About this opportunity
The Digital Rights and Mental Health Initiative (DRMHI) is recruiting a volunteer Protection Officer for work in Borno State, Nigeria. The listing is published as a contract volunteer role on the mrjobsnaija job board.
The Protection Officer Volunteer will support DRMHI in implementing protection-related activities and promoting the safety, dignity and rights of vulnerable individuals and communities, including support with protection assessments. The listing publishes no stipend, salary or cash amount, so treat this as an unpaid entry point into protection work in the northeast.
Applications close on 23 October 2026.
What you receive
- Practical experience supporting protection activities and assessments with a Nigerian initiative working on safety, dignity and rights
- An entry route into humanitarian protection work in Borno State
Who can apply
- Volunteer role based in Borno State, Nigeria
- Framed in the source roundup as an entry level NGO opening for BSc holders with 0 to 2 years of experience, no masters degree needed
How to apply
- Open the posted listing page and apply through it before the 23 October 2026 deadline
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Questions applicants ask
Is the role paid?
The listing publishes no stipend, salary or cash amount. It is a contract volunteer role.
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