Advocacy, Disability and Inclusion manager

Programme & Policy

Overview

Lead disability inclusion and advocacy initiatives across the BAY States.

You have:

• A qualified professional with an M.SC in social sciences (Psychology, Economics, Public health etc) with equivalent proven experience working with persons with disability directly or mainstreaming
• B.SC in social sciences (Psychology, Economics, Public health etc) with at least 5 years’ experience working on disability and Inclusion humanitarian programming, especially within the Northeast, is an added advantage.
• Proven experience working in humanitarian or post-conflict contexts.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; knowledge of Kanuri or Hausa is an advantage.
• Nigerian National – female candidates strongly encouraged to apply.
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently to field locations.
• Ability to work flexibly, including during emergencies and outside standard working hours.

Description

Position: Disability and Inclusion Mananger Reports To: Deputy Head of Programs Duty Station: Maiduguri, Borno State Contract Term: 11 months Working Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 5:15pm, Friday 8:30am - 1:30pm

Background:

Street Child is a UK charity working to protect vulnerable children and improve access to education in some of the poorest communities in the world. Since November 2016, Street Child has been actively involved in humanitarian response efforts in Nigeria, as well as being a partner of the Education in Emergencies Working Group.

Street Child works in the fields of education, child protection, and livelihoods, delivering sustainable solutions and creating maximum impact. Our work includes counselling, family mediation, business support, school building, teacher training, and child protection. We operate through local partnerships and emphasize sustainable development through community participation.

About the Job

The Advocacy and Disability Inclusion Project Manager will lead disability inclusion and advocacy initiatives across the BAY States, ensuring inclusive, high-quality protection programming for children and persons with disabilities affected by conflict. The role involves stakeholder engagement, partner capacity building, project oversight, reporting, and representation at coordination platforms, while upholding Street Child’s safeguarding, inclusion, and accountability standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and support advocacy and quality implementation of disability inclusion program activities across BAY States.
• Provide technical support and guidance in the disability Programming which includes:
• Ensure capacity building and supportive supervision of the project team and partners.
• Assisting children in acute distress, especially people with disabilities, and alleviating their stress, for instance, ensuring that all staff/partners are trained in disability inclusion, PFA, and feel confident to use it.
• Lead the mainstreaming of inter-agency guidelines (e.g., IASC Disability guidelines) and standards (e.g., CPMS) across the different sectors of programme activities delivered by SC and its partners.
• The use of structured and manualized disability techniques
• The participation of community-based structures and caregivers in meaningful disability inclusion activities
• Support partners with structured disability program activities for groups of boys and girls of different age groups, with particular attention to survivors of SGBV, unaccompanied children, and other children who present with signs of poor inclusion of support across the project locations.
• Identify available service providers and agree referral pathways for children with disabilities across the project locations.
• Lead stakeholder engagement on influencing and advocacy on disability inclusion across the BAY States and the national level.
• Provide capacity building and system strengthening for CSOs, OPDs, NNGOs, and the relevant cluster.
• Support the Protection unit to oversee quality improvements in Street Child’s disability and inclusion programming interventions for children and person affected by the conflict in NE Nigeria
• Provide guidance and technical support to the implementing project team, in all phases of the project cycle.
• Develop an activity implementation plan with the project team and partners.
• Lead/organize regular review and monitor visits and if required project action plans, revisions and modifications.
• Responsible for the development of all narrative and financial report (with support from Grants Officer and finance department) in line with donor and Street Child requirements
• Ensure compliance with donor rules and regulations.
• Monitor budget and ensure adequate burn rate with support from Protection Program Manager
• Working with M&E Manager, ensure adequate data capturing of project beneficiaries.

Reporting:

• Keep the Deputy Head of Programs informed on the activities of the project by providing relevant correspondence, reports and meeting minutes as well as making regular updates.
• Responsible for prompt submission of all reports to the Protection Program Manager.
• Work closely with partners and other stakeholders to prepare and submit reports on an approved frequency to the Programme Manager.
• Identify gaps in service provision to vulnerable persons with special attention to persons with disabilities and those at high risk and proactively refer and advocate for those gaps to relevant coordination platforms.

Key Relationships:

• The role involves coordinating and liaising between Street Child and various stakeholders, including state ministries, other agencies, local government, local communities, and displaced populations, in relation to Street Child's Child Protection program, in collaboration with the Program Manager.
• Additionally, you will represent Street Child at stakeholder meetings as needed, such as the Reintegration Technical Working Group (RTWG), Case Management Task Force (CMTF), Gender-Based Violence (GBV) meetings, and the Disability Working Group (DWG) meetings.

Networking:

• Responsible for coordinating and liaising between Street Child and local partners/other agencies/local government/local communities/displaced community, as regards to Street Child’s Protection programme in conjunction with the Protection Program Manager.
• Effectively represent Street Child at the stakeholders meeting as necessary e.g. DWD, PSNE, MHPSS, GBV, CP Working Groups.

Person Specification & Core Values:

• Strong understanding of child safeguarding principles and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA).
• Commitment to ensuring the safety, dignity, and rights of children and vulnerable groups in all programme interventions.
• Ability to uphold confidentiality, handle sensitive information with discretion, and ensure ethical decision-making in complex situations.
• Experience working with vulnerable populations, including children, women, persons with disabilities, and survivors of conflict-related violence.
• Demonstrated ability to identify protection risks and implement preventive and responsive safeguarding measures.
• Strong commitment to Street Child’s mission, vision, and humanitarian principles.
• High integrity, honesty, accountability, and professionalism in all interactions.
• Respect for diversity, inclusion, and equity as fundamental values.
• Willingness to work in challenging, high-pressure, and unstable environments.
• Excellent interpersonal, listening, and communication skills with the ability to positively influence and collaborate with others.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and remain composed under pressure.
• Team player with the capacity to work independently when required.
• Ability to coordinate and support program staff while addressing internal and external challenges effectively.
• Willingness to work in flexible, sub-optimal, stressful and unstable environment. Willingness to travel through the country to different states.
• Alignment with Street Child’s 4P’s – Purpose, People, Performance, Partnership – in approach to everyday work duties.

Requirements

• A qualified professional with an M.SC in social sciences (Phycologist, Economic, Public health etc) with equivalent proven experience working with persons with disability directly or mainstreaming
• B.SC in social sciences (Phycologist, Economic, Public health etc) with at least 5 years’ experience working on disability and Inclusion humanitarian programming, especially within the Northeast, is an added advantage.
• Proven experience working in humanitarian or post-conflict contexts.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; knowledge of Kanuri or Hausa is an advantage.
• Nigerian National – female candidates strongly encouraged to apply.
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently to field locations.
• Ability to work flexibly, including during emergencies and outside standard working hours..

Required Skills

• Knowledge of disability and Inclusion humanitarian programming.
• Good documentation, reporting, data management, and communication skills.
• Strong coordination, advocacy, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Excellent Communication Skills: Strong verbal, written communication abilities and experience in report writing.
• Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities efficiently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Team Player: Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
• Proficiency in English (Spoken proficiency in Hausa and Kanuri is an added advantage).
• Strong relationship-building skills with external partners.
• Flexibility to handle changing circumstances in donor-funded projects.
• Excellent organization with attention to detail.

To Apply

• Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.

Closing Date

• 18th January 2026

Disclaimer

Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief or age. Street Child Nigeria does not charge any fees for recruitment and does not use any employment mediator. Any attempt at canvassing at any stage of the recruitment process will lead to direct disqualification and blacklisting.

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Added 6 months ago - Updated 4 months ago - Source: street-child.org