Community Mobilizer (5 Positions)

ABOUT THE ROLE

ALIMA is recruiting five Community Mobilizers to support community engagement, referral, screening and follow-up activities in Kaita LGA, Katsina State. The position supports access to outpatient therapeutic programme and mobile-clinic services while strengthening accountability to affected communities.

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

• Contract type: Fixed-term contract
• Contract duration: Three months, with possible renewal
• Number of positions: Five
• Duty station: Kaita LGA, Katsina State

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support implementation of the community engagement strategy across the ten operational zones and maintain updated community mapping.
• Mobilise eligible children and caregivers for OTP, mobile-clinic, nutrition-screening and Family MUAC activities.
• Identify and refer children, pregnant and lactating women and other community members requiring health or nutrition services.
• Maintain functional linkages between communities, health facilities and ALIMA-supported services.
• Supervise, coach and follow up community volunteers and community volunteer focal persons.
• Trace missed visits and high-risk cases within 24 hours, and standard missed visits within 48 hours.
• Monitor the integrity and appropriate use of RUTF and other programme supplies and promptly escalate suspected diversion, misuse or irregularities.
• Receive community complaints and feedback and support accountability, PSEA and safeguarding processes.
• Maintain accurate activity records, referral information and community follow-up documentation.
• Submit weekly alerts and activity updates and support routine monitoring, evaluation and programme scorecards.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Secondary-school education is essential.
• A diploma or bachelor’s degree in social sciences, social work, behavioural sciences, public health, community health, nursing or nutrition is desirable.
• Minimum of two years’ relevant community-mobilisation or humanitarian experience.
• Hausa language is essential, with working proficiency in English.
• Ability to communicate respectfully with communities and work effectively with volunteers and health teams.

SAFEGUARDING AND RECRUITMENT NOTICE

The successful candidate must uphold ALIMA’s safeguarding, PSEA, accountability and ethical-conduct requirements. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. ALIMA does not request money, gifts or favours at any stage of recruitment.