Community Mobilization Officer at GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON)

Community Mobilizer Officer (Temporary Appointment)

Application closing date- 25th February 2022

GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON) is a policy-driven humanitarian, non-governmental organization that implements its program through revitalized partnership. It is a non-profit organization with a mandate of making the lives of vulnerable people especially in the face of disaster or crises. GPON is presently operating in the North-eastern regional part of Nigeria where we have reached over 1,000,000 lives with relief materials, child protection services, GBV mitigation services, livelihood skill-building, health services, and Education support services.

For the next twelve months, GPON shall be implementing a CPiE project with funding support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in Maiduguri, Mafa, Jere, Damboa, Dikwa, Bama, Banki, Ngala and Konduga LGAs of Borno state. This is a one-year project with an option to extend it. As a result, we are looking for people with the highest level of honesty and professionalism who share our humanitarian values for the above positions.

Dimensions of Role
The post holder will coordinate the community mobilization part of CPiE programming by facilitate the community outreach programme through promoting the efficient and effective sensitisation and mobilize the community with other programme team members for the assigned LGA emergency CPiE programme.

Key End Results and typical Responsibilities

In collaboration with the Field Team and project coordinator, the Community Engagement Officer will be:

• Design and facilitate community mobilization/sensitization campaigns in collaboration with Community based management, Project officers and other staff.
• Supervise the activities of community volunteers on location to ensure quality implementation of activities and ensure communities are sensitised to the programme as quickly as possible.
• Identify, report and provide on-the-job training to staff members related to community mobilization part of CPiE;
• Plan and organise weekly and monthly the Community Outreach programme for the local government area.
• Orientate community volunteer, community based child protection monitors extension workers and health worker on community mobilization part of CPiE.
• Ensure community volunteers clearly understand admission criteria to the CPiE programme and inform their communities
• Ensure home follow up of all absentees, defaulters, deaths and children “at risk” is carried out.
• Ensure liaison with existing community structures, groups and individuals where possible
• Liaise with the supervisor and health facility and LGA Ministry of Health staff to ensure comprehensive community mobilisation, health education and treatment. 
• Check that all messages given to carers, community groups, leaders, authorities are consistent and fully understood.
• Mobilize and sensitise the child protection activities at LGA level and the community to involve the activities.
• Identify the poor and very poor groups and those beneficiaries that have hygiene and sanitation problems in the community.
• Submit a weekly and monthly report of all Community Outreach activities and statistics
• Report progress and any problems in a timely manner to the Supervisor. 
• Using systematic approaches gather information through the community about the program strong and weak side, on the week side take immediate action to solve.
• Attend regular nutrition meetings with the team. 
• Perform any other project related duties as specified by the project coordinator

Dealing with Problems

• Ability to manage competing priorities and expectations from internal and external stakeholders and remain calm and resilient in the face of pressure.
• Manage multiple and work with distant colleagues to form a virtual efficient administration team;
• Use Plan procedures to settle conflicts among colleagues;
• Resolve problems that are not covered by established process.
• Analyse possible causes of problems and suggest solutions to get them resolved.
• Refer, whenever necessary, the case to the project coordinator for consideration.

Communications and Working Relationships:

• Working contacts inside and outside the organization; include the purpose and level (high, medium, low) of the contact
• Support the preparation of reports for domestic and international consumption.
• Provide timely responses concerning queries linked with relevant projects or programmes.
• Report to the Child Protection in Emergencies specialist;
• Provide support to Plan International Nigeria’s programme delivery and resource mobilisation.
• Work with other members of the programme units to ensure effective and efficient programme delivery. 

Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:
Knowledge:

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree or equivalent in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, anthropology, nutrition, Public Health, or related fields
• iMinimum of 2 years relevant working experience under CP prevention including CMAM and response programming, humanitarian affairs or human rights.
• Experience working in emergency settings
• Experience working with refugees and other vulnerable populations (ideal)
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa
• Strong experience providing counselling services that are gender-sensitive and child friendly.

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong skills in monitoring, evaluation, research and conducting participatory, community-led assessments. Experience working with case files and databases and providing regular documentation.
• iExcellent community mobilization skills
• Ability to work individually and within a team with limited supervision. A self-starter.
• Good analytical, problem solving and project planning skills
• Able to communicate clearly and strategically with internal and external stakeholders as a representative of Plan. This includes effective negotiation and representation skills.
• Strong capacity building/training/coaching/mentoring skills with communities and internal and external staff
• Computer knowledge - Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
• Strong command of both written and spoken English

Note: GPON and GPON workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in GPON Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. Following these values, GPON operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation, and Combating Trafficking in Persons

GPON is an Equal Opportunity Employer GPON considers all applicants based on merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.