Job Openings at Save the Children

ROLE PURPOSE:

Support the implementation and monitoring of nutrition activities in the ANRIN Project in the following cluster of LGAs in the States: cluster 1- Orelope, Olorunsogo, Ore-Ire, Ogbomosho-South, Ogbomosho-North, Surulere, Atiba, Irepo, Ogo-Oluwa and cluster 2 – Afijio, Lagelu, Ona-Ara, Oyo-West, Oyo-East, Egbeda, Ibadan-North, Ibadan-South East.

 Key Areas of Responsibility:

• With support from the Nutrition Specialist, ensure target beneficiaries (pregnant women, mothers/caregivers of children less than 24months, children 6 – 59months) access and utilize available nutrition services.
• Engage with community health focal points, community volunteers in cluster LGAs to implement quality nutrition interventions/delivery of nutrition services for the programme, which includes:
• Counselling of mothers/caregivers of children 0-23 months of age on improved behaviors related to maternal, infant and young child feeding, notably early, exclusive and continued breastfeeding, appropriate complementary feeding, and early stimulation.  
• Distribution of micronutrient powders per month among children 6-23 months to improve the quality of complementary feeding. 
• Iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation for pregnant women by specifically addressing barriers that inhibit women from taking a full course of IFA tablets during pregnancy through counseling during ante-natal care sessions. 
• Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during ante-natal care by pregnant women. 
• Provision of zinc/oral rehydration solution (ORS) for treatment of diarrhea among children 6-59 months of age.  
• Provision of vitamin A supplementation among children 6-59 months of age. 
• Provision of deworming tablets among children 12-59 months of age.  
• Supervise activities of community health focal points, community volunteers in cluster LGAs.
• Work with MEAL team in beneficiary verification and contribute to various project Reports
• Ensure programme approaches and implementation are sensitive to cultural and gender dynamics.
• Provide technical assistance LGA teams and Health Workers on nutrition, with a particular focus on development of effective methodologies to improve health and nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices.
• Conduct follow up monitoring of nutrition-related activities and document findings to feed into improved programming
• Support strengthening of information flow between State and LGA.

Capacity Building:

• Contribute to the development and/or adaptation of training materials.
• Facilitate on nutrition trainings in project locations for CHFPs and CVs. 
• Develop training plans for Health Workers, CHFPs and CVs based on identified needs.

Documentation and reporting:

• Ensure timely collection, compilation and analysis of quality data as well as production of quantitative and qualitative reports regarding nutrition activities in the Programme.
• Provide technical review of programme reports in line with the M&E framework.
• Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure that data are captured in a correct and accurate manner.

Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

• Represent SCI in relevant LGA level forums for nutrition in coordination with other Partners.
• Contribute to communications and media work as required through correction of data and information and sharing with the Project team.

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures. 

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

• creating best-in-class EA function
• 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 and value for money systems
• willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
 
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Health/Public Health/Nutrition.
• Demonstrable ability at report writing.
• Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathise with all beneficiaries and their carers
• Resident in and familiarity with the cluster LGAs is necessary.
• Experience in community based interventions in Western part of Nigeria is an advantage
• Fluency in written and spoken English and local languages.
• Computer literate
• Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.

Closing: 12, Sept, 2023

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ROLE PURPOSE:  

To providing strategic and technical leadership for, and build capacities of, Community Mobilization and Engagement staff in SCI Nigeria Field Offices and Area office. S/he will develop an SCI Strategy and Plan for community mobilization and engagement – with an aim to enhance the quality, efficiency and impact of our work at the grassroots level. S/he closely works with the New Business Development to ensure community mobilization and engagement functions are adequately covered in proposals. The job holder ensures to obtain the buy-in of children, their families, communities, traditional and local community leaders’ towards the projects SCI implement at LGA level. In addition, s/he will work towards the commitment, participation, ownership and support of local authorities and community members in programme implementation. The Community Mobilization and Engagement Manager shall ensure the voluntary participation of communities and other stakeholders towards a sustainable humanitarian and development programmes implementation and amplify the voices of community members, including women, girls and all children are adequately heard and responded to.

SCOPE OF ROLE: 

• Reports to: Director of Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media (ACCM) with dotted line report to Deputy Director, Humanitarian Programme Operations  
• Staff directly reporting to this post: Community Mobilization Coordinators in all A/FOs (dotted report line)
• Works Closely with: Advocacy, Campaigns and Policy Manager (Survive, Learn and Be Protected); Media and Communication Manager; Area/Field Office Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinators; Field Managers; Community Mobilization Coordinators; Community Mobilization Assistants; Project Managers; TEs; Field Managers; Programme Managers; Project Managers; 
• Membership: Community Mobilization and Engagement Manager is an ESMT Member position 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Objective 1: Community Mobilization and Engagement Strategy and Implementation Plan Development and Capacity Building 

• To provide strategic and technical leadership for community mobilization and engagement staff at national, as well as area and field offices across SCI Nigeria 
• In collaboration with other policy, advocacy and breakthrough leads and community mobilization team, s/he shall develop a community mobilization and engagement strategy and ensure implementation
• Work with the New Business Development team to ensure that all proposals adequately cover mobilization, local engagement, behavioral change communication and community participation activities. 
• In collaboration with other breakthrough leads, identify policy and practice change, on the basis of Save the Children’s experience, that would promote and protect the rights of children
• Support the review and production of community mobilization and engagement training materials and guidelines to encourage positive behavior and attitudinal change
• Ensure that SCI Community Champions are identifies, informed, trained and opportunities are arranged for them to promote SCI key messages around the projects/programmes being implemented in the LGAs
• Ensure close engagement of, and partnerships with related government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), donor-funded programs, private/commercial entities, and NGOs at the local community levels 
• Ensure the formation of local committees are from within communities of project/programme implementation; and contribute to programme exit strategy whereby these community structures remain sustainable, linked to local government structures so that all stakeholders would allow project results to continue benefitting the communities
• Support in groundbreaking for SCI Nigeria’s effective and smooth project/programme implementation.    

Objective 2: Influencing, Campaigning and Positively Shifting Behaviors and Practices at Community Level 

• Develop an Influencing and Engagement Strategy from community, state to the national level with an aim to creating conducive approach in amplifying the voices of children at all level 
• Support in formulating key advocacy messages and targets from lessons learned, assessments, research and evidence gained through project implementation
• Support policy, advocacy, campaign and influencing initiatives from the local to global
• Initiate and support lobbying, communications, and other activities to inform and persuade policy makers, including donors and decision makers with an aim to deliver SCI Nigeria Country Strategic Plan 
• Support in building systems for research, analysis and documentation that underpin evidence-based engagement and influencing at national, state and local levels
• Identify success stories, best practices and lessons learnt at local community level with an aim to support media and communications team in gathering packaging and dissemination of contents 
• Produce reports, briefing papers, and presentations for internal and external audiences, as directed

Objective 3: Collaboration, Coordination and Representation

• Develop and sustain strategic relationships with other agencies engaged in advocacy and policy work 
• Support in developing a database of key stakeholders, community structures, building synergies and maintaining a network of external contacts with key individuals in the government, NGO sector, civil society, and the media
• Represent Save the Children at various policy forums and advocacy opportunities at state and LGA levels, as directed 
• Serve as a spokesperson for Save the Children at community level to a variety of external audiences including policy makers and the media, as directed
• Support other sectors in community assessment, and entry meetings

Objective 4: Project Design, Programme Development and Implementation 

• Provide technical support on voice, community mobilization and engagement to State programme team 
• Involve and contribute to proposal development in collaborating with the CO NBD/PDQ Unit; provide inputs in the DIP; participate in the APRM and similar project and budget management processes  
• 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.
• Work closely with NBD/PDQ to ensure that Community Mobilization and Engagement Manager role is funded for the long term across new business development opportunities
• Works closely with ACCM Breakthrough Leads to ensure that all projects are in compliance with the SCI KPI 20 (Advocacy Programming) and MI 28 (Advocacy Resourcing)
• Participate in the regular ACCM Unit core team meetings and countrywide ACCM meetings  
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media

Objective 5: Safeguarding

• Ensure country programs adhere to SCI safeguarding requirements

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self- accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities –giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development, and encourages others to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically.
• Build strong influencing networks among policy makers, donors and CSOs to push the partnership agenda.

Collaboration:

• Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• 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

• Level of Education: First Degree/Master’s Degree in relevant area of studies, preferably, in Development Economics, Community Work, Public Policy, Law, Social Work, Human Rights, Development Studies, Public Mobilization and/or Engagement 
• 5 years in community mobilization, behavioural change communication, community participation program development and implementation with at least two in technical leadership roles. (in advocacy with a focus on education financing, access, safety, quality, governance and enhanced voice and accountability)
• Language Requirements: English – Excellent. Proficiency/Fluency in Hausa and Kanuri is an added advantage 
• Level of IT Expertise Required: Excellent
• Strong writing, presentation, and coordination skill. 
• Strong analytical framework to clearly articulate and communicate our policy positions.
• Ability to be strategic and proactive when required to be able to keep advocacy plans dynamic and aligned to new policy and political developments. 
• Ability to clearly communicate and easily relate to federal and state authorities. 
• Able to demonstrate positive attitude, diplomatic, negotiator, and team player. 
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and respect for diversity. 
• Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s commitment to protect children in accordance with the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Closing: 5, Sept, 2023