Programme Officer - Civic Space at Spaces for Change (S4C)

Job Description

• Research, keep up-to-date on global and national trends, monitor policy developments and key human rights issues affecting the civic space: freedoms of speech and association.
• Design and implement a wide range of research initiatives and advocacy campaigns to push back against closing civic spaces in Nigeria, and advocate an enabling environment for civil society.
• Lead and support dissemination of research findings to reach broad and diverse audience, cutting across policy, civil society, academia, media, governmental and non-governmental entities.
• Conducting awareness programmes, policy dialogues with decision-makers, and outreaches in urban and rural communities to deepen civic engagement on a wide range of crucial economic, social and political issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree (2.1) plus three (3) years relevant experience in fields at intersection of Law, Public Administration, International Development and Human Rights.
• Excellent research and communication skills.
• Research capability is a MUST.
• Ability to track multiple simultaneous projects and initiatives.