Community Mobilization Officer (Cash & Voucher Assistance) 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 (Cash & Voucher Assistance)

Location: Sokoto
Reporting to: Cash and Voucher Programme Manager
Proposed start date: August 2024

Job Description

• We are currently looking to fill the role of Community Mobilization Officer (Cash & Voucher Assistance), who will be responsible for the implementation of community mobilization activities in the ACF FSL programming of the project. 

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the implementation of mobilization activities at community/LGA level in line with the work plan and deadlines;
• Support Programme Manager to develop a community mobilization and sensitization strategy document for effective program delivery;
• To coordinate with LGA officials and community stakeholders to share plan and implementation of the community mobilization activities;
• Provide training, orientation to the target communities regarding, ACF project, CRM, FCS, HDDS and other mobilization activities part of the intervention in collaboration with PM;
• Provide guideline and training to field assistants and community volunteers for effective community mobilization at the LGA level;
• Contribute to detailed planning and implementation of mobilization on kitchen gardening and FSL programs, in collaboration with PM;
• Help to identify methods of community mobilization that enhance partnership & coordination with government official and local communities, internal integration within sectors and programs (FSL, Nutrition, WASH, NFIs, 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;
• Support the reinforcement and coordination of regular program monitoring activities, i.e. baseline, PDM, end line, etc;
• Provide support to PM in budget forecasting, detailed work planning, monthly and quarterly reporting;
• Assist the PM in preparing internal and external reports for ACF and the community, including case studies and success stories;
• Support PM to develop project exit strategy procedure and properly communicate the contents to all the stakeholders;
• Establish good community relationship that will facilitate project acceptability and community participation in relevant activities as required by the project design;
• Follow up with the local traditional leaders and community volunteers to ensure compliance with the set action plans and rules for the community work;
• Ensure constant engagement with community volunteers and give them necessary support in the field and report to PM;
• Follow up the community volunteers and be sure that they are conducting the agreed activities;
• In close coordination with FSL team, advocacy and communication team to review and lead technical assessments, training manuals, design IEC material for ACF program;
• Assist the program team in the development of IEC and visibility related procurement and work plans of the mobilization and training component of the ACF program;
• Provide regular support to the PM to implement the field activities at community level;
• Ensure harmonization of program operating plans and protocols across the program as well as the mission, with the support of PM;
• Provide regular input for the tools based on findings at field level to ensure that technical standards, guidelines and methodologies are communicated and understood;
• Assist in engaging stakeholders at community and LGA level;
• Share reports and finding on daily basis to provide help in the compilation of quality reports with an overview of activities and contextual updates, and quantitative indicator follow-up and submit to supervisor for consolidation;
• Share day to day challenges and will suggest mitigation to program team;
• Assist the Program Manager in reviewing community mobilization activities, budget and then follow up with Logistics to ensure adherence to work plan;
• Support Program Manager to ensure timely submission of PRs, car/ staff movement plans on weekly basis;
• Ensure that all program-related data and information shared are correct, updated, organized, properly documented and accessible to the PM and team;
• Facilitate and support systematic monitoring and evaluation of community mobilization activities;
• Contribute to developing biweekly activity report, SitReps, Monthly and APR for the program team as well as contribute to the development of donor reports;
• Coordinate with ACF support departments and ACF sector departments with the help of PM to ensure a common approach and sharing of information;
• Represent ACF with local authorities, partners and other program stakeholders at LGA level with the consent of PM;
• Undertake additional coordination as requested by the PM;
• Area mapping through PRA tool;
• Support in preparing list of intervention villages/communities preparation with population/village (triangulation of secondary data on demography).

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Political Science, Public Health other related qualifications;
• Minimum 2 years work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 2 years in conflict/insecure contexts;
• He/she must have experience in food security and livelihood programming, Nutrition and community engagement;
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites;
• Capacity to supervise and coach;
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt;
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive;
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies;
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word);
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited;
• Fluency in English and Hausa;
• Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy;
• Resident of community area (LGA) of work, networks within community;
• Proficiency with local languages;
• Previous NGO experience managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e.  FSL, cash transfers, wash, Nutrition);
• Previous experience with ACF;
• Report writing skills.

Application Closing Date
16th July, 2024.