Médecins du Monde is operating in Ethiopia since 1986 in different types of health projects from long-term interventions to emergency response.  MEDECINS DU MONDE FRANCE (MDM) invites qualified candidates, to apply for the following Position

Job Summary

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, and they contribute to mother and child wellbeing, WASH and outbreaks such as Covid19.

Duties and Responsibilities Description

• Responsible to design, plan and implement outreach/community mobilization activities in 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 organization of sensitization, awareness campaigns and trainings 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 design the community-based strategy and action plan for outreach activities

• Promote and install 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;

• Organize and participate in all project events related to mother and child health (BEmONC, IMNCI vaccination campaigns, GBV, FGM) outbreak focused on COVID19 during campaigns, consultations with communities, etc.);

• Organize awareness rising and sensitization sessions on the importance of ANC, PNC, delivery by skilled birth attendants, GBV, FGM, IMNCI, FP and Covid19 prevention, vaccine ….

• Mobilize and facilitate active participation of community members, including women

• Support Health and WASH technical officers in planning of social mobilization and training activities as needed.

Coordination:

• Coordinate and establish network for the social mobilization, when required and as deemed necessary, with other humanitarian actors operating in the same area;

• Represent community level meeting, workshop, training on behalf of MdM and share report.

• Actively participate in the Consortium Coordination meetings if requested.

Monitoring and reporting:

• Plan for and establish effective beneficiary communication and feedback system to assess the performance of the project activities.

• Ensure the community and team’s feedbacks are used to inform further activities development.

• Contribute to monthly sitrep

Others

• Keep Program coordinator informed on any issues related to logistics in field level

• Participate in internal meetings

• Any other related MDM tasks as assigned by the program coordinator

• To inform immediately security focal point in the case of any security problem

Reported to:

The Community Mobilizer will be based in Chinaksen woreda, East Hararghe Zone, Oromia region. S/he will be under the direct supervision of and report to Program coordinator.

Employment Term: 3 months with possibility of extension, start immediately

Salary: 23,040.00

Transportation Allowance -1,300.00 ETB

Hard ship Allowance -45% of Basic Salary / 10,368.00 ETB

Medical Coverage – 94,000.00 ETB/Year for employee and employee family/ husband, wife and Children’s

Duty station: Chinaksen Woreda – East Hararghe zone, Oromia region

Job Requirements

Educational Qualification 

• Education Diploma in Health Education/ Social work

Work Experience

• At least one year of experience and trained in the area of social mobilization

• Experience in social mobilization, community organizing (community empowerment), within Health/MHPSS programs in Oromia Region

Skills and qualities required

• Excellent communication / facilitation skills

• Understanding of gender equality and inclusion

• Ability to access and analyze social dimension to adapt according to the context

• Ability to classify and manage priorities - High autonomous is required

• Capacity to work and to live remote area

• Experience/knowledge in Oromia region is a plus

• Be part of the community in Chinaksen woreda is a plus

• Females are strongly encouraged to apply

Languages

• Oromifa: Fluent

• Amharic: Fluent

• English: Very good

• Somali Language: is plus

How to Apply

Interested applicants are required to fill the application form at the following link  https://forms.gle/H3zk443mmKmXvr5R7 Note: All the information that provided in this form is true and accurate) and submit their CV with cover letter through mdm.recruitment2022@gmail.com with the subject Community Mobilizer.