Career at ELSOPHI!
JOIN THE ELSOPHI TEAM
We are building something that matters: an integrated, evidence-based model for community transformation in Nigeria and beyond. If you are driven by purpose, committed to excellence, and energised by the challenge of solving complex development problems, ELSOPHI may be the place for you.At ELSOPHI, you will not be a cog in a large bureaucracy. You will be part of a lean, mission-driven team where your work directly shapes the lives of children, women, and families in underserved communities. We are at an exciting inflexion point: running three proof-of-concept pilots in education, health, and livelihoods, building academic research partnerships, and positioning for global institutional donor funding. The people who join us now will help build the evidence, systems, and partnerships that take this work to a global scale. OUR VALUES — FAVEF — Fear of God: We operate with reverence, integrity, and humility.A — Accountability: We are transparent to God, our beneficiaries, donors, and communities.V — Value for Human Life: Every person we serve has infinite dignity and worth.E — Excellence: We are never satisfied with good when great is possible.
What We Offer
At ELSOPHI, we invest in our people the same way we invest in our communities with intention, care, and a long-term view.Competitive Salary: We offer salary packages that reflect the value of your contribution and are benchmarked against sector standards for development organisations globally.Performance-Based Incentives: We recognise and reward results. Staff who go above and beyond in delivering programme outcomes and organisational goals are recognised through performance incentives.Training & Professional Development: We are committed to your growth. All staff have access to structured learning opportunities, including technical training in TaRL, GESI, implementation research, proposal writing, and programme management, as well as support to attend relevant sector events and conferences.Mentorship & Coaching: You will not be left to figure things out on your own. ELSOPHI's senior leadership team provides active mentorship and coaching to all staff, drawing on over 40 years of institutional development experience across Nigeria and the UK.Flexible & Hybrid Working: We trust our people. Where roles permit, we support flexible and hybrid working arrangements that respect your personal responsibilities while maintaining team effectiveness and programme delivery standards.Career Growth Opportunities: ELSOPHI is growing, and we grow our people with us. As we scale our pilots and secure institutional funding, new roles, responsibilities, and leadership opportunities open. We prioritise internal promotion and progression wherever possible.Meaningful Community Impact: Every role at ELSOPHI connects directly to real change in the lives of children, women, and families in underserved communities. This is not corporate social responsibility; it is the entire point of everything we do.
STANDING TALENT CALL
Even when not actively recruiting, we welcome expressions of interest across:- Programme & Field Roles: Project Managers and Officers, field officers, coordinators, GESI specialists, health navigators, education officers- Research & M&E: data analysts, research assistants, implementation research specialists- Business Development & Fundraising: proposal writers, grant managers, BD consultants- Volunteers & Interns: university students and recent graduates — minimum 3-month commitment HOW TO APPLYBy email: Send your CV and a one-page cover letter as one single attachment to info@elsophi.orgSubject line: Application — [Role Title] — [Your Name] ELSOPHI is an equal opportunity employer. We actively encourage applications from women, persons with disabilities, and candidates from the communities we serve. Zero tolerance for PSEAH. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
CURRENT OPEN OPPORTUNITIES
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