Action Against Hunger works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Community Mobilization Officer – High Intensity Labour
Location: Monguno, Borno
Job Type: Full Time
Job Type: Full Time
Job Summary
- The position is based in Monguno, Borno State and reports to the Sector Manager.
- The RESILAC project, “Lake Chad Inclusive Economic and Social Recovery” aim to provide a response combining emergency, rehabilitation and recovery in the Lake Chad region (bordering with Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad) – an area affected by an economic and social crisis, recurring climate shocks and a regional security crisis.
- The project has received support from the French Development Agency and the European Union (via the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa).
- The Community Mobilization Officer will play a key role in implementing activities related to rehabilitation of community productive assets through High Intensity Labour.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Provide support in implementing mobilization, training, site supervision activities.
- Direct implementation of the activities as specified in the project Pillar 2.1 at LGA level in line with the work plan to adhere the deadlines. This includes community mobilization and sensitization, targeting, distribution of materials, construction/rehabilitation site supervision etc.
- Develop a community mobilization and sensitization strategy for effective project delivery.
- Contribute to the development of internal and donor activity reports.
- Facilitate and support systematic monitoring and evaluation of activities.
- Identify methods of community mobilization that enhance partnership and coordination with government officials, local communities, internal integration within sectors and programs.
- Manage the community mobilization assistants to ensure compliance, technical quality and coherence in all Action Against Hunger activities such as developing clear work plans and schedule regular meetings to oversee progress against pillar targets and to ensure adherence to program’s mission and standards.
- Establish good relationship and network with community leaders and other actors in the working area (I/NGOs)
- Provide training and orientation to target communities regarding Action Against Hunger Project and other parts of mobilization activities of the project as well as providing guidelines and training to field assistants for effective community mobilization at the local government area level.
- Contribute to organizational and sector-wide learning through good quality input for lessons learned, best practices, evaluations etc. for all the components of the program for training, mobilization and IEC materials.
- Effectively escalate all key information coming from the field level and suggest mitigation of daily challenges to program team.
Position Requirements
- Degree in Economics, Business management, Social sciences, Agriculture, Education and other relevant degrees.
- Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in humanitarian context.
- Previous NGO experience in High Intensity Manual Work, cash 4 work, rehabilitation of community assets, enhancement of productive techniques or related.
- Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field.
- Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites.
- Proficiency with either of local languages (Hausa, Kanuri, Fulani).
Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply
Application Deadline 5th July, 2018.
Job Title: Community Mobilization Assistant – Youth Employment
Location: Monguno, Borno
Job Summary
Location: Monguno, Borno
Job Summary
- The position is based in Monguno, Borno State and reports to the Community Mobilization Officer – Youth Employment. The RESILAC project, “Lake Chad Inclusive Economic and Social Recovery” aim to provide a response combining emergency, rehabilitation and recovery in the Lake Chad region (bordering with Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad) – an area affected by an economic and social crisis, recurring climate shocks and a regional security crisis.
- The project has received support from the French Development Agency and the European Union (via the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa).
- The Youth Employment Assistant will play a key role in implementing activities related to professional training, youth employment and insertion of young men and women in Jere, Borno state.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Ensure community sensitization on the program objectives and methods to stimulate & eventually promote the understanding and participation of the target population.
- Support the identification of vulnerable young men and women to include in High Intensity Labour activities for rehabilitating community assets, on the basis of a clear targeting methodology.
- Network and coordinate with the relevant stakeholders such as the community, community leaders, I/NGO actors in the working area and internal players.
- Maintain community and beneficiaries engagement with the program.
- Directly implement activities in line with project work plans and quality standards
- Actively sensitize the population on RESILAC key messages and particularly messages for Pillar 2.2 agreed with the Youth Employment Officer.
- Maintain community and beneficiaries engagement with the program, communicating any issue to the Community mobilisation officer.
- Responsible in implementing community mobilization strategy in field.
- Assist the Youth Employment Officer is organizing all activities taking place at the assigned LGA related to professional training and employment of vulnerable youth.
Job Requirements
- Minimum of National Diploma in Public Administration, Community Health Extension, Political Science, and Public Health or other related qualifications.
- Minimum of a year working experience in humanitarian context.
- Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field.
- Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
- Proficiency with local languages (Hausa, Kanuri, Fulani).
Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply
Application Deadline 3rd July, 2018.
Job Title: Community Mobilization Assistant – High Intensity Labour
Location: Jere, Borno
Type: Full Time Programmes – FSL Entry Level
Location: Jere, Borno
Type: Full Time Programmes – FSL Entry Level
Job Summary
- The position is based in Jere, Borno State and reports to the Community Mobilization Officer – High Intensity Labour. The RESILAC project, “Lake Chad Inclusive Economic and Social Recovery” aim to provide a response combining emergency, rehabilitation and recovery in the Lake Chad region (bordering with Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad) – an area affected by an economic and social crisis, recurring climate shocks and a regional security crisis
- The project has received support from the French Development Agency and the European Union (via the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa).
- The successful candidate is required to play a key role in implementing activities related to the rehabilitation of community productive assets through high Intensity Labor activities, professional training and insertion of young men and women in Jere, Borno state.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Community sensitization on the program objectives and methods to stimulate & eventually promote the understanding and participation of the target population;
- Monitor and provide feedback from beneficiaries and other relevant stakeholders on the quality of activities;
- Network and coordinate with the relevant sectors;
- Actively sensitize the population on the project key messages.
- Directly implement activities in line with workplans and quality standards.
- Support the identification of vulnerable young men and women to include in High Intensity Labour activities for rehabilitating community assets, on the basis of a clear targeting methodology.
- Network and coordinate with the relevant stakeholders such as the community, community leaders, I/NGO actors in the working area and internal players.
- Maintain community and beneficiaries engagement with the project.
Position Requirements
- Minimum of a National Diploma in Public Administration, Community Health Extension, Political Science, and Public Health or other related qualifications.
- Minimum of a year working experience in humanitarian context.
- Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field.
- Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
- Resident of community area of work, networks within the community preferably.
- Proficiency with local languages (Hausa, Kanuri, Fulani).
Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply
Application Deadline 4th July, 2018.
Note
- Advert may close before the due date once we receive application from qualified candidates.
- Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
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