• Application Deadline: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Community Outreach Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Borno


• Job Field Media / Advertising / Branding 
  

Job Description

Program Activities:

• Design the weekly and monthly activity plan for Health Education, in collaboration with the relevant personnel in the program team.


• Liaise with Nutrition, SRH, GBV, MHPSS and PHC colleagues to ensure required aspects of their departments are incorporated into the activities.


• In collaboration with the IEC TA, manage IEC materials for the Health Education activities, soliciting materials internally and externally from relevant stakeholders.


• Contribute to organizing the health education trainings (Health, Immunization, IYCF, ANC, PNC and FP).


• Responsible for counselling individuals, groups, families, or communities regarding issues including mental health, GBV, Nutrition and Sexual Reproductive Health.


•  Provide on the job training for Community Mobilizers on the field.


• Organize regular meeting with the community leaders


• Together with other medical staff contribute to the development and design of new tools in case of needs.


• Responsible for organizing referral from community to the health facilities.


• Assist with the design of activities for health education program; facilitating group workshops, door to door visits etc.


• Work together with MdM local partners to achieve community mobilization activities

Team Management:

• Responsible for the recruitment of Community Mobilizers in line with the MDM HR policy.


• Develop and manage the schedule of Community Mobilizers and submit the plan for the coming week to the Health Program Manager for approval


• Conduct weekly meeting/on the job training for all Community Mobilizers and ensure timely feedbacks from the field activities reach the senior management.


• Follow up and ensure the presence of each community worker in the field.


• Ensure that every Community Mobilizer follow their Job description.


• Contribute to the management of misunderstanding between community leaders 

Reporting and Attendance to different Meetings: 

• Attend the weekly program meeting.


• Conduct focused group discussions and submit report to the health program manager.


• In case of need, attend to the meetings requested by the health program manager and IEC TA.


• Write the minutes of meetings when required.


• Share all issues noticed in the field with the medical supervisors and the health program manager.


• Ensure weekly and monthly health education data are analyzed, and submit up-to-date weekly and monthly outreach program report.


• Participate in donor reporting where required

Others:

• Establish good relationship with the different stakeholders in order to have a smooth implementation of MdM project.


• Be flexible in performing his/her duties to ensure that beneficiaries are getting good quality services.


• Inform immediately the security focal point in case of any security problem in the field.


• Adhere to MDM field protocols on security.