Save the Children Community Capacity Strengthening Assistant Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs

Save the Children Community Capacity Strengthening Assistant Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. Save the Children Nigeria looking for “Community Capacity Strengthening Assistant”. Applicants with a First degree BSc/BA/HND/NCE or national diploma in Communications may apply on or before 03 December 2022.

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in around 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children strives to achieve a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. We work to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. Across all of our work, we pursue several core values: accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity and integrity.

Save the Children Community Capacity Strengthening Assistant Jobs 2022

The Save the Children has published a job vacancy announcement on 21 November 2022 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Community Capacity Strengthening Assistant to be based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Save the Children Job Vacancy 2022

Job Purpose: The Community capacity assistant will provide technical support and guidance for the implementation of BA-N’s integrated SBC community capacity component in Nigeria in unison with BA-N’s overall strategic SBC approach at the community level, in the media, on mobile/digital platforms, and advocacy approaches with opinion leaders. S/he will support the implementation of the SBC community capacity component of the program.  Within the project, the Community capacity assistant will report to the community capacity officer and state coordinator integrated SBC and will work in close collaboration with the respective BA-N Unit officers for each of these components listed above under the leadership of the BA-N Deputy Project Director integrated SBC and Family planning.  The Community capacity assistant will support in planning and program implementation of the community SBC component in FCT state.

Key Areas of Accountability:

• Contribute to technical work related to community capacity strengthening, including strategies, toolkits, communication materials, etc.
• Participate in the drafting and implementation of approved workplans.
• Mobilize community-based groups, including WDCs, VDCs, community influencers and opinion leaders.
• Promote community participation and inclusion so as to encourage community ownership over activities implemented.
• Monitor project events and stakeholder’s activities in coordination with project technical leads and capture success stories, to effectively capture lessons learnt on the ground from the projects.
• Provide weekly field reports, capturing activities progress, lessons learned as well as general situation and community updates and needs; and collaborate with relevant teams to ensure documentation of all community mobilization and M&E activities.
• Assist with the establishment and maintenance of effective relationships at the State level with health partners, implementing partners, State MOHs and other key stakeholders.

Qualification & Experience:

• Level of Education – First degree BSc/BA/HND/NCE or national diploma in Communications, Journalism, Social Work, Psychology, Health, or related Social Science field
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with donor-funded projects in related tasks
• Prior work experience in community engagement in Northern Nigeria.
• Working Knowledge of MS Office Packages and database software and applications
• Well-organized, with ability to track multiple activities and deadlines
• Ability to work successfully in a cross-cultural, team-based environment
• Fluent English language skills (written and verbal).
• Commitment to the values, mission, aims and policies of Save the Children.

Other Details

• Contract Type: Full Time
• Selection Process: Interview
• Salary: negotiable
• Application Process: Online

How to Apply Save the Children Community Capacity Strengthening Assistant Jobs 2022

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The Closing Date: 03 December 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.