Position: Social
Mobilizer
Responsible to: BCC Officer-Safe mother hood
Relationships: Midwives, other program staffs, SMPs, CHWs, CHEWs and Community
Overall Objectives of the Position
The Social mobilizer will plan, implement, and coordinate all community mobilization, awareness and sensitization activities, both in the MCH and outreach points within the area of operation, with support from the BCC officer he/she will ensure BCC strategies including adoption of relevant IEC materials are implemented and reporting all safe motherhood activities within the area of coverage.
Key responsibilities:Responsible to: BCC Officer-Safe mother hood
Relationships: Midwives, other program staffs, SMPs, CHWs, CHEWs and Community
Overall Objectives of the Position
The Social mobilizer will plan, implement, and coordinate all community mobilization, awareness and sensitization activities, both in the MCH and outreach points within the area of operation, with support from the BCC officer he/she will ensure BCC strategies including adoption of relevant IEC materials are implemented and reporting all safe motherhood activities within the area of coverage.
- Conducting
community mobilization awareness and sensitization on safe motherhood and
reproductive health.
- Empower
communities through dialogue so that they can address their health and
development needs.
- Conducting
MCH health educations both in static and outreach sites
- Participating
in designing and development of IEC Materials
- Organizing
and facilitating trainings and workshops in liaison with the BCC officer
- Conducting
health education sessions with care takers on good child feeding practice.
- Strengthening
and enhancing good partnership with the partnering organizations and the
relevant Ministries.
- Drafting
reports on health education activities.
- Documenting
lessons learnt in community mobilization especially on MCH activities.
- Supporting
the team leader and other staff in organizing regular meetings in order to
obtain community feedback, complaints and responses.
- Flexible
to perform any other duty as may be deemed necessary.
Required qualifications/Competencies:
- Diploma
in social work, community health/any other related field
- Over
2 years experience working in reproductive health and or MCH.
- Experience
in community mobilization and community education skills.
- Good
communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills.
- Ability
to live and work in conditions of limited comfort.
- Ability
to write clear and concise reports.
- Knowledge
and experience in computer packages.
- Knowledge
of the local language is an added advantage.
Program manager,
Tupado-Turkana
P.O.Box 166-30500,
Lodwar.
Or Email to: tupadoturkana@gmail.com
So as to reach him not later than 5pm - 9th December, 2011
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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