Social Protection Officers at Association of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
About ASWHAN
The Association of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (ASWHAN) is a national non-governmental organisation headquartered in Abuja, working to improve the health, rights and wellbeing of women and communities across Nigeria.
Job Summary
The Social Protection Officer is responsible for facilitating access to social protection services and structures at LGA level.
- The officer works with local government, community committees and service providers to ensure vulnerable households are identified, referred and supported, and reports on progress against project targets.
Responsibilities:
Support the identification, registration and linkage of eligible households to government and partner social protection programmes in the assigned LGA.
- Engage LGA social welfare officers, ward and community committees and other local structures on social protection delivery.
- Facilitate community awareness on rights, entitlements and available social protection schemes.
- Strengthen referral pathways to health, legal, GBV and psychosocial support services.
- Support advocacy for stronger social protection delivery at LGA level.
- Maintain accurate beneficiary records and ensure data protection and confidentiality.
- Collect and track activity data and submit accurate weekly, monthly and quarterly reports.
- Document case stories, lessons learned and good practices.
- Apply safeguarding, PSEA and confidentiality standards in all community engagement
- Perform any other duties assigned by the State Project Coordinator.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s degree or HND in Social Work, Sociology, Social Sciences, Development Studies or a related field.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in social protection, social welfare or community development programming.
Skills & Competencies
Knowledge of Nigeria’s social protection frameworks and referral systems.
- Strong communication, community mobilisation and documentation skills.
- Good understanding of local government and community structures in Kebbi State.
- Fluency in English and Hausa.
- Ability to work in rural settings and travel frequently within the LGA. Candidates residing in the LGAs are strongly encouraged to apply.
Duty Station: Bagudo & Shanga LGA, Kebbi State
Reports to: State Project Coordinator
Deadline:
- 18 October 2026
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and CV as a single PDF document to:
- with “Social Protection Officer” as the email subject.
- Applications received without a cover letter will not be considered.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ASWHAN is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages qualified women to apply.
