Vacancy for Community Mobilization Officer at Plan International

Employment Nigeria 21-Oct-2017 BORNO , Health NGO

Plan International a child-centered human development organization advancing the rights of children and fight against poverty. Plan is recruiting to fill the position below:

POSITION : Community Mobilization Officer

Description

The post holder will coordinate the community mobilization part of CMAM programming by facilitate the community outreach programme through promoting the efficient and effective sensitisation and mobilize the community with other programme team members for the assigned LGA emergency nutrition programme.

Coordinate and lead community engagement and mobilization activities for the nutrition response programs in Borno states.

Responsibilities

Identify, report and provide on-the-job training to staff members related to community mobilization part of CMAM;
Plan and organise weekly and monthly the Community Outreach programme for the local government area.
Orientate community nutrition volunteer, community health extension workers and health worker on community mobilization part of CMAM.
Ensure community nutrition volunteers clearly understand admission criteria to the CMAM programme and inform their communities and any carers of the children that they refer that they need to attend the SC, OTP/SFP for further measurements that will determine finally if the child will be admitted to the programme for treatment.
Design and facilitate community mobilization/sensitization campaigns in collaboration with Community based management of Acute malnutrition officer, IYCF officer and other staff.
Supervise the activities of community nutrition volunteers on location to ensure quality implementation of activities and ensure communities are sensitised to the programme as quickly as possible.
Train community nutrition volunteers to use MUAC tape accurately, and know how to check for oedema. Check accuracy periodically.
Ensure home follow up of all absentees, defaulters, deaths and children “at risk” is carried out by to the relevant outreach worker and post visit feedback is given to the OTP health worker.
Provide ongoing training for community nutrition volunteers and care givers about the program, – both whilst present at the OTP/SFP site and through occasional workshop days.

Qualifications

University degree or equivalent in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Anthropology, Nutrition, Public Health, or related fields
3 years relevant working experience under nutrition prevention including CMAM and response programming, humanitarian affairs or human rights.
Experience working in emergency settings
Experience working with refugees and other vulnerable populations (ideal)
Experience in Community Based management of acute malnutrition and infant and young child feeding
Fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa
Strong experience providing counselling services that are gender-sensitive and child friendly.

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