Job Opportunities at GOALPrime Organization Nigeria

LOCATION: Mobbar (Damasak)- Borno

DURATION: 11months

Key Responsibilities

Safeguarding Implementation

• Support the rollout of the organization’s Child Safeguarding Policy across project locations.
• Ensure safeguarding standards are integrated into child protection, PSS, case management, and community-based activities.
• Conduct routine safeguarding risk assessments in project sites, schools, camps, and safe spaces.
• Monitor staff and volunteers’ adherence to safeguarding protocols.

Reporting & Case Handling

• Receive and document safeguarding concerns in line with confidentiality principles.
• Support safe and timely referrals through established referral pathways.
• Maintain secure safeguarding documentation and case records.
• Immediately escalate serious safeguarding incidents to the Safeguarding Officer.

Capacity Building & Awareness

• Support safeguarding induction for new staff, volunteers, and community facilitators.
• Assist in organizing safeguarding awareness sessions for children, caregivers, and community leaders.
• Promote child-friendly reporting mechanisms within project sites.

Monitoring & Compliance

• Conduct regular safeguarding compliance checks in activity locations.
• Support spot checks to ensure code of conduct compliance.
• Assist in tracking safeguarding action plans and mitigation measures.

Community Engagement

• Work closely with community structures to strengthen local safeguarding mechanisms.
• Promote safe participation of children in program design and implementation.
• Support feedback and complaints mechanisms (FCM).

Qualification 

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in social work, Psychology, Sociology, Education, or related field.
• Minimum 1–2 years’ experience in child protection or safeguarding programming.
• Experience working in humanitarian or conflict-affected settings (preferred).
• Understanding of safeguarding, CP minimum standards, and referral pathways

Skills and Competencies

• Strong understanding of child safeguarding principles, child protection minimum standards, and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA).
• Ability to identify safeguarding risks and support risk mitigation planning.
• Experience in receiving, documenting, and handling safeguarding concerns confidentially and ethically.
• Strong documentation and report-writing skills.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and demonstrate high ethical standards.
• Good facilitation and training skills, including supporting safeguarding awareness sessions for staff, partners, and community members.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to work with children and vulnerable groups in a culturally sensitive and respectful manner.
• Good coordination skills and ability to work with multi-sectoral teams.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage sensitive cases calmly and professionally.
• Basic understanding of referral pathways and case management processes.
• High level of integrity, accountability, and commitment to safeguarding principles.

Note: Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

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 Job Summary:

The Community-Based Transitional Justice Facilitator (Lawyer) will lead the design, coordination, and facilitation of community-level transitional justice processes. The role involves engaging survivors, community leaders, traditional institutions, civil society actors, and relevant authorities to promote inclusive, survivor-centered, and legally sound justice mechanisms.

The successful candidate will ensure that community-based justice approaches align with national laws, human rights standards, and international best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Implementation

• Facilitate community dialogues, consultations, and forums on transitional justice processes.
• Support the establishment or strengthening of community-based justice mechanisms.
• Provide legal guidance to ensure compliance with national and international human rights standards.
• Integrate survivor-centered and gender-sensitive approaches into all justice processes.
• Develop frameworks and tools for documentation, truth-telling, and community reconciliation.

Legal Advisory & Technical Support

• Provide legal analysis and advisory support on transitional justice issues.
• Review and draft legal documents, policy briefs, and guidance materials.
• Support referral pathways between community systems and formal justice institutions.
• Ensure alignment of traditional justice practices with constitutional and human rights protections.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage traditional rulers, religious leaders, women’s groups, youth groups, and local authorities.
• Build partnerships with legal institutions, bar associations, and justice sector actors.
• Conduct capacity-building sessions for community actors on rights-based justice approaches.

Documentation, Monitoring & Reporting

• Document community processes, lessons learned, and case studies.
• Prepare periodic technical and narrative reports.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation activities related to justice outcomes.

Safeguarding & Ethics

• Ensure confidentiality, informed consent, and survivor protection at all times.
• Adhere to safeguarding, protection, and ethical standards of the organization.
• Promote do-no-harm principles in all community engagements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B); BL qualification and call to the Bar is required.
• Minimum of [3–5] years of post-call legal experience.
• Demonstrated experience in human rights law, transitional justice, access to justice, or peacebuilding.
• Experience working with community-based or customary justice systems is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of gender, conflict sensitivity, and survivor-centered approaches.
• Experience working in an NGO or the development sector is an advantage.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong facilitation and mediation skills.
• Excellent legal research and drafting skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in culturally diverse and conflict-affected communities.
• High level of integrity, confidentiality, and ethical sensitivity.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Languages

• Fluency in English (written and spoken) and Kanuri