Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) founded in 1975, is an
internationally recognized non-profit organization that improves the lives of
women and girls in developing countries.
Our approach is to work hand-in-hand with women leaders, local partners, and national
and international organizations to give women the tools they need to improve their lives, families and communities.
We are recruiting for the Position of:
Job Title: Community Mobilization Associate
Location: Sokoto, Nigeria
Job Details
The Community Mobilization Associate will function as a member of a team
implementing the USAID funded Targeted States High impact Program (TSHIP). The
Community Mobilization Associate will work under the guidance of the Community
Mobilization Specialist in implementing TSHIP’s Social Mobilization strategy.
He/she will facilitate and strengthen an ongoing range of community activities
of Ward Development Committees (WDC) and Village Development Committees (VDC)
which aim at engaging households and communities in demanding for and
increasing the use of high impact family planning, maternal child health, and
reproductive health (RH/FP/MCH) services; and improving community engagement in
Sokoto.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
He/she will be responsible for:
- Building the capacity of WDC, VDC and Local Government
Social Mobilization Committees (LGSMC) - Assist with capacity building, organization,
revitalization and facilitation of VDCs/WDCs. - Provide regular capacity building on community
mobilization approach, using the community action cycle to VDCs/WDC5,
training of community level health workers, overseeing household education
and awareness activities. - Developing community-based relationships with various
stakeholders and 3) guiding periodic meetings held by the VOC, WDC and
other stakeholders. - Work closely with LGA Development Coordinators, LGA
Health Coordinators, and LCIA Social Mobilization Committee. - Provide leadership in the implementation of BASPHCDA.
(in partnership with TSHIP) social mobilization approach in the zones,
LGAs, wards, communities, households and health facilities. - Identification of CBOs, FBOs women’s groups, private
and other public partnerships to enhance and support program activities. - Support LGASMC, WDCs and VDCs to develop work plans for
community mobilization and advocacy events to policy makers at the LGA and
state levels. - Develop affordable and sustainable community-link for
problem solving within the community. - Provide supportive supervision of the VDCs and WDCs for
proper community mobilization activities. - Build strong linkages with traditional leaders.
- Identify potential champions and change agents, within
the community. - In collaboration with LGA development coordinators,
support VDCs/WDCs to monitor activities at health facilities. - In collaboration with LGA health coordinators, support
resource leveraging activities of WDCs/VDCs to address some of their
health challenges in their conimiuthies. - Hold regular meetings with VDCs, WDCs, women groups
within the LGAs for experience sharing and reporting.
- Bachelor’s degree with three years experience in Public
Health, Social Science, or a related held required. - Strong mobilization and interpersonal communication
skills. - Knowledge of community organizing principles.
- Experience with an NGO for at least 3 years is an added
advantage. - Familiarity with the RH/FP/MCH fields concepts,
practices, procedures, and platforms required. - Fluency in both English and Hausa languages
- Good knowledge of the socio-cultural and geographic
terrains in Bauchi and Sokoto State
How to Apply
Interested and Qualified candidates should send resume to:
Resumes@cedpa.org
Application Deadline 3rd October, 2012
