Nuru Nigeria is a local NGO with affiliates in the US, Kenya and Ethiopia, and is starting up operations in Nigeria. The mission is to end extreme poverty in remote rural communities. Nuru’s first involvement in Nigeria was established in 2017 and began work in 2018 in Adamawa State, Nigeria with the creation of Nuru Nigeria. The long-term goal of Nuru Nigeria is the establishment of a locally led, self-sustainable, Nigerian NGO which will continue to work with local rural communities indefinitely.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: SBCC Assistant

Location: Gombi, Adamawa (NN Field Office)
Career Level: Mid-Level
Start Date: As soon as possible

Position Description

• The SBCC Assistant will support the strengthening of local systems for building community resilience and livelihoods through the implementation of the social and behaviour change communication intervention.
• He / she will provide technical expertise in the establishment and management of women care groups to deliver programming with special focus on improved nutrition, hygiene and maternal and child health practices alongside other agribusiness (value chain development) and financial inclusion activities.
• He/She must have an extensive experience in working with rural women and in implementing Nutrition and WASH management activities.
• The SBCC assistant role will be community based in the assigned Nuru intervention areas to implement all Nuru field and SBCC related activities in tandem with the other Nuru teams to the deliver Nuru’s vision in the rural communities.
• He/she shall ensure integration and promotion of the Nuru’s do-no-harm principles, conflict sensitivity, trauma awareness, social cohesion and inclusivity in all program activities.

Core Responsibilities
Capacity Development:

• Support in the development of SBCC training materials together with the curriculum designing team to ensure the build out of all technical component of the SBCC program strategy.
• Lead the SBCC capacity building activity in Hong and Gombi by training women on Health and Nutritional best practices using developed training guide and with the support of project partners to achieve organizational goal.
• Lead in adaptation and growth of all established SBCC care groups cooperative by facilitating week meetings and to disseminate health, hygiene and nutrition information within the communities and to address challenges associated with adoption of good social and behaviour change practices.

Program Implementation:

• Work in tandem with other BSL team members to deliver the SBCC component of the BSL activity and ensuring all objectives are achieved within timeframe.
• Ensure SBCC trainings are adequately planned for and communities are well mobilized for the delivery of a robust SBCC training, demonstration activity and care group sessions periodically.
• Support in the management of the Social and Health Education Facilitators (SHEF) in the monitoring and tracking of use of the SBCC IEC materials at the various designated
• Health facilities ensuring full program support by the primary health care facilities on delivering basic health and nutrition services to rural households.

Other Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the M&E team to monitor and assess the impact of the BSL SBCC activity on participating households and in achieving the nutritional component objective of the activity.
• Supervise the track the performance of the BSL SHEF’s and community health workers in effective distribution of SBCC IEC materials, conducting of cooking and hygiene demonstration activities to influence behaviour change.
• Coordinate the regular meeting of the care groups in the communities to build capacity of local women and men to champion the promotion of good health, hygiene and nutritional best practices within the intervention communities
• Maintain successful relationships between BSL partners in the communities, community leaders, and other key stakeholders in the intervention communities.
• Provide weekly field reports, contribute to monthly Activity Progress Reports, document and share lessons learned, success stories as well as general situation and community updates and feedbacks.
• Exemplify the servant leadership philosophy of Nuru Nigeria and work with other team members to build an organizational culture of service and a farmer-first principle.
• Foster organizational development through strict adherence to Nuru’s values and principles ensuring accountability and high performance at all times.
• Perform any other tasks that may be assigned/instructed by the supervisor.

Terms and conditions:

• The appointment will be for a 12 months period, renewable based on funding and performance.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Community Health, Development Studies, Sociology, Rural Development or any related studies.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of professional experience in similar role of managing rural farmers particularly women and youths preferably in a Non-profit Organization.
• Must possess excellent communication skills and farmer training capacity with strong knowledge in SBCC, WASH, Health Education and Nutrition.
• Candidates fluent in English and Hausa are preferred with good working knowledge of Adamawa State Northeast Nigeria.

Nuru Nigeria Offers

• Salary is competitive depending on qualifications, skills and experience.
• Positive atmosphere of dynamism and motivated team setting.
• Atmosphere of a forefront professional and flexible NGO with a unique new development approach.
• Annual, Maternity and Paternity leave benefits.
• Transport costs and communication allowance.
• 13th Month Salary
• Training and capacity building program and intensive mentorship by expat team.
• Life Insurance covering accident, disability and related benefits
• Health Insurance covering employee and family.
• Pension benefits.
• Atmosphere of diversity committed to providing equal employment opportunity, forbidding discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, age and differently able, with respect to policies and visions.
• Other Labor best practices apply.

Application Closing Date
14th March, 2022.