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Community Engagement Officers at Jhpiego Nigeria (4 Openings)

Posted on Thu 07th Aug, 2025 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)


Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Community Engagement Officer

Job ID: 2025-7108
Locations: Anambra, Abakaliki - Ebonyi, Kwara and Gombe
Category: International Positions
Employment Status: Full-Time

Overview

  • Jhpiego is seeking a Community Engagement Officer to lead demand generation and community mobilization efforts for integrated health services, including Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and communicable diseases (e.g., HIV, TB, malaria).
  • The officer will coordinate with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), community leaders, and other stakeholders to strengthen community participation, increase service uptake, and ensure culturally appropriate and rights-based approaches to health promotion.
  • This role requires a culturally competent professional who can navigate complex social dynamics around sensitive health issues while advocating for improved health outcomes and rights-based approaches within Nigeria's diverse community contexts.

Responsibilities
Integrated Community Mobilization and Rights Advocacy:

  • Design and implement comprehensive community engagement strategies that integrate SRHR and communicable disease programming while promoting human rights principles
  • Lead demand generation campaigns using interpersonal communication, community dialogues, and mass media to address the integration of SRHR and communicable activities
  • Mobilize community influencers, youth groups, women’s associations, and traditional leaders to support health initiatives and address stigma and discrimination related to SRHR and communicable diseases
  • Advocate for community ownership of integrated health programs while promoting dignity and non-discrimination

CSO Coordination & Capacity Building:

  • Coordinate and support CSOs and community-based organisations (CBOs) involved in health service delivery and advocacy.
  • Facilitate training, mentoring, and joint planning sessions with CSOs to enhance their capacity in community mobilization and health promotion.
  • Monitor CSO activities and ensure alignment with project goals and standards.

Multi-Stakeholder Relationship Building:

  • Represent Jhpiego in community-level forums and technical working groups.
  • Engage with local government authorities, ward development committees, school-based management committees, community health insurance schemes, religious institutions, and community gatekeepers to foster enabling environments for SRHR and communicable disease interventions.
  • Foster relationships with community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and civil society groups working on health and human rights
  • Facilitate regular multi-stakeholder meetings that promote inclusive participation and shared decision-making at the community level

Integrated Health System Strengthening:

  • Support training and capacity building of community-based and civil society organizations.
  • Facilitate community-facility linkages for SRHR and communicable diseases planning services
  • Promote community ownership of health programs through participatory planning and implementation
  • Support the establishment and strengthening of community health committees with representation from diverse groups
  • Encourage community feedback mechanisms and accountability systems for health service quality.

Community Data Collection & Participatory Monitoring:

  • Support the collection of community-level data on SRHR and communicable disease health service access, quality, and community perceptions
  • Track and report on community engagement activities, challenges, and success stories across integrated programming
  • Support community-led advocacy initiatives based on locally identified priorities and concerns and facilitate community feedback sessions to program management
  • Work closely with the SRHR Technical Advisor and consortium partners to ensure community-level data informs program improvement.
  • Contribute to the development of success stories, case studies, and learning briefs.

Required Qualifications

  • A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Community Development, Public Health, Human Rights, Sociology, or related field
  • Additional certificates in community mobilization, human rights advocacy, SRHR programming, or communicable disease prevention preferred
  • Training in participatory approaches, conflict resolution, or gender transformative programming is an added advantage
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in community engagement, preferably in integrated SRHR health programming, health promotion or social mobilization
  • Strong understanding of human rights principles and rights-based programming approaches
  • Proven experience working with CSOs, community structures, and local government
  • Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Fluency in English (written and verbal) – essential
  • Working Knowledge of the language of any of the locations is an asset.

Working Conditions

  • Primarily field-based position with minimal office time (85% field work)
  • Extensive travel within assigned communities, including remote and difficult-to-access areas
  • May require overnight stays in rural communities during intensive program implementation and supportive supervisory visits.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online


  

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