Deadline: 11 May, 2021
Location: Michika, Nigeria
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Community Engagement Officer.
DRC fulfills its mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations including refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Responsibilities
- Determine the training and capacity-building needs of community leaders and other key project stakeholders on community engagement and safety
- Interact and collaborate with members of the community to create and maintain comfortable and safe-living conditions in communities
- Play a preventive role by making the organisation’s presence felt in the community through creating a sense of security to community members, preventing crimes, supporting crime victims, and offering information when necessary
- Carry out enquiries in communities to establish any safety and security needs
- Working with community focal persons, establish community support structures that can be used for reporting crime and any other activities that could threaten peace and harmony in the community
- Participate in preparing monthly/quarterly/annual highlights and reports
- Assist AVR manager and AVR supervisor in carrying out monitoring and evaluation of programme activities
- Develop weekly and monthly plans and budgets for AVR supervisor or manager’s approval
- Advise AVR manager and supervisor on tools and equipment required for the implementation of community engagement and safety
- Ensure quality control during implementation of community engagement and safety activities in accordance with DRC global standards
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a recognised institution of higher learning in Nigeria
- Master’s degree in Conflict Prevention, International Relations, Law, or Peace Studies
- Seven years, minimum, of police service experience in Nigeria
- Experience working in diverse and cross-cultural and insecure context
- Experience in community engagement and safety programme will be a plus
- Experience working with NGOs, preferably in a humanitarian context
- Specialised training in criminal justice, law, mediation and dispute resolution is a plus
- Knowledge of Nigeria’s northeast
- Proven record of working with communities in maintaining law and order
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: Danish Refugee Council
