Community Mobilizers (x2)

For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde (MDM) France, a campaigning medical organization committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies. Those working for this independent organization do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations. MdM currently works in 44 countries across all continents where it focuses on 4 priority areas: caring for the health of migrants and displaced people, promoting sexual and reproductive health, harm reduction associated with drug use, emergencies and crisis.

Médecins du Monde is operating in Ethiopia since 1986 in different types of health projects from long-term interventions to emergency response.

MdM France has concentrated its efforts on projects related to access to primary health care (projects centered on rural health facilities and isolated populations), reduction of maternal mortality through improved quality of obstetric care, promotion of sexual and reproductive health rights including protection against gender-based violence, provision of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and reduction of malnutrition

Title: Community Mobilizer

Status: Contract

Duration: Until October 31,2026

Reports to: Health Officer

Location: Dehas & Wachile woredas of Oromia region and Hudet Woreda of Somali region

Reuired No. :2

Travel required: Yes

The position is tasked to take a lead in community mobilization activities in the target areas. The Community Mobilizer will be responsible for facilitating the implementation of community-based activities at the community level to contribute to the empowerment of the communities

Key activity areas will include:

• Responsible for designing, planning and implementing outreach/community mobilization activities in the target area in coordination with other team members
• Mobilize and facilitate the engagements of community stakeholders through appropriate outreach mechanisms;
• Undertake information dissemination in a timely and understandable manner to all stakeholders: IDPs, Host communities, etc
• Participate and coordinate the organization of sensitization, awareness campaigns and training for the community tailored to the needs
• Facilitate active participation of the communities in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of community development initiatives.
• Support the collection and documentation of impact and success stories on monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annually.

Community-based strategy:

• In close collaboration with other MdM-FR team members, contribute to the design of the community-based strategy and action plan for outreach activities
• Promote and install a sense of ownership among the beneficiaries through community engagement activities or design appropriate activities for the enhanced beneficiaries’ involvement;
• Keep the key community stakeholders updated about the project

Outreach activities:

• Plan for weekly/monthly outreach and adjust to a flexible activity scheduling.
• Support in commemoration of international days on GBV and MHPSS such as 16 days of activism, World Mental Health Day, etc
• Organize awareness-raising and sensitization sessions on key topics related to GBV and MHPSS
• Mobilize and facilitate active participation of community members, including women
• Support case worker and psychologist in planning social mobilization and training activities as needed.
• Support the referral linkage of GBV and other mental illnesses from the community to the supported health facilities

Coordination:

• Coordinate and establish a network for social mobilization, when required and as deemed necessary, with other humanitarian actors operating in the same area;
• Represent community-level meetings, workshops, and training on behalf of MdM and share reports.
• Actively participate in the Consortium Coordination meetings if requested.

Monitoring and reporting:

• Plan and establish effective beneficiary communication and feedback systems to assess the performance of the project activities.
• Ensure the community and team’s feedback is used to inform further activities development.
• Contribute to monthly sitrep.

Others

• Keep the Health officer/Program Manager informed on any issues related to logistics in the field level
• Participate in internal meetings.
• Any other related MDM tasks as assigned by the Health Officer/program coordinator.
• To inform immediately security focal point in the case of any security pr

Required Education

• A degree/Diploma in Social work, Health education, sociology and related fields,

• With 1 or 2 years of previous experience in similar positions is an asset.

• Knowledge of Local context is an asset

 

Languages

• Fluency in English and the local language