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About the Job
Position: Sexual Reproductive Health – GBV Engagement Officer
Organization: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
Work mode: In person
Employment: Full-time
Posted: September 25, 2026
Application deadline: October 1, 2026
Requisition: JR00005176
Position Summary:
The SRH/GBV Engagement Officer will support IRC efforts to increase access to and use of quality sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence services among women, girls, adolescents, and vulnerable populations affected by conflict and displacement.
Responsibilities:
• Lead community engagement, awareness, dialogue, demand generation, social and behaviour change, feedback, and referral-support activities.
• Work with community health workers, volunteers, women’s and youth groups, leaders, influencers, health providers, WPE staff, government counterparts, and community structures.
• Promote informed, voluntary, respectful, confidential, inclusive, and survivor-centred access to SRH and GBV services.
• Share accurate information on family planning, maternal health, post-violence care, psychosocial support, protection, and referral options.
• Maintain updated service-mapping and referral information and share only necessary information with appropriate consent.
• Engage men, boys, leaders, and community champions to promote safety, dignity, equality, and respect.
• Establish accessible community feedback channels and use findings to improve services.
• Train and mentor community health workers, volunteers, and peer educators on SRH, GBV, confidentiality, safeguarding, and survivor-centred support.
• Keep accurate activity, outreach, referral, training, feedback, and reporting records.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Public Health, Community Health, Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work, Psychology, Gender Studies, Development Studies, Sociology, or a related field. At least 3–5 years of relevant experience. Knowledge of SRH, GBV, referral systems, survivor-centred support, confidentiality, safeguarding, and informed consent. Hausa and/or Kanuri and willingness to travel 30–40% are highly desirable.
Professional Standards:
IRC workers follow the IRC Way and its values of Integrity, Service, Equality, and Accountability, including safeguarding, protection from retaliation, fiscal integrity, and reporting wrongdoing.
Related C4AIK training: https://www.c4aik.org/challenge-page/e80869d3-a630-4fe1-a579-1690ef13fae5?programId=e80869d3-a630-4fe1-a579-1690ef13fae5
Apply here: https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Careers/job/Maiduguri-Nigeria/SEXUAL-REPRODUCTIVE-HEALTH---GBV-ENGAGAMENT-OFFICER_JR00005176?q=nigeria&utm_source=MyJobMag
Suitability Check
Question 1: Do you have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in Public Health, Community Health, Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work, Psychology, Gender Studies, Development Studies, Sociology, or a related field?
Question 2: How many years of relevant experience do you have in SRH, GBV, community engagement, health promotion, protection, or humanitarian and development programmes?
Question 3: Describe your experience working with women, girls, adolescents, displaced people, or other vulnerable groups through community discussions, outreach, training, or awareness activities.
Question 4: What is your understanding of survivor-centred support, confidentiality, informed consent, safeguarding, protection, and the principle of doing no harm?
Question 5: Describe an example of how you supported a safe referral for a person needing GBV, SRH, psychosocial, legal, or protection services.
Question 6: How have you engaged community health workers, volunteers, women’s groups, youth groups, traditional leaders, or religious leaders to improve service uptake?
Question 7: What strategies would you use to address misinformation, stigma, harmful gender norms, and barriers to SRH and GBV services?
Question 8: Do you speak Hausa and/or Kanuri, and are you willing to travel regularly to communities and hard-to-reach facilities in permitted areas?
Question 9: Describe your experience collecting community feedback, documenting referrals and outreach, and using findings to improve programme activities.
Question 10: How would you protect a survivor’s privacy and safety while communicating with communities and coordinating with health, WPE, protection, and referral teams?