Established in 2019, Protection without Borders league (POWIB) is an independent youth-led non-governmental organization which operates by principle of non-discrimination, transparency in rendering specialized services, responses and assistance to individuals and families in need. POWIB provide services and assistance in the areas of Child Protection, Healt...
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- The Protection Officer will support the implementation of protection activities under POWIB’s humanitarian and development programs. The position aims to promote the safety, dignity, and rights of affected persons through protection monitoring, case management, capacity building, and community-based protection initiatives. The ideal candidate should have strong technical knowledge of protection principles, GBV prevention and response, child protection, and inclusion approaches, with proven experience in community engagement and inter-agency coordination.
Key Responsibilities
Protection Implementation and Case Management
- Conduct protection assessments, identify at-risk individuals, and provide timely and appropriate case management services in line with international standards.
- Implement individualized protection response plans ensuring confidentiality, safety, and survivor-centered approaches.
- Refer cases requiring specialized services to appropriate actors and follow up to ensure effective service delivery.
- Monitor, document, and report protection concerns and trends to inform program design and advocacy.
Community Engagement and Awareness
- Facilitate awareness sessions and community dialogues on protection risks, rights, and available services.
- Support the establishment and capacity-building of Community-Based Protection Committees.
- Strengthen community feedback and complaints mechanisms to enhance accountability and participation.
- Identify and support community-driven protection solutions, especially for women, children, and persons with disabilities.
Coordination and Networking
- Participate in inter-agency protection, GBV, and child protection coordination meetings.
- Liaise with local authorities, humanitarian partners, and community structures to strengthen referral pathways and service delivery.
- Support the development of partnerships and maintain strong communication with stakeholders to ensure a holistic protection response.
Monitoring, Reporting, and Documentation
- Collect, analyze, and report protection data using POWIB-approved tools and templates.
- Contribute to donor reports, situation analyses, and program reviews.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date, and secure case files and protection databases.
- Support monitoring and evaluation processes, ensuring data confidentiality and ethical standards are maintained.
Capacity Building and Staff Support
- Facilitate training sessions for staff, volunteers, and partners on protection principles, safeguarding, and reporting mechanisms.
- Provide ongoing technical guidance and mentorship to field staff and community focal points.
- Contribute to the development and updating of protection tools, SOPs, and guidelines.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, sociology, Law, Human Rights, or a related field. A master’s degree is an added advantage.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in protection programming within humanitarian or development settings.
- Strong understanding of protection principles, GBV prevention and response, and child protection standards.
- Excellent interpersonal, coordination, and communication skills.
- Fluency in English and Hausa (Kanuri languages are an asset).
- Proven experience working in conflict or post-conflict contexts.
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Position Summary
- The Finance Assistant will provide critical support to POWIB’s Finance Department by managing day-to-day financial transactions, maintaining accurate records, assisting with budget tracking, and supporting audits. This role ensures that financial operations comply with organizational policies and donor regulations, contributing to the smooth delivery of POWIB’s humanitarian programs.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Operations:
- Process payments and maintain proper financial documentation for all transactions.
- Assist in the preparation of bank and cash reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Record, track, and reconcile advances and expenditures.
Documentation and Reporting:
- Maintain financial records including ledgers, vouchers, invoices, and receipts.
- Support the preparation of monthly financial reports for internal management and donor submissions.
- Ensure all payment requests and supporting documents are complete and compliant with POWIB policies.
Budget and Compliance Support:
- Track project expenditures against approved budgets and flag variances.
- Assist Finance Officer with internal and external audits, providing required documentation promptly.
- Ensure financial procedures are followed in coordination with procurement and program teams.
Team Collaboration:
- Support the Finance Officer in budget monitoring, reporting, and field financial operations.
- Work collaboratively with other departments to ensure timely and accurate financial processing.
Core Skills and Competencies
- Strong knowledge of basic accounting principles and NGO financial procedures.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks).
- High attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills.
- Strong analytical and numerical abilities.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to prioritize, multitask, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced humanitarian setting.
Qualifications and Experience
- Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in finance or accounting, preferably in an NGO or humanitarian organization.
- Experience with donor-funded projects (NHF, UN, INGO) is an advantage.
- Fluency in English; knowledge of local languages is desirable.
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Position Summary
- The Grants Manager will oversee the full grants management cycle, from proposal development and donor compliance to reporting and close-out. This role requires a strong understanding of donor regulations, financial management, and compliance systems to ensure effective grant implementation in line with organizational and donor standards.
Key Responsibilities
Grants Planning and Proposal Development
- Lead the coordination and preparation of high-quality concept notes and proposals, ensuring alignment with POWIB’s strategic objectives and donor priorities.
- Facilitate proposal development processes, including budgeting, logical framework design, and coordination with program, finance, and MEAL teams.
- Review all proposals and grant documents for accuracy, completeness, and compliance before submission to donors.
- Support the development of cost proposals and ensure all financial aspects are in line with donor guidelines and internal controls.
Grants Compliance and Donor Relations
- Serve as the focal point for all donor compliance matters, ensuring adherence to each donor’s financial and contractual requirements.
- Review sub-award agreements, partnership MOUs, and donor contracts to identify key compliance obligations.
- Communicate donor rules and regulations to relevant teams and ensure that all staff understand their responsibilities under each grant.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with donors, ensuring timely communication, updates, and issue resolution.
Financial Management and Reporting
- Collaborate with the Finance and Program teams to track expenditures against approved budgets and work plans.
- Monitor burn rates, identify potential under/overspending, and recommend corrective actions as needed.
- Ensure timely preparation and submission of accurate financial and narrative reports to donors, in compliance with required formats and deadlines.
- Review financial reports from sub-grantees and partners to ensure consistency, accuracy, and compliance with donor standards.
- Support internal and external audits by preparing necessary grant documentation and responding to audit findings.
Grant Implementation and Monitoring
Capacity Building and Systems Strengthening
- Build the capacity of program, finance, and partner staff on grant management, compliance, and reporting requirements.
- Develop and update internal grant management tools, templates, and checklists to improve efficiency and consistency.
- Support the institutionalization of best practices in donor compliance, financial integrity, and partnership management.
- Facilitate regular grants review meetings to share progress, identify challenges, and propose corrective actions.
Documentation, Learning, and Information Management
- Maintain a centralized and well-organized grants management filing system (both hard and soft copies) to ensure easy retrieval and audit readiness.
- Document lessons learned, best practices, and success stories from grant implementation for donor visibility and organizational learning.
- Ensure timely dissemination of grant-related information across departments to promote collaboration and alignment.
Coordination and Representation
- Represent POWIB in donor meetings, coordination forums, and partner workshops where relevant.
- Support strategic networking to identify new funding opportunities and strengthen relationships with funding partners.
- Collaborate closely with management to align grant strategies with overall organizational objectives.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Development Studies, or a related field.
- Master’s degree is an added advantage.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in grants management or donor-funded project administration, preferably in an NGO or humanitarian setting.
- Proven experience working with major donors such as NHF, USAID or similar.
- Strong understanding of donor regulations, compliance requirements, and financial reporting standards.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and grants management systems.
Core Skills
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Excellent coordination, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Ethical conduct, integrity, and confidentiality in handling sensitive grant information.
- Team-oriented, proactive, and adaptable in a dynamic work environment.
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Position Summary
- The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Officer, Protection will lead and support all MEAL activities related to protection programs implemented by POWIB. The officer will ensure that protection interventions are evidence-based, data-driven, and aligned with organizational and donor standards.
- They will be responsible for designing monitoring frameworks, managing data collection, analysing findings, ensuring accountability mechanisms are functional, and promoting adaptive learning across the protection program.
- The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, hands-on experience in MEAL for protection or GBV programs, and a commitment to upholding humanitarian and safeguarding principles.
Key Responsibilities
Monitoring and Evaluation Systems
- Develop, update, and maintain the MEAL framework for all protection interventions, ensuring alignment with POWIB and donor standards.
- Design data collection tools and processes for monitoring program performance, outcomes, and impact.
- Coordinate regular field monitoring visits to ensure that activities are implemented in accordance with project targets and quality standards.
- Support program teams in setting SMART indicators, establishing baselines, and tracking progress throughout the project cycle.
- Provide technical guidance in the development of logical frameworks, results frameworks, and performance monitoring plans.
Data Management and Analysis
- Oversee the collection, verification, entry, and analysis of qualitative and quantitative protection data.
- Ensure data integrity, confidentiality, and ethical handling of sensitive protection information.
- Maintain updated databases and dashboards that track protection indicators and performance trends.
- Generate high-quality analytical reports and visualization materials to support program decision-making and donor reporting.
- Provide timely feedback and technical support to field staff on data quality and consistency.
Accountability to Affected Populations
- Strengthen accountability mechanisms within the protection program, ensuring communities can safely provide feedback and complaints. Manage and monitor the functionality of Complaints and Feedback
Mechanisms (CFM) in accordance with POWIB’s accountability policy.
- Ensure all feedback, including sensitive protection and safeguarding-related complaints, are handled confidentially and referred appropriately.
- Support field teams in conducting community awareness sessions on POWIB’s commitments to accountability and transparency.
Learning and Adaptive Management
- Lead program review and reflection sessions to identify best practices, lessons learned, and improvement areas.
- Facilitate learning workshops for staff to share field insights, successes, and innovations within protection programming.
- Collaborate with the MEAL Coordinator to integrate findings into strategic and operational planning.
- Develop case studies and success stories that highlight program impact and community transformation.
Capacity Building and Technical Support
- Train and mentor program and field staff on MEAL tools, data collection methodologies, and protection-sensitive monitoring.
- Build the capacity of field teams to implement protection-related indicators, data quality assurance, and reporting standards.
- Provide guidance on the ethical collection and use of protection-related data in line with global standards.
Reporting and Documentation
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual MEAL reports for the protection program.
- Contribute to donor reports by providing accurate data and analysis on indicators and outcomes.
- Document learning, success stories, and impact evidence for use in advocacy and external communications.
- Ensure MEAL documentation is archived properly for audit and reference purposes.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Statistics, Development Studies, Monitoring & Evaluation, or related field. Master’s degree is an added advantage.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in MEAL roles within humanitarian or development organizations, with at least 2 years in protection or GBV-focused programming.
- Strong understanding of protection principles, GBV, child protection, and inclusion frameworks.
- Proven experience with data collection and analysis tools (Kobo Collect, Power BI, or Excel).
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Fluency in English and Hausa, (Kanuri are an added advantage).
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Position Summary
- POWIB is seeking a qualified and dynamic Nutrition Advisor to provide technical leadership, oversight, and guidance in the design, implementation, and monitoring of nutrition programs. The role will focus on improving the quality of nutrition interventions, ensuring compliance with national and international standards, and supporting field teams to deliver effective, evidence-based nutrition services.
- The Nutrition Advisor will serve as the organization’s technical lead on nutritionrelated activities, working closely with project managers, M&E, and program staff to ensure effective coordination and integration across projects and donor portfolios.
Key Responsibilities
Program Design and Technical Leadership
- Provide overall strategic direction, leadership, and technical guidance for all nutrition-related programming across POWIB’s projects, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission and humanitarian standards.
- Lead the design and development of nutrition project proposals, including logical frameworks, work plans, and budgets that meet donor and national requirements.
- Ensure the integration of nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions within other sectors (Health, Protection, WASH, and Livelihoods) to achieve holistic community outcomes.
- Review and update nutrition technical strategies, SOPs, and operational guidelines to ensure quality implementation and accountability.
Implementation and Quality Assurance
- Oversee the rollout of nutrition interventions such as Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF), Maternal Nutrition, and Micronutrient Supplementation.
- Provide continuous technical supervision, on-the-job coaching, and mentorship to field nutrition staff to strengthen program quality and consistency.
- Conduct regular field visits to assess progress, verify data accuracy, and provide technical support to resolve implementation bottlenecks.
- Ensure that all nutrition activities adhere to Sphere Standards, WHO protocols, and National Nutrition Guidelines.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting
- Work closely with the M&E unit to develop nutrition performance indicators, monitoring tools, and data collection methodologies for routine tracking.
- Lead data quality checks and ensure that all nutrition data is timely, accurate, and used for evidence-based decision-making.
- Contribute to the preparation of high-quality donor and internal reports, highlighting key outcomes, challenges, and lessons learned.
- Promote adaptive management by analyzing nutrition data trends and recommending timely course corrections. Capacity Building and Mentorship
- Design and deliver capacity-building sessions for POWIB nutrition staff, community volunteers, and partner organizations on nutrition standards and approaches.
- Develop training manuals, IEC materials, and other resources to strengthen knowledge sharing across project sites.
- Build the capacity of local stakeholders, including government health workers, to sustain nutrition service delivery beyond project life cycles.
Coordination, Advocacy, and Partnership Management
- Represent POWIB in Nutrition Cluster, Health Cluster, and Food Security Working Group meetings at both state and national levels.
- Build strong collaborative relationships with government bodies, UN agencies, and other NGOs to harmonize nutrition programming.
- Engage in policy dialogue and advocacy initiatives to strengthen nutrition systems and improve funding for community-based interventions.
- Ensure effective donor communication, visibility, and compliance with reporting and branding requirements.
Resource Management and Compliance
- Support program and finance teams in preparing detailed nutrition activity budgets and forecasts to ensure efficient use of resources.
- Oversee the procurement planning of nutrition commodities, therapeutic foods, and anthropometric equipment in compliance with donor and internal procedures.
- Ensure that all nutrition activities comply with donor rules, ethical standards, and POWIB’s operational policies.
- Contribute to internal audits, after-action reviews, and evaluation processes to ensure continuous learning and accountability.
Research, Learning, and Innovation
- Promote operational research and documentation of best practices in nutrition to inform program design and advocacy.
- Facilitate knowledge exchange and dissemination of success stories, case studies, and lessons learned across teams and partners.
- Stay up to date with emerging trends and innovations in nutrition programming, adapting them to the local context.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Dietetics, Food Science, or related field (Master’s Degree preferred).
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in nutrition program management and technical advisory roles within humanitarian or development contexts.
- Strong understanding of national nutrition policies, CMAM, and IYCF frameworks.
- Proven experience in developing proposals, budgets, and donor reports (UNICEF, NHF, WFP, FCDO, USAID, etc.).
- Demonstrated skills in capacity building, technical training, and team supervision.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and report-writing skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office and nutrition information systems (DHIS2, KoBo, etc.).
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a culturally diverse team.
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- The Nutrition Assistant will support the implementation of nutrition activities at the community and facility levels. This role involves assisting in the delivery of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), infant and young child feeding (IYCF), and nutrition education sessions, ensuring that nutrition interventions are effectively coordinated, timely, and meet the quality standards of POWIB and its partners.
Key Responsibilities
Program Implementation:
- Support the implementation of CMAM activities, including screening, admission, follow-up, and discharge of children with acute malnutrition.
- Facilitate IYCF sessions and promote optimal feeding practices for infants, young children, and pregnant and lactating women.
- Assist in organizing and conducting community sensitization, awareness campaigns, and nutrition education sessions.
- Ensure timely collection and reporting of data from OTP and IYCF sites in accordance with program standards.
Community Engagement:
- Work closely with community volunteers and local leaders to mobilize beneficiaries for nutrition activities.
- Identify and refer malnourished children and vulnerable cases to appropriate services following established referral pathways.
- Support home visits and follow-up of discharged beneficiaries to ensure continuity of care and reduce relapse rates.
Monitoring and Reporting:
- Maintain accurate records of beneficiaries and ensure that nutrition registers, attendance sheets, and stock cards are properly updated.
- Collect and submit data for weekly and monthly reports in coordination with the Nutrition Officer.
- Assist in monitoring stock levels of nutrition supplies and support in requesting replenishment when necessary.
Coordination and Teamwork:
- Work collaboratively with health facility staff, community volunteers, and other sectors (Protection, WASH, etc.) to ensure integrated service delivery.
- Participate in team meetings, capacity-building sessions, and joint field visits as required.
- Support the Nutrition Officer in coordinating field logistics and ensuring smooth implementation of activities.
Qualifications and Core Skills
- Minimum of Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health, Nursing, or a related field.
- At least 2-4 years of relevant experience in nutrition programming, preferably in a humanitarian or community development setting.
- Practical knowledge of CMAM and IYCF approaches is an asset.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with communities.
- Basic data collection, monitoring, and reporting skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a diverse team under pressure.
- Fluency in English and local languages spoken in the area of implementation is desirable.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter in a single PDF file to careers@powib.org.ng with the job title as subject.
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