Project Coordinator – CENSCOPE

ABOUT CENSCOPE

CENSCOPE is a national non-profit organisation headquartered in Maiduguri and working across humanitarian and development sectors. The advertised role supports its Gender-Responsive Education Budgeting project in Borno State.

POSITION DETAILS

• Employment type: Full-time, onsite
• Location: Borno State
• Application deadline: 12 September 2026
• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and the vacancy may close early.

ROLE PURPOSE

Lead day-to-day project implementation by coordinating activities, field operations and reporting across the seven target LGAs and serving as the operational anchor under the Project Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead delivery of the project workplan and coordinate activities across the seven target LGAs.
• Coordinate field operations, schedules and logistics with Project Officers and field teams.
• Consolidate activity, monitoring and donor-reporting inputs and prepare progress reports.
• Liaise with government, community and coalition stakeholders alongside the Project Manager and Advocacy Officer.
• Track deliverables against the logframe and support budget-aligned activity planning.
• Uphold safeguarding, data-protection and donor-compliance standards across all activities.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Development, Education, Project Management, Social Sciences or a related field; a master’s degree is an advantage.
• At least four years of experience coordinating donor-funded projects, ideally in conflict-affected Northeast Nigeria.
• Proven activity-coordination, field-management and report-writing skills.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills and fluency in English; Hausa and/or Kanuri is strongly preferred.

DESIRABLE

• Experience in girls’ education, gender or policy/budget-advocacy programming.
• Familiarity with logframes and MEAL processes.

SAFEGUARDING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The successful candidate must sign CENSCOPE’s Code of Conduct and complete mandatory PSEA and child-protection training. Roles involving direct contact with children are subject to enhanced checks. Qualified women, young women and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

HOW TO APPLY

Complete the official CENSCOPE form through the Apply button and upload the requested CV and cover letter as one document.