The community Mobilization assistant’s is responsible for the following major roles; the implementation of educational and promotional activities as well as conducting all community awareness / mobilization activities related to Reproductive Health (RH) for women, girls, men and boys in Gusau LGA of Zamfara State. He / she will supervise a network of community volunteers and traditional birth attendants and work closely with the other members of the reproductive health and GBV team. Design and lead efforts to improve community awareness and acceptance of reproductive health services. Implement community mobilization efforts to improve women, girls, men and boys’ access to and use of reproductive health services.

Major Responsibilities: Under the technical supervision of Health Manager -, the responsibilities of the Community Mobilizer include but are not limited to the following:

Community Activities:

• Conducts assessments and surveys in the community to identify trends and needs.
• Participation in the design, plan, and input to the work-plans, based on identified trends and needs.
• Implementation of community mobilization activities to specifically access “hard to reach” and vulnerable beneficiaries.
• Organize culturally sensitive educational and promotional activities to raise awareness on RH topics/services, including Family Planning, Mother and Neonatal health, Antenatal Care, and Postnatal Care, Awareness of STIs and infection prevention, Referral, and guidance for survivors of sexual assault.
• Contribute to the development of a variety of health education materials and tools to fit the context.
• Mobilize the community, women and girls, women’s groups, community groups etc. to increase RH awareness and service utilization, together with RH and GBV teams.
• Liaise with midwives and community health workers to track and monitor women/clients targeted by the program.
• Ensure the safe and confidential referral of identified survivors of sexual assault to GBV services.
• Organize meetings with community representatives, and target groups as needed.
• Engage community leaders, stake holders and influential members of the community in creating awareness and community support for Reproductive Health.
• Participate in the recruitment of community health volunteers, traditional birth attendants, Peer educators and Men champions.
• Training of community health volunteers, Traditional birth attendants, Peer Educators and Men champions on RH topics/service promotion, hygiene promotion, waste management, infection prevention etc.
• Supervise community volunteers and traditional birth attendants during planned community activities.
• Participate in community workshops, meetings, or any discussions on reproductive health.
• Participate in the development and translation of all messages in the most appropriate language.
• Active participation in the regular RH/WPE meetings.
• Identify advocacy concerns, Initiate, and coordinate advocacy actions.

Monitoring Responsibilities:

Keep record of all the health education/promotional sessions (disaggregated by gender/ age/ IDP/Host etc.).

Compile weekly summary of community mobilization activities.

Responsible for compiling timely monthly community mobilization activity reports and data compilation.

Other Duties:

Ensure that all distribution of community mobilization items is done in a timely manner according to distribution plan with relevant supporting documentations.

Keep a record of distributed/used materials and provides a monthly stock report.

Any other assigned task by supervisors

Confidentiality:

Ensure non-disclosure of any information whatsoever about practices and IRC activities to any other person or organization without permission, except in the normal performance of the service.

Qualifications

Education:

 Registered Nurse/midwife or CHEW. Additional qualifications in community engagement are a plus.

Work Experience:

Two years’ experience of working as a community mobilizer٫ or other similar position.

Significant experience of stakeholders’ engagement.

Experience with office management software like MS Office (MS Excel and MS Word, specifically)

Strong organization skills with a problem-solving attitude

Very good in time management and ability to work under pressure with high level of flexibility.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with close attention to detail.

Languages: 

English Fluency (spoken and written). Knowledge of local languages, including Hausa is an added advantage.