Community Mobilization Assistant at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Location: Monguno, Borno

Job Summary

• This position is based in Monguno, Borno State and directly supervised by the Community Mobilization Officer.
• The Community Mobilization Assistant is responsible for supporting the implementation of Nutrition and Health activities to achieve the specific objective of the EU project which is to improve nutrition security of conflict affected populations through uptake of critical household health and hygiene behaviors with the aim of providing primary health care, water, livelihoods sources, sanitation and hygiene services. 

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Capacity assessment of Ministry of Health (MOH) workers on promotion of essential nutrition actions.
• Participate with M&E team in conducting Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP), Baseline/Endline surveys data collection.
• Mobilize Nutrition Promoters, Care Group Volunteers, Health Workers and conduct focus group discussions.
• Recruitment of care group promoters and volunteers including establishment of care groups in targeted areas.
• Organize and facilitate various training for community promoters and health workers on care group modules & lesson plans.
• Capacity building of community promoters and care group volunteers.
• Develop monthly action plan for community promoters with reference with agreed work plan.
• Conduct community mobilization sessions with community leaders, religious leaders on group activities, community role and participation in the project.
• Maintain close collaboration with Assistant/Nutrition and Health Officers at the local level/health workers for improved exchange of information between care group activities, referrals and follow up of CMAM, health beneficiaries through the care groups and neighbor groups.

Position Requirements

• A degree in Nutrition, Education, Social work, Psychology, Communications, or related social science field.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in community mobilization work particularly in a humanitarian context.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences at local and state level.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, adaptability and ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with community members and leaders, partner agencies and key contacts in the government.
• Working knowledge of MS office.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Hausa