Community Mobilization Assistant at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Starting date: As soon as possible
Direct Line Manager: WASH Officer

Objective 1

• Support the WASH Officer to carry out Needs Assessment on WASH Activities at the LGA and Community Level.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• CLTS Communities Identification Need Assessment and Selection.
• Site Identification for emergency Latrine construction.
• Site Identification for VIP Latrine construction at facilities.
• Communities Identification, Assessments and selection for Hygiene Promotion.

Objective 2

• Providing support and supervision on WASH community mobilization activities at the LGA and community level.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Conducting direct sensitization meeting with community Leaders, Village Head, volunteers and caregivers in Communities within the LGA catchment areas to communicate details of AAH program activities with a specific focus on WASH.
• Implementation of communities’ hygiene promotion and sanitation sensitization using CLTS, PHAST and CHAST approach through regular contract and exchange and facilitating Community level planning and decision-making processes.
• Ensuring good condition between SMOH/LGA Health staff, Cvs and Water Users committee.

Objective 3

• Assist the WASH Officer in context assessment and developing materials for Hygiene promotion.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Assist the WASH officer in conducting home visits and to the community (school, Health facilities, etc.) to identify gaps in term Hygiene, sanitation and use of water.
• Assist the WASH officer in preparing training modules for the promotion of Hygiene in the communities ;
• Assist the WASH officer in developing teaching tools adapted to different audiences: song, role play, games, meeting, and training course.
• Assist identify targeted partners within the communities: school, Hospital, clinic, etc

Internal & External Relationship
Internal:

• WASH Officer: Technical hierarchical relationship - exchange of information, collaboration, coordination

External:

• Local governmental and non-governmental partners: As directed by WASH Officer exchange of information, coordination, training, assessment of  technical feasibilities
• Local representatives of international aid organisations: As directed by the WASH Officer exchange of information.

Reporting Responsibilities

• Weekly plan and report against the plan
• Monthly field activity report.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a National Diploma in Health, Hygiene and Sanitation field, or 1 experience on related field.

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• Previous experience in hygiene promotion and community mobilization
• Motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible,
• Two years relevant work experience
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Kanuri
• Commitment to AAH  mission, values and policy.

Preferred:

• Previous experience of work in the humanitarian sector
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
• Previous experience with AAH.

Remuneration
Minimum Monthly Basic Salary: N109,897 per month.