Project Officer Borno

The Centre for Social Cohesion, Peace and Empowerment (CENSCOPE) is a non-profit organization that focuses on promoting the ideals of self-sustainability, equality and social justice to the members of the society, it was founded in the year 2014 out of the need to give succor and support to the victim of arm conflict and natural disasters in Nigeria. We are  recruiting to fill the position below:

 Job Title: Project Officer

Location: Borno Role Purpose

To serve as the core delivery engine of the project; leading day-to-day implementation of activities, field coordination, training facilitation and compliance follow-through across the seven target LGAs.

Implement and coordinate project activities across assigned LGAs in line with the workplan. Facilitate trainings (government officials, budget monitors) and stakeholder engagements. Support baseline and monitoring data collection using survivor-centred, disability-inclusive methods. Coordinate field logistics and pre-mission security briefings with the Project Manager. Track activity-level compliance and route any incident reports through safeguarding channels.

Qualification & Specification

Bachelor's Degree in Development, Education, Social Sciences or a related field. 2–3 years' project implementation experience in humanitarian or development settings in Northeast Nigeria. Field experience in hard-to-reach or high-security LGAs; willingness to travel regularly. Hausa and/or Kanuri strongly preferred; proficiency in English.

Familiarity with digital data-collection tools (e.g. KoboToolbox / ODK). Experience in advocacy, budget monitoring or education programming.

13th September, 2026. How to Apply

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Safeguarding & equal opportunity CENSCOPE works with children and vulnerable people and is committed to safeguarding.  The successful candidate will sign CENSCOPE's Code of Conduct and complete mandatory PSEA and child-protection training, roles involving direct contact with children are subject to enhanced checks.  CENSCOPE is an equal-opportunity employer; qualified women, young women and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the organization reserves the right to close this vacancy prior to the stated deadline once a suitable candidate is identified. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.