Community Liaison Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Duty Station:     Maiduguri, Borno State

Position Overview:
The Community Liaison Officer will primarily be responsible to the Field Coordinator (FieldCo) for the active involvement of community’s, Ministries, non-governmental organizations (NGO), Community-Based Organizations (CBO) and other social partners, by liaison, training and sensitizing communities for the identification, formulation and implementation of AAH programs in a bid to contribute to the eradication of extreme hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Northern Nigeria.

Specific Objectives: 

• Provide support to AAH’s Acceptance strategy in program delivery.
• Non-governmental organizations (NGO), Community-Based Organizations (CBO) and other social partner’s awareness and support to AAH programs.
• Participate in regular external meetings at LGA level and at state level when required.

Qualifications:

•  Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology or Rural Development or in a related field with at least  3 years’ relevant project experience working with rural communities.
• Minimum two years’ work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 1 year in conflict/insecure contexts.

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
• Excellent team player.
• Previous experience with Community Liaison management duties.
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English.
• Fluency in Hausa or Kanuri.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy.

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Previous experience with AAH.
• Administrative competence would be an asset.