Liaison Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Employment Nigeria 21-Feb-2017 BORNO , Administrative NGO

Action Against Hunger | ACF-International - We work to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities

POSITION : Community Liaison Officer

Description

The Community Liaison Officer will primarily be responsible to the Field Coordinator (FieldCo) for the active involvement of community's, Ministries, non-governmental organizations (NGO), Community-Based Organizations (CBO) and other social partners, by liaison, training and sensitizing communities for the identification, formulation and implementation of AAH programs in a bid to contribute to the eradication of extreme hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Northern Nigeria.

Objectives

Raise awareness and knowledge about AAH mandate, activities and principles
Raise awareness about humanitarian principles
Developing public relations programmes to educate the general public and community members about the AAH program activities to support active community participation and ownership.
Creation and provision of awareness materials to community’s, local authorities, non-governmental organizations (NGO), Community-Based Organizations (CBO) and other social partners
Awareness presentation design and delivery to community’s, local authorities, non-governmental organizations (NGO), Community-Based Organizations (CBO) and other social partners
Assisting with the organization of required community meetings and other participatory consultations.
Collaborate with the S&SM as communities become safer for return of IDP's to establish a relation with that communities leader for future coordination as AAH expands its program support
Coordinate with local authorities, partners and other program stakeholders AAH mandate

Requirements
Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Sociology or Rural Development or in a related field with at least 3 years' relevant project experience working with rural communities.
Minimum two years' work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 1 year in conflict/insecure contexts.

Essential Skills and Experience:

Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
Excellent team player.
Previous experience with Community Liaison management duties.
Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
Fluency in English, Hausa and Kanuri.
Good written and oral communication skills.
Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Previous experience with AAH.
Administrative competence would be an asset.

How To Apply
Candidates should submit their applications to:recruitment.ng@acf-international.org with position applied for as the subject

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