Roles and Responsibilities - Conduct social cohesion activities, dialogue platform meetings, and community initiatives following aparticipatory and conflict sensitive approach in the project’s target communities
- Support FieldCoordinator,National Trainer,and Psychosocial Support Specialistwithlogistics for trainings,mobilizationofparticipants,andotheractivitiesasneededwhentheyareimplementingactivities under the RESILAC project
- LiaiseandshareinformationwithRESILACpartners(ACFandNeemFoundation)andtheirfield teamstoensurecoordinationofactivitiesandparticipantselectionisinlinewiththegoalsand objectives of the overall project
- ManagecommunicationwithvolunteersandCSO/CBOpartnersandsupportcapacitybuildingfor CSO/CBO partners
- HaveathoroughunderstandingoftheprojectandbeabletorepresentRESILACateventsand meetings where necessary, particularly the LGA Steering Committee meeting
- Ensure all logistics and financial documentation for the project activities follow Search’s policies andcompliance measures
- Document all project activities by writing thorough activity reports and collecting data for indicator trackers
- Identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to adapt programming to further support social cohesion in target areas and to ensure the full RESILAC project is conflict sensitive
As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key duties.
Qualifications To apply:
Education
- University degree or equivalent in Social Science, Education, Psychology, or a related field.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 2 years experience in the field of community work
- Experiencing coordinating activities within a large project.
Other Relevant Requirements
- Strong cross cultural communication and interpersonal skills.
- Highly organised and systematic, with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience working in different communities in Borno State
- Experience working with refugees, IDPs, host communities, and other vulnerable populations
- Excellent analytical and writing skills
- Knowledge of a local language (Hausa, Kanuri, Shuwa) a must
Desirable:
- Good analytical, problem solving and project planning skills.
- Ability to prioritise, plan, organise workflow to tight timeframes, handle multiple tasks, and be flexible with changing priorities.
- Community oriented and respect for local culture.
- Good IT skills, particularly with MS Office - Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
- Strong command of both written and spoken English.
- Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behaviour.
- Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity.
- Provides good administrative and logistical support to team.
- Strong attitude towards teamwork and collaboration.
- Actively seeks support in addressing difficulties in execution of duties.
- Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and organisational development.
- Sound judgement and decision-making in complex situations.
- Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
- Leads by example to motivate high performance of others.
- Strong commitment to continuous learning.
