Mediatrix development foundation was established in 2014 as a non profit organization with the mandate to provide social support for vulnerable children, youths, women and the elderly in Cross River state, Nigeria, and to advocate for their rights and wellbeing by wife of the Governor Cross River State, Dr Linda Ayade. Ultimately, the foundation supports public delivered services in its five thematic areas (Health, Sustainable livelihood, Education and volunteering, Justice and Rights and cross cutting issues) by building and leveraging partnerships with political Agencies, government organizations and other non-profit organizations and implementing high impact and cost-effective interventions to improve population outcomes
Job Title: Community Mobilization Assistant
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
Experience: 2 years
Location: Cross River
Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit
Location: Cross River-Ogoja
Job Field: Community Mobilization
Position Summary
- The Community Mobiliser is responsible to mobilize communities to participate in meetings, visits, dialogues and other programme activities and work with the community on a day-to-day basis.
- The community mobilizer is responsible for community engagement within the site of project implementation.
Roles & Responsibility:
- Map community leaders, groups and individuals and provide input and guidance on the choice of community leaders, groups and individuals to engage with.
- Schedule meetings with the identified relevant stakeholders and guide the project staff to the various meeting points within the LGA as required.
- Support in taking meeting notes and collecting relevant data.
- Frequently update the project team on all engagement activities with the identified stakeholders from the meetings. This includes all meetings, one-on-one interviews, phone calls, email exchanges and any additional public activities.
- Conduct him/herself professionally as a representative of Mediatrix to the community.
- Carry out any other duties as assigned or required
Min Required Experience:
2 year(s)
Min Qualification:
Bachelor’s Degree/HND
Desired Courses:
Not Specified
Other Requirements:
Knowledge and Experience
- Educational qualification in relevant field required (Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Guidance & Counseling, and Business Administration, etc.)
- 2 years of experience working on the development, implementation, administration and compliance of a field-based international development or humanitarian programs required.
- Ability to prepare concise reports.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders to identify beneficiaries according to criteria.
- Experience representing the organization and its interests to a diverse range of local stakeholders.
- Excellent oral, written and computer skills.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and CV in one document in word or pdf format to; [email protected] and copy;
[email protected]
Note
- Kindly indicate position and location applied for as the subject of your mail. E.g.: “Shelter Technical Assistant – Ogoja”.
- Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.
- We do not offer transport nor accommodation reimbursement for applicants coming from distant locations.
- Successful candidates are required to resume immediately.
- MDF is an equal opportunity employer and gender sensitive. Consequently, females are strongly advice to apply.
Ready to apply now? You can send applications to [email protected]