Oxfam is a confederation of 17 Affiliates committed to creating a just world without poverty. In Nigeria Oxfam works in the areas of Economic Justice/Sustainable Livelihoods, Humanitarian programming to save lives, Advancing Gender Justice and Good governance, adopting a rights based approach.
Christian Rural and Urban Development Association of Nigeria (CRUDAN) is a Christian, not-for- profit, Non-Governmental Organization, working to ensure that Nigerian communities experience sustained food security, improved household nutrition, economic justice, natural resources management. disaster risks reduction, conflict transformation and humanitarian aid without bias to faith, gender or ethnicity.
Development Exchange Centre (DEC) is a non-government, not-for profit organization with a mandate to support rural and urban women to improve living conditions. This is pursued through the provision of social and micro finance services for socio-economic empowerment.
Oxfam, CRUDAN and DEC seek to employ qualified candidate to fill the position below for the anticipated four year EU-funded pro resilience action (PRO-ACT) aiming at building food security and resilience in Northern Nigeria:
Job Title: Partner (CRUDAN & DEC) Community Mobilizer
Locations: Adamawa and Kebbi
Duration: 4 years
Post holder reports to: Partner Livelihoods Program Manager
Staff reporting to this post: None
Budget Responsibility: None
Slots: 7
Job Purpose
- To support the implementation, and maintain effective and appropriate community engagement on all project activities in communities of Adamawa/Kebbi State.
- The post will involve coordination with farmers and state teams
Key Responsibilities
The Community Mobilizers will perform the following specific duties:
- Based on the project activities, and or plans, and donor reporting requirements, implement the system for capturing and documenting data and relevant information on project activities, beneficiaries, outputs, outcomes, and impacts, which is valid and reliable information.
- Support in MEAL data collection and reporting through site visits and other support as needed. Ensure beneficiaries are well informed, processes understood and properly implemented by the beneficiaries.
- Work with households and state teams to ensure that all information and data is collected, documented, and collated in an accurate and timely manner.
- Support the conduct of periodic supportive supervision and Data Quality Assessment visits to households and communities
- Facilitate the sharing of project and relevant information obtained with households and communities, and other stakeholders through feedback mechanism.
- Ensure project implementation is aligned to targets as directed by the state MEAL officer
- Constantly update beneficiaries and communities on project activities and progress
- Support the CSO Project Manager to monitor project sites and community participation, ensuring timely meetings, activities, reporting, and documentation, monitoring troubleshooting as identified
- Prepare and submit monthly reports
- Support the update of project database routinely as at when required
- Support monthly review meetings in communities
- Any other duties as may be assigned by the State Project Manager and or The state MEAL Officer
Skills and Competence
- Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling CSO values
- Holds the farmers and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages farmers to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for the CSO, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
- Builds and maintains effective relationships,
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
Skills & Experience
Essential
- 2 years working experience- National Diploma / NCE in relevant discipline. Living in community and speaks the local language
- General Written & Verbal Communication & Interpersonal Skill Level good
- Language Requirements - speaking local language - English/Hausa - Good Living in community
- Respected by local people and leaders and known to be conscientious
- Motorcycle license
- Ability to ride a motorcycle
Remuneration
Remuneration is Based on the National Salary Scale of Nigeria Country Office
Application Closing Date
6th July, 2015.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send application letter and curriculum vitae in English to:
[email protected]
For enquiries contact:
[email protected] for Oxfam,
[email protected] , for DEC-Bauchi and
[email protected] for CRUDAN.
Note: Applications sent to the enquiry email will be disqualified.