Location: Kaduna (Kachia, Kudan, Igabi); Kano (Garun Mallam, Sumaila, Dawakin Tofa); Jigawa (Miga, Ringim, Mallam Madori)
Slot: 9 (One in each Local Government) Overall Responsibilities
The role of the Community Development Outreach Officer will be to act as the primary interface between the programme and the communities on the one hand, and policy makers and service providers on the other. Key roles include:
Acting as a guide and mentor to oversee the work of the Community Based Organizations, Adolescent Girls, People with Disability Platforms and Community Mentors during implementation
Supporting the groups in engaging in the local setting with sensitivity to the local politics, conflicts and the community.
The CDOO will also work closely with relevant community development staff at the LGA and with councilors, the Chairperson and the political heads of the respective sector portfolios such as health, education, water and sanitation.
The CDOO will also play a key role in training and support, grants management support, and, monitoring and evaluation.
The CDOO will work under the leadership of the Local Governance Coordinator and the overall guidance of the State Programme Manager
The CDOO will develop a modus operandi between the programme and LGAs on the implementation of the programme, and provide intensive support to upto 10 communities in each year (30 communities in total) covering six (6) wards,
The CDOO will also provide support on Monitoring and Evaluation, These roles are highly embedded within the community and the LGA structures and processes Where appropriate a small basic office will be provided but it is expected that these persons will spend most of their time with communities and policy makers and service providers.
The CDOO is expected to be a competent communicator in Hausa and English with good written skills in English; S/he should also possess strong networking skills with evidence of good networks at local level
Core Responsibilities Demand side:
Support the identification and engagement of wards, communities, and key community based organizations, besides organizations of people with disabilities with whom M4D will work and build strong relationships
Support capacity building activities for CBOs, including mentoring
Support the processes linked with the setting up of safe spaces for adolescent girls
Support demand side engagement with PMs and Sps
Identify and strengthen community engagement mechanisms
Support communities and excluded groups to engage and demand services
Support the identification of grant ideas development of proposals and implementation of Grants Awards at community level
Supply Side:
Support the identification and engagement of relevant policy makers and service providers at LGA level and develop strong working relationships with them.
Support capacity assessment and development of relevant supply-side actors
Engage with and support interface between M4D and other appropriate programmes
Support and promote participatory planning and monitoring processes
Support and promote engagement of PMs and SPs with demand-side actors
support the delivery of grants to PMs and SPs
Support PMs and SPs in promoting evidence gathering and documentation of results
Innovations
Support the identification of potential new and better- fit approaches (BFAs) that can be developed and piloted at local level
support the piloting of approved BFAs
Support specific innovative and solution projects of M4D within LGAs
Support the monitoring and evaluation of BFAs
All CDOOs will be stationed in the respective state LGA assigned and would be line managed by the Local Governance Coordinator (LGC)
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications consisting of Application letter, Competency statement and CV’s with clearly stated referees with preferred work state provided in the subject box to the “Admin, and Finance Manager”, M4D and submitted via e-mail to: vacanciesinm4d@gmail.com Note: Application from Women are especially encouraged.
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vacanciesinm4d@gmail.com
