Advocacy and Government Liaison Consultant

Job Posting : Advocacy and Government Liaison Consultant

Duration: 6 months

Location: North Central and North West States in Nigeria. 

Search for Common Ground (Search) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the peaceful transformation of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC, and Brussels, Belgium, Search’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict—moving away from destructive approaches and towards cooperative solutions. With more than 700 staff worldwide, Search implements projects in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and North America.

Position Summary

Search is seeking an experienced, expert Advocacy and Government Liaison Consultant with over 7 years at a Senior Managerial role that will work and support her Nigeria country team in ensuring smooth working relationship with state actors, professional groups, and key community stakeholders. He/She will support advocacy and Government liason for “The Hustle Reality TV show, an initiative which aims to reinforce peace and social cohesion in Sokoto, Katsina, and Zamfara States. The Consultant will also support Search’s advocacies and strategic government engagements broadly across the North West and North Central Regions. The Consultant will act as a bridge between Search and government entities, private and non-profit organizations. He/She will support the country team to ensure compliance to government regulations, policies, and procedures, as well as the development and signing of an MOU with relevant government MDAS and key professional groups whose mandate aligns to Search thematic areas of work. He/She will see to be responsible for the effective coordination and linkages of our programmatic intervention with government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), providing support for programmatic intervention in project states as directed. He/she will report directly to the Director of Programs and will work collaboratively and harmoniously with other offices as directed.   

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Deadline for submission of applications is 22nd August 2025.

●  Current resume

●    Cover Letter (which includes expectations of compensation and projected start date)

Please note that the system only has the functionality to upload two documents per application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website: www.sfcg.org ​ for full details of our work.

Note: This position is only open to Nigerian nationals.