EORE Community Liaison Coordinator at CTG Global - 2 Openings

CTG Global - CTG stands for Committed To Good. With an ethical approach at the heart of all that we do, it is a description that makes us proud. Respect for the fundamental human rights of our staff, and those our staff encounter, is a cornerstone of our values. We strive for gender equality, inclusion and diversity, providing fair and equal opportunities for all. We take a zero-tolerance approach to corruption and stay true to local labour laws and all local statutory requirements.

In operation since 2006, today we are honoured to serve clients in 15 fragile and conflict-affected states assisting with disaster relief, peacebuilding, humanitarian aid and development programmes through our specialised recruitment, HR management and operational services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: EORE Community Liaison Coordinator

Vacancy ID: VAC-6780
Location: Borno
Start Date: 07-Feb-2022
Duration: 1 month
Slots: 2 Openings

Overview of Position

• Northeast Nigeria is facing a problem of weapons & explosive hazard contamination as a result of protracted conflict. The presence of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW), Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) & landmines of an improvised nature, poses a serious threat to civilians as well as to UN & humanitarian personnel operating in the north east of the country.
• Our client deployed to Nigeria in April 2017 to conduct an explosive threat scoping mission to Nigeria which resulted in the recommendation of the establishment of a humanitarian mine action coordination & support capacity in Maiduguri & immediate provision as appropriate, technical response to the explosive contamination impacting the humanitarian crisis in the north east. In addition, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) for Division 7 of the Nigerian Army made a request through the Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator in December 2017, to have our clients presence in the north east.
• The GOC highlighted the negative implications of the explosive threat including Improvised explosive devices & Un-Exploded Ordnance (UXO) on IDP return, livelihoods & return to normalcy in northeast of Nigeria.
• In 2018 our client established a permanent presence to implement a mine action program in Nigeria to: (a) Improve the protection of civilians & facilitate humanitarian assistance. (b) Enhance national capacity to mitigate explosive threats & enable compliance with international treaty obligations. (c) Reduce the explosive threat to UN personnel & humanitarian workers.
• Our client received funds from the Japanese govt. to implement a project that aims to protect civilians & humanitarian actors in north east Nigeria from the threat of EO & will support the advancement of two outcomes: (a) Relevant national & local entities manage the explosive threat, based on an accurate understanding of the scale & scope of EO contamination. (b) The immediate threat posed by EO to civilians, humanitarian & development actors is mitigated.
• This project specifically enables outcome 2, the immediate threat posed by EO to civilians, humanitarian & development actors is mitigated. Important output of the project is as follows: 40.000 people will benefit from EORE messages combined with COVID-19 safety messages.

Role Objectives

• The Community Liaison Coordinator will be based in Maiduguri but will require frequent travel as needed to the target communities to oversee the work of the community focal points in those communities. The Community Liaison Coordinator will be supervised by, and report to Our Client EORE Specialist.
• Plan an efficient distribution and monitoring plan within each target community for the use of Electronic Talking Devices
• Coordinate the Community Focal Points activities in accordance with the approved distribution plan
• Supervise and support the Community Focal Points with feedback and on-the-job training as required, ensuring that project outputs remain on track.
• Identify potential bottlenecks or challenges and suggest solutions.
• Liaise when required with local authorities, military, and security officials.
• Carry out any other duties as requested by Our Client EORE Specialist in the function of the smooth running of the project
• Collect Electronic Talking Device usage data from the Community Liaison Focal Points and collate them in the agreed reporting format and provide to the Information Management Unit and Our Client's EORE Specialist as per the agreed reporting schedule.

Key Competencies

• High School Diploma with 7 years of relevant experience. or;
• A First-level University degree (Bachelors or equivalent) with 3 of relevant experience
• Relevant experience is defined as experience supporting awareness and education campaigns
• Experience in EORE with a recognized organization is required
• Experience in community-based education and public information campaigns and communications is desired.

Sector Experience:

• Minimum of 7 year/s of demonstrable relevant Advocacy / Human Rights experience (essential).
• Minimum of 2 year/s of demonstrable relevant Community Mobilization experience (desirable).

Geographical Experience:

• Minimum of 2 year/s of experience in Africa (essential).

Language:

• Fluent in Hausa (essential).
• Fluent in English (essential).

Team Management:

• The Community Liaison Coordinator will coordinate activities of Community Focal Points (10 - 20 pax).

Application Closing Date
25th January, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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