Community Mobilization Assistant at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Duty Station:     Monguno, Borno State
Position Overview:
The Community Mobilization assistant will support the CM officer to implement the community mobilization throughout the AAH cash transfer programming and the Nutrition component of the project.
Specific Objectives: 

• Community sensitization on the program objectives and methods to stimulate & eventually promote the understanding and participation of the target population. Community sensitization starts at village- and Community-leader levels and eventually extends to the entire population.
• Elicit community involvement in case finding, referral, encouraging attendance and minimize defaulters.
• Follow-up issues related to low attendance rate and defaulters and the underlying problem and propose appropriate solution.
• Support to the Community Nutrition Volunteers (CNVs) during screening (active case finding) and linking up the CNVs with the LHW program.
• Prepare activity plan for the screening exercise in consultation with the CNVs and OTP Supervisors.
• Seek and provide feedback on screening programme implementation schedule and activities plan as appropriate to enhance coverage and maximise impact.
• Regularly supervise CNVs for patient follow-up to investigate the reasons for absence and ensure the nutritional messages delivered are in adherence with the messages prepared for the program.
• Ensure on going Community mobilization activities including satisfactory active case finding, referral & follow-ups.
• Establish good Relationship with Community leaders.
• Establish a network with the other actors in the working area (I/NGOs).
• Establish a good understanding of the program within the Community.
• Area mapping through PRA tool.
• List of villages preparation with population/village (triangulation of secondary data on demography).
• Preparation of list of community gate keepers.

Qualifications:

• National Diploma in health information/Health Education/ Community Health Extension Worker certificate or other related qualifications. He/she must have experience in CMAM and community mobilization.
• Essential Skills and Experience:
•  Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites
• Capacity to supervise and coach community volunteers
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt

Preferred Skills and Experience:

•  Resident of community area (LGA) of work, networks within community.
• Previous NGO experience in a similar setting.
• Proficiency with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani).
• Experience of and commitment to utilizing participatory approaches is advantageous.