Community Mobilizer (Maternity Coverage)

Contract Duration: December 31, 2026

Open Position: 1

JOB SUMMARY 

The Community Mobilizer Officer is expected to engage in community empowerment, mobilization, establishment of groups or committee, participate community and create networking collaboration and partnership with stakeholders for effective implementation of the program.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in organizing and managing patient queues to ensure orderly and efficient access to the Mobile Medical Unit.
• Provide clear instructions to patients on waiting times and procedures, ensuring a smooth flow of patients through registration, consultation, and treatment.
• Identify and prioritize vulnerable individuals such as pregnant women, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.
• Raise awareness about the availability and schedule of the Mobile Medical Unit clinic in the IDP camp.
• Mobilize community members to attend health services, including regular follow-up care and health promotion activities.
• Act as a liaison between the MMU team and the community, gathering feedback and reporting community concerns or issues to the MMU staff.
• Educate patients and community members about basic health practices, hygiene, disease prevention, and available healthcare services.
• Facilitate group education sessions on health topics relevant to the IDP community.
• Assist MMU staff with non-clinical tasks such as patient registration, distribution of medications, and monitoring patient flow.
• Support medical staff during outreach activities, helping to set up and dismantle mobile clinic stations.
• Assist in organizing community outreach events, such as health campaigns and vaccination drives.
• Report any concerns, challenges, or urgent health needs identified in the community to the MMU team.
• Participate in data collection, surveys, and assessments conducted by the MMU.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE NEEDED

• Diploma in Social Sciences
• 1 -2 years’ work Prior learning experience in community based, Government, NGO, INGO set ups.

LANGUAGE

• Amharic and English (spoken and written required)
• Tigrigna languages strongly desired
• Knowledge of other local languages is a plus

SKILLS REQUIRED

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be willing to abide by Samaritan’s Purse’s code of conduct and understand the principals of Samaritan’s Purse’s Statement of Faith, as well as be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Attention to detail, anticipation and follow up are core values of the job function.
• Possesses strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Must be a self-starter and internally driven to success and hard work.
• Possesses strong cross-cultural communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Must be a humble team player
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable.
• Willingness to travel in and out of the field.
• Must have analytical and report writing skills.
• High level of integrity and stewardship
• Committed to the SP values and ethics
• Proficient in making clinical decisions in the care of the patient population serving.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.  The employee frequently is required to stand; walk and run; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be exposed to loud noises around the maintenance and construction workshops.
• May travel in country with exposure to communicable diseases, hot and humid weather conditions.
• Work in a security context that is fluid

SAFEGUARDING COMMITMENT

The employee is required to carry out his/her duties in accordance with Samaritan’s Purse Safeguarding policy and Code of conduct.

Employee should remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills, which will enable him/her to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct his/herself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding Policy.