Community Mobilization Assistant - Yobe at Save The Children

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Objective 1: Strategy Development

• Assist in all community mobilization activities including community entry.
• Assist in building new relationships with communities and maintaining existing cordial relationships between communities and Save the Children.
• Ensure that the voices of children form the basis of Save the Children’s program activities.
• Ensure Save the Children’s visibility is seen in the implementing communities
• Actively participate in all Save the Children and CSO Coalition-driven activities in the community
• Engage with the community structures and local authorities in program implementation, feedback meetings and meetings when needed 
• Facilitate meetings of the community coalition and other relevant community structures.
• Prepare monthly reports of activities carried out
• Support any other Save the Children-led activities as may be required

Objective 2: Influencing

• Develop good knowledge of local structures, parliamentary and political processes and key decision-making structures and how to influence them. 
• Assist in working with children groups for child-led and child-focused community-level activities
• Publicise the feedback mechanism for communicating Save the Children programmes
• Produce reports, briefing papers and presentations for internal and external audiences, as directed.

Objective 3: Collaboration & Representation

• Develop and sustain strategic relationships with communities and other state and non-state agencies. 
• Support in maintaining a network of external contacts with key individuals in the government, NGO sector, civil society and the media.
• Support in facilitating capacity building of staff from Save the Children and partner agencies in mobilization activities.
• Represent Save the Children as assigned by the team lead state, LGA and community levels.

Objective 4: Programme Development

• Provide program support on community mobilization to the state programme team 
• Support implementation of community mobilization plan in collaboration with the team and ensure implementation
• In collaboration with the rest of the programme team prepare and facilitate trainings
• Participate in the preparation or review of programme monitoring and evaluation tools where necessary
• Ensure correct use of programme monitoring and evaluation (recording) tools, including analysis

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
• high level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
• holds self and others accountable

Ambition

• Zeal to work with Children 
• future-orientated, thinks pro-actively

Collaboration:

• working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• designing more effective admin systems
• willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• A degree in communications, journalism, social work, psychology, health, or a related social science field.
• A minimum of a year of experience in community mobilization/campaign and BCC programming will be given priority consideration.
• Desired Number of Years’ Experience – 1-year post-NYSC (community mobilization and engagement, social services delivery with a focus on governance and enhanced voice and accountability)
• Good understanding of strategies for achieving child protection, Psychosocial programming policies through participatory processes, and the links with gender, diversity and other aspects of identity. 
• Excellent conceptual and analytical skills and demonstrable ability to think strategically, innovatively and practically to ensure the achievement of desired change objectives.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences at local and state levels.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with partner agencies and key contacts in the government, NGO, civil society (coalitions) and media sectors. 
• Strong organizational skills and ability to effectively handle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, adaptability and ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
• Good computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, email/internet) and ability to be self-supporting in most administrative tasks.
• Fluent in English and Hausa Languages (written and verbal). 
• Commitment to the values, mission, aims and policies of Save the Children.

Cosing: 07/07/2023