Vacancy for Community Mobilization Program Manager in Nigeria

Action Against Hunger-USA requires a Community Mobilization Program Manager in Damaturu, Nigeria.


The candidate will;

• conduct a rapid socio cultural assessment in the intervention context and define a CMAM community mobilization/awareness strategy.
• Assess the intervention context in identification of key informants, communication channels and best practices in awareness/mobilization activities with state and LGA stakeholders.
• Define a community awareness/mobilization strategy for the CMAM integration approach in North Nigeria in collaboration with the Nutrition PM.
• Define tools and methodology for the overall CMAM community awareness/mobilization strategy in the field in terms of communication with beneficiaries and communities in intervention areas (indirect or non-beneficiaries of the program). This will involve training modules for community volunteers, radio messaging, newspaper publication, etc. in accordance with assessment findings.
• Ensure integration of sensitization on ACF mandate, charter, and values as a component of the strategy.
• Define a guide for the CMAM community awareness/mobilization strategy and integrate the main tools and presentation documents in its implementation. The result will be a simple CMAM awareness/mobilization sensitization package to be used in the field.
• Implement the CMAM community awareness/mobilization strategy.
• Define follow-up and evaluation tools for the community strategy.

Qualifications:

Education / Specific Degrees / Special Skills :

• Masters' degree in Public Health, Health Promotion Sciences, Community Approach and Communication related topic or other relevant subject. Extensive successful experience in community based approaches will be considered.
• At least 2 years experience in the development field
• Strong community approach background
• Dynamic with sensitivity to cultural perceptions in order to fulfill the task adequately
• Capacity to innovate and integrate strategy within a given context
• Good adult education techniques and understanding
• Strong capacity for strategy definition in collaboration with three technical sectors
• Strong training capacity
• Effective monitoring and evaluation skills on health-nutrition-hygiene promotion activities
• Commitment to community based approaches for best outcomes for the targeted population
• Humanitarian field experience requested: YES

How to apply

Please apply online HERE

Reference Code: RW_89SU4Y-37

Closing date: 31 Oct 2010