Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilisation (ACSM) Offficer at Ikore International Development Limited

About the project

• Ikore is implementing a one-year project in Kaduna and Adamawa States focused on strengthening livestock vaccine markets, improvinglast-mile delivery, enhancing veterinary service systems, and supporting commercially viable access to quality-assured livestock vaccines for smallholder livestock producers.
• The project aims to demonstratea 40% vaccination improvement within one year in at least three diseases (PPR, CBPP, LSD) across selected exemplar areas.

About the Role

• The ACSM Officer drives community awareness, advocacy, social mobilization, communications support and contributes to monitoring activities.
• The role works closely with Field Officers and the Communications team to ensure strong visibility, engagement, behaviour change, and accurate reporting of field activities.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities
Monitoring & Evaluation:

• Coordinate enumerators and support baseline, periodic, and endline data collection activities.
• Track vaccination uptake, sales performance, and service delivery indicators across target areas.
• Ensure data accuracy, verification, andtimelyaggregation for reporting.
• Contribute tomonthly, quarterly, and annual project reports.

Communication:

• Implement community sensitisation and vaccination awareness campaigns.
• Support development and dissemination of IEC materials tailored to pastoral and livestock-producing communities.
• Lead engagement with local radio and media platforms to promote livestock vaccination uptake.
• Document field impact stories and visibility materials in collaboration with the Communications team.

Stakeholder Engagement & Community Mobilisation:

• Mobilise farmers, community leaders,agro-dealers, and veterinary actors for vaccination campaigns and events.
• Support advocacy engagements with relevant government and private sector stakeholders.
• Strengthen relationships with community-based actors to improve last-mile vaccine access.

Technology & Farmer Engagement:

• Support on boarding of farmers and field actors onto digital platforms and SMS campaigns.
• Monitor engagement levels and provide feedback to improve outreach effectiveness.
• Support training sessions for farmer groups and veterinary actors.

Qualifications & Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mass Communication, Agricultural Extension, Public Health or a related field.
• Minimum of 2–3 years’ progressive experience in advocacy, communit ymobilisation, development communication, ormonitoringroles within donor-funded programmes.
• Demonstrated experience working in livestock, agriculture, public health, or rural development projects in Northern Nigeria.
• Experience supporting vaccination campaigns, animal health interventions, or community-based health initiatives is highly desirable.
• Proven experience coordinating enumerators and supporting baseline, midline, or endline assessments.
• Experience working with radio and local media platforms for behaviour change and awareness campaigns.
• Experience using digital tools for data collection (e.g., KoboCollect, ODK, SurveyCTO) and basic data aggregation/reporting.

Skills & Competency:

• Strong understanding of advocacy,behaviour change communication, and community mobilisationin rural contexts.
• Ability to coordinate data collection processes, supervise enumerators, and ensure data quality.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including working with government actors, veterinary professionals, media, and farmer groups.
• Ability to translate technical livestock and vaccination concepts into clear, community-friendly messaging.
• Proficiencyin digital data collection tools and basic data analysis (Excel or similar).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English Language; Hausa language proficiency is an advantage.
• High level of accountability, adaptability, and ability to work independently in field settings.
• Commitment to inclusive engagement and gender-responsive approaches.

Diversity & Inclusion:

• Ikore is an equal opportunity employer.
• We value integrity, professionalism, and respect for all, and are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace where every team member can contribute and thrive.
• Selection decisions are based solely on qualifications, skills, andorganisationalfitwithout any discrimination.

Safeguarding:

• Ikore is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
• All staff are expected to uphold this commitment and will undergo reference and background checks.