Application Deadline: 20 July 2026
Professionals with experience in policy advocacy, stakeholder engagement, government relations, community mobilization, humanitarian programming, and child rights may be interested in the latest Save the Children Policy, Advocacy and Campaign (PAC) Officer opportunity in Borno State, Nigeria.
Save the Children is recruiting a dedicated Policy, Advocacy and Campaign Officer to strengthen child rights advocacy, community engagement, policy implementation, and government collaboration across Borno State. This permanent full-time position offers the opportunity to influence public policy, engage communities, and contribute to humanitarian and development programmes that improve the lives of vulnerable children and families.
About Save the Children
Save the Children is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development organizations working to ensure every child survives, learns, and is protected. Operating in more than 100 countries, the organization partners with governments, civil society organizations, communities, and donors to improve children’s health, education, nutrition, protection, and overall wellbeing.
In Nigeria, Save the Children delivers emergency response and long-term development programmes, particularly in conflict-affected regions where children face significant humanitarian challenges.
About the Position
The Policy, Advocacy and Campaign (PAC) Officer will lead advocacy, stakeholder engagement, community mobilization, and policy implementation activities within Save the Children’s Borno Area Office.
Working closely with programme teams, government institutions, community leaders, media organizations, civil society partners, and youth groups, the successful candidate will help strengthen child rights advocacy while supporting humanitarian and development interventions across the state.
The position reports to the Deputy Director of Humanitarian Program Operations with technical reporting to the Country Office Advocacy and Campaign team.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
- Lead advocacy initiatives with government ministries, agencies, traditional institutions, and community leaders.
- Strengthen government relations and stakeholder engagement across Borno State.
- Support advocacy for improved Health, Nutrition, Food Security, Education, and Child Protection services.
- Coordinate advocacy meetings, policy dialogues, campaigns, and community consultations.
- Promote implementation of child protection laws and child rights commitments.
- Strengthen partnerships with children’s parliaments, youth groups, civil society organizations, and community structures.
- Develop advocacy materials, briefing notes, reports, presentations, and policy documents.
- Support media engagement, storytelling, communication campaigns, and programme visibility.
- Produce and coordinate human-interest stories, campaign materials, and social media content.
- Mobilize communities, schools, women groups, and youth organizations for advocacy campaigns.
- Facilitate meaningful participation of children and young people in decision-making processes.
- Conduct stakeholder mapping, policy analysis, monitoring, evaluation, and programme reporting.
- Support proposal development, fundraising initiatives, workshops, and programme coordination.
Required Qualifications
Applicants should possess:
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Public Administration, Development Studies, Political Science, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of three years’ post-NYSC professional experience in advocacy, policy, stakeholder engagement, community mobilization, or related fields.
- Strong understanding of Borno State’s governance systems and local context.
- Fluency in English, Hausa, and Kanuri.
- Demonstrated experience engaging government institutions, civil society organizations, media, and community leaders.
- Experience working with children, adolescents, and youth participation initiatives.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, networking, and relationship-building skills.
- Strong report writing, documentation, and presentation abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot.
- Commitment to humanitarian principles and child safeguarding standards.
Preferred Experience
Ideal candidates will have experience in:
- Policy and advocacy
- Government relations
- Community mobilization
- Stakeholder engagement
- Child participation
- Humanitarian programming
- Programme coordination
- Partnership development
- Capacity building and training
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This position offers professionals the opportunity to:
- Influence child rights policy at state level.
- Work directly with government and humanitarian partners.
- Lead advocacy campaigns that improve children’s lives.
- Build partnerships with communities and civil society organizations.
- Contribute to emergency response and long-term development programmes.
- Gain experience with one of the world’s leading international humanitarian organizations.
Child Safeguarding Commitment
Save the Children maintains the highest standards of child safeguarding and protection. Successful applicants will undergo rigorous background screening and are expected to uphold the organization’s safeguarding, equal opportunity, anti-harassment, and health and safety policies throughout their employment.
Application Deadline
20 July 2026
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Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their applications before the closing date.
