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Work location: Damaturu, Yobe State

Key Responsibilities:
Support implementation of project activities across components of the projects

• Assist in the identification and selection of vulnerable individuals for project activities, including social protection, education, health, WASH, and agriculture initiatives.
• Help organize and participate in campaigns, workshops, and community meetings aimed at raising awareness and promoting engagement in various project components.
• Support the delivery of services and resources to beneficiaries, ensuring that activities are inclusive and accessible to all community members, especially marginalized groups.
• Facilitate the implementation of labor-intensive activities, cash transfer programs, and other community-focused interventions as needed.
• Collaborate with the Social Safety Net Officer and other project staff to ensure that activities are well-coordinated and meet the project’s objectives across different sectors.
• Provide basic support and assistance in health promotion, WASH activities, and agricultural practices, contributing to the overall success of the project’s integrated approach.

Community engagement and mobilization

• Build strong relationships with community members, leaders, and stakeholders to ensure active participation in all project activities across different sectors.
• Facilitate community meetings and workshops to raise awareness about project goals and activities, emphasizing the integration of social protection, health, WASH, and agriculture.
• Support the Social Safety Net Officer in conducting community needs assessments and identifying potential beneficiaries for various project components.
• Ensure effective communication between the project team and community members, addressing any concerns or feedback.

 Administrative support

• Assist in the preparation and organization of project-related documents, including beneficiary lists, activity reports, and meeting minutes across all sectors.
• Maintain accurate records of project activities, ensuring that data is properly collected and stored for social protection, health, WASH, and agriculture components.
• Provide logistical support for field activities, including arranging transportation, booking venues, and preparing materials.
• Assist in the coordination of training sessions and workshops for community members and project staff across all sectors.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Support the monitoring of project activities, ensuring they are implemented according to plan and meet the project's objectives across social protection, health, WASH, and agriculture.
• Collect and compile data from the field, assisting the Social Safety Net Officer in preparing reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in regular field visits to monitor the progress of activities and provide feedback to the project team.

 Capacity Building

• Assist in organizing training sessions for community volunteers and project beneficiaries, focusing on social protection, education, health, WASH, and agriculture.
• Provide on-the-job support to community volunteers, ensuring they have the knowledge and skills needed to carry out their roles effectively across various sectors.
• Participate in capacity-building initiatives for local government staff and community leaders.

Additional Responsibilities

• This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will also perform other related tasks as required and responsible for reporting and communication of progress and achievement of the specific assigned task.
• Maintenance of high technical standards.
• Conduct all duties in a professional manner following ACF Nigeria mission staff regulations, ACF mandate and charter including promotion of gender equality.

Position Requirements:

• National Diploma/Degree in Education, Community Development, Social Work, Health, Environment Science, Agriculture, OR a related field
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in community mobilization or development work, ideally in a humanitarian setting
• Experience working on multi sector projects (social protection, education, labor-intensive work, health, WASH, agriculture)
• Resident of the project community/LGA with strong local networks
• Strong communication, interpersonal and basic administrative skills, with ability engage communities and build relationships with leaders, partners and government actors
• Proficient in English and local language (Kanuri, Hausa) and able to work flexibly in challenging field conditions, including long distance walking

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Key Responsibilities:
Lead the implementation of the EU FPI civic engagement and social cohesion project.

• Support day-to-day implementation of civic engagement, peacebuilding, and advocacy activities in targeted LGAs.
• Coordinate logistics and operational support for trainings, community dialogues, and outreach activities.
• Follow up on the successful implementation of project activities to ensure compliance with the project scope.
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor progress and provide hands-on support.
• Update stakeholder contact information at the state level and targeted local government area (LGA) for the health, protection, and advocacy sector regularly
• Ensure a feedback mechanism is established-between health facility, community-ward-LGA-state with active participation from the State and LGA authorities 
• Joint planning with state and LGA authorities to conduct review meetings and supportive supervision alongside project staff to monitor the quality of the EU FPI Project
• Facilitate inclusive civic engagement activities that promote citizen participation, accountability, and trust between communities and institutions.
• Support peacebuilding initiatives through dialogue platforms, conflict-sensitive programming, and community-led mediation efforts.
• Promote social cohesion by engaging youth, women, traditional leaders, and marginalized groups in participatory processes
• Support the other sector to conduct analysis, technical studies, and assessments in the EU FPI  project.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and ethical data handling standards.
• Ensures that project activities are carried out with an inclusive lens, cultural sensitivity, promotes gender equality, and inclusion of marginalized groups;
• Works with field teams to ensure access and participation of women, men, girls, and boys at risk in Action Against Hunger’s response, recovery, and rehabilitation work.
• Initiates innovative documentation process to capture learning and changes, support team to obtain sex, age, and other disaggregating data;
• Proactively represent Action Against Hunger and participate in protection and advocacy working groups in Sokoto.
• Ensures Protection and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) measures and reporting mechanisms are in place and raise awareness among teams, project stakeholders and the community.
• Work with consortium partners and media agencies on information management with a focus on misinformation, disinformation, and foreign interference

Support the capacity building for Project teams and organizational development for LGA  stakeholders

• Support community-level peacebuilding activities, including dialogue sessions and conflict prevention initiatives.
• Work with community leaders and groups to identify and address local tensions affecting service delivery and participation.
• Ensure conflict-sensitive and “do no harm” approaches are integrated into all RECAP activities.
• Support the identification, engagement, and capacity strengthening of Community Health Mediators and other community-based facilitators.
• Facilitate linkages between communities, health actors, and local authorities to improve trust, communication, and access to services.
• Support community-led awareness and mediation activities related to health, social services, and civic participation.
• Facilitate and coordinate visits, assessments, and research to reflect the project activities' impact.
• Identify outreach activities through dialogue sessions with project stakeholders (youth, community leaders, CSOs, and Gov rep) following the criteria selected by the project.
• Ensures identification and satisfaction of training needs for the project staff on relevant standards and instruments for gender equality and humanitarian protection. 
• Designs and implements demand-driven programme approaches and methodologies aiming towards capacity building, working in partnerships, policy analysis, and advocacy. 
• Designs and documents training modules and capacity building processes.

 Lead project,s monitoring, and reporting on Civic Engagement at the LGA and State level.

• Take the initiative to understand the logical framework and review the Civic engagement indicators (LFA) of the project accordingly.
• Ensure the compilation of need/feasibility assessments and related reports. These reports must be well synthesized, documented, and transmitted to the line manager.
• Ensure monitoring of project activities, and contribute to the project evaluation, including end of project survey and interviews.
• Monitor project activities and track outputs related to civic engagement, peacebuilding, and community participation.
• Document achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and community feedback.
• Contribute to assessments, surveys, evaluations, and learning processes.
• Prepare and submit timely field visit reports, activity reports, and weekly updates
• In collaboration with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning team, leads the design and implementation of transparent and accountable mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating progress for Action Against Hunger Programs.
• In collaboration with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning team, leads regular monitoring and evaluation as required to ensure quality project implementation and adherence to donors’ deliverables and program management policies.
• Monitor the external contexts and emerging needs regarding civic engagement work to introduce programmatic changes as necessary.
• Contribute to documenting civic engagement experiences, preparing specific reports, presentations, briefs, and articles for publication

 Local representation for ACF and coordination with other stakeholders within the intervention area

• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders, including government institutions, CSOs, traditional and religious leaders, youth groups, and community representatives.
• Represent the project at community, LGA, and state-level meetings as required.

• Support coordination with partners, volunteers, and field officers to ensure coherent implementation.
• Ensure proper visibility of EU-funded activities in line with donor guidelines.
• Support the sustainability of community engagement, mediation, and peacebuilding mechanisms.
• Ensure compliance with project scope, security protocols, and organizational policies.
• Work with Action Against Hunger Project Managers, Deputy Manager, M&E Manager, MHPSS, and support team to advance CSO engagement throughout the project cycle.

Position Requirements:

• A university degree in Management, International Development and Sociology
• At least 2 years of experience in international development or humanitarian assistance programs.
• Experience in civic engagement and outreach.
• Experience in project implementation and support of emergency and relief programs.
• Experience in conducting community participation activities
• Demonstrated experience in conducting training and providing capacity building to local partners and beneficiaries on peace and social cohesion
• Able to work under time pressure and long hours whenever required;
• Fluency in Hausa and/or Fulani is an advantage
• Resilience, flexibility, and adaptability to work successfully under stressful conditions;
• A high level of social-cultural sensitivity when dealing with colleagues, partners, and beneficiaries; 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including diplomacy and tact, to be able to liaise effectively with a range of stakeholders, including NGO partners, community leaders, and government officials;
• Creative problem solving and innovation in complex and /or restrictive working environments;
• User-level computer literacy (Office Package, Outlook, etc.).