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  • Posted: Jul 18, 2017
    Deadline: Jul 28, 2017
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    Community Mobilization Officer

    Role Purpose

    • Support the State team to ensure commitment and involvement of local authorities and community members in the programme; and support community mobilization to ensure participation, sustainability of the Humanitarian programme as well as that the voices of community members, including women and children are heard.
    • In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

    Key Areas of Accountability
    Objective 1: Strategy Development:

    • Identify policy and practice change, on the basis of Save the Children’s experience, that would promote and protect the rights of children.
    • Support in formulating key advocacy messages and targets from lessons learned, assessments, research and evidence gained through project implementation on Nutrition, WaSH and child Protection.
    • Ensure that voices of children form the basis of Save the Children’s advocacy strategy.
    • Support community mobilization officer in areas where is necessary
    • Maintain a strategic overview of issues affecting child Nutrition, monitoring trends in the external environment and inputting to organisational strategy and planning processes.
    • Ensure Save the Children visibility in the state
    • Prepare monthly reports of activities carried out In the states
    • Support any other Save the Children-led activities as may be requerid

    Objective 2: Influencing:

    • Develop good knowledge of local and national government structures, parliamentary and political processes and key decision making structures and how to influence them.
    • Develop a 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 other agencies engaged in advocacy and policy work.
    • Support in facilitating capacity building of staff from Save the Children and partner agencies in advocacy and communications.
    • Represent Save the Children at various policy forums and advocacy opportunities at state and LGA levels, as directed.

    Objective 4: Programme Development:

    • Provide technical support on voice and community mobilization to State programme team
    • Develop a community mobilisation strategy in collaboration with the team and ensure implementation
    • Train and mentor Local consultants - Community support
    • Participate in the preparation or review of programme monitoring and evaluation tools where necessary
    • Ensure flexibility at all time

    Experience and Skills
    Essential:

    • A degree in Health, Social Work, Psychology, Communications or related Social Science field.
    • Substantial experience in advocacy and policy development / research in the development context.
    • Good understanding of the possibilities and tactics for influencing decision and policy makers, politicians, donors, and other key actors.
    • Knowledge of the media and its role in raising awareness and shaping public policy.
    • 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 achievement of desired change objectives.
    • Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences at local, state and national 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 English language skills (written and verbal).
    • Commitment to the values, mission, aims and policies of Save the Children.

    Desireable:

    • Experience in training others in advocacy techniques and influencing tactics.
    • Prior work experience in advocacy in Nigeria.
    • Experience working on Humanitarian programming.
    • Local language skills (Hausa).
    • Due to the urgency to fill this position applications will be assessed as they are received and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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    Community Mobilization Assistant

    Introduction

    • Save the Children International is a 'dual mandate' organisation and as such equal priority will be given to both humanitarian and development work. This is the only way we will be able to ensure that some of the fundamental rights that we believe children have, such as survival, safety and constant access to protection and education can be guaranteed.
    • As part of a commitment to work with children through humanitarian interventions Save the Children will support programmes in both sudden onset and chronic emergency situations.

    Role Purpose

    • Support the State team to ensure commitment and involvement of local authorities and community members in the programme; and support community mobilization to ensure participation, sustainability of the Humanitarian programme as well as that the voices of community members, including women and children are heard.
    • In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

    Key Areas of Accountability
    Objective 1: Strategy Development:

    • Identify policy and practice change, on the basis of Save the Children’s experience, that would promote and protect the rights of children.
    • Support in formulating key advocacy messages and targets from lessons learned, assessments, research and evidence gained through project implementation on Nutrition, WaSH and child Protection.
    • Ensure that voices of children form the basis of Save the Children’s advocacy strategy.
    • Support community mobilization officer in areas where is necessary
    • Maintain a strategic overview of issues affecting child Nutrition, monitoring trends in the external environment and inputting to organisational strategy and planning processes.
    • Ensure Save the Children visibility in the statePrepare monthly reports of activities carried out In the states
    • Support any other Save the Children-led activities as may be requerid

    Objective 2: Influencing:

    • Develop good knowledge of local and national government structures, parliamentary and political processes and key decision making structures and how to influence them.
    • Develop a 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 other agencies engaged in advocacy and policy work.
    • Support in facilitating capacity building of staff from Save the Children and partner agencies in advocacy and communications.
    • Represent Save the Children at various policy forums and advocacy opportunities at state and LGA levels, as directed.

    Objective 4: Programme Development:

    • Provide technical support on voice and community mobilization to State programme team
    • Develop a community mobilisation strategy in collaboration with the team and ensure implementation
    • Train and mentor Local consultants – Community support
    • Participate in the preparation or review of programme monitoring and evaluation tools where necessary
    • Ensure flexibility at all time

    Experience and Skills
    Essential:

    • A degree in health, social work, psychology, communications or related social science field.
    • Substantial experience in advocacy and policy development / research in the development context.
    • Good understanding of the possibilities and tactics for influencing decision and policy makers, politicians, donors, and other key actors.
    • Knowledge of the media and its role in raising awareness and shaping public policy.
    • 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 achievement of desired change objectives.
    • Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences at local, state and national 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 English language skills (written and verbal).
    • Commitment to the values, mission, aims and policies of Save the Children.

    Desireable:

    • Experience in training others in advocacy techniques and influencing tactics.
    • Prior work experience in advocacy in Nigeria.
    • Experience working on Humanitarian programming.
    • Local language skills (Hausa).

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    MEAL Officer - OFDA

    Introduction
    Save the Children is an International Organization that has been working for the rights of Children globally for over 90 years. Save the Children has been working in Nigeria since 2001 and now works in 20 states including Benue, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Gombe, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Plateau, Sokoto and Yobe states, with 9 offices in Bauchi, Borno, F.C.T, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Lagos and Zamfara states; with projects focusing on nutrition, child survival, education and protecting children. Save the Children is under agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria dated 10th October 2012.

    Role Purpose

    • Ensure implementation of the M&E plan for Emergency Nutrition, WASH, and Protection Response for Conflict-Affected Populations in Northeast Nigeria including monitoring progress against planned activities, critical milestones and targets as well as providing support and guidance to program officers and relevant partners to ensure that the data collection, data management and reporting, are of the highest possible quality.

    Key Areas of Accountability
    Objective 1: Coordinate Data Collection, Data Quality Management, Analysis and State level Reporting:

    • Participate in the design of programme monitoring and evaluation tools (registers, reporting templates, data bases, etc.) to track the 3 focal sectors of the OFDA project.
    • In collaboration with local partner and relevant SC staff, ensure timely data collection, compilation and reporting according to programme M&E plan
    • Conduct monthly data analysis and prepare monthly programme IPTT monitoring reports
    • Ensure the programme database is updated regularly
    • Support programme feedback meetings to communities, facilities and authorities
    • Support the M&E Adviser to implement the DQA system including the conduct of data quality assessments according to the M&E plan
    • Support the M&E Adviser in data management for rapid assessments, situational analysis, surveys, evaluations and other research as required
    • Plan, forecast and facilitate the production and supply of M&E tools and materials to supported sites

    Objective 2: Support Programme Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation:

    • Support the M&E Adviser to monitor the OFDA projects at the intervention communities including SC, WaSH and protection facilities and communicate provide findings and progress to Program Managers
    • Participate in evaluation of the project, focusing on data management of evaluation datasets.
    • Support the dissemination and use of evaluation and research reports and propose changes for improvement to the OFDA project team.

    Objective 3: Support Documentation, Reporting, Knowledge Sharing and Effective Feedback Mechanism:

    • Support coordination of OFDA projects monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual reviews and reports as required.
    • Participate in dissemination of program information to communities, children, and other stakeholders through a regular feedback mechanism
    • Support the management of the beneficiary complaints and feedback mechanism database
    • Work with state teams to collect information on potential case studies and success stories
    • Update shared drive and project team space with program monitoring documents regularly

    Skills & Experience
    Administrative & General Skills:

    • 2-3 yrs previous experience in monitoring & evaluation with local and international NGOs
    • Advanced computer literacy (MS Office applications, web-based applications and advanced statistical package utilization e.g SPSS,STATA-12 etc)
    • Fluency in English, Hausa spoken and written
    • Ability to work in partnership with government and development partners
    • Good interpersonal skills
    • Ability to work within a team setting
    • Independence, adaptability and flexibility
    • Excellent communication skills

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