Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilisation (ACSM) Offficer at Ikore International Development Limited (Ikore)

Ikore International Development Limited (Ikore) is an international development organization, proffering innovative solutions to drive sustainable social and enterprise development. We work in hard-to-reach, economically deprived places and vulnerable communities torn apart by instability across Nigeria and Africa, providing solutions that support inefficient markets and communities. In the Agricultural Sector, we facilitate inclusive market growth by deploying strategies that promote value chain competitiveness and build resilient communities, ensuring bumper harvest for rural poor farmers in those communities.

Our very dynamic and innovative workforce/people have experience working in different value chains across Nigeria and Africa. Our people work collectively with host communities to design home-grown solutions that improve the livelihood and resilience of the communities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilisation (ACSM) Offficer

Location: Kaduna
Employment Type: Contract
Organisation: Ikore
Duration: 12 months
Reports to: State Lead

About the project

• Ikore is implementing a one-year project in Kaduna and Adamawa States focused on strengthening livestock vaccine markets, improvinglast-mile delivery, enhancing veterinary service systems, and supporting commercially viable access to quality-assured livestock vaccines for smallholder livestock producers.
• The project aims to demonstratea 40% vaccination improvement within one year in at least three diseases (PPR, CBPP, LSD) across selected exemplar areas.

About the Role

• The ACSM Officer drives community awareness, advocacy, social mobilization, communications support and contributes to monitoring activities.
• The role works closely with Field Officers and the Communications team to ensure strong visibility, engagement, behaviour change, and accurate reporting of field activities.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities
Monitoring & Evaluation:

• Coordinate enumerators and support baseline, periodic, and endline data collection activities.
• Track vaccination uptake, sales performance, and service delivery indicators across target areas.
• Ensure data accuracy, verification, andtimelyaggregation for reporting.
• Contribute tomonthly, quarterly, and annual project reports.

Communication:

• Implement community sensitisation and vaccination awareness campaigns.
• Support development and dissemination of IEC materials tailored to pastoral and livestock-producing communities.
• Lead engagement with local radio and media platforms to promote livestock vaccination uptake.
• Document field impact stories and visibility materials in collaboration with the Communications team.

Stakeholder Engagement & Community Mobilisation:

• Mobilise farmers, community leaders,agro-dealers, and veterinary actors for vaccination campaigns and events.
• Support advocacy engagements with relevant government and private sector stakeholders.
• Strengthen relationships with community-based actors to improve last-mile vaccine access.

Technology & Farmer Engagement:

• Support on boarding of farmers and field actors onto digital platforms and SMS campaigns.
• Monitor engagement levels and provide feedback to improve outreach effectiveness.
• Support training sessions for farmer groups and veterinary actors.

Qualifications & Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mass Communication, Agricultural Extension, Public Health or a related field.
• Minimum of 2–3 years’ progressive experience in advocacy, communit ymobilisation, development communication, ormonitoringroles within donor-funded programmes.
• Demonstrated experience working in livestock, agriculture, public health, or rural development projects in Northern Nigeria.
• Experience supporting vaccination campaigns, animal health interventions, or community-based health initiatives is highly desirable.
• Proven experience coordinating enumerators and supporting baseline, midline, or endline assessments.
• Experience working with radio and local media platforms for behaviour change and awareness campaigns.
• Experience using digital tools for data collection (e.g., KoboCollect, ODK, SurveyCTO) and basic data aggregation/reporting.

Skills & Competency:

• Strong understanding of advocacy,behaviour change communication, and community mobilisationin rural contexts.
• Ability to coordinate data collection processes, supervise enumerators, and ensure data quality.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including working with government actors, veterinary professionals, media, and farmer groups.
• Ability to translate technical livestock and vaccination concepts into clear, community-friendly messaging.
• Proficiencyin digital data collection tools and basic data analysis (Excel or similar).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English Language; Hausa language proficiency is an advantage.
• High level of accountability, adaptability, and ability to work independently in field settings.
• Commitment to inclusive engagement and gender-responsive approaches.

Diversity & Inclusion:

• Ikore is an equal opportunity employer.
• We value integrity, professionalism, and respect for all, and are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace where every team member can contribute and thrive.
• Selection decisions are based solely on qualifications, skills, andorganisationalfitwithout any discrimination.

Safeguarding:

• Ikore is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
• All staff are expected to uphold this commitment and will undergo reference and background checks.

Application Closing Date
18th February, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a short cover letter to: jobs@ikore.org using "Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilisation (ACSM) Officer" as the subject of the email.