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  • Posted: Sep 10, 2018
    Deadline: Sep 24, 2018
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    Community Engagement Officer - on behalf of CSO Partner

    Scope of Role

    • This is a partner staff role. The staff will be engaged and paid by SCI partners, and reports to the partner’s Project Team Lead in the three states of Gombe, Kastina and Zamfara.

    Role Purpose

    • The Partnership community engagement officer will Coordinate, monitor and supervise the community based promotion and mobilization activities related to “Reaching and Empowering Adolescents to make Informed Choices for their Health” (REACH) project at the community level.

    Key Areas of Accountability
    As a member of the REACH Project team, the Partnership community engagement officer will:

    • Demonstrate behaviours that are consistent with Save the Children’s Mission, Vision and Values and ensure their broader application by staff across the programme.
    • Contribute to a conducive and productive work environment in a way that promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation

    Duties and Responsibilities

    • Support in the development of communications materials, participate in their review, and comment on print and electronic media materials including scripts, posters, leaflets, video/audio recordings. This also includes working with the state team in development of programme case studies and documentaries.
    • Organise Stakeholders participation, sensitisation and advocacy
    • Ensure strong link with state, local government and community stakeholders
    • Work closely with state ASRH coordinator and Gender equality and child welfare officer to design and deliver communications interventions that facilitate behaviour change amongst target groups across the focal LGAs
    • Lead on planning and implementation of feedback mechanisms with leaders, communities and beneficiaries
    • Be responsible for the strengthening and coordination of complain and response mechanism (CRM) activities
    • Keep records of supervision and actions taken from own activities
    • Link with other organisations present in the area
    • Plan logistics and materials needs for the activities to be carried out
    • Relationship building negotiation and problem solving with authorities, communities and Mobilizers/Volunteers
    • Develop good knowledge of state and local government structures, parliamentary and political processes, traditional and religious structure and any other key decision making structures and how to influence them.
    • Undertake a range of lobbying, communications and other activities to inform and persuade policy makers, religious/traditional leaders, community members, donors and politicians, of the value of REACH project in the community.
    • Ensure Save the Children visibility and acceptance in the community
    • Prepare a monthly plan for field activities
    • Identify the problems in the implementation process and propose solutions
    •  Prepare activities’ reports

    Requirements, Skills and Experience
    Essentials:

    • A  graduate University degree in Social Sciences with academic training in women’s studies, gender and development or a relevant field
    • At least 1-to2 years of experience on community mobilization, Adolescent sexual and reproductive health programming.
    • Previous experience with other local and international NGOs
    • Experience in Adolescent sexual and reproductive health Nutrition and community based programmes,
    • Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
    • Fluency in English and Hausa, spoken and written
    • Ability to work in partnership with government and other NGO’s staff.

    Desirable:

    • Strong organizational skills to work effectively to support multi-tasking.
    • Adaptability and flexibility to adjust to changing schedules and priorities.
    • Effective critical information gathering to create accurate reports.
    • Strong written and oral communication skills, in English.
    • Fluency in English and Hausa, spoken and written
    • Good familiarity, networking and working relationships with relevant organizations.
    • Programming experience in community engagement.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Save The Children on savethechildrenng.simplicant.com to apply

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