Outreach Assistant - AGORA Vacancy at Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED)

Position Title: Outreach Assistant - AGORA.

INTRODUCTION :-

Outreach Assistant - AGORA job opportunity is available at Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) for individuals who possess High School diploma / National Diploma or Degree in any Social Sciences or Engineering subject.

About AGORA

AGORA is a joint initiative of ACTED and IMPACT Initiatives, founded in 2016. AGORA promotes efficient, inclusive and integrated local planning, aid response and service delivery in contexts of crisis through applying settlement-based processes and tools. AGORA enables more efficient and tailored aid responses to support the recovery and stabilization of crisis-affected communities, contributing to meet their humanitarian needs, whilst promoting the re-establishment of local services and supporting local governance actors.
AGORA promotes multi-sectoral, settlement-based aid planning and implementation, structured around partnerships between local, national and international stakeholders. AGORA’s core activities include area-based needs and capacity assessments, evidence-based local planning, as well as support to area-based coordination mechanisms institutional cooperation and tailor-made capacity strengthening for local institutional actors.
The project Response to Resilience is being performed by a consortium of IRC, ACTED, and IMPACT. Based on the information delivered by IMPACT, ACTED and IRC will design their project activities. Those activities involve Community forums on the neighborhood level & city level, capacity development for decision makers & first responders, and resilience plans for the three targeted neighborhoods.
In the framework of the project, IMPACT, through its initiative AGORA, will realize an area-based assessment in 3 target neighborhoods in Maiduguri. Household quantitative surveys with residents (hosts communities and IDPs), focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs) with service providers will be conducted during the assessment.
In light of the displacement in the north-eastern part of Nigeria, ACTED has set up an office in Maiduguri to respond to the humanitarian needs. AGORA a joint initiative of ACTED and IMPACT Initiatives is therefore looking for an Outreach Assistant AGORA to support its mission in Maiduguri.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :-

Under the supervision of the Project Manager, and line managed by the senior liaison and coordination officer, the Outreach Assistant is responsible for the engagement with the population, local government representatives, traditional leaders and service providers on the community level. The outreach assistant should maintain good relationships with all of these actors and support the local ownership of the population for the R2R project.
Support facilitation of 3 Neighbourhood-Level Area-Based Disaster Coordination Forums
Together with the relevant local authorities, establish three Neighbourhood-Level Area-Based Disaster Coordination Forums, one in each of the three target neighbourhoods of the project, to coordinate resilience-building actions undertaken by service providers in these neighbourhoods:
Facilitate bi-monthly neighbourhood Disaster Preparedness and Response Coordination meetings, including through maintaining and sharing the minutes of meetings with all participants, and keeping accurate records of participants and discussions.
Establish and maintain neighbourhood-level 5Ws for service provision in the three target neighbourhoods

Link between community, service provider, and project team:

The outreach assistant is the link between the service providers / community in the target areas and the project team.
She / he organises meetings, engages and keeps track of all-important stakeholders / service provider in the target areas of the project. The building of good working relationships with those stakeholders is crucial for the success of his / her assignment.

Involvement in Programme Reporting:

Support the Urban DRR Project Manager as required, to meet internal and donor reporting requirements on the project

DESIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATION :-

Essential:

High School diploma / National Diploma or Degree in any Social Sciences or Engineering subject
A resident of Borno State, preferred resident of MMC or Jere LGA
Excellent knowledge about the urban context of the city of Maiduguri
2 years Work experience with local non-governmental organizations (LNGOs) and / or international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) is a very strong asset.
Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations with staff, beneficiaries, duty bearers and other stakeholders.
Excellent communication skills
Fluency written and spoken fluency in English and Hausa at must; additional fluency in Kanuri preferred
Excellent interpersonal and team-playing skills.

Desirable:

Excellent time management skills
Previous working experience with service providers such as water supply, electricity, education, food etc.
Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility
Prior experience working in various different communities in MMC & Jere LGA
Ability to work independently
Understanding of gender, protection and human rights.
Commitment to promoting gender equality.

Apply Before :-

11th March, 2020.

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Application Process

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English.
CV and Cover Letter indicating and explaining the suitability to the position applied.
Provide contact details (name, position, email address and tel. no.) of 3 professional non-related references, whereas 1 must be for the latest employer. Please do not attach any written recommendations.
Applications should be addressed to: The Recruitment Manager

Note

Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered. CV-only applications will not be considered. Please note: The position title and location must be written in the subject line of the e-mail otherwise not considered.
ACTED considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, colour, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
CVs will be review on rolling bases Due to the large numbers of expected applicants ACTED will only inform shortlisted candidates. We apologise for the inconvenience. Only short-listed applicants will be invited for written test and oral interview.

WHO IS Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED)?

ACTED has been committed since 1993, to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential. ACTED, headquartered in Paris, France is present in four continents and our teams intervene in 37 countries towards 14 million people, responding to emergency situations, supporting rehabilitation projects and accompanying the dynamics of development. Over 5,000 staff are dedicated to implementing and developing our projects.

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