CONFLICT AND PEACE BUILDING OFFICER

Job Summary

CARE is seeking a Conflict and Peace Building Officer to support the successful implementation of a Resilience and social cohesion (peace) Project, in Northeast Nigeria. The project aims to restore basic services, rebuild livelihoods and infrastructure, and enhance social cohesion by bridging humanitarian, development, and peace interventions to foster a transformational process. The Project is a joint initiative implemented by UNICEF and WFP, with funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of the German Government. As the project’s main focal point in the LGA, the Conflict and Peacebuilding Officer will lead the technical design and implementation, of peacebuilding and social cohesion initiatives across project locations in their respective LGA. This role focuses on strengthening community-based mechanisms for conflict prevention and resolution, promoting social cohesion, and integrating conflict-sensitive approaches into all aspects of program delivery. Under the guidance of the Conflict and Peacebuilding Coordinator, the officer will also support capacity building (for LGA-based project staff and communities), stakeholder engagement, and the identification of innovative practices to improve the impact and sustainability of peacebuilding programming.

Job Details

SCOPE:

Employment Type: Contract - Full-Time 

Job Status: Nationals only.

Slots: 1

Location: Jakusko, Yobe State.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

Job Responsibility #1: Programme Design and Technical Leadership

• Lead the development, articulation, and integration of technical components for peacebuilding and social cohesion programming.
• Ensure conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding considerations are embedded throughout the project lifecycle — from planning to evaluation.
• Support the design of context-specific interventions that respond to identified conflict drivers and promote community safety and resilience.

Job Responsibility #2: Strengthening Peacebuilding Structures 

• Facilitate the establishment and strengthening of community-based peace-building structures, such as peace committees, community mediators, and local dialogue platforms.
• Ensure local ownership and participation in peacebuilding structures, with a focus on inclusivity (youth, women, elders, minority groups).

Job Responsibility #3: Innovation and Strategic Development

• Identify and explore innovative approaches and tools for advancing peacebuilding and social cohesion, drawing on local knowledge and global best practices.
• Monitor regional and global peacebuilding trends and provide regular insights to inform strategic planning and adaptive programming.

Job Responsibility #4: Capacity Building and Technical Support

• Provide ongoing technical assistance and capacity strengthening to project team, community actors, and partners on conflict prevention, mediation, social cohesion, and conflict sensitivity.
• Develop and facilitate training sessions and workshops on cross-cutting topics such as conflict sensitivity, quality assurance, peace education, and participatory learning approaches.

Job Responsibility #5: Mainstreaming Conflict Sensitivity and Learning

• Support the mainstreaming of conflict-sensitive programming across all sectors and activities by guiding teams to apply conflict-sensitive lens in implementation and decision-making.
• Lead the documentation, systematization, and sharing of lessons learned, success stories, and best practices related to peacebuilding and conflict resolution.

Job Responsibility #6: Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships

• Provide technical guidance on engaging with key stakeholders including traditional leaders, local government, civil society, security actors, and donor agencies in ways that support peaceful coexistence and build trust.
• Facilitate and support stakeholder dialogues, forums, and collaborative processes that foster understanding and peaceful relationships among diverse groups.

Job Responsibility #7: Quality Assurance and Reporting 

• Contribute to high-quality reporting, project reviews, and evaluations by providing technical inputs, field-level analysis, and conflict-related findings.
• Ensure program activities are delivered on time, within scope, and in accordance with organizational standards and donor requirements.

Other Responsibilities:

• Other Responsibilities as Assigned
• Contribute to CARE’s resource mobilisation efforts

Requirements

QUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCE/TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Required

• Technical Skills, BSC or equivalent, professional certificate in Conflict and Peace building
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a similar context and leading teams.
• Ability and willingness to undertake extensive travel in the country
• Well-developed conceptual, critical, analytical thinking and planning skills
• Ability to take Initiative, drive to achieve results, ability to develop effective organizations Understanding and experience of gender equity issues and their relevance to humanitarian response work
• Able to work outside of regular working hours as required, including evenings and weekends if required.
• Good experience in supervision is required. 
• Fluency in English and Hausa

Competencies:

• Approachability                            
• Building Effective Teams
• Integrity and Trust
• Drive for Results
• Negotiating
• Organizational Agility

NOTE:

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
• CARE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CARE considers all applicants on the basis of merit without prejudice to race, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, colour, national origin, marital status, or veteran status.
• There are individuals who may use CARE’s name and trademark in emails and on websites in an attempt to solicit fees from interested job seekers. Please note that CARE will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.

Qualified Women and Persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

About Company

CARE

https://www.carenigeria.org/

CARE is a global humanitarian and development leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakable commitment to the dignity of people. CARE vision is to seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all people live with dignity and security. Our Mission is to work around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice. We put women and girls in the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. We are strongly inspired and guided by our Core Values of Transformation, Integrity, Excellence, Diversity and Equality. CARE Nigeria was established in Nigeria in April 2017 and has been predominantly operating in the conflict affected Northeast, and in the Northwest. CARE aims to support vulnerable people who are affected by conflict, natural disasters and poverty across four key programming areas: Food and Nutrition Security and Livelihoods, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights, a Life Free from Violence (Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response) and Women’s Economic Empowerment through its Flagship ‘Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) approach. Our Commitment to Nigeria people goes beyond our current humanitarian work to exploring and initiating longer-term development programs that address underlying causes of poverty and vulnerability in Nigeria. In collaboration with other stakeholders, we will initiate and support equitable and sustainable development interventions by enabling the underprivileged to realize their potential, exercise their right and strengthen linkages with broader society.