Community Engagement Expert at AAN Associates

AAN Associates – We are an international development and communication consulting firm providing advisory and implementation services to bi/multilateral donors, UN agencies, public entities, and non-profit organizations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Community Engagement Expert (Child Protection; Female Genital Mutilation and End Child Marriage)

Locations: Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Guinea and Ghana

Summary

• AAN Associates is looking for ‘Community Engagement Expert’ for a Multi-Country evaluation in West and Central Africa Region.
• The consultants must have experience on monitoring and evaluation of Child Protection, FGM and CM Programming and community engagement approaches.

Scope of Work:

• Evaluation in 5 countries (Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Guinea and Ghana).

Education

• Master or Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies in Community Work, Humanities, Development Studies, Behavior Change or related studies.

Experience
Following are the key requirements for the potential experts:

• A minimum of 07 years of professional experience in the field of community liaison and community engagement, inter-communal relations, behavior change communications or related areas is required
• Knowledge and understanding of the African problem (FGM & CM), and understanding of the mechanisms by which socio-historic narratives in society are constructed and remedied is desirable
• Good knowledge of UN/UNICEF approaches;
• Research and Evaluation experience for development and humanitarian projects/programme in Africa or similar regions is required
• Must be familiar with Community Engagement programming and approaches preferably for Child Protection, end Child Marriage (ECM) and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
• Demonstrated ability to work with patience remotely while maintaining impartiality and confidentiality is highly desirable

Core Competencies:

• Excellent team-building and interpersonal skills;
• Understanding/experience in designing, implementing and evaluating behavior change and community engagement programmes/activities
• Excellent training skills;
• Past track record of project evaluation or research
• Ability to analyze community perceptions and develop indicators and relevant questions

Language:

• Must be fluent in both English and French.

Deadline: 10th July, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their short Profile and updated CV to: hr@aanassociates.com using the “Job Title” as subject of the mail.

Note: This opportunity is only available for those who comply with the above mentioned credentials.