Community Mobilizer

Location: Semera, Ethiopia

Job Description

The Opportunity (Community mobilizer)

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

The position holder is responsible for providing knowledge and awareness to the local community about nutrition and hygiene, promote nutrition and inform community members on available services, mobilize community members, and support implementation of community-based nutrition project activities. The position holder is responsible to provide essential support to Save the Children’s emergency programmes by being responsible for the SCI supplementary feeding program beneficiary information collection and recording accurately.

KEY Roles and Responsibilities:

• Community Mobilizers will provide awareness-raising sessions in their community
• Conduct individual and group awareness sessions for men, women, adolescent boys, and girls at FDC
• Actively participate in related community meetings and community major events.
• Support outreach activities and services including crowd control
• Act in a respectful and culturally sensitive manner towards the community.
• Ensure SFP guidelines are in place and are adhered
• Register each new <5 admission, PLW and other vulnerable groups in the registration book and filling out an individual ration card for such admissions
• Register all <5, PLW absentees at the end of each distribution
• Make a list of all <5 absentees and defaulters, share it with the Woreda health Office
• Proper handling of documents and share as it is needed
• Compile and prepare bi weekly and monthly report.
• Update the registration book with the relevant details (Wgt and Hgt % wt/ht calculations) of <5 attendees
• Able to interpret anthropometric data and provide feedback to carers regarding child’ maturational status
• Record all <5, PLW discharges/defaulters/ transfers from the SFP and highlight such exits clearly
• Observe all <5s progress in the programme and carry out the relevant intervention (education/referral/reassurance and praise of carer) with support and guidance of Nurses
• Identify and report success stories, best practices, and lessons learned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Diploma and above in Health and other related fields.
• Sufficiently literate and have experience to screen using MUAC, register children and Pregnant and Lactating women’s who meet the program criteria for admission
• Excellent working in team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, including local communities and government officials.
• Knowledge of local context is an asset.
• Fluency in Afar Af Language and English, both written and spoken.

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

 

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

 

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