Community Mobilization Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Community Mobilization Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time
Level: Mid Level
Programmes: Nutrition and Health
Reporting to: Nutrition and Health Programme Manager
Proposed start date: December 2023

Key Responsibilities

• Implement the mobilization activities at LGA level in line with the work plans while adhering to deadlines;
• Develop a community mobilization and sensitization plan for effective program delivery;
• Identify methods of community mobilization that enhance partnership & coordination with government official and local communities, internal integration within sectors and programs (Health, Nutrition, WASH, etc.);
• Identify areas of cross-program linkages within ACF programs in assigned LGA to ensure program quality and adherence to program objectives, including respect of ACF technical guidelines, systems, and established deadlines;
• Develop strong relationships with community members and also maintain contacts with the relevant gatekeepers and humanitarian actors at site level, in order to support the participation and inclusion of the local communities;
• With technical support from DPM, mobilize CM team and conduct focus group discussions on identifying community perceptions about malnutrition, diseases, care-seeking behavior across different age and gender groups chips agents;
• Liaise with nutrition and health assistants to access community support group database; health facility database on a regular basis and update overall health facility based activities;
• Support Assistant Community Mobilization Officers, promoters and volunteers in conducting community census (House to house visit) to identify beneficiary households;
• Organize and facilitate trainings for community promoters and health workers on care group modules & lesson plans;
• Prepare budget plan for trainings, logistic requirement, financial requirement according to existing procedures and share with Health and Nutrition PM for necessary support;
• Facilitate strong linkage between the facilities and community level activities through liaison with health and nutrition educations/CHEWS based at  the health facility;
• Support community mobilization teams (Assistant CMO, Promoters) in preparing monthly action plans for each team member in line with care group implementation work plan;
• Support the LGA to consolidate quality facility data in timely manner;
• Review and analyse data and provide feedback to LGA and health facilities provided;
• Share quantitative report and summary narrative report with Deputy Nutrition PM;
• Coordinate with Action Against Hunger support departments for appropriate guidance on procedures such as recruitment, procurement, transport, cash withdrawal for program activities at base level;
• Ensure regular coordination and collaboration with health and nutrition officers and health facilities on referrals;
• Coordinate with ACF support departments and ACF sector departments with the help of PM to ensure a common approach and sharing of information;
• Represent Action Against Hunger with local authorities, partners and other program stakeholders at LGA level with support from Nutrition and Health PM.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Community Development or related studies, Education, Sociology, Psychology, Communications, or related social science field;
• 2 years’ experience in community mobilization work particularly in a humanitarian context;
• He/she must have experience in Nutrition/Health and /or WASH programming and community engagement;
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences at local and state level;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, adaptability and ability to work effectively as a member of a team;
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with community members and leaders, partner agencies and key contacts in the government;
• Previous supervisory role and working knowledge of MS office;
• Strong sense of organization and attention to details;
• Fluency in spoken and written English. Hausa and Kanuri will be an advantage.

Application Closing Date
Monday, 20th November 2023.