Community Volunteer at Global Village Healthcare Initiative for Africa (GHIV Africa)

Job Overview:

We are seeking passionate and dedicated Community Volunteers to join our team in the metropolitan areas of Sokoto, Katsina, and Zamfara states. As a volunteer, you will work closely with community members, supporting a variety of initiatives in education, health and nutrition, food security, livelihoods, early recovery, vocational training, and psycho-social support. You will also be responsible for data collection, maintaining project materials, and ensuring adherence to child safeguarding and PSEA (Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) policies.

Responsibilities:

Education in Emergencies:

• Provide Accelerated Learning Programs (ALP) for children.
• Facilitate distance radio learning initiatives within community clusters.

Health and Nutrition:

• Promote Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices.
• Provide antenatal nutrition education to pregnant women.
• Conduct individual and group counseling sessions at health facilities and within communities.

Food Security and Livelihoods:

• Support women with livelihood training and resources.
• Identify and engage women for the backyard gardening program.
• Conduct skill acquisition trainings on backyard gardening and distribute starter kits (seeds) to beneficiaries.

Early Recovery:

• Support early recovery efforts by restoring essential services and enhancing community capacities.
• Identify and engage beneficiaries for skill acquisition programs.
• Conduct trainings on soap making and local cap knitting, and distribute starter kits (materials and mixtures) to beneficiaries.

Vocational Training:

• Provide training in barbing, shoe making, driving, and computer skills.
• Identify and engage beneficiaries for vocational training programs.

Psycho-Social Support:

• Identify and engage beneficiaries for psycho-social support programs.
• Provide psycho-social first aid to new arrivals from displaced areas.
• Offer psycho-social support to children, women, and adolescent girls.

Data Collection and Reporting:

• Collect data for program evaluation and support MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning) activities.
• Maintain accurate records and report to the program focal person.

Compliance and Safeguarding:

• Adhere to GHIV Africa’s child safeguarding policies.
•  Implement PSEA standards when working with children, women, and adolescent girls.

Additional Duties:

• Manage project materials efficiently.
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of ND, CHEW, JCHEW, or NCE certificates.
• Experience in community development, social work, health, or education.

Preferred Experience:

• Previous experience in community volunteering or working with NGOs.

Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse community groups.
• Proficiency in local languages and understanding of local cultures.
• Basic skills in data collection and reporting.
• Strong commitment to child safeguarding and ethical standards.