Town Crier at the Center for Community Health and Development (CHAD) International - 2 Openings

The Center for Community Health and Development International is a non-discriminatory, non-governmental organization with a mandate to improve the health and quality of life of Nigeria's rural children and women. CHAD was established in 2002 by a group of women from different religious and ethnic background in Gombe State, North East Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Town Crier

Location: (Hawul / Shani), Borno State.
Duration: 10 months with possible renewal
Job Field: NGO / Non-profit
Slots: 2

The Scope of Role

• The Town Crier’s contract is on a need-for-work basis and is not a full-time role.
• The Town Crier must fully participate in all invents.
• He must wear CHAD’s visibility jacket when discharging his duty.

Key Areas of Responsibility
The facilitators will be responsible for the following:

• Call people to attention
• Make a town or event announcement or declaration.
• Post or share banners, flyers, bee board, handbill   
• Thank people for their attendance or support
• Fully participate in other duties that may be assigned to him.

Qualifications

• An SSCE / FSLC Qualification
• 1 year work experience

Skills and Attributes:

• Loud, clear and easily understood voice
• Confidence and self-assurance
• Ability and willingness to follow instructions
• Ability to read announcements
• Physically able to walk at distant, wear visibility jack, work under pressure and sometimes work in hot or chilly conditions.
• Ability to interact easily with all types of people
• Friendly, open and inclusive personality.
• Honesty: Shows a high level of integrity and will not fabricate responses or misrepresent the program
• Communication: Confidently expresses self, able to clearly ask questions and help the respondent understand what is needed from him.
• Relationship Builder: Able to build trust with people at the rural level and maintain confidentiality.
• Cultural Awareness: Must be aware of and sensitive to the cultural expectations of communities in Northern Nigeria.
• Male candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Application Closing Date
4th March, 2020.