Looking for Community Engagement Expert (Child Protection; Female Genital Mutilation and End Child Marriage) 441 views2 applications

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;

1. 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
2. Research and Evaluation experience for development and humanitarian projects/programme in Africa or similar regions is required
3. Must be familiar with Community Engagement programming and approaches preferably for Child Protection, end Child Marriage (ECM) and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
4. 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
5. Good knowledge of UN/UNICEF approaches;
6. 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

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