Sahei Gender Development Initiative, was formally known and called Sanitation and hygiene education initiative (SGDI). The organization is a Nigerian non-governmental and not-for-profit making organization incorporated with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in November 2014.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Protection and MHPSS Project Officer

Locations: Borno and Yobe
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Implement protection programming, child protection, and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities at the field level, ensuring emotional well-being, safe spaces, and proper service referrals for vulnerable groups, children, and survivors.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute community-based  protection and MHPSS activities following safeguarding and do-no-harm principles.
• Facilitate psychosocial support (PSS) sessions, psycho-education, and coping strategy workshops for women, youth, and children.
• Supervise Community Outreach Workers, MHPSS counsellors, and Community Support Center staff.
• Monitor protection cases, assess psychological and psychosocial needs, and manage safe referrals to specialized legal, health, or GBV services.
• Represent the organization in MHPSS technical working groups and protection clusters.
• Collect, analyze, and submit regular field and assessment reports adhering to strict data confidentiality.
• Conduct training sessions and workshops for HLP, WASH and GBV staff on protection mainstreaming, social cohesion and the importance of incorporating protection principles into their daily work.
• Support the development of training materials and tools to support protection mainstreaming in the field
• Support effective community engagement and community input into program activities and design through close contact and structured activities
• Participate in community events and meetings, and lead the organization of awareness sessions and workshops
• Collaborate with program teams to identify and address potential protection risks associated with project activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, HND, or NCE in Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, Public Health, Sociology, or related social sciences.
• At least 5 years of humanitarian or development field experience in Protection, MHPSS, or case management.
• Practical training in psychosocial first aid (PFA), PSS principles, and child/vulnerable-group safeguarding.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and cultural sensitivity skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.