About this role
Gender Based Violence Case Worker
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 2 years
- Location Borno
- City Maiduguri
- Job Field Caregiver / Nanny / Social Workers
Job Description / Responsibilities
- WGSS Coordination: Support the coordination and supervision of activities in Women and Girls’ Safe Spaces (WGSS).
- Case Identification and Management: Maintain regular contact with community-based social workers and monitoring officers to identify cases requiring support and provide timely case management from initial assessment to case closure.
- Psychosocial Support: Provide basic emotional and psychosocial support to women, girls, and their family members as needed.
- Needs Assessment and Material Assistance: Assess individual needs and facilitate access to material assistance, non-food items (NFIs), dignity kits, and transportation for medical treatment where necessary.
- Referrals and Service Coordination: Refer and, when necessary, accompany clients to appropriate service providers while maintaining effective relationships with service providers and community stakeholders.
- Case Monitoring and Reporting: Lead weekly case management meetings, follow up on cases, report progress, and promptly escalate emergencies or cases requiring special attention to the Protection Officer
- Professional Conduct and Compliance: Promote teamwork, maintain a respectful and non-judgmental attitude, represent Malteser International professionally, adhere to organizational policies and codes of conduct, and perform other assigned duties.
Skill/Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Social Sciences, or a related field.
- At least two years of relevant experience in GBV case management, protection, social work, psychosocial support, or humanitarian programming.
- Experience in community outreach, awareness-raising, or data collection, preferably in humanitarian or crisis-affected settings.
- Understanding of GBV guiding principles, survivor-centred case management, referral pathways, confidentiality, informed consent, and the do-no-harm principle.
Experience working with women, girls, survivors of violence, and other vulnerable groups.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), and accountability to affected populations.
- Experience using Inter-Agency Case Management forms and the GBVIMS/Primero platform is highly desirable.
- Strong communication, active-listening, interpersonal, counselling, and teamwork skills, with the ability to work respectfully with diverse communities.
- Good organizational, planning, and time-management skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel, and good written and spoken English.
- Knowledge of relevant local languages is an advantage, including Hausa and Kanuri.
What we offer
- Start Date: November 2026
- Duty Station: Borno State
- Duration of contract: November 2026 - September 2027
- Salary according to Malteser international salary grade
- Other benefits: Group Life Insurance premium, Health insurance Package (Single/family Plan), 13th Month pay.Annual Leave + Compensation Leave + Academic Leave + Wedding Leave + Compassionate Leave - applicable.
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