Vacancy at EngenderHealth for a Community Mobilization Officer
EngenderHealth works worldwide to improve the lives of individuals by
making reproductive health services safe, available, and sustainable. We
provide technical assistance, training, and information, with a focus
on practical solutions that improve services where resources are scarce.
We believe that individuals have the right to make informed decisions
about their reproductive health and to receive care that meets their
needs. We work in partnership with governments, institutions, and health
care professionals to make this right a reality.
The Fistula Care Plus (FC+) project is a five year cooperative
agreement, funded by the United States Agency for International
Development and managed by EngenderHealth in collaboration with
partners. It seeks to increase access to quality treatment services for
obstetric fistula, improve prevention, strengthen the environment to
support prevention, treatment and reintegration services, and to conduct
research to improve the quality of services.
EngenderHealth is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Community Mobilization Officer
Job Code: 994
Location: Sokoto, Nigeria
Report to: Deputy Project Manager, Fistula Care Plus
Job Summary
- Based in Sokoto , the Community Mobilization Officer will
coordinate and implement community mobilization activities as well as
assist with overall monitoring of community activities aimed at
promoting awareness of reproductive health including obstetric fistula
prevention, treatment and reintegration; maternal health, and family
planning.
Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Deputy Project Manager, the Community Mobilization Specialist will:
- Amend community mobilization strategy to reflect findings of 2016 Communications Needs Assessment conducted by FC+.
- Facilitate immediate and long-range community mobilization
activities related to Fistula Care programming at multiple levels,
including individual households, local leadership, grassroots
organizations, local, state and national government, and other
Implementing and Donor Agencies. Identify and detail community
mobilization activities for inclusion in workplans and budgets,
including budget estimates for planned activities
- Partner with Ward Development Committees (WDCs) to identify
community groups in focal states which may include religious groups,
women’s groups, men’s groups, local community organizations and NGOs, as
well as private sector institutions. create awareness of obstetric
fistula, its prevention, access to treatment and options for
reintegration
- Supervise community activities conducted by any local community
organization/NGO partners, including providing programmatic details as
needed for subawards or professional service agreements and reviewing
activity reports by partners
- Ensure high-quality implementation of the FC+ fistula screening
and referral intervention being evaluated through the Population Council
study, including development of relevant SBCC materials, oversight of
community mobilization activities (mass media and community-based) in
Ebonyi and Kastina, support to the interactive voice response fistula
screening hotline run by VOTO mobile, and support to PHC orientation in
study areas.
- Develop and coordinate community advocacy groups/champions for the project
- Supervise Community Mobilization -(Associate or Assistant?)
- Reviews and writes all community mobilization, reports,
feasibility assessments, recommendations, and research in consultation
with the FC+ team and with oversight from other senior project staffs
- Conduct sensitization workshops and coordinate other activities
with WDCs, community leaders and groups to increase awareness about
fistula prevention and treatment and to foster positive attitudes on
SRHR issues
- Coordinate activities with community mobilization officers from
FGON, USAID or other donor-supported projects to identify possible joint
activities for implementation
- Plan and facilitate community training activities, including leading training sessions as needed
- Serve as the point person for Nigeria FC+ engagement in research
with the Population Council on barriers to fistula treatment, including
participation in all coordination meetings with the Population Council
study team
- Other duties as assigned
Education, Experience & Certifications
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher National Diploma from a recognized
higher institution in Public Health, Health Planning or related
discipline.
- Five years’ experience in community engagement
- Training and SBCC materials development skills preferred
- Experience with report writing and strategy writing
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrated ability to work collegially with community groups,
other technical staff, experts, and with counterparts from the public,
private and NGO sectors.
- Computer skills with MS Word and MS Excel essential. Knowledge of software such as SPSS, Stata, MS Access, desirable.
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and to deal with
variety of individuals from various socio economic, ethnic and cultural
backgrounds
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English language.
- Ability to travel 30% to 50% time
- Exceptional interpersonal communication, teamwork skills.
- Ability to conduct interviews, record and report findings and work without close supervision
Remuneration
Starting salary will be commensurate with background and experience.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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